Jun 5 WOD: The Chief

On my third meeting with The Chief today, I finally had the guts to do it as prescribed. The last time I did it was in December last year, and I used 75#.

The Chief

5 cycles of:

3 power cleans (135/95#)
6 push ups
9 squats
Rest 1 minute

I tried to do touch-and-go with the cleans as much as I could -- it really makes a difference in terms of efficiency.


My score: 16 + 3 squats (Rx)

Dec 6 WOD: Second dance with The Chief

Well hello there, The Chief. We meet again.

We did this workout in January so I knew it was going to be awful.

The Chief

5 cycles of:

3 minutes AMRAP
3 power cleans (135/95#)
6 push ups
9 squats
Rest 1 minute

I remember that the goal was to be able to do at least 20 rounds. I was thinking about doing the WOD as prescribed but Charles recommended scaling down. He said it would be a shame if you do go Rx and complete only 15 rounds.

My score: 20 + 3 power cleans (75#)

Jan 21 WOD: The Chief

Another day, another benchmark WOD. And today, it was The Chief. It looked like this:

5 rounds of 3 minutes AMRAP with 1 minute rest in between rounds:
- 3 power cleans (135/95)
- 6 push ups
- 9 squats

Coach Jordan said that if we weren't able to do a complete round at the end of 3 minutes, we could pick up where we left off at the start of the next round. Then Coach Pau said that if we're slow at one exercise, we should make up for it with the next one. And he said that we should aim to do 4 rounds during the 3 minutes. While he was talking I kept nodding yes, but inside I was like, "WHUT." Anyway, I used 65 lbs for the power cleans and did "girl" push ups. My score: 20 rounds. I did it!