Single-arm db clean and press

Let's be clear, what I'm talking about is a single-arm, db clean and push-press. Why the clarification? Because such specificity is so unwieldy. The P in C&P, for me is always a push press. I'm more interested in explosive movement than brute strength. In my mind, it's about efficiency, like adding a turbocharger to your car's engine instead of more cubic inches to the cylinders. As it translates to the fight game, it reinforces the coordination required to throw powerful strikes.

3-6-11
-single-arm db clean and press (5x5, 60 lbs)

Is it necessary to mention that single arm exercises are repeated so that both sides perform the same amount of work?

I think 60 lbs. is the limit I can safely work with. Frankly, stabilizing 2, 60's overhead worries me. A barbell is a different story. Anyway, I'll be parking it here for a while as I build strength and confidence. This workout took more than the usual 10 minutes.

3-7-11
-100 burpees+50 pull-ups (9'42)

My split was a little slower than before (4'38 vs 4'10), but my time for the hundred improved by 16 seconds. I think I can shave a couple more seconds more by not stumbling around after each set of pull-ups, in other words more efficient transitions.
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Frankenstein meets the Ramones

More experimentation with background music and performance. This time it's the Frankenstein workout (c&p db burpees) vs. the Ramones. I'd like to say the Ramones won, but let me tell you, Frankenstein is hard to beat. Up to the 7th rep I was convinced that I had the right pace. It fell to pieces after that. At the 14th rep, I caught the db's and rolled onto my keister for a failed rep. It got uglier and uglier. At the 10 minute mark I completed 23 reps.

The no-mas-ometer reads 4.0. No joke.

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Blah di blah blah.

Let's see, Sunday I did 30 hang-power-cleans to push-press for time. I got the idea from CrossFit, only their version employed cleans. They caught the bar down low on the clean and then dropped the weight after the jerk. I like that it works the grip, along with the traps as well as the muscle groups involved in getting weight overhead. This was a short bit of work and only took 3'38.

On Monday, I did the "got cojones" routine again. A little slippage here, 6'48. I think it's because I skipped a meal. Yeah that's it. I blame hypoglycemia.

Tuesday, 2x15 dips and pull-ups w/Fe (6,7). Woohoo, 7.

Random business ungluing

Wednesday, the bear, 45 C&P's. I expected misery. Yesterday, I actually made a Fran attempt but stalled at 11 thrusters. Didn't even record it I was so disgusted. This experience confirms that I need more low end power, hence the bear. The weights started on the ground, no hang-power nuthin', with a deep catch in between. I broke this up into three wheezy sets that took about five minutes per set, with plenty of rest between sets. Operator error prevented me from determining the exact time, but the last set took well over 5 minutes. Argh!

Edit: I forgot to mention that I was conducting an experiment with Wednesday's workout. I wanted to see what effect, if any, background music had on my energy level. I set my music system to play easy listening type music: Melody Gardot; Nora Jones; Frank Sinatra, Julie London; Astrud Gilberto; Billie Holiday. You get the idea. Next time I'll try the same workout with everything Rammstein, then classical, and so on.

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