Tabata Tuesday, attempting the impossible

Not sure how I feel about today's workout, but I know how I feel about the gym: TOO CROWDED! I am starting to get pissed off -- the gym is already not conducive at all to crossfit-style workouts, and with a ton of people in the weight room, it's even worse.

Tried this one but b/c I had to use the smith machine bar, instead of the main pullup handlebars which are in the middle of the cable rack (a popular and crowded apparatus), it didn't work at all.

(from CF football) AMRAP 20 minutes

1 rounds consists of:

1 Deadlift 80% of 5 RM (took a guess and did with 225)
1 Weighted Chin Up 25 lbs
3 Deadlifts 80% of 5 RM
3 Weighted Chin Ups 25 lbs
5 Deadlifts 80% of 5 RM
5 Weighted Chin Ups 25 lbs

After 1 round I realized going back and forth and trying to hold on to 25lb DB with my feet, with a bar that wasn't high enough for me to fully hang from, was awkward to say the least. Also, since moving quickly for time, was kind of roughing myself up -- don't mind that part so much, but it was just not happening in general. Mid-way into 2nd round I grabbed the big chains off the wall -- I think together they probably weigh at least 30lb -- but picking those unwieldy things up and draping on shoulders so they don't slip off was time consuming and didn't work great (they still slipped).

I don't see how this workout is possible without a very special and specific set-up, including some sort 25lb weight you can strap on REALLY quickly before each set of pulls (with sets as low as 1 rep). FUCK BALLS.

Did a couple more sets of deadlifts once i gave this up.

REST OF WORKOUT __________________________

'Stinky 16' Tabata routine:

• Tabata jump rope
• Tabata squats (17, 14, 14, 12, 10, 12, 11, 12)
• Tabata jump rope
• Tabata sit-ups (14, 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 8, 11)

Squat score was HORRIBLE. My legs were jello afterward too. I was just making sure each round was over 10, which is small potatas -- I've done MUCH better in the past. The sit-ups, however, weren't that terrible. I used a plate on my feet to stabilize and I definitely got the arms involved -- or held 'em out anyway -- in a few sets (cheating sort of), but the overall score was probably better than I've done with Tabata situps. I usually fail on those like pullups and end up limping across the finish line on last few sets.


Rowing machine practice

Did 10 min on the rower kind of interval-style:

• 5 min (about 70-80% effort)
• 1 min rest
• 2 min (a little more - like 80-90% effort)
• 1 min rest
• 1 min (100% effort)

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Haven't been building the deep sweat I am used to. I think the gym is too cold or something.

Weigh in: 183.5