Upon returning from Horsham, where my rite of passage routine was a little disrupted, I decided to go in a different direction with regard my training. Last week saw me return to the barbell and complete 3 of 4 day of Wendlers 5/3/1. Was able to complete the press day, bench press and deadlift.
Friday rolled around and I was due to squat but gave this a miss in favour of a Crossfit WOD. For the past couple of years I have been following Crossfit's main site and have completed some of their WOD's. I decided to do three over the course of the last three days all incorporating bodyweight movements. e.g. pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups and squats. These were done in either round format, as many reps as possible in a given time or simply 1 round through for larger reps.
I believe Crossfit does offer benefits with regards to conditioning and body comp but I am a bit put off by the lack of planning and lack of being able to consistenly measure your progress.
So after a bit of a hiatus I am returning to the Rite of Passage. Why? Well simply, it was working and it was a few days away that enabled my mind to wander and contemplate other programs/ideas. That coupled with the fact that it is very structured, progressive and simple in it's design.
Owing to the fact that it is forecast to be around 40 degrees today we will kick things off tomorrow.
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