Thursday, April 23, 2026

Recovery Row 
10 mins | 2:30 pace | r18 | 2:30 rest
7.5 mins | 2:25 pace | r19 | 2:00 rest
5 mins | 2:20 pace | r20 | 1:30 rest
2.5 mins | 2:15 pace | r21 | 1:00 rest


Legs were smoked from overhead squats yesterday. Nice and easy meters to flush out all the junk. 

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Overhead squat 8-8-8-8 reps
Then,
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 6 minutes of:
40 overhead squats
30 deficit push-ups
65-lb barbell and a 2-inch deficit

Strength: 65-75-85-95-pounds
Metcon: 7:54

Warmed up on the rower and then some targeted OHS prep with PVC and empty bar. Was intentionally conservative on the OHS because it has been a while since I did any overhead squatting. Followed the intermediate scaling for the WOD and challenged myself to finish one full round rather than AMRAP 6 as suggested. Keep your gaze and armpits forward while stretching the band like a rubber band. Try not to lean forward and keep the bar in line with your midfoot. Used the blue yoga blocks laid flat for deficit pushups. 

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Workout 88 - RowErg - High-Water Mark  
Warm up into Workout
3 X 9 Minute Intervals / 3 Minute Rest 
 
Round 1: Warm Up to understand Format
Round 2: Practice Stroke Rates for Performance 
Round 3: Full Test
 
Format of each Interval:
2 Minutes Easy/Moderate Intensity 
1 Minute Maximum Intensity (Peak Watts) 
6 Minutes moving from Complete Active Recovery back up to Maximum Intensity for at least 2 strokes.
 
High water mark was 288 WATTS on round 3 during the 1:00 MAX piece (r30). The goal is to generate max watts over the full minute while staying under control and then recover—while still rowing—to be able to hit that again towards the end of the 9:00 interval.

Saturday, April 18, 2026

My calves and ankles were sore from jumping rope yesterday and I just wanted to get in a little movement and stretching. Did 10 rounds of 1:00 on/:30 easy on the rower right after a 2+ mile walk. Finished up with a lower body tune-up from Street Parking. 

2 rounds per side of:
30 second low lunge
30 second half split
60 second pigeon
2 minutes of calf smash *use the MWOD Supernova 

Friday, April 17, 2026

2026 CF QF Workout #3
For time:
3 rounds of:
50 single-unders (drag rope)
10 deadlifts, weight 1 (lightest)
2 rounds of:
50 single-unders
10 deadlifts, weight 2
1 round of:
50 single-unders
10 deadlifts, weight 3 (heaviest)
Time cap: 12 minutes

155, 185, 225-pounds

I was moving around 75% effort. Did not put in a warm-up so was managing my heart rate from the start. Took right around 15 minutes to complete, changing my own weights. The volume of singles is more than I have done in some time and the horse stall mat is not the most forgiving for that many little jumps. Still, I was able to keep every set unbroken, sticking with a double-overhand grip for the deadlifts and using a drag rope for the singles.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

For Time: 
40 banded sit-ups (red mini band)
200m sandbag carry (100)
40 banded sit-ups

10:53

The sandbag may be carried anyhow (shoulder recommended). Carry was to lamp post outside of 521 North Maryland and back to the garage. I mixed between shoulder carry and bearhug with the sandbag. Took two short breaks on the bag before starting up again. Midline conditioning was a factor and I was not able to string big sets together. 

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Workout 98 - You’re the Zest - RowErg
4mins // 3 mins // 2 mins // 1 min // 2 mins // 3 mins // 4 mins

Use the first 4 minute interval as your warmup holding r22 and building in intensity. For the remaining intervals, set units to WATTS and establish your power on the front half of each minute. During the first :30 seconds of each minute you'll row for MAX WATTS @ r24 then you'll back off during the last :30 seconds of each minute while still maintaining r24. Held back too much during the first 3 minute interval, but was around 200 watts for all remaining intervals.