Injured Endurance

[Dan C]

Here's my challenge to you.

500 hindu squats
10 minutes in a neck bridge

Ala Matt Furey's Combat Conditioning.

[maverick]

Originally Posted by Dan C

Here's my challenge to you.

500 hindu squats
10 minutes in a neck bridge

Ala Matt Furey's Combat Conditioning.

Sounds brutal... got an alternate for the neck bridge though? I'm nursing a neck/back injury, so I definitely don't want to be putting that kind of direct stress on it.

[tim_mcf]

Sounds like you need some chalk. Or maybe you're just gripping the handle way hard.

[maverick]

Originally Posted by tim_mcf

Sounds like you need some chalk. Or maybe you're just gripping the handle way hard.

I might me gripping too hard. I think its my nature when lifting weight to get a solid grip, so maybe I just need to try and be aware of that when doing those types of KB movements.

[Dan C]

I was figuring the back neck bridges might actually do your traps good. Front neck bridges would most definitely be a no-no. I guess there's only one way to find out.

My modified challenge to you.

500 hindu squats.

[JMike]

Mav, my challenge~> 800m bodyweight lunges. Did this at crossfit and couldn't control my speed walking down hill. I just had to hope it leveled off.

[minime]

800m : that is just wrong! i've only ever done the 400m walking lunge and that was bad enough!

[maverick]

I'm gonna be in Italy from the 17th-27th of this month and will have no equipment, other than maybe a jump rope. I'm saving Dan's and JMike's challenges for then (should I be motivated enough on vacation).

With a little ingenuity, I was able to complete tim's challenge this morning though:

Originally Posted by tim_mcf

5 reps each arm for every round; for time:
-clean
-clean / swing
-clean / swing / snatch
-clean / swing / snatch / squat
-clean / swing / snatch / squat / press
-clean / swing / snatch / squat
-clean / swing / snatch
-clean / swing
-clean

- First you do 5 rh cleans, then 5 lh cleans.
- Then do 5 rh cleans, 5 rh swings, 5 lh cleans, 5 lh swings.
- Then do 5 rh cleans, 5 rh swings, 5 rh snatch, 5 lh cleans, 5 lh swings, 5 lh snatch.
- Then do 5 rh cleans, 5 rh swings, 5 rh snatch, rack the bell to your right shoulder and do 5 squats, 5 lh cleans, 5 lh swings, 5 lh snatch, rack the bell to your left shoulder and do 5 squats.
- Then do 5 rh cleans, 5 rh swings, 5 rh snatch, rack the bell to your right shoulder and do 5 squats, 5 rh overhead press, 5 lh cleans, 5 lh swings, 5 lh snatch, rack the bell to your left shoulder and do 5 squats, 5 lh overhead press.
- Then do 5 rh cleans, 5 rh swings, 5 rh snatch, rack the bell to your right shoulder and do 5 squats, 5 lh cleans, 5 lh swings, 5 lh snatch, rack the bell to your left shoulder and do 5 squats.
- Then do 5 rh cleans, 5 rh swings, 5 rh snatch, 5 lh cleans, 5 lh swings, 5 lh snatch.
- Then do 5 rh cleans, 5 rh swings, 5 lh cleans, 5 lh swings.
- Then do 5 rh cleans, then 5 lh cleans.
- Then do 5 rh cleans

And you're done. One time through the ladder; if you are able to go again, you're a far far FAR better man than I am.

I did it in a time that would probably make you cross-fitters laugh; 13:55. The bell went down a bunch of times and I was extremely winded for a majority of this. The "ingenuity" was me cutting a thumb-hole in a pair of old ankle socks and creating makeshift gloves for the KB action. I know its not a long term solution, but it works for a few reasons. One, it was either protect my hands or NOT do it, and I'm not one to turn down a (reasonable) challenge. Two, I'm not a KB enthusiast, per se, I'm trainnig MMA. These exercise are a means to an end. And Three, well, I just thought it was pretty clever and very cheap!

And as I look back at your description now, I think I did it a slightly harder way on accident. I skimmed your description before doing it, so instead of at the peak doing 5 cleans, then 5 swings, then 5 snatches, then 5 squats, then 5 presses... I instead did 1 clean, 1 swing, 1 snatch, 1 squat, and 1 press 5 times. While the presses would have been harder tim's way, I think everything else became more difficult as I had to swicth position and lose a little momentum (as I'm not a KB expert quite yet) on every single rep. In any case, maybe I'll try it tim's way next time and see if its actually easier or harder.

[tim_mcf]

I did it in a time that would probably make you cross-fitters laugh; 13:55.

I think that's pretty good, actually.

[maverick]

Originally Posted by tim_mcf

I think that's pretty good, actually.

Thanks tim. What's your time for this one?

The thing that surprised me with this was that I thought it would be lactc acid buildup in my shoulders that would be the limiting factor (along with my wind), but the thing that actually made me put the KB down more often than not was my grip. My forearms were on fire by the time I got to the 4th round (I believe around the first time I put it down briefly). And as I'm not very experienced with KB snatches, having pumped forearms made me nervous, so I was maybe a littel more cautious than I needed to be.

Thanks for the the pain!

That's great you are going to Italy. I went to Rome for a 17-day vacation after last year's tax season. Bring plenty of dollars this year as I understand one euro is costing over $1.50US.

My fitness consisted of walking at least 10 miles a day plus some early morning pushups and bodyweight squats. That was enough and a great dose of active rest.

Where will you be during your stay?

[maverick]

Rome, Florence, and Venice!

Roma, Firenze and Venezia. Sounds great. Make room for gelato! Let me know if you need any suggestions for Roma.

[JMike]

Mav, you might want to hold off the lunges whilst on holiday. You might have difficulty walking the streets of Rome the day after. If Minime's upset then you know it's going to suck

[tim_mcf]

Thanks tim. What's your time for this one?

That's a good question. Let me see...

off he goes to check the log...

19:12 with a 45 lb kettlestack.

Thanks for the the pain!

Any time!