More Weight in Less Time

Posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 8:30pm by MarkFu in Training Log

I was in the of those places where I stalled and stalled before going to the gym to train. I did not seem to have the motivation or the energy for a long, sustained workout. Heck, if I could get it done in less than a half hour I would be thrilled. At the same time, I did not want to cheat myself as there was no real reason for this to be a rest day as fatigue or overtraining were not a consideration.

I will call this session the "Miller Lite More Taste (Weight), Less Filling (Time)" workout.(Crossfit calls it "Diane", albeit a modified version).

It came out like this.

The "taste"…

Kettlebell Swings, 20 kg: 2×30
Kettlebell High Pulls, 20 kg: 3×10

The "chug"…

For time, 3 rounds, 21-15-9
Deadlifts, 225 lbs
Shoulder Presses, 95 lbs.
In a time of 7:54. That is, I lifted 14,400 lbs in under 8 minutes.

That worked me REAL good. So you see, there is always a way to change up a training session to accommodate injury, time constraints, lack of motivation, fatigue and even laziness. In this case, I knew I wanted a short workout and I was willing to sell out with maximum intensity as long as I could be done with it.

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