Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. These are the words that my father constantly teaches me. Nothing is clear cut, black and white. There are always shades of gray. Things can take a wild turn at a moment's notice and you have to be able to hang on for the ride. Use what's around you. Think outside the box. These pictures of my father show him doing just that. My dad and stepmom built a garage gym a few months ago. They only have enough weights on the barbell to reach 135 pounds. And he only has one 25, one 35 and one 45 lb kettlebell. So when the workouts require farmers walk, my dad strapped plates to the kettlebells using a tow strap and a kitchen towel. And there is how he was able to do farmers walk with 55 lbs in each hand. Then the workout called for heavy deadlift. My dad added everything on the bar he could to make it heavy.
My dad is a former collegiate wrestler. He holds nine varsity letters in three different sports from high school. This month, my dad turns 51. A year into his AARP subscription and my dad has never felt better. His cholesterol is down. His weight is down. His body fat is down. His soda consumption is down. The only thing that's not down is the corner's of his mouth. He has drank the Kool-Aid. And what does my stepmom think of his madness? She laughs as she laps him on Fran and flies past him on Murph. She's just as crazy as he is.
Friday WOD
In 5 min:
Row 400 m
As many deadlifts 275# as you can
Rest 2 min
In 7 min:
Run 800 m
As many ring dips as you can
Rest 2 min
In 9 min:
120 double unders
As many power snatches 135# as you can
My score: 40-56-32 for a total of 128
Monday WOD
Ten min timelimit using 95#:
Row 1000 m
50 push press
35 OH squats
20 hang snatches
9:56
Tuesday WOD
20 Backsquat 115#
20 parallet pushups
20 backsquat 115#
20 situps
20 parallet pushups
20 backsquat
20 pullups
20 situps
20 parallet pushups
20 backsquats 115#
20 pushpress 115#
20 pullups
20 situps
20 parallet pushups
20 backsquat 115#
20 SDHP 115#
20 pushpress 115#
20 pullups
20 situps
20 parallet pushups
20 backsquats 115#
24:36
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