Saturday

AM
30:00-60:00 round-the-world of choice or swim

PM
A. Power clean, 10:00 to build to a tough single - stop before feet move out
B. Clean pull w/drop from top, 1-1-1-1-1 @ 110-115% of A; 2:00 rest
C. Barefoot single-leg Romanian deadlift, 2 x 6-8/leg, 31X1; :90 between legs
D1. Shoulder press, 3 x 3-4, 21X1; :60 rest
D2. 1-arm DB row w/straps, 3 x 3-4/arm, 21X0; :30 between arms, :60 rest
+
3-5 attempts:
best row pace in 5 pulls (recommend damper @ 10 and long, very aggressive pulls right from the start)
full recovery - go again when you feel like you can rip it
+
1500m easy row cool-down

AM

60:00 complete with row, mobility, 20" box jumps and 6lb wallballs

PM
A. 145, 155F - nanos, no belt, no hook grip 

B. complete @ 165

C. 85, 95(7)

D1. 100, 105(3), 105(3)

D2. 65, 70, 75(3)

+

1:28

1:27

1:26

1:26

1:26

+

complete

Cycled through row and mobility a few times, then switched the mobility for air squats and step-ups, then graduated to box jumps and wallballs.  Box jumps felt great, no issues whatsoever. Wallballs also felt great, I didn't video these today but I know I'm definitely going as deep as I always have, and if that's not ATG, I'm not going to stress over it.  Tried one wallball with the 14lb ball, and while I think my knee would have been fine, my thumb was not.

Power cleans felt super crisp and easy through 145, although it felt super weird to do these without a hook grip (I hook gripped these while in CA when I thought it was just jammed and I told myself to just suck it up). Pulled 155 plenty high, but wasn't able to get my elbows around fast enough and caught my thumb a little weird, so I called it there. Clean pulls were okay. I'm really digging doing some of this stuff without all the gear. 

Single leg RDLs went much better this week, perhaps because I was barefoot? Not nearly as wobbly. 

Shoulder press and dumbbell rows felt great. 

Kind of annoyed at the row sprints - pretty sure that with practice and better technique, I could get below 1:25. 

Wednesday

AM
15:00 AirDyne @ Z1
+
Crossover Symmetry "activation" circuit
+
15:00 mobility work of choice

PM
A. Power clean, build to a max
B. Behind-the-neck shoulder press, 3 x 7-10, 31X1; 2:00 rest
+
21-15-9 for time:
Deadlifts, 155
Box jumps, 20
Burpees
+
10:00 AirDyne @ Z1

AM

complete 

PM

A. 170 

B. 44(10), 54(10), 59(6)

+

8:48

+

complete 

Another rough day :/ Came into the gym with a pretty significant headache, which never went away.  Not sure if I can continue to blame these mediocre days on the humidity, or maybe it's the change in diet? 

Power cleans were AWFUL. 165 was sloppy and caught it really forward. Failed 175 twice, then failed 170 twice before finally getting it on the 3rd attempt. I really hate power cleans.  I was pulling it PLENTY high enough, just super hesitant to get under it. 

BTN shoulder press was really hard!  Also, it was a little uncomfortable on my left shoulder (the one that gave me the most problems last year). Felt like my left shoulder was never in the right position, and it felt kind of unstable. It's not painful or giving me any other problems (other than a little instability on the max side plank), so I don't know what that's about.

Felt slow and sluggish on the deadlift/box jump/ burpee piece. Just couldn't get my act together, and couldn't control my breathing. Lots of standing around being a little bitch.

Also, all week I've been questioning whether I'm doing the right thing by letting Tim fix my knee, asking myself whether it's really THAT bad.  But then today - for the first time - it locked on me (in between the BTN shoulder press and the FT piece, I just turned kind of funny while I was checking my phone), and I couldn't extend it all the way.  I panicked for a few minutes, because this hasn't happened before, but then somehow it went away... this was the weirdest feeling. Sooo... now I'm feeling more confident that it actually needs to be fixed.

Tuesday

AM
shoulder prep
+
30:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off every 5:00 for 7 thrusters @ 65

PM
For 12:00:
Evens: 1 muscle-up
Odds: 4 tall box jumps
+
For 12:00:
Evens: 2 strict handstand push-ups
Odds: 6 alternating pistols
+
For 12:00:
Evens: 8 tough kettlebell swings
Odds: 8 wall balls, 20 to 10

AM

complete

PM

complete
30" box
+
complete
+
complete
70lb KB


Solid day! Everything felt great.  

