Thursday, April 22, 2010

DIVERGING PATHS


205# bench press/185# hang power clean
ascending/diverging ladder 
every minute on the minute for :10
1:1, 2:2, 3:3, 4:4, 5:5, 6:5, 7:4, 8:3, 9:2, 10:1

2 comments:

  1. Life in the laboratory is replete with both success and failure. The aforementioned combination of toxic chemicals blew up in my face on the bench press at number seven. The reasoning behind the diverging path at the half way point was in anticipation of a bottle neck on the ascent. 185# on both might have been a better choice. Draw the lead blinds, don PPE, and warm up the drawing board. Back to work.

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  2. Every experiment should encompass more than one test subject, to establish validity, and wave off doubt surrounding the initial hypothesis or post trial conclusions. Results from the previous participant proved accurate, no distinguishing counterexample present. My sticking point: Round seven. Able to complete the round within allotted time, I was instantaneously sent back to the bench press to fill the lab beaker with frustration. Sets of three reps at a time finished my day on the bench. Contrary to preliminary observations and common exploit, the EMOM format may be best used as a yardstick. Using careful programming and rep schemes it begs the question… Just how far can you go in before failing to meet the objective?

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