I am officially on UK soil and have made my way to the hotel! Of course, one of the first things a traveling CrossFitter needs to do is check out the facilities and here is what I found…It is not much, but it will do!
On first glance I have noticed two key things…a rower and some dumbbells. So lets put them together and see what we can come up with!
I got a bit lucky with this one because most hotel gyms will not have a rower. Maybe it’s just a UK thing…I dunno? Just don’t tell Bertha, Thelma or Louise that I used “another rower” when I threw together the following:
21-15-9 reps for time of:
Row 250m
Dumbbell Hang Power Clean (14kg ea)
Push-ups (Hand release at the bottom position)
It took me a little while to figure out why 14 pounds felt so darn heavy!! I thought it was just the fact that I haven’t slept since Saturday night and I literally just swamped down a huge meal about 15 minutes before the workout….but no…Rob just forgot he was in the UK and like the rest of the world they use…HELLO…the metric system!! Nevertheless, I finished the WOD with the 14kg (30lbs) dumbbells in 11:57…which is not exactly something to write home about, but….oh wait, isn’t that exactly what I am doing right now…HA!!!
Well it is about 2 am here and I probably should get some rest! On a total side note…I am always amazed by the breakthroughs in bathroom engineering by the British, but we will get into that another day!
Cheers!!
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WOD – 1/11/11
Five rounds for time of:
Row 250m
21 Burpees
Run 400m
Post time to comments.
At work today so got creative….
Annie: 50 DU, 50 butterfly situps, 40, 40, 30,30, 20,20, 10, 10 10:38 PR by 2 min i think
cash out with 3 rounds : 10 hang squat cleans 35# DB's and 10 dips
Everyone in the 4 pm class did great today.
25:36- 5 rounds- 1st rd rxd, 2-5 rds 15 burpees instead of 21.
Chinese food smelled soo good on the 400m runs behind the restaurant.