Kind of a rude wake-up call to have thrusters first thing in the morning, but after the first set, these were fine and easy.

No fails on the muscle-ups, and these felt better on the fat rings than they have in a while.  Box jumps were really tall on the first couple of jumps, but got used to it once I got into it.

Strict handstand push-ups continue to improve.  2 sets of 2, and only one fail (trying to go for a 3rd set of 2).  Pistols were mostly great.  Knee continues to behave.

Kettlebell swings were tough but no issues.  Wallballs felt pretty easy for the most part.

Monday - 15.4 redo redo

AM
shoulder prep
+
20:00 AirDyne @ Z1

PM
A. Power clean, build quickly to a single @ 155
+
15.4 re-do re-do
+
3 sets for even times:
20 row calories
15 box jumps or step-up step-downs, 20
10 burpees
5 thrusters, 85
3:00 walk rest
+
3 sets not for time:
10 strict pull-ups
:30 glute bridge hold

AM

complete

PM

A. complete
+
46 (3:10) - worse than Saturday
+
3:03
3:08
3:09
+
complete

Totally demoralizing third attempt at 15.4 - failed (what felt like) dozens of handstand push-ups today, including the last one in the set of 6 (major warning sign).  My kip was absolute shit today, almost every rep was a struggle to lock out, and went to singles in the set of 9. Had just under a minute left when starting the set of 15, only got one good rep and 3 fails. This felt worse than it did on the first attempt, even though today's score beat Friday's.  Blah.  Moving on.  

3 sets were tough, the burpees were the easiest part (what?!).  Rowed right around 1000 cal/h, did all box jumps but legs were shaky after the row, so these were pretty slow.  Burpees were nice and fast.  Thrusters were murder on my knee - the weight felt light, it was just stabbing which made me hesitate before every rep.  Shit.  I know they're coming this week so I'm just gonna have to put my head down and deal. Wore the black knee sleeves throughout all the movements, no issues with the other pieces while wearing them. Gonna have to make a decision soon about whether to go back and see Tim...

Felt nice to do some strict pull-ups today! It's been a while.  The pulling felt really strong but I was swinging all over the place.  Glute bridge hold was weird, I think I was doing them correctly? Not challenging at all.

Monday

AM
shoulder prep
+
20:00 AirDyne @ Z1

PM
A. Back squat, take your time & build to a moderate triple, adjust range of motion to avoid knee pain, cut if needed...
+
3 sets increasing efffort:
30 row calories
20 box jumps or step-up/step-downs OR 20 kettlebell swings @ 53
10 erg-facing burpees
3:00 walk rest
+
10:00 mobility work of choice

AM

complete

PM

A. 235
+
4:39
4:01
3:26
all box jumps, 20"
+
complete

Hooray for back squats!  I really thought I would never see another back squat again.  Once again, bees knees are magic.  Really almost zero pain while using them, but as soon as I pulled them down I could feel it.  Nothing sharp, just a bit achy (normal occurrence pretty much all the time).  Depth was good, videoed a couple to make sure.  Sad to realize how heavy 235 feels these days...

3 sets were good.  Knee tolerated the box jumps just fine, so stuck with those throughout.  Rowed at 700/850/>1000 cal/hr.  Box jumps after rowing were interesting, failed one on the last set (no blood, just an adrenaline rush).  Burpees got nice and fast on the last set.

And then did 3 sets of 2 unbroken muscle-ups :)

Monday - 15.1

AM
shoulder prep
+
30:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off every 5:00 for 5 box jump w/step-down, 20

PM
15.1/15.1a
+
10:00 @ very easy pace:
30 AirDyne calories
10 wall balls
1 rope climb
3 wall walks
+
10:00 mobility work of choice

AM

complete, subbed 10 step-ups/step-downs

PM
15.1: 106
15.1a: 201
+
complete
+
complete

Definitely pissed off my knee a bit on the heavy cleans from Friday... it's not terrible, but it did not like the box jumps today, and I figured there was no point aggravating it further, especially with the 15.1 redo.  It's not that bad, if box jumps come up this week I'll be fine, just would rather be safe than sorry.

