The week began with thunderstorms which broke the recent pattern of triple-digit heat, but brought with them Amazon-level humidity. Now, I sweat a lot in general…but the current puddles that I have been leaving in the box are beyond what I would describe as “normal”. Last night I had to stop several times in the middle of the WOD to wipe the sweat off of the lenses of my glasses just so that I could see.
The WOD for Tuesday night was a pro-shuttle interval. Each round of 5 exercises was timed and was repeated 5 times:
- 30m pro shuttle (a combination sprint…5 meters forward, 5 meters back to start, 10 meters forward, 10 meters back to start)
- 3 single-arm snatches (each arm) using a 45lbs dumbbell
- 5 clapping pushups
- 5 chest-to-bar pull-ups
- 5 box jumps (30-inch box)
The workout was brutal. By the 3rd round I started to lose brain cells due to oxygen deprivation. But the cool thing was that I was able to complete all 5 rounds just as they are described above – I did not scale back on the weight of the dumbbell, the height of the box, etc.
Before I break-my-arm-patting-myself-on-the-back over this accomplishment, I should point out that as a timed workout, I did not break any records for speed. In fact, I was quite slow. But by completing each movement “as prescribed”, I essentially “Rx’ed the WOD”. I had never Rx’ed before. Progress.
The humidity continues. But now that I have my first Rx'ed WOD behind me, I am ready to move onto my next goal. Maybe a muscle up? God, just let me do one muscle up.
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