Dost Thou Even Hoist?

That statement always makes me laugh...and kind of sums up today perfectly.

Worked the overnight last night and somehow managed to get a full night's sleep. I still came home and grabbed a couple more hours though. Woke up in time to get to the gym. Had a quick boiled egg as I was running out the door because I didn't want to be working out on a completely empty stomach.

Warm-Up
2 rounds: 10 kip swings, 10 toes to bar, 10 burpees
2 laps salutation lunges
1 min. Olympic wall squat stretch

Strength
20 unbroken squats (about 60% of 1 RM)

MetCon
30 kettlebell swings
90 lunges (45 each side carrying 2 kettlebells)
30 kettlebell swings

Midline
3 x 12 GH raises

I'd just like to say, that my booty did not appreciate these shenanigans in the least bit. This entire workout was pure muscle endurance. Twenty unbroken squats is tough. I finished them using about 75 pounds (I guestimated what 60% of 135 was). The MetCon was just unbelievably hard. I usually use 26 pound kettlebells and can get through things with some level of difficulty towards the end. Well, the problem with coaches knowing you so well is that they know when it's time to step it up. The prescribed weight for women in this workout was 53#, I think I used a 40-something kettlebell in the end. I was not a happy camper. The swings weren't so bad. I was going to eye level since I was using a much heavier kettlebell than what I was used to. It was those lunges. Having one kettlebell in each hand was truly killer. Not just on my quads, but my shoulders as well. I actually think my shoulders hurt more than my quads by the end of it. Lunges have never really been my strongest leg movement ever.

GH raises are just so bizarre. So people are used to back extensions at the gym, where you place your hips against a pad and just extend, sometimes holding a weight. Well GH raises happen on an apparatus similar to the one you do back extensions on, except the way it's set up is that your body is parallel to the floor. You go down as if you're doing a back extension except you don't use your back to come back up. You use your hamstrings and your butt and you end up in a kneeling position. It looks like this:

Those are just truly awful. Tack them on to the rest of the workout that we went through today and my legs are going to be shot tomorrow.

Lunch today was the clam chowder, a side salad and an apple with almond butter. I was super full after that one but I kind of needed the replenishment. The clam chowder was better than I expected it to be. It's not really a soup consistency. It's honestly as thick as baby food, but it was good.

As if I didn't already have my workout done for the day, we ran our asses off at work for a good portion of the shift. One call I just spent the whole time going back and forth to the rig and lifting everything and anything. Totally should have invested in some ibuprofen before I went around doing those shenanigans. Dinner (when I could finally have it) was shepherd's pie and a couple zucchini fritters.

I'm so not ready for the soreness that tomorrow is going to bring. I get the feeling I'll be spending a lot of time crawling around. At least I have the majority of the day off so it won't be too bad. Was going to go to the gym but I now have a sick puppy again so I'll be taking the morning off. Also doesn't help that it's currently raining snow pellets outside, so I'd like to stay in as much as possible.

Heading to bed early! G'night all!