Today's WOD:
Fran
For time:
21-15-9
Push press (75 lbs, Rx is 95)
Pull-ups
14:21
Today was awful. I guess Fran is known for being pretty tough, but I feel pretty crappy about how badly I did. I finished dead last among my classmates. Again, the pull-ups destroyed me, much the same as last week. I'll definitely be working on those this weekend.
Up until this morning, my left shoulder had been bothering me. I'm not sure how to characterize it. I hesitate to call it an injury, since I still maintained full range of motion and strength, but I could definitely feel a sharp, shooting twinge in my deltoid when I held my arm out at certain angles. Fortunately, the strain subsided just barely in time for this morning's workout, but I do worry about these minor hurts I seem to get every time I go to this gym.
Speaking of small pains, I got my first pair of blisters, one for each hand. The skin peeled clean off while doing the pull-ups. I hardly felt it at the time, but I made up for it when I doused my hands in hydrogen peroxide. At the time of this post, it's been approximately 13 hours and the wounds are still a little raw. Lesson learned, I suppose: buy tape and use it. Until then, I'm going to retreat back to my dorky weightlifting gloves.
How do your pull ups go? Do you get 10, 7, 4 for the 21? 7, 5, 3 for the 15? 4, 2, 2 for the 9?
ReplyDeleteI noticed that Froning does a lot of dead hang pull ups (weighted). I also like Froning's form on his kipping pull ups. He kips, but he doesn't look like he is having a crazy spasm trying to get over the bar.
I had almost the exact same shoulder injury. I modified my exercises until it went away, but it seems like you won't have that option. Just remember... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzToNo7A-94&feature=youtu.be&t=2m30s