When I saw there was no lifting on the whiteboard I knew it was going to be tough! And it was.
Whitten:
22 kettlebell swings
22 box jumps
400 metre run
22 burpees
22 wall balls
5 rounds, for time
The scaling was:
Bronze
• 8/12 kilo kettlebell
• 12” box
• 4 kilo wall ball
10 reps for 5 rounds
Silver
• 16/12 kilo kettlebell
• 18/12” box
• 7/4 kilo wall ball
15 reps for 5 rounds
Gold
• 24/16 kilo kettlebell
• 24/18” box
• 9/7 kilo wall ball
22 reps for 5 rounds
I said I would do Silver but with box step-ups as I’m still not even thinking about box jumps. But I didn’t. I did gold, with a 12 kilo kettlebell and a 4 kilo wall ball.
It took 41:16 minutes and the worst part, by far, was the burpees. There is something about kissing the ground 22 times in a row that is utterly demoralising. 5 x 400 metre runs was a joy, by comparison. The wall balls were okay too, but those burpees were hell.
Still – Gold!
• Bruises – burpee knee on the right
• PR – nope
• Wishlist – to find some pleasure in burpees … if such a thing is possible.
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