Thrusters and Core

Workout 24 February 2009:

Barbell thrusters, seven sets of one rep

Then after five minutes rest

Five rounds for time of:
22 Glute-ham developer sit-ups
25 Back extensions

Results:

Thrusters: 145-150-155-160-165-170-175
Previous best: 145-150-155-160-165-170 (6 sets, 23 Nov 08)

GHDSU & BE: 15'28
Previous best: 15'16 (20 GHDSU per round, 19 Apr 08)

I originally planned to just do the thruster workout. However, I felt pretty good afterwards and decided to do what I originally planned for Thursday since I am now unable to get to the gym that day.

The thrusters went well and I'm happy with a 5lb gain. I probably could have put up 180lbs on an eighth set, but there were several people waiting to use the squat rack, so I stopped. I'm hoping for 185 next time.

The GHD sit-up and back extension workout was a bit painful especially since the thrusters have a decent core demand. Although the time was a few seconds slower than last time, I did two extra sit-ups per round (I'm working up to a goal of 30 per round) and just came off the first workout, so I won't complain.

Definitely not looking forward to being extremely sore tomorrow, just in time for kickboxing!