Fitness - Back Squat & Oly Bar Progression WOD - 12/31

Focus: Back squats, 5x5
1x5 - 125 Kg (275#)
1x5 - 150 Kg (330.7#)
2x5 - 160 Kg (352.7#)
1x5 - 164 Kg (361.5#)

Felt pretty good here. On the last set at 164 it felt like it was going to fold me in half. Lots of fatigue in the legs today but it felt good to power through. Just focused on getting full range of motion and keeping the core pressurized.

WOD: Olympic bar progression, bar only (20 Kg - 45#)
50 hang power snatches
50 overhead squats
50 push presses
50 front squats
50 back squats
50 hang power cleans
50 thrusters

Score/Time: 10:50
Calories burned (focus & WOD): 707

This was tough. Holy cow, it's crazy how pushing just the bar around can feel so heavy. The catch behind this WOD was that you had to move down the list in order and had to finish all 50 reps of one movement before starting on the next. And, you weren't allowed to put the bar down, which was the true test.

If the bar hit the ground it was 10 burpees. The only way to rest was to squat down and rest the bar across your lap and shake out your grip. But if you lost your balance and the end of the bar hit the ground, 10 burpees were waiting for you. This actually happened to a few people, bummer.

Have an incredible and incredibly safe New Years!