04.07.07
New Personal Best 5 rep Crossfit Backsquat
Monday 2nd July
Back Squat
5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
Colin - 100 - 120 F(4) - 120 - 122.5PB - 100
Previous PB for 5 reps was 120, so it was alarming to fail to match that on the 2nd round. It does look silly when you have 120kg on a bar and put 2 x 1.25 polos on the end! 
Tuesday 3rd July
3 rounds :
50 Squats
30 KBell Swings 20kg
20 Press Ups.
Colin - 14:27
I surprised myself with this time. Because the 2 people either side of me finished sub 10min, and where I was in the gym, I wasn’t able to see anyone else working, so was convinced I was way behind when by the end of the 2nd round, I was already having to break the squats down to sets of just 5. Virtually the whole 3rd round was sets of 5 squats, and push ups were down to 2’s and 1’s by the end.
I was amazed when I realised I’d finished before Steve and Richard! I fear the freak result, if only for what it will mean for the next time this workout comes round.
Mike said,
July 29, 2007 at 6:58 am
Hi Colin,
My father’s name is Colin McNulty. He is an example of what can happen with smoking, a bad diet and no exercise one’s entire life. He is now 74 and after years of digestive problems he had to have a radical colostomy last year. He also has deep vein thrombosis which swells and purples his legs, and he’s on heart meds. He is a living example of how NOT to treat one’s body. Perhaps your readers will sympathize with me having a touching moment of irony while visiting this blog.
Mike McNulty
Colin McNulty said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Sorry Mike, just saw this comment. Thanks for stopping by, sorry to hear about your Dad. How is he?
Colin