I was really nervous going into the 15.1 redo... I really, really wanted to hit 201 again.  Broke all the deadlifts 5/5 and all singles on the snatches, with quite a bit of transition time.  I started off doing singles on the toes to bar, but I actually felt less fatigued doing sets of 5 with a longer break in between sets, so after the first 10 that's what I did.  Clean and jerked 156, 186, 196, 201.  I've never made such a large jump going to 185 before (I jumped 145 to 175 while warming up, and that was a first as well), but I almost always will take 10lb jumps once I'm around 165.  So that's the first cool thing about this, knowing that I can hit 185 solidly and after a large jump. I hit 196 with about 2:30 left (also I've never skipped 190 before, so that's cool), and opted to take the extra rest and make one good attempt at 201 instead of rushing the 201 and going for a 5th attempt.  None of my reps were nearly as crisp as they felt on Friday, but obviously I'm super happy with matching Friday's PR.  I'd kinda like to test a clean and jerk max under less stressful conditions!  I know I've got 205 for sure, maybe even a little more.

Got through one round + 20something calories on the 10:00 piece.  Mobility complete, hip and ankle.

Great start to the Open!  Ready for week 2.  I wouldn't mind some CTBs.

Monday

AM
shoulder prep
+
30:00 AirDyne @ Z1, off every 5:00 for 10 box step-up/step-downs - feel out an actual box jump or 2 once you're warm

PM
A. Power clean, build quickly to a tough single
+
3 rounds for even times:
10 wall balls, 14 to 9'
15 pull-ups
20 push-ups
25 unbroken double-unders
3:00 walk rest
+
10:00 mobility work of choice

AM

complete

PM

A. 175, 185Fx3
+
2:48
2:48
2:41
+
complete

Box jumps actually felt better than step ups... feel a little twinge on the step but absolutely nothing on the jump or impact.

Played with some muscle-ups in the beginning of the PM session - I was anxious to make sure I could still do them on the new set-up.  And also, I just like doing muscle-ups :)

Power cleans felt great today, 175 was almost effortless.  Pulled 185 really high on the first and 3rd attempts, just couldn't commit to catching it.  I didn't want to crunch a wrist.

3 round thing - ughhhh.  First of all, there was no good place to do wall balls and also pull-ups in a timely fashion, partially because the class was on the rig at the same time and I was all the way by the whiteboard, so running to the wall ball wall seemed like a bad plan.  I ended up doing them on the wall by the platforms, but people were lifting and rolling out and it was just a giant obstacle course.  If we could get some wall-ball targets that go on the rig, that would be awesome...  but I digress.  Knee felt pretty good on the wall-balls.  I need to video these or have someone watch to make sure I'm below parallel, I'm having a bad feeling that when I say that something's not hurting my knee it's because I'm flirting with parallel and not going deep enough.  ANYWAY.  All pull-ups broken 5/5/5, and tried to butterfly them all  - some of the sets of 5 were nice and in rhythm, some were not.  It's coming back, though.  Push-ups felt tough again this week, started to fall apart around 14 or so.  All double-unders unbroken on the first shot.

Spent time on hip mobility at the end - I'm ridiculously sore from adding back in the squatting... 

Thursday

10:00 light scap activation
+
A. Push press, 3-2-1; 2:00 rest
B. Weighted supinated pull-up, 3 x 1-2, 21X0; 2:00 rest
+
For 14:00:
Evens: 4-7 CTB pull-ups
Odds: 10 box jump w/step-down, 20 - if the jump/land aggravates you knee switch it back to 14 alt step-up/step-downs
+
2 sets:
:60 row @ max effort
6:00 rest

Complete 

+

A. 155(3), 160F, 160F, 160(1)

B. +35(2), +40(2), +45(1)

+

Complete with step ups; 7 CTBs across 

+

298m, 1:40.6/500m avg

299m, 1:40.3/500m avg

AM weight @ home: 167.4

PM weight @ gym: 173 (including belt) 

Mostly great day! Everything was awesome except for the stupid push presses. 155 felt really good, got the 3 pretty easily (PR). Then failed 160 twice before finally getting one, and it was a struggle. What the hell? I could not tell you what I did differently...

Same deal as last week with the supinated pull-ups.  Felt awkward hanging, but very strong pulling. 

