It’s been a while since I’ve posted.  I keep track of all my stuff in a notebook, so it’s not like I’m skipping out. 

Missed Wednesday because I felt like crap;  made it up on the rest day and continued with the cycle from there.  I’m feeling great now. 

Anyway, Angie for Pack with 50 reps of everything:  10:08.

The pullups gave me fits, so after a certain point, I broke the ideal of the workout here and started doing jumping pullups. That being said, does anyone know of any plan geared towards increasing pullup endurance? 

I found this one:  http://www.4mcd.usmc.mil/AOP/OSOHyattsville/Armstrong Pullup Program.htm

Is there anything else out there that I could use for a morning workout?

so i have a problem with wods like this. i’m 6’ 5” so theres lots of arms and legs to consider and i lift at the neighborhood friendly powerhouse gym. now here comes the problem… 100 pullups… i’m so tall that even on the tallest pullup station my feet hit the ground making the kip impossible. any ideas on solving this one?

3/4 “Angie”

75 Pull ups
75 Push ups
75 Sit ups
75 Squats

16:28

Angie point 6

60 Pull-ups 8:36 - 10, then 4’s, then 3’s - still no kipping rhythm
60 Push-ups 4:57 - 20,13,11,9,7
60 Sit-ups 2:26 - 35,25 regular, feet anchored
60 Squats 2:30 - 16,16,28
18:29
Goal for next time - an Angie point 7 in less time.

3/4 “Angie”

For time:
75 Pull-ups
75 Push-ups
75 Sit-ups
75 Squats

24:30

I always listen to the radio when I exercise and about 15 seconds before I started the timer Angie by The Rolling Stones came on the radio.  It gave me a chuckle.

Annie
Pack scale - 60 reps each exercise
14:23

40 Pull ups
40 Push ups
40 Sit ups
40 Squats

9:47

Mr SS - 26 September 2009 02:12 AM

7 Pull ups followed by 18 Jumping pull ups(lowering fully and under control with no breaks)
20 Push-ups
20 Sit ups
30 Squats

Time: 5:14.

I was pretty puffed out by the end of this and breathing quite heavily but I felt the workout was rather quick.  Should I consider moving up to the “Pack” level or should I continue at the “Puppies” level for a while longer?  I’m just unsure of when I should move up a level as by the looks of things it will be considerably harder.

Well, they’re not really “grades”.  They’re more like way stations.  You don’t wake up one day and automatically get promoted. 

That said, here’s what I would suggest:

How were your pushups?  Could you bump both those and situps to 30 and keep good(ish) form?

Next, the pullups, and here’s where I’m guessing your sticking point is.  When you can do 30 regular pullups and you can be down to singles at the end (really, I’ve had to do 50 pullups like 16-8-5-4-4-4-3-1-1-1-1-1-1), then think about moving up to say 35 of everything.  Then next time 40, etc.  This will come up again and if you have a plan and keep track of everything, things will come right along.

TP

CFWU

Puppies: For time: 7:35
68 lb Squat clean, 10 reps
25 Sit ups
68 lb Squat clean, 8 reps
20 Sit ups
68 lb Squat clean, 6 reps
15 Sit ups
68 lb Squat clean, 4 reps
10 Sit ups
68 lb Squat clean, 2 reps
5 Sit ups

88lb Squat clean, 8 reps
98lb Squat clean, 4 reps

use Pack scale weight (98lb) and start at 40 sit-ups next time

Telp - 26 September 2009 02:42 AM

I also have a question of my own, regarding what GD said about sit-ups / crunches. What’s the difference? I hope it’s sit-ups I’ve been doing: feet anchored, knee angle of about 90 degrees, hands behind head, rise up chin to knees, then lower down onto your back. If these are sit-ups, then what are crunches? Something with a more limited ROM? Would be good to have this clarified once and for all.

The levels, as I mentioned to Mr. SS, are not grades or video game “level ups”.  They’re way stations on those particular skills. 

That said, situps, are situps: knees bent, unanchored are preferred (takes the effort out the legs-but sometimes you anchor for speed), about the only place you don’t want the hands is behind the neck pulling, but preferred is hands at sides.  Then shoulders go from floor (at the bottom) to past vertical (at the top) if at all possible. 

Crunches are faux situps.  So anything with a rom less than I just described.

Telp - 26 September 2009 02:42 AM

Would be good to have this clarified once and for all.

Once and for all?  On a newbie board? 

Muahahahahahahaa!!!

From your mouth to gods ear . . .
     

dnittler - 26 September 2009 06:13 AM

Is everyone really doing chest to bar?

Edit: (casue I really don’t wanna)

No.  It’s only if you want to be a biggest dog . . .

Participated in Fight Gone Bad 4 today.  Our affiliate raised over $2,000 for The Wounded Warrior project and Athletes for a cure.

As prescribed:
-wall ball #15f
-sumo deadlift high pull #55f
-box jump 20”
-push press #55f
-row for calories

190

This is my first time as prescribed…so I’m not sure if that’s good or not.

tebulldog65 - 26 September 2009 06:53 AM

so i have a problem with wods like this. i’m 6’ 5” so theres lots of arms and legs to consider and i lift at the neighborhood friendly powerhouse gym. now here comes the problem… 100 pullups… i’m so tall that even on the tallest pullup station my feet hit the ground making the kip impossible. any ideas on solving this one?

Do your knees hit the ground?  You’ll just have to curl up some, I’m afraid.  You can get a pretty good kip that way.  My feet drag on my backyard pullup bar so I cant get one of those nice glide kips, but I can get my knees up and hips open pretty good. 

TP

Hey you guys im jus about to go do my WOD an i need ta know, is there any limit to the kind of pull ups?? Its generally kippin right??

Stephin Neal - 26 September 2009 07:46 AM

Hey you guys im jus about to go do my WOD an i need ta know, is there any limit to the kind of pull ups?? Its generally kippin right??

No limitations. Could be pull ups or chin ups. Could be kipping or not. Generally, if not specified, the default is kipping. Note what you did for comparison and go for it…