Thrusters
- 45 lbs x 10
- 95 x 10
- 135 x 2
- 165 x 1 (PR)
- 185 x X
- 155 x 1 push press
- 155 x 1
- 135 x 3
It has been a while since I toyed around in thruster land. The 95×10 set pretty much felt like no effort. The heavy thrusters were a challenge, mainly because they exposed various technical deficiencies. Going heavy definitely helped to work out some kinks. On the 135×2 set, I barely made the 2 and then the 135×3 was pretty much 3 relatively easy reps.
Neck Harness
- 5 lbs x 20
- 10 x 30
- 20 x 40
- 20 x 40
- 20 x 40
Another oldie-but-goody that I haven’t messed around with in a while. I was surprised that I didn’t seem to lose any neck strength despite not doing direct work for a long time.
Rowing
- 2000m: 7:51.6 (PR!)
Rowing PRs are always a good day! Even better that I don’t think I even rowed at all since my last 2k rowing PR on 5/23 of 7.59.4. An 8-second improvement in a couple of months without any work? Can’t beat that! I suspect that heavy squats and high rep kettlebell swings may have helped to bring this about.
Planks
- High plank: 2:40 (PR!)
Randomly did a plank and ended up killing my previous PR of 2:00 from a few months ago — the last time I actually planked. My recollection of the 2:00 was that it was a fight to get it. This 2:40 was actually pretty easy. Just as with the rowing PR, it is great hitting a new PR on something that I haven’t even worked directly on. That tells me that my general programming is in good shape.
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