For time:
Row 1600 m
run 800 m
100 double unders (or 300 singles)
100 plate cleans 25/45
Post time to comments.
I knew we'd get a little criticism for our "3 Bars AMRAP" the other day. Sometimes you can just feel it coming.
Late in the day of the 25th I was alerted to a thread where 2 females were having a conversation highly critical of our programming that day. Since it was taken down quickly after I responded (politely, I might add) I can't quote them specifically. Among the highlights were versions of these comments:
... Bleh, deadlifts and power cleans. What, do they think everyone wants to be a bodybuilder? ...
... How can they expect girls to lift that much weight over their heads? ...
There was much more. But those were the highlights.
Since I was super excited and flattered they even noticed GPP and it's programming at all, I thought it best to make a couple of clarifications. Just trying to help.
My response:
"While we do embrace elements of bodybuilding in GPP programming (as well as, flexibility training, endurance training, functional training and etc.) we have NO intention of turning ANYONE into a bodybuilder. Neither do we think "everyone wants to be a bodybuilder."
Technically ladies, dead lifting is a POWER lift. Power cleans and push presses are elements of an OLYMPIC lift. None of these are very related to bodybuilding. I guess some progressive bodybuilders DO use elements of power lifting and certain Olympic lifts while they are in a mass building phase. Mostly they do this off-season. So, you've got me on that one - with the progressives anyway. Purists - NO WAY. Either way, it is rare to see bodybuilders using Oly and/or power lifts during the events of normal bodybuilding activities.
Also, you're right, 45 lbs is a BUNCH of weight. You'd surely have to work up to it."
That was all I wrote.
On a completely unrelated note ...
Below is a pic of Brynne absolutely killing that workout. She made it through all of the rounds (note the clock) with RX'd weight. Oh, and she's 12.
