Death by Thrusters

Smolov for the day (back squats):
1x4 65% = 140 lbs
1x 4 70% = 150 lbs
5x4 80% = 170 lbs

WOD
"Death by Thrusters"

Do 1 thruster in the first minute
2 thrusters in the second minute
3 thrusters in the third minute...
Continue until you fail to complete the reps within the minute.

Weight used: 65lbs.


After finishing the 9th minute, I grabbed on to the bar to start the next 10 reps and saw little stars flickering across my lids. I then felt the pain I would endure all over my body if I managed to pull myself through the next 10 reps, and I decided I didn't want to muster up the courage to put myself through that suffering. Thusly, I quit at 9.

I could've probably done it, maybe even to 11, but I wasn't in the frame of mind to go on overkill mode. My shoulder was already acting up and my quads felt like they were self-combusting with each additional rep. I had read on Box Life magazine that the way you get better at crossfit is just pushing through, pushing yourself always to 110% and beyond.

With this enlightened view, I did a couple wods were I didn't allow myself to rest  as much as I usually do, lifting RX if I could manage it or only 10 lbs less. But then I got injured due to Smolov, and I started to get worried about seriously fucking up my body again.

That's why this time I decided nine was enough.

(For reference, Toaster Strudel coach got to 14 reps at men's RX -woops I didn't check what it was. Girl Coach had not written her score, nor did any of the morning classes, hmpf)

There's these two new girls, turns out they're in the university's volleyball team. They do have athletic bodies, although on the chubby side right now. Compared to other noobs I've seen come in, they started squatting heavy and pretty low rather fast, so I figured they must've had previous lifting experience (and they do).
I bring them up cuz: their thighs are bigger than mine. This brings me a great sense of comfort. They both have really large thighs, but not the kind that is floppy fat, but an athletic type that gained fat. They're super young too, maybe they'll become crossfit athletes in a year or so.

After the wod, all the coaches on site were trying to talk people into coming in for the Saturday workout. My body already feels wiped out by Friday, and my "crossfit tan" is only getting more noticeable. I'm torn about going.

My calves were all tied up in knots because of yesterday's double unders. I rolled them out but it was super painful.