Tuesday July 1, 2025

🏋️‍♂️️ Training Log – July 1, 2025

Strength & Technique Work

Lifting Volume: 4,680 lbs
Rx’d Total:

  • Back Squats: 3x135, 3x225, 3x245 lbs

  • Good Mornings: 5x3 @ 65 lbs

  • Snatch Sott Press: 5x5 @ 65 lbs

  • Snatch Balance + 2 Overhead Squats: 1x75, 2x95 lbs

Heavy squat focus early. Posterior chain activation and shoulder stability emphasis from Sott press and overhead squat work.

🔥 Burpee Benchmark – 100 for Time

Today’s Time: 4:50
Previous Best: 4:26 (Dec 19, 2017)

Unbroken. Possible miscount at 80, but time lines up with past results. Felt strong. Sitting at 187 lbs—goal weight is 174. Staying sub-5 consistently is a great marker.

Historical 100 Burpees for Time:

  • Jul 1, 2025 – 4:50

  • Jun 10, 2024 – 4:50

  • Mar 4, 2022 – 4:48

  • Jul 9, 2020 – 4:56

  • Feb 13, 2018 – 4:28

  • Dec 19, 2017 – 4:26 (All-time PR)

  • May 8, 2017 – 4:35

  • Jun 17, 2016 – 4:55 (Wim Hof breathing noted)

  • Dec 1, 2014 – 5:16

  • Jun 17, 2014 – 11:03 (with 45 lb ruck)

  • Jan 29, 2013 – 5:35

  • Dec 30, 2011 – 5:33

  • Feb 3, 2010 – 6:23

  • Dec 3, 2009 – 6:15

  • Nov 5, 2009 – 6:27

  • Sep 7, 2009 – 5:26

  • Jul 16, 2009 – 5:41

  • Jun 30, 2009 – 6:14

  • Jun 8, 2009 – 5:50

💥 WOD – "The Chief"

5 x 3:00 AMRAP, Rest 1 min between rounds:

  • 3 Power Cleans @ 135 lbs

  • 6 Push-ups

  • 9 Air Squats

Total Rounds: 22.667
Previous Scores:

  • Nov 8, 2023 – 25.111 rounds

  • Nov 17, 2019 – 26.519 rounds

  • May 18, 2018 – 26.222 rounds

  • Jan 27, 2017 – 27.167 rounds

  • Aug 29, 2016 – 27.667 rounds

  • Jul 28, 2015 – 23.0 rounds

  • Mar 9, 2015 – 26.111 rounds

  • May 11, 2012 – 495 reps

  • Dec 14, 2011 – 432 reps

Classic grinder. Moved well. Big garage crew today: Rusty, Builder, Brandon Clift, Will Hunt, Card, Ethan, Kyle, Will Ensign, Alan, Jody, Steen, June, Matthew Nuar, and visitor Andrew Lefferts.