We slept in this morning after watching Cadel Evans make Australian sporting history. What a legend. Watching him come back again and again, and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat on the last stage is seriously inspiring stuff. He may have the biceps of a 10 year old girl but he's got the heart of a lion and deserves all the credit he gets!
After a fairly busy day at work, I hit the apartment gym for a quick WOD before dinner. It was an absolute zoo down there. Note to self to avoid the gym after work if at all possible!!!! After finding my square metre of space to do my WOD, and doing a quick warmup in the corner, I was able to observe a very interesting study in gym dynamics. It occurred to me that the gym at my apartment block may be the ultimate "typical" Globo style gym that Crossfit.com talks about. There were the people power walking on the treadmills, the bored-and-unfit-looking personal trainer supervising some big guy doing the worst crunches I've ever seen, even the two little blokes in Vanilla Ice pants trying not to snap their arms off pressing 20kg dumbells. Hilarious.
My session involved 5 rounds for time of 15 reps of each of the following:
- 35kg thrusters
- Pullups
- Deep dips
- Toes to bar
It took me 26:09 with an average HR of 153bpm. Very tough WOD - the first set was pretty quick but I had to slow down as the session went on, and by the end I had that feeling where you're so stuffed you can't look upwards without getting a piercing headache. A good feeling. I think the other people in the gym thought I was mad, but all I was thinking about was the amazing roast lamb Annabel had waiting for me upstairs. Yummmmmmmmmmmmm!!! Perfectly cooked lamb, broccoli, sweet potato, tomato and onion. Paleo (arguably except for the kumera) and very tasty.
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