5.24.13- The Helen

So, Rob and Laura (the owners of my Crossfit gym) are on vacation for the next week starting today. So instead of relying on the people I usually trust to make my life a living hell, I got a whole new cast of characters to torture me. It appears that Bobby, one of the regulars at the gym who also works as a personal trainer, has taken up the mantel of the draconian drill sergeant, tasked with shaping this gelatinous glob of man flesh.

What I did NOT know, is that when Rob and Laura go away, the class sizes dwindle. Kind of like how high schoolers might skip biology when a sub comes in. Unfortunately, this meant that I was the only person in my class today! This meant that Bobby only had one person to focus his training rage into. Now, if you are used to group classes, one on one sessions turn into quite a shock. Bobby never let me slack, so while I'm very grateful, and the results are good, well, I'll let Eric Carmen tell you how I felt:

So, After a few reps of push pressing, we got around to the hard stuff. The Helen. As prescribed it is:

 3 Rounds for time of
 -400m Run
 -21 KB Swings  24Kg 
 -12 Pull-ups

Of course, I scaled it a bit. As evil as Bobby is, he wasn't going to force me to do stuff I can't do. Instead, I rowed 500 meters, did the kettle bell swings with 20 Kg and did 12 ring rows. It was tough, especially doing it while under the watchful eye of Sauron. Nonetheless, I conquered it in 16 minutes and 4 seconds. It's true one does not simply walk into Mordor, but one can row, swing and pull themselves in. I'm proud of that. So thanks, Bobby, for forcing me to work my tail off, even if I do hope to never be in class by myself again.