It’s a good thing I skipped out on CrossFit yesterday. The WOD was Annie – x 3!!! Geezoos! Congratulations to the guys who, under stress of doing a billion singles, unexpectedly started doing double unders! Woohoo!!!

Yeah, that wouldn’t be me.

Apparently, I missed the memo that, for the month of June, Wednesdays are benchmark days. Whatever that means is that I have another rest day. Ah well…

Today’s WOD was:

Part 1 – I also learned today that SWOD means Strength WOD. Ah, so that’s what we’ve been doing. Har.

Today, we worked on our straight presses. 5 x 5. Two minutes per round. I couldn’t do more than one straight press of 40 lbs. without my back giving, so I only did 35 lbs. But even with that sad weight, I faltered at the very last press and ended up jerking it. I tried again but my shoulders weren’t having any of it.

Part 2 – For time, 10-minute cap:

• 3 push jerks (My weight: 45 lbs.)

• 10 burpees to pull-ups (- I just jumped up and tried to pull myself up on rings.)

My time was 8:52. I hate burpees.

Pain inventory: When I had a massage last Tuesday night, every single inch of my back was in pain. The next day, however, my lower back was surprisingly fine. It was and still is a bit wonky, but it’s not as bad as I thought it would be. (Maybe my deadlift form wasn’t as bad as I thought it was.) What I didn’t expect was the pain that ran from my neck to the traps (where it was and is still strongest) to the delts, the pecs, and the biceps. I must have strained when we did the snatch grip deadlifts (- we also had to shrug the weight up). There’s also a dull ache in my forearms, fingers (no kidding) and hamstrings.