CTBs were the best they have ever been, hands down. All sets of 7 in rhythm (regular kip) and super easy to connect with the bar. Very, very happy with this. Tried one box jump, but that was a no-go.  Grrrrrr. So over this shit...

Um, the rows felt amazing. Shocked that I was able to hold that pace for a whole minute without dropping off. Very appreciative that it was only 2; don't think I could have hung on to that pace for a third. Breathing felt great! Hooray! 

Saturday

AM
10:00 @ 70% of [200m jog + 5-7 kipping pull-ups]
5:00 rest
10:00 @ 70% of [250m row + 2-3 kipping handstand push-ups]
+
20:00 shoulder mobility + scap pre/re-hab

PM (mostly w/Chelsea):
A. Squat clean speed ladder from Gobblers
B1. Snatch pull clusters, 4 x 1 starting @ 1RM snatch & adding 10/set; :60 rest
B2. Ring push-ups, 4 x max in :30; 2:00 rest
+
3 sets @ high effort:
500m row
21 box jumps w/step-down, 20
12 deadlifts, 155
3:00 rest
+
Not for time:
400m sled drag, heavy grind outside

AM

complete; did the shoulder stuff first

PM

A. through twice + 145

B1. 130, 140, 150, 160

B2. 23, 20, 17, 16

+

3:34

3:41

3:48

+

complete with 135 on the sled

Fun day!  I typically enjoy doing my own thing, but it was really nice to work with Chels :)  I wouldn't mind doing something together every week, if it works out... especially if we're doing Open style workouts where I need to just suck it up and go... (see below)

Pull-ups and HSPUs continue to improve.  Pull-ups butterflied, one set of 5, the rest 6's.  All HSPUs in sets of 3.  I moved my hands a little bit and it made a huge difference - I think by adjusting my hands I'm using better muscles for these now (kind of like I am on regular pushups...)

Clean speed ladder was super fun.  I think maybe I could get the third 160 on game day...

23 and 20 ring push-ups were unbroken (23 is a PR, pretty sure), but then broke the third and 4th sets somewhere around 14-15.  Snatch pulls were great through 150, but 160 wasn't nearly as high.

Ouch - row/box jump/deadlift thing.  Low back was LIT UP, almost as bad as it was on 14.3.  Did the first round of deadlifts unbroken, then broke 6/6 for the second and third rounds.  By the third round, my low back was so fatigued that I was having a hard time controlling my legs on the box jumps, so I took a few extra seconds a couple of times just to make sure I wasn't going to fail a rep.  Rowed at 2:07ish for each round, which actually felt good.  I think it was really good for me to do this one with Chelsea, because I felt like slowing down many, many times, which I definitely would have if I was alone.  I beat her by like 2 seconds on the first round, which was a huge confidence booster and was the motivation I needed to not slow down in rounds 2 and 3.

Went much lighter than previous weeks on the sled drag... 135 today felt like 205.  Miserable.

Oh, and I have Fran lung.  Sexy.

Wednesday

AM weight @ home: 167.7

PM weight @ gym (including belt): 173

AM
For 45:00 @ Z1:
500m row
15 AirDyne calories
200m jog
15 light reverse hypers

PM
A. Clean-grip deadlift, build to a heavy single
B. Weighted flat-surface dip, build to a heavy single
+
For time @ 80%:
30 alternating DB snatches, 50
20 box jumps, 30
10 burpee toes-to-bar
+
5:00 rest
+
For time & movement quality:
20 alternating Turkish get-ups, 40
+
5 sets not for time:
4-5 glute-ham raises, 20X1

AM

complete; +50 on the reverse hyper

PM

A. 310 (clean-grip PR+5)

B. 226 (173+53)

+

8:52

+

5:36

+

30(5), 35(5, 5, 4, 4)

AM session felt awesome this morning.

310 went up easier today than 305 did last week, but it was still pretty slow.  295 was almost easy, though... so... is it possible that the "your deadlift sucks!" plan is paying off?

Flat surface dips felt really strong today.  

Well... I'm guessing these movements were chosen specifically to slow me down to 80% this week.  Everything was slow and steady.  DB snatches felt WAY easier than the last time I did these.  I had to double-check the DB to make sure I actually had a 50!

Somehow managed to go faster on the TGUs this week, even though they were heavier.

