Yay for another 5:30am class time.  Not many people are thankful for morning meetings off-site but they help me get to the AM classes so I love ’em!! It was nice to actually do some deadlifting in class today instead of at the Bouldering gym.

We had a nice little warm-up prepping for both the Deadlift and the MetCon.  Getting some overhead work (farmers carry) and some Good Mornings.  Then we did some warm-ups with the barbell and hit our 5×2 at 88%.  This was pretty heavy. I had 235# on the bar for these.  I partnered with Mike who was doing about 100#’s more than me so we did a lot of plate swapping but it worked out well.  The first couple didn’t feel too bad, but by the end I was definitely feeling some fatigue and pulled the last one with too much of my back.

I was able to complete the Sumo Deadlift with 165# on the bar at 10 touch and go reps. I was obviously tired, but they went well.

The MetCon was a quick burner – 50 calorie row with 50 overhead lunges!! The Gold was 35# dumbbell.  I wasn’t sure how that would feel through 50 but I went for it.  I spent a little over 2 minutes on the rower before pounding out the lunges in sets of 10.  I alternated arms with each set. They were noticeably easier with my right arm (both in keeping it locked out, but also in the actual lunge).  I finished the workout in 6:08.

Then some foam rolling and chatting before showering and heading on to my breakfast meeting! A great way to start the day.