Lots has happened since I last had time and energy to blog. So instead of one really long blog with lots of topics I will give a short description of each and if you want you can read more or skip it and go on to the next.
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The Open 15.4 Rx
Need a laugh then read this. I knew before I started that the 84kg clean weight was too heavy for me, but thought I could quickly pump out 3 handstand push-ups. I could not have been so wrong. My mistake was eating a 500g steak, drinking two beers and testing all the desserts. Continue reading
Last minute trip to Dubai
I was called back to Dubai for a meeting. Going straight from Stockholm after my tests and Nationals my suitcase was full of training clothes, swimsuits, shoes and of course work clothes. Since I had not done 15.4 yet I even had my CF gear bag with me.
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Swedish Nationals
Friday-Sunday was the Swedish Nationals for Masters Swimming. I get out of my fitness test around 12:45 and make my way to the hotel. I get to rest in my room until just before 4pm. By then the majority of the evening swimmers are also in the pool area.
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Lactate & VO2 Max test
Last Friday I had the opportunity to take a few test at Aktivitus in Stockholm. I booked the 10:30-12:30 test so I would have time to recover before the afternoon session at Nationals.
I take the 6am train and arrive in Stockholm at 9:40. Dump my suitcase in a locker and jump on the metro out to Solna.
There is a risk that 15.4 will be a walkover!
I just got word that I need to be in Dubai on Monday for a meeting…
That means I won’t be able to stay for the entire Swedish Nationals on Sunday. But more importantly it means I might have to walkover The Open WoD 15.4.
I have been in contact with 4 boxes in Dubai, keeping my fingers crossed they have open gym times late on Monday so I can attempt 15.4, but it is not looking good. Most of them seem to have open gym 1400-1600 and then classes until closing. But there were lots of boxes with in 15km of my hotel, so I will keep trying to contact them.
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15.3 Scaled & Olympic lifting class
On Friday Fredrik and I met at the Box after lunch to test 15.3 WOD.
15.3 Rx:
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 14 minutes of:
7 muscle-ups
50 wall-ball shots
100 double-unders
(Men use 20-lb. ball to 10 feet, Women use 14-lb. ball to 9 feet)
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15.2 Rx & Filling in my tattoo
Sunday I get to the Box 40 min before the start of yoga, and warm up for my attempt at 15.2 Rx. I was really happy with my Scaled attempt and decided I could either attempt to do a minimum of 9 reps more to be able to start the next round, or see how many reps of the first round of Rx I could manage. It was the quickest and most mentally tough WOD since I started 3 months ago. Same set up as the scaled with 3 min rounds, but starting with
2x 10 Overhead squats 43kg
10 Chest to bars (C2B)
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15.2 Scaled and After WOD with the guys
Week two of the Open was a combo of overhead squats and chest to bars. Lucky for me the scaled WOD was chins instead of C2B and the OH squat weight was 29kg instead of 43kg. A few guys from the box decided we should have an AfterWOD when we had finished 15.2. So most of us were in the box at the same time after work.
After judging one Rx and one scaled it was my turn to give it a go.
3 min rounds of
2x 6 OH Squats 29kg + 6 chins
2x 8 OH Squats + 8 chins
2x 10 OH Squats + 10 chins
2x 12 OH Squats + 12 chins
etc…. As long as you completed all reps with in 3 min you could start the next round.
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My conversion to becoming a Swede….
It has been over 14 years since I moved to Sweden. 16 Feb 2001 to be more specific. There are parts of me that will never change, that will always stick out as not being Swedish, but I think that I am adapting well.
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