I didn't get photographed very much and certainly not during the sleds or the running/burpee, but I did get some barbell pictures, including a few of me going "Uhh? What's going on?"
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Down for Donuts 2019 4/n: Valkyrie Photography Is In!
The entire suite of pictures by I. Ramirez of Valkyrie Photography can be found on this link here: https://valkyriephotography.pixieset.com/downfordonuts2019/
I didn't get photographed very much and certainly not during the sleds or the running/burpee, but I did get some barbell pictures, including a few of me going "Uhh? What's going on?"
I didn't get photographed very much and certainly not during the sleds or the running/burpee, but I did get some barbell pictures, including a few of me going "Uhh? What's going on?"
Monday, March 25, 2019
Down for Donuts 2019 2/n
These are photos courtesy of CK Johnson of CKJPhotos13.
Our bold Alpha wolf, T. Dreaver, my weightlifting instructor, and his daughter, who is endowed with an extra chromosome 21 in a condition known as Down Syndrome.
Fellow teacher H. Freeman in her tie-break event: 2/3 Isabel, which consists of 20x85 lb snatches, any flavor. She ended up taking second place after a long, wearying battle.
Power clean at 110 lbs. My stance was a bit wide, but that's how I get below the bar on a power clean of any sort. Elbows were also slightly slow, but I still made all three positions of the clean.
This was at the top of my opening weight of 95 lbs. I deliberately picked a weight that I knew I was NOT going to miss despite being beat up, but then again, typically most people recommend opening with around 80% of the 1RM give or take a bit based on the scenario.
I don't like hanging anything, although hanging knee raises are probably the least of my evils. I'm surprised I even made it to the hanging knee raises. After doing 19.5, my hands were *fried*. I missed finishing the thrusters and hanging knee raise WOD by only maybe 8 reps or so, but I didn't vomit, even if I came close. My buddy T. Harris did offer to bring a trash can in case I did hurl, but I made it. Judge T. Mohan was thankful that I didn't hurl either!
What can I say? I did not really need more thrusters after 19.5, especially at 85 lbs, which also got to be a new personal best for me because the last time I did that weight, my thrusters were more like a sloppy clean & jerk. This time, despite them being slow singles, I actually used proper (albeit ugly) form.
Our bold Alpha wolf, T. Dreaver, my weightlifting instructor, and his daughter, who is endowed with an extra chromosome 21 in a condition known as Down Syndrome.
Fellow teacher H. Freeman in her tie-break event: 2/3 Isabel, which consists of 20x85 lb snatches, any flavor. She ended up taking second place after a long, wearying battle.
After exiting the split stance on my final lift, a 110 lb three-position clean (high hang, below knee hang, and floor) and jerk. In retrospect, I probably could have pulled off the 115-120 lb complex, but a no-rep would have been too costly in the 30 second time-frame.
What can I say? I did not really need more thrusters after 19.5, especially at 85 lbs, which also got to be a new personal best for me because the last time I did that weight, my thrusters were more like a sloppy clean & jerk. This time, despite them being slow singles, I actually used proper (albeit ugly) form.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Down for Donuts 2019 1/n
I actually got to compete in Down for Donuts to support Gigi's Playhouse in Gainesville, FL, which supports Down Syndrome.
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