Wednesday

@ Next Level

A. Clean-grip deadlift, 16 x 1 @ 255; begin a rep every :30

+

For time @ 80%

20 box jumps, tall (over 24)

35 strict push-up DB burpees, 35/hand

50 Russian kettlebell swings, 70

+
3 sets not for time:

15 reverse hypers

15 hip extensions
15 hollow rocks (forward & back = 1)

A. Complete 

+

13:55 with 30" box

+

Complete; subbed banded good mornings for the reverse hyper 

Rough day today - woke up sore and stiff, and didn't make optimal nutrition choices yesterday...

All CGDL felt like max effort lifts, but completed the 16. 

Couldn't find 80% today. Took the box jumps very slowly (3:00 to complete) to avoid major mishaps. DB push up burpees kicked my ass. Was moving slowly and took breaks every 5, but was breathing really heavily throughout. Intended to open with a bigger set of KB swings, but it felt like 200lbs when I picked it up; did 15/15/10/10. 

No reverse hyper here, so subbed in the banded good mornings (green band). 

Saturday 5 July

AM
60:00 @ easy pace:
200m run
100 single-unders
5m handstand walk
25 row cals
:60 front leaning rest on ground

PM
A. Box jump, build to a max
B. Snatch-grip deadlift clusters w/pause just below knees, 4 x 1.1; 2:00 rest
+
For time:
20 stone-to-shoulders, 95
20 tire flips w/jump in & out
100m 1-arm Farmer's walk, 100, alternate sides as needed
20m reverse sled drag, VERY HEAVY
+
3 sets:
:40 row @ max effort
5:00 rest

AM
complete

PM
A. 35.5" (PR)
B. 185, 205, 215(1.F), 205
+
8:53 with 295 on the sled
+
207m, 1:36.6/500m average
207m, 1:36.6/500m average
199m, 1:40.5/500m average

Box jump was 30" box + 15lb bumper + 2x10lb bumpers.  Failed twice with just another 0.5" or so (2x15s, 1x10).  Building with smaller size plates was easier, mentally, than the big 45 I used last time.

Couldn't keep my grip on the second 215 snatch-grip deadlift.  Got it off the ground just fine, but after the pause, it just slipped out of my hands before I stood all the way up.

Stone/tire/FW/sled thing was really, really fun.  Stones done in 2:00 flat.  Tried to keep a steady pace on the tire, but the jumps in/out were tiring and slowed me down a bit.  1-arm FW is much harder than 2 - how is this possible?  And the sled was very heavy, but could have added a little more or gone a little farther with this load.  Really loving this type of stuff!

First two row sprints felt surprisingly good, but was not recovered by the 3rd and pace was about 0:02 slower the whole way through.  Dropped off badly with 0:06 to go - average pace was sitting at a 1:38 until the final two pulls when it shifted to 1:40.  Disappointing end to a good day.

Saturday 14 June

AM
60:00 @ easy pace:
200m run
100 single-unders
:10 freestanding handstand hold
25 row cals
:60 front leaning rest on ground

PM
A. Box jump, build to a tall single
B. Snatch-grip deadlift w/pause just below knees, 3 x 3-4; 2:00 rest
+
For 12:00:
Evens: 2 stone-to-shoulders, 95
Odds: 50m shuttle run (2-hand touch to floor @ 25m turn-around)
+
3 sets:
:25 row @ max effort
4:05 rest

AM
complete

PM
A. 34" (PR)
B. 155(4), 165(4), 175(4)
+
complete
+
134m; 1:33.2 average (briefly saw 1:28!); 48s/m
133m; 1:33.9 average (never got below 1:30); 46s/m
133m; 1:33.9 average (briefly saw 1:29); 48s/m

Had a harder time than I thought I would with the freestanding handstand hold - only had a couple of good several-second stretches, but mostly moved my hands around a lot without going too far in 0:10.  I used to be really good at static holds...

First time going for a max box jump - highest I'd ever done before was 31" (34" = one 45lb bumper plate on top of the 30" box).  Added a 10lb bumper to this and failed about 6-8 times.  First try was the closest, got my feet on top of the plates but didn't stand up and bounced right off the top.  Most of the rest of the attempts were false starts or else I'd jump up and split my feet to land on the box instead of the plates.  Afraid of epically failing, even though I never have...

Always enjoy stone to shoulders :) This part was fun and easy!

