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WOD 1-23-08

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

"We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it." --Sharon Salzberg-- APK Warmup

Workout- Tabata intervals: Perform each exercise for :20 seconds followed by :10 seconds rest. Repeat x 8 for each exercise for a total of 4:00 each. Move directly to the next exercise with minimal rest.

Keep track of total reps for each :20 second interval. Add together the lowest sets for each exercise for your total score. Post score to comments. Compare to 6-20-06

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1. 01-23-2008 15:19

nice workout.

Squats-
27,30,28,28,27,28,27,28- score: 27
Pushups- 29,25,19,17,17,18,17,18- score:17
Situps- 24,26,25,24,26,26,24,25- score: 24
Pullups- 10,6,6,5,4,4,4,4- score: 4

Total- 72

My pushups got a little shallow toward the end admittedly, and it should be noted that since my pullup bar doesn't allow for kipping all my pullups were strict.

Travis Noble

2. 01-23-2008 18:32

total:58

parknewb

3. 01-23-2008 20:28

Squats
23, 20, 20, 22, 20, 20, 20, 20
Push-Ups
25, 20, 15, 15, 12 (knees from here on), 10, 9, 9 (knees and regular)
Situps (full ROM)
13, 13, 12, 12, 13, 12, 10, 12
Pull-Ups
10, 5, 5 (failure = negatives from here on), 5, 4 (30 sec break), 4, 4, 5

Surprisingly this was npt much of a cardio workout for me, my strength endurance held me back. I guess that's why we do the workouts.
Score: 45

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