With a 45 pound barbell, 21-15- and 9 reps for time of:
Turkish Get-ups, alternating arms
Sotts press
Kristan Clever 16:03, Katie Hogan 23:02, Rebecca Voigt 25:26. Post time to comments.
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18:18 Rx’d
Very different and interesting WOD. Sotts press is deceivingly tough, but still fast compared to TGUs.
24:20 Gold (35#BB)
Definitely a deceiving WOD!
23:02. The word of the day is Deceiving! Thanks for the coaching Daniel!
I agree with Greg H. deceiving. 21# 20:41
19:11 Rx’d. Very different, but fun! Toughest part for me was keeping the bar balanced. Started to look like Donatello from TMNT there at the end.
WOW!!! wicked awesome cartoon reference!!!
Did this at the house with 15# DB for TGU and total of 30# for the Sotts Press…decided not to time myself since I was already out of breath by the 5th TGU..
15-12-9 reps
This was tough!
This afternoon I did the WOD from about a week ago:
3 rounds for time of
5 rope ascents
21 ring dips
50 squats
Time 11:16
19:58 Rx
Shoulders were hurting after this one.
Came back at 11:30 for some strength work.
Squat 3×5 @255
Press 3×5 @125 – could only get 5,4, then 2 reps
Power Clean 5×3 @185
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I would normally be interested, but I’ll be heading out on a cruise on that day.
Have fun on the cruise, I’m sure you’ll gain a few pounds with the all-you-can-eat buffets… heh, I do every time.
Gold (16# bar) 24:26. Tough but fun! Great job 6:15! Thanks for showing me your moves on the rope Brittany, I have a lot to learn (:
Did two short workouts today:
first WOD
10 rounds for time:
10 – 20lb med. ball front squats
10 – GHD situps
Time: 10:37 ( 10 seconds off my last time)
Rested 10 minutes
second WOD
21-15-9
Modified “Diane”
135lb Deadlift
Pushups
Time: 5:30 (PR by 38 seconds) Did this back in June.
23:36 with 45lb TGU’s / 21lb SPs.
Still struggling with shoulder flexibility so I had to go lighter on the Sott’s press.
Planned to make up the back squat WOD from yesterday, but my shoulder wasn’t having it. So I rounded my own:
3 rounds for time:
400m
40 double-unders
30 box jumps, 24″
20 KB swings, 1.5 pood
Time: 16:34
Just realized I did 25 KB swings on accident…oops.
Interesting reading on insulin: http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=319
Definitely interesting reading Russel. Articles like these make me very aware of just how much we do not know about nutrition. I would have to disagree with the guy at least a little bit though. Not due to my expertise, but due to mine, and others’ experience. When I was in Iraq I ate a steady diet of crap. Extremely high carb, med. protein, and med. fat. If I had to guess I would say over 500g Carb. This lead to a weight increase of about 20lb increasing my body fat % from about 10 to roughly 15. When I came home from Iraq I started eating Paleo, decreasing my Carb intake to less than 150g and greatly increasing my protein and fat intake. This lead to a quick decrease in weight by about 15lb and body fat back down to about 9%. How would this guy’s graphs explain that?
I don’t think the evidence he presents disagrees with your actual experience. The main point as I see it of this article and others in this series is that carbs are not the only thing that stimulates the body to release insulin into the bloodstream. The studies show protein to be very potent in doing that as well as carbohydrates.
How does that apply to your experience? Well we would have to know your total caloric intake and activity levels between the two situations to get a better picture of what exactly was going on. From a high level I would say with the paleo eating you ate more nutrients and less carbs as you stated. Assuming activity and total calories were the same in both cases your body began to use stored bodyfat to replace the decrease in carbs in your diet for energy use.
You are right we still have a lot to learn about nutrition, fitness, and health in general. Personal experience is the best indicator of what actually works for the individual and we should keep that mind as different approaches will work better for some than others.
22:28 21#BB
Definitely a tough workout. Katie, I think you should be the one teaching me the ropes!