Tuesday we’re moving the hands in, the feet out, and working the sumo deadlift. The sumo stance is favored by powerlifters, because generally more weight can be moved in comparison to a traditional deadlift with a more narrow stance, as the bar has a shorter distance to travel from the beginning to the end of the movement. By switching up the setup we’ll be using, and strengthening different muscles than the standard deadlift. The ability to better utilize more of our muscles makes us more complete athletes, and even better at moving large loads, long distances, quickly.
October 5th, 2010
Strength: Sumo Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3
WOD:
20 Handstand Push-ups
30 Pull-ups
40 Kettlebell Swings, 24kg
50 Sit-ups
60 Burpees
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SDL: 140kg (need to work on grip strength; I think I could’ve gone heavier but I couldn’t hold on)
WOD: 14:01 (10 HSPU rx, 10 with 1 abmat) – wish I could have done this completely rx, need to work on the HSPU
By the way, I hate burpees!
SDL: 80kg – First ever more-than-bodyweight lift!!
WOD: “Steak in a Bag” is a nasty one, esp after deadlifts.
18:08 with everything modified except for sit-ups.
Three cheers for the medieval hspu band contraption. Being burned at the stake can’t be far behind…
SDL: 80kg
WOD: 14:41. Those burpees were a healthy mental challenge. 🙂
Oooo, I wish I could make it today, this is one of my favorites 🙁
this day reminds me of a saying….”if Burpees were easy… they would be called bicep curls” hahaha
I hate burpees WOD: 22 and change my timer reset on me so I dont wanna fake a time… cause as we all know seconds count
Great group today at 6:30- JT brought the fine tuned focus and we all brought the energy! so fun
SDL: 90kg
metcon: 13:39
I was a banded HSPU’s virgin and I loved it!
otherwise RX. Cant wait to beat this time next time around.
SDL: 140kg First time on this motion. I could have gone heavier.
WOD: 14:52 Rx. Burpees suck!
SDL: 200kg
WOD: 10:20 Rx, great job Yosh, I just couldn’t catch that HSPU and pullup speed
How the hell did you hold on to that! Nice job!
Sumo: 150kg
WOD: 8:56 RX
God I hate burpees
Amazing job my man!
holy shit yosh you are an ANIMAL. you killed this!
Sumo: 100 kg first time with sumos, so necessarily a PR. nonetheless, well heavier than my regular DL PR of 70.
WOD: 12:51
Damn! Nice work on the sumo!
i had been looking forward to them all day. such are the simple pleasures in the life of a law student.
SDL: 150kg (160kg x 2)
WOD: 10:55 Rx