Death By Power Clean

I started out today with this post on facebook: 

Today I am thankful for the body that I was born with. I have a natural tendency to be a little chunky, have a little asthma and I hate the whole RLS thing. But, I am able to enjoy lifting weights, flippin' tires, running through mud, jumping over fire obstacles, climbing walls and crawling through mucky tunnels. I may be slow (working on that) and may have to suck on an inhaler. But, still my body can do it. And, as long as it can, I will. And, I am thankful for that. Take care of your bodies people. You only get one!

I am thankful. It's really crappy to have exercise induced asthma. I have to run every single day to feel "comfortable" with a 5k. And, RLS (restless leg syndrome), have you ever tried to do a WOD, run a few miles or crank out some other beastly workout without at east a couple hours of sleep? I'm not talking a few missed nights of sleep a month. I am talking a nightly war with sleep? Yes, war. It's a love/hate relationship. I love, love, love sleep. But, I hate that I never, ever get a full night of sleep.

So, I will tell you another thing I am thankful for. That I also hate. MEDICATION. I am, what my family lovingly refers to as "earthy". I go the natural route for aliments if at all possible. But, man I really love me some Mirapex (RLS prescription medication) and my inhaler. Both of which I needed in order to complete and Rx (YES!!) today's WOD.

Enter, "Death By Power Clean". This WOD goes like this:

Set up Barbell (Rx weight for females = 75 pounds)

Complete 20 Rounds of Power Cleans 

Each round = One minute
First minute = One Power Clean
Second minute = Two Power Cleans
And so on and so on.....
If you get to a round that you can not complete....say round 10. You drop down to half that number of reps and complete that many Power Cleans for each round left.....so 5 Power Cleans for the remaining 10 rounds. Make sense? I hope so...

Now, if you can breath, this is hard. If you sleep well, this is hard. I can't breathe and I don't sleep well. So, I thought to myself....."You can do 6. At least do six whole rounds." <--------This is me placing limitations on myself!

I went 9 full rounds. Made it 6 Power Cleans into round 10 before I couldn't complete the movement. So, I finished out the last 10 rounds with 5 Power Cleans each round. 

Let's not forget. This is 20 minutes non-stop. No rest minutes in between. NO REST in between. 

Yep. I went 9 full rounds @ Rx weight (75 pounds).

Yep, I'm beastly. 

The highest rounds completed in our box today was 14 rounds. 

So, to sum it up. I am thankful for this non-breathing, sleep deprived, chunky body of mine.

And, I intend everyday to get stronger and leaner. Because, I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. 

Death By Power Clean WOD: the White Board