The Flex and Opening Day

3/31

Thrusters

3-3-3-3-3

135-155-165-175-185 (2)

4/3

5 Rounds for time

50 ft. Walking lunges, 45lb. barbell overhead

21 Burpees

12:43....8 seconds faster than last time (2/20/11).  You wouldn't think to look at it, but this one sucked something awful.

4/4

155lb. Squat clean and jerk, 30 reps

10:01....Essentially after the clean it's a thruster which according to the 3/31 WOD isn't that great.  Managed to do this one rx'd at about 80% of my 3 rep max.  This was a good one for sure, a supped up Grace with the mandatory squat cleans.  I did 5 consecutive at the beginning and 4 at the end.  The rest were done 1, 2, or 3 reps at a time.  I hit my big italian nose once on the way down.  It always manages to get in the way.  A little scrape but no blood.  

The Mill:  Schedule been a little crazy lately.  Missed some workouts and skipped the swimming workout.  There's no way in hell I'm swimming by myself.  I want to try it with someone, preferably a lifeguard, since I swim like a rock.  No, seriously, swimming sucks but when there's someone around who can save my life then I'll do this workout for sure.  

Oh snap....Opening Day in the MLB happens today.  I want to be on record saying that the Pirates will finish above .500 and compete for the NL central.  No Pujols and Fielder, a steriod-less Braun, the Cubs and Astros, and 20 years of losing spells victory in the Steel City.  Here's hoping!

Happenings of the gym (all locations).  The Flexor.  Yeah I'm going to use it as a  noun.  We all know who this is in any gym.  Ran into a few at various gyms in the southwest up to the northeast.  Depending on what they're lifting that day, they will flex those specific muscles in the mirror/s after each set.  Not the "walk by hope no one is looking" flex either.  This is the "I want people to look at me flexing" flex.  So I sent some texts to my buddy about it, then realized that people probably send texts about me.  "You should see this guy wearing his Captain America shirt with Chuck Taylor's.  He looks like a loon."  So I don't have any room to talk because I'm the guy who takes up a lot of space and different bars and whatnot.  So I know what it's like to annoy people in the gym time after time.  Get after it and do your thing.  

  

Get out and make it happen today.  Whatever IT is for you let go of the excuses and bullshit reasons why you haven't done anything an do it.  

Happy Opening Day!