The Chronicles of Brady

[Nik Nichols]

Good work, it was a fun test there at 3:00.

[Brady Herrin]

Thanks, Luke. That's a good read and quite motivating! I'm going to print this out to put in my office.

Originally Posted by Luke Seubert

One odd turn deserves another.....

The Man In The Arena

• By Theodore Roosevelt

It is not the critic who counts;
Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,
Or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
Whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
Who strives valiantly;
Who errs,
Who comes short again and again,
Because there is no effort without error and shortcoming;

But who does actually strive to do the deeds;
Who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions;
Who spends himself in a worthy cause;
Who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
And who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly,
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

[Brady Herrin]

Great day for a WOD

2 Position Power cleans (Power clean plus hang power clean)
75
95
115
135
140
145
150

Then 5 at 135
Then 10 at 115

Michael
3 Rounds
800m run
50 situps
50 back extensions

26 minutes flat

Previous time was 27:06. Even though we're running on a different course, I feel really good about my time being close. That time was last April and I noted that I was weighing in at 211-212. I was 231 this morning.

[Brady Herrin]

Short metcon this afternoon

5 rounds
7 power snatch at 65lbs
21 double unders

5:15

[Brady Herrin]

Did some deadlift today. Sets of 3.

Worked up to 285-295-305

Then I did an On Ramp workout with Bryan

3 rounds of 20 SHDP and 10 bar thrusters. One rested while the other went, like intervals. Nice and breathy.

[Nik Nichols]

Nice work on the deads, a few more days and you will have me beat completely.

[Brady Herrin]

Yeah. Just a couple of days. Hah.

[Brady Herrin]

Did "Hope" today fasted. Good times. Thrusters were (as I imagined) the worst part.

"Hope"

Three rounds of:
Burpees
75 pound Power snatch
Box jump, 24" box
75 pound Thruster
Chest to bar Pull-ups

"Hope" has the same format as Fight Gone Bad. In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. On call of "rotate," the athlete/s must move to next station immediately for good score. One point is given for each rep.

Add your points and post them to comments.

Total score of 172. My only sub was using the green band on pullups.

[Nik Nichols]

Go man GO!!

[Brady Herrin]

Restful weekend. Ready to hit it hard this week.