Crossfit Linchpin - D1
Main
Amrap 7 minutes of:
25 Double-unders
10 Burpees
5+22 RX
-Rest 5 minutes-
Amrap 7 minutes of:
7 Toes-to-bar
7 Burpees
6+5 RX
Optional Accessory 1
Farmer's Carry 1-1-1
2x22.5kg - 54m per round
Optional Accessory 2
Overhead Carry 1-1-1
2x15kg - 30m per round
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First AMRAP - 5+22 RX. I surprised myself on this as I thought I would do somewhere between 4 and 5 rounds. Double unders were good, not great. I even did the 5th round unbroken. Round times were 1:10. 1:20, 1:26, 1:25, 1:08, so paced it pretty well. 43rd percentile on Linchpin, which I'll take on a pure cardio workout with a weak movement of mine.
Second AMRAP - 6+5 RX. My toes to bar were strict, since I have no room for kipping. I had an ambitious goal of 7 rounds, but this was about where I thought I would be. TTB were 7, 4+3, 4+3, 3+2+2, 3+2+2, 2+singles, singles. Round times were 0:53, 1:02, 1:11, 1:11, 1:11, 1:06. 55th percentile, which I'm really happy with since I had to do the toes to bar strict and RX is kipping. I might have been 70-80 percentile if I could kip.
Accessory work was great, love the carries. It was my first time doing overhead and the awkward part was turning around multiple times in my apartment.
I love the programming so far. Today was just a cardio day, tomorrow is a pure strength day. It's not like the typical crossfit programming of strength followed by a metcon. There are strength days, cardio days, WL days, and mixes. Accessories seem really good as well.
I'm also debating getting a rack, barbell, and some weights. I might get a 2 piece squat rack so that I can store it away and it doesn't fill up the entire room.
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Originally Posted by ibavly
Do you feel learning oly lifts has been worth it for you?
What was your best and worst trade through the election?
I only do oly lifts because my hobby is crossfit. I am pretty uncoordinated in them and honestly wish crossfit didn't have it. Having said that, I have become a lot better without really devoting too much time to it. I have my moments where I love it and moments where I wish it didn't exist.
I wish I had exciting election stories for you, but I trade calendar spreads, flies and all sorts in commodity and STIR futures. I was hoping the election would create a bit of volatility in them, but it hasn't. I've been doing this for a long time and it's drying up a bit, so I've been trying to day trade the S&P off a 5 minute chart for the last 2 months. Trying be the key word. I'm doing pretty terribly but learning a lot. I have the same feeling I had as when I was a noob at poker. The uncertainty of if I will ever become good, but the excitement of the unknown. I'm giving it 6 months and then re-evaluate. I lost a bit trading the madness. What do you trade?
Last edited by arjun13; 11-06-2020 at 07:12 AM.