the DOOM WORKOUT

[AngryGoldfish]

I totally busted up my finger on my right-hand while boxing. I'll be out of commission for at least a week. FACCCKKK!!

[HeavyXIII]

Shadow boxing. Show them who's boss.

[AngryGoldfish]

It still hurts to even do that, but it's an idea.

[AngryGoldfish]

I don't believe in going against what your body is telling you. In my opinion, there is a reason we feel pain. Granted, there are certain thresholds that each person can surpass in their own unique way, but then there are others. Shadow boxing would be a pain I can handle, but actually punching a bag would only exacerbate the injury. I could probably do the other exercises as well like squats and jumping jacks. Hitting a bag or a person is totally out of the question. It would be like running with a badly twisted ankle. It would serve no purpose.

[HeavyXIII]

How did the hand heal up?

[The Wood Wizard]

I got myself a pullup bar for my doorway, hell yeah, gettin ripped yo.

[HeavyXIII]

Pull ups always make me feel like a hard ass. Always.

[The Wood Wizard]

Im going to video myself while doing it shirtless to spank it to after hahah

[humancertainty]

Pullups are my favorite exercise. I have a doorway setup. Set it somewhere where you walk by all the time, do a few every time you walk by and you'll be shocked how fast your numbers go up.

[Iommic Pope]

I got myself a pullup bar for my doorway, hell yeah, gettin ripped yo.

Yeah, I gotta get me one of these soon. The pergola out the back will probably collapse on me one of these nights. And its a bitch to grip.

Pullups are my favorite exercise. I have a doorway setup. Set it somewhere where you walk by all the time, do a few every time you walk by and you'll be shocked how fast your numbers go up.

This is a good idea.

I've had two slack weeks in a row now where I didn't get to do my second round of Set B. I was just too tired. Last Friday I started warming up but halfway through stretching my body just said, "you know what, this is really nice, I'm just gonna relax now" and that was it. Workout over.
Hoping to break that spell this week, which will be the end of week four for me. Had a tough going night tonight, energy levels weren't high, but still managed to haul my ass through it.

[new05002]

Rope Burn from Crossfit this morning



Not a bad WOD today.

Warm Up

PVC Pass Through (Stretching)
20 PVC Overheat Squats
20 Burpees
10 Strict Pull Ups (I did 1 strict then the rest 9 were jumping pull ups with a controlled negative release. Pull ups are one of my weaknesses)
10 Bar Only Overhead Squats (45# bar)
20 Double Unders (but I can only do singles so 40 singles)

WOD: For Time

5 rounds of:

10 Box Jumps
15 Overhead Squats
3 Rope Climbs

I burned my leg up before the WOD started practicing the rope climb so I scaled down in the workout and did the scaled version of them (using the rope to pull your self up from the ground and then a controlled lowering to the ground counting as 1 rep). 65# overhead squats and 30" Box Jumps.

Time: ~22:30 (forgot to check the clock exactly).

[Harry_Manback]

Nice work, Nick. Good to hear you're sticking with it.

I kind of abandoned guitar this summer and focused on fitness. Major depression and impending 40th birthday kind of twisted my priorities.

Mountain biked 400 miles, 43,000 feet of vert since April. Been hitting the gym 2-3 times a week and feeling good.

I tried this '300' WOD last week:

Pullups - 25
Dumbell deadlift (40 lbs) - 50
Pushups 50
Body-weight squat jumps - 50
V-ups - 50
Dumbell push press (40 lbs) - 50
Pullups - 25

Despite my legs being in great shape from all the biking, the squat jumps made me want to hurl.

[new05002]

Thanks. Its almost been 2 months since I started give or take. I do 3 times a week (best I can do given that the box is 1 hr from my work place and my apartment (it is near where my fiance lives)). Lost about 8-9 lbs as of now. Probably not the best at diet I will admit but I have cut back on portion sizes, and cut out most sweets for most days (except the occasional treat) and increase my protein as well.

I dont know if you are my friend on facebook (i cant always remember who has friended me here or not) as I post more there about it then in doom room.

That WOD looks pretty nuts but fun as well. One thing I am learning is that although I am usually intimidated by the WODs before I go, I always feel a sense of achievement when I do them even tho I routinely finish last or over time caps.

the OH Squats today sucked the most. Hardest form for me. I was occasionally having to regrip the bar at the top of the moment, a big no no so I need to improve and modify my approach, either snatch it off the ground with the proper grip or clean/pushpress it to my back and readjust there before starting.

[Harry_Manback]

Lost about 8-9 lbs as of now. Probably not the best at diet I will admit but I have cut back on portion sizes, and cut out most sweets for most days (except the occasional treat) and increase my protein as well.

That WOD looks pretty nuts but fun as well. One thing I am learning is that although I am usually intimidated by the WODs before I go, I always feel a sense of achievement when I do them even tho I routinely finish last or over time caps.

the OH Squats today sucked the most. Hardest form for me. I was occasionally having to regrip the bar at the top of the moment, a big no no so I need to improve and modify my approach, either snatch it off the ground with the proper grip or clean/pushpress it to my back and readjust there before starting.

This is huge, keep at it man. Maintaining a good diet is tough...beer is my own worst enemy. I try to get around 150 grams of protein daily but it's hard. I don't routinely do Crossfit, but throw in a 300 WOD occassionally just to mix it up. They are daunting, and I'm certainly not setting any time records, but it does feel like a great accomplishment to knock one out.

Baby steps.

[new05002]

This is huge, keep at it man. Maintaining a good diet is tough...beer is my own worst enemy. I try to get at least 100 grams of protein daily but it's hard. I don't routinely do Crossfit, but throw in a 300 WOD occassionally just to mix it up. They are daunting, and I'm certainly not setting any time records, but it does feel like a great accomplishment to knock one out.

Baby steps.

Thanks! Carbs are probably the worst for me and my general extremely picky habits. I still need to keep the protein up. Luckily I can get a whole half chicken rotisserie style at the cafe at work with nothing on it. Strip the skin off and its a nice shot of protein. I have to travel between my apartment and my fiances place so often it makes a bit harder to prep lunches for the day so I tend to put myself at the mercy of the food at UConn.

Luckily I do not drink so I don't have to deal with that vice which I assume is really rough since it revolves around social events.

Our box is pretty small, just 2 coaches (both whom I dig) and who are quite helpful. Dragging my ass up to a 6:30 am workout is never fun but slowly getting used to it.