Bench Press, Squats, Metcon

Early afternoon

Strength
Bench Press 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3
Loads: 155, 175, 195, 205, 215 (failed 3rd rep), 215 (88% 1RM)
2 minutes rest between sets

Squats 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Load: 225 (85% 1RM)
2 minutes rest between sets

Metcon

AMRAP in 12 minutes:
5 Power Cleans (155#)
10 Pullups
15 Situps

5 + 23 reps

Workout comments: I usually only take 2 minutes rest between sets on strength movements. This is done for two reasons: 1. I want to keep my system taxed as consistently as possible during the workout. 2. I only have a certain amount of time for lunch and I don't want to spend countless hours in the gym. However, I gave myself a little extra rest of the last set of bench presses and it seemed to make the difference.

The metcon was tough. I was shooting for at least 8 rounds, but I knew after the second round that was not going to happen. The first round came in around 1:20, but eventually the power cleans got me. This is defintely a movement that I only have a little experience with. I don't remember the last time I tried for a 1RM in this, but I remember it not being too much higher than 180#. Seems like it might be a little higher now considering I just did 30 reps of 155#. What's even funnier is that Grace never seems as heavy as 155# did today, but in actuality it's only 20 lbs lighter.

Everything is relative.