Three bars of death

Warm-up:
deadlifts
cleans

Crossfit WOD 030308

Linda, aka "Three bars of death"
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of the triplet:
Deadlift: 1.5 x body weight (210 = 1.5 x BW)
Bench press: 1 x body weight (115 = 0.82 x BW)
Clean: 0.75 x body weight (115 = 0.82 x BW)

Set up three bars and storm through for time.

BL: 53:21 (4:23,7:46,6:58,7:30,7:52,6:05,4:46,3:35,3:00,1:23)

Full squat cleans. No bench available, so I did floor presses instead. I thought these might be easier but they weren't, the eccentric portion was harder cause I was trying not to smash my elbows into the floor.

I was pretty nervous beforehand given how Linda destroyed me last time. I wasn't disappointed this time around. No other workout has produced anything like the misery I feel after 2 rounds with Linda.

"Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong."

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Light of Stars"

HT to Sean Manseau for the quote.

The word of the day is HUMILITY

Warm-up:
plate swings
cleans
deadlifts

Linda, aka "Three bars of death"For time:
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of:
Deadlift: 1.5 x body weight (205 = 1.46 x BW)
Bench press: 1 x body weight (105 = 0.75 x BW)
Clean: 0.75 x body weight (115 = 0.82 x BW)

BL: 76 minutes, compare to those damned CFers.

Absolutely brutal. I had doubts that I would even survive. I've read about CNS failure, but hadn't experienced it until today. Very hard to describe, but the motor-neurons just stopped firing midway through two of the cleans; I just dropped the bar. The cleans (full squat cleans) were by far the worst part, most of my time was spent resting between each rep. Bench can go up next time.

Funny numbers from the Performance Menu's power output calculator:
Work Performed:
106263.55 joules
10835.69 kg-m
78379.99 ft-lbs
Power Output:
23.3 watts
0.03 horsepower
17.19 ft-lbs/sec