Today’s workout
7 rounds
205# Clean, 3 reps
4 Ring Handstand Push Ups
What I did
7 rounds
105/95# (5) Clean, 3 Reps
4 Ring Handstand Push Ups
I haven’t done RHSPUs in about ten years, but found out I could still do them, even though I almost kicked one of our coaches in the face on my first attempt to try and get into the handstand (sorry, Suver!!).
The rings kept getting lower as the rounds went on and eventually I was very lightly punching the ground and my knuckles were getting pretty bruised and cut up. It would have taken too long to adjust them, so I just kept going. It took me about 30 seconds to fully get upside down in each round and I could definitely improve that, but I think it wasn’t bad considering I haven’t done the movement since high school (where I could maybe do one, not 28).
I was disappointed in my performance today because I wasn’t using my head. I was only cleaning 105#, about half of the prescribed weight and I had to drop down to 95# because I forgot I could have squat cleaned the weight. Even though my cleans need a lot of work, I should have remembered that I had that option instead of dropping the weight. I’ve been working on my hip flexibility a lot lately, so it would have been nice to do a heavier squat clean and I’m bummed I missed the opportunity to try it.
Despite that frustration, after the workout, I held a handstand for a solid 20 seconds, and then I did it again! We did a shoulder mobility drill before the workout that really seemed to help a ton with opening up my shoulders. Back when I did gymnastics, I never was good at holding handstands and these were two of the best ones I’ve ever done!
Good day and bad day at the gym today. I’m getting excited to work out at CrossFit New England later this week!!
