About 7am this morning, as I rushed into work (looking like a pack mule with my three bags, keys and travel mug in my hands), I felt my arms shake.

Seriously, they were shaking, and I could not control them.  My muscles were involuntarily twitching, and it felt very weird.  I rushed to my desk and pulled out my breakfast hoping a little sustenance would help.

It did.

What did I do to create such upper body havoc?

Power Clean
5×5

We were on a tight schedule, and despite moving fairly quickly, we only had time to complete 4 sets.  My results were: 65-75-80-85.  I felt my form begin to break down at 85, so I’m not sure how I would have done at 90 or 95.

We followed up our strength session with a met-con that I knew would be a long one.

21-18-15-12-9-6
DB Power Snatch R (M 50# / W 35#)
DB Power Snatch L
Pull ups

I did OK on round 1.  I was moving quickly, and I started to wonder whether I chose a weight that was too light.  But on round 2 I realized that was bull$**t, because I was really starting to wear down.  I was soaked, and my hands were so slippery, I kept having to chalk up.  The pull ups became much harder than they should have been, considering I was using three purple bands.

There was a 15 minute cutoff, so I did not finish.  I made it into the 3rd round with both sides of snatches and 2 pullups.

Class ran late so my friends helped me out by putting my stuff away while I ran out the door.  I miss hanging around for the cool-down stretch.  I was still flushed when I got home, and for the first time I took a cool shower.  It felt amazing!

You should try it!