Wednesday 1.8: Deadlift + handstand (video)

Wednesday. Strength: deadlift 5 x 5. Max 130kg. Metcon: 7 min AMRAP. 5 deadlift (80kg) + 5 pull-ups + 15 push-ups. Total 6 rounds, 5 deadlifts + 3 pull-ups.

Workout consisted of two parts as usual. The first one concentrating in strength. I made a personal record in deadlift with 130kg, nice! It was heavy but I had the feeling I could have taken it one notch up, maybe 135 or 140kg. Preparation was good, warm-up was comprehensive and my whole body was awake when I started to put kilos on the bar. My legs were aching from previous days' training but I got them going quite nicely in the warm-up.

Metcon included deadlift, pull-ups and push-ups. I'm not quite sure if I did 6 or 7 full rounds, let's make it 6. In addition I hurried some extra moves in daedlift and pull-ups. Total amount in this 7 minute amrap workout was 35 deadlifts with 80kg, 33 pull-ups and 90 push-ups. I've put a lot of effort in accomplishing the moves perfectly. Special effort on the push-ups, chest must touch the ground. I should also start doing the pull-ups in a chest-to-bar-mode instead of chin-to-bar. I did push it through unbroken except the push-ups. First 30-50 were easy, then the problems begun. Deadlifts and pull-ups were pretty light but push-ups after midway seemed heavier than they normally are. This was a surprise but obviously the combination of all these three movements was too much for my upper body.

After I got myself together I did some abs. Tabata ab wheel for those classic 8 rounds, 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off. After about two hours I went to the close-by park near my home and practiced some handstand with my girlfriend. I love this workout! As you can see, I'm not mastering it but hey, this is a proper start anyway =)