90 Days

Cross-fit really kicked my ass today. I haven’t been sleeping well the last few nights, so the idea of powerlifting at 7am was a little tough to accept. But whatever, deal with it and get healthy, right?

We learned two new techniques today, both of which are complicated and I am having trouble performing correctly. The first was the Mid Hang Power Clean , followed by the Mid Hang Power Snatch. We just learned the basics for these movements, and didn’t really perform them separately. Instead, we incorporated the power clean into our WOD, which was a power lifting circuit (see below). 

I am having a really hard time with the Front Squat bar position. I knew something wasn’t right because there was a tremendous strain on my wrist, pointer, and middle finger tendons / muscles. The bar is supposed to sit snugly on the front part of your chest, with raised shoulders for support. However, because of either tight muscles or my long forearms (this is what my coach said), I am not able to raise & extend my elbows out far enough to comfortably hold the bar in that position. This really messed up my WOD because we were supposed to get into our front squat position using the power clean movement we just learned. But after a couple of rounds, I wasn’t able to hold that position and we had to cut that portion from my circuit…in the middle of the WOD.

So my time / reps got all screwed up, but that doesn’t really matter to me. What’s more important is that I need to focus on stretching the muscles in my arms, and practice the front squat position with a wider grip. If it comes to it…I may even have to go to a clean position for front squats. But, as my coach said, “It’s not the end of the world. Let’s take it one step at a time.”

FOUNDATIONS 7 WOD

AMRAP DT

• 9 Dead Lifts 
• 6 Front Squats (only first 2 rounds)
• 3 Push Press

Time: 12:00 (2 full sets with 65 lbs, 4 modified sets with 55 lbs)

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Food Calories consumed: 2,026

Daily Calorie Budget: 2,012

Over/Under: OVER