That extra 0:05 made the row sprints really terrible.  Same as last week - took a couple of pulls to get into the low 1:30's, then managed to stay between 1:30-1:32 for the duration.  Didn't feel nearly as powerful as last week even though pace was pretty similar, and felt like s/m slowed in the last couple of pulls (I know it did, saw 51s/m for at least a few seconds on the first one...).  New black rower, damper @ 6.

Shoulder continues to improve!

testing - Thursday 10 April

AMRAP in 20:00:
10 wall balls, 14 to 9
10 box jumps or step-ups w/mandatory step-down, 20
10 deadlifts, 145
10 burpees

7 rounds + 8 WB

All WB UB (!); box jumped the first 2 rounds, then stepped the rest of the time; 1st set DL UB, then 5/5 for the remainder (back lit up way early on this, reminded me of 14.3); burpees pretty much as slow as possible, with too much resting on the floor.  Transitions from the WB to the BJ were quick, then slow to the DL, then quick to the burpees, then slow back to the WB.  Finished the 10 DL of the 7th round at 19:00 - took just over 0:30 for the 10 burpees to finish round 7 then 8 WB in about 0:20.

Did better than I thought I would!

FOODS	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Pure Farms - Applewood Smoked Bacon, 1 fried slice (12g)	50	0g	4g	4g	15mg	170mg	0g	0g
Egg - Whole, Raw, Extra Large, Xl, 3 egg	240	0g	15g	21g	630mg	240mg	0g	0g
Sweet Potato - Sweet Potato, Raw, Unprepared, 180 g	156	45g	2g	2g	0mg	123mg	9g	5g
Lunch
Beverly Int'l - Ump Vanilla Protein Powder, 1 scoop (31.5g)	120	5g	3g	20g	10mg	170mg	1g	1g
Trader Joe's Gluten Free Oats - Rolled Oats, 1/2 cup	150	27g	3g	6g	0mg	0mg	1g	4g
Trader Joe's - Almond Butter Raw Crunchy Unsalted, 32 grams (2 tbsp)	190	6g	17g	8g	0mg	0mg	2g	3g
Post-WO
Beverly Int'l - Ump Vanilla Protein Powder, 1 scoop (31.5g)	120	5g	3g	20g	10mg	170mg	1g	1g
Genr8 Vitargo® S2™ Muscle Fuel and Recovery Unflavored - Supplment, 0.5 scoops	70	18g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Dinner
Avocado - Californian, Raw, 140 g	225	12g	21g	3g	0mg	5mg	1g	10g
Trader Joe's - White Jasmine Rice, 1/4 cup - Dry	160	35g	0g	3g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Beef - Flank Steak (Usda Round Steak), 6 oz/84g	340	0g	16g	48g	140mg	60mg	0g	0g
TOTAL:	1,821	153g	84g	135g	805mg	938mg	15g	24g

Monday 17 March

14.3 redo

Did significantly worse.  Broke the 20 DL into 5 x 4 and that set me back about 0:20 from Friday, then fell to 0:30 behind Friday's pace coming off the set of 25 DL.  Back felt significantly better throughout today's effort, but it was just too slow.  On Friday, I was rolling around on the floor for minutes after finishing, and felt completely fine today.  Ugh. Being sick didn't help, but I'm still pretty disappointed.

Friday 14 March

14.3

8 minute AMRAP:
10 deadlifts, 135 / 95 lb. 
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
15 deadlifts, 185 / 135 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
20 deadlifts, 225 / 155 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
25 deadlifts, 275 / 185 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
30 deadlifts, 315 / 205 lb.
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch
35 deadlifts, 365 / 225 lb. 
15 box jumps, 24 / 20 inch

137 (7 @ 205; tiebreak time of 7:08)

Definitely want another go at this on Monday. 25 @ 185 was extremely, surprisingly, terrible.

Felt extremely nervous going into this one, with pretty high expectations to get deep into the round @ 205.  Watched the video and transitions and box step ups were steady the whole way (first two rounds step up / hop down, last two rounds step up / step down).  DL broken 5/5 @ 95, 5/5/5 @ 135, 5/5/4/3/3 @ 155, 4/3/2/1s @ 185.  Low back lit up on the round of 185 like I've never, ever experienced.  Hoping that a restful weekend (as opposed to my insanely busy work week) and a better strategy will have me through the round at 185 about 0:30 sooner.  Thinking about triples then doubles at 185.