Happy Monday, you workout lovers, you! So get this: to reward you for loving working out and for finally looking at my Weekly Workouts post (I know you’re only here for the giveaway, you bastard), I’m going to reward one special person with a pair of Topo Athletic Shoes! If you haven’t seen these shoes yet, you need to. At first, I wasn’t sure I was going to like them. I’ve stuck with the same shoes for a long time and I’m quite comfortable with tying my own shoes. But these Topo Athletic Sante gym shoes are seriously fantastic. Super easy to tighten them (similar to snowboard boots), say to loosen them and they are wicked comfortable. They are a little wider in the toe area, which I find really comfortable and even better looking then skinny shoes. Skinny feet are weird looking.
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Sunday – Rest day! This was a day I planned on going to the gym, but after a night of Halloween party partying, I said no thank you. Alcohol ruins everything. It’s the worst.
Monday – Back on the wagon. I’ve been practicing my butterfly pull ups as much as possible and that’s exactly what I did this day. Since I had just been back for half a week at the gym, they were a little all over the place, but I managed to get a couple sets down pretty well! Hoping to have them down by the time I compete in a team competition this month. Gag.
Squat Clean & Split Jerk: 12 mins to find a heavy double. 20 sec between reps. I to to 120#
Front Squats: 6 x 4. All sets at 82% every 90 secs. – I used 95#
7 min AMRAP Of:
6 Power Cleans (185/135)
9 Burpees
12 Pull Ups
I got 4 rounds + 4 power cleans using 105#
Tuesday – I loved this workout. Any workout without squats in it is my jam. My jaaaaaam. Meaning I hate it less.
Snatch High Pulls with 2 sec Pause at Knee: 6 x 2. All at 80-90 % (8 mins)
Power Snatch: 6 x 2. With 10 sec Reset Between ( 12 mins) – I got to 105#
4 RFT OF: (12 min Time Cap)
10 HSPU or 3 Wall Walks
20 KB Swings (70/55)
40 Double Unders
I finished in 7:48 using a 45# KB
Wednesday – Yay! I can finally do some weighted pull ups! Not a ton of weight, but whatevs, I can still do it!
Strict Press : 3-3-3. Adding – I got to 85#
Then Push Press: 3-3-3. Adding – I got to 115#
In between every press set perform:
3 Weighted Pull Ups. Adding OR Max Effort Strict Pull Ups OR 7 x Bent Over DB Rows each side. Adding. (14 mins) – I used a 15# kettlebell to do my strict pull ups
12 min AMRAP OF:
200m Run
15 Box Overs (24/20)
15 Back Squats (135/95) – from floor
I got 4+100m at 85#
Thursday – This workout was holy hell uncomfortable.
EMOM For 9: 3 Power Clean & Push Jerks (225/155) or 75% of 1 rep max. – I used 115# and it was hell
For Total Ring Dips / Dips: (kipping or strict) – I did ring push ups because dips hurt my boobs. So do ring push ups. Boobs just aren’t suppose to do that sh*t.
60 sec work / 60 sec rest
45 sec work / 45 sec rest
30 sec work / 30 sec rest
15 sec work / 15 sec rest
THEN
21-15-9 Reps For Time Of:
Deadlift (255/175)
Hand release push ups
Toes to bar
I finished in 8:17 using 125# deadlift
Friday – I wasn’t going to take a rest day since I was leaving out of town soon, but then I did. And went to the dog park instead. That’s way more fun. I need small dog friends who want to play with Jackson because none of the big dogs want to.
Saturday – Talk about not wanting to do this workout. I woke up, saw this workout, and quickly regretted not working out on Friday. Shame. Because the sled push whooped my ass, especially since we only do them twice a year.
400m Sled Push With A Partner (empty)
Then on your own,
20 OHS (135/95)
400m Run
20 SDHP (135/95)
400m Run
20 Thrusters (135/95)
400m Run
20 Burpees
I finished in 19:23 using 65# for all of my lifts.
I want those shoes as much as I want that weighted pull-up! Awesome work!
I love those shoes and love your blog! I have all kinds of foot pain and am always looking for a good pair of shoes to work out in! Make me a winner!!
Oooo – those shoes are awesome. And winning is awesome. Thank you for BEING the sunshine on these dreary days!
Thanks for the chance.
Love working out vicariously through you… I get inspired, but know my body can’t cash that check just yet!!! Perhaps, I would perform better in some new duds for my hoofs!
It’s so hard to find shoes I like. These look great! thanks!
I really like your sight, however I have problems exercising because I have physical disability with right knee and right hip and all of right arm .So doing most exercise and walking to get hart rate is a hard thing for me to achieve. I have lost 77 pounds in 1 year with using an air bike and eating the Palo way with some exceptions to keep my sugars level. But all in all everything is going good. I’m glad I found your sight to get more food ideas, because my menu has been getting a little boring. So thank you again.
I am as athletic as a rock —–in my mid 60’s but would love some new shoes for walking. We just retired and plan to head to the senior center of winter, Quartzsite , Az so I really could use new shoes for my walking. You are just the cutest little soul, love reading your adventures and your recipes. Joan
Those are some super cute shoes and would really help to keep up my motivation to keep on truckin’ and to keep on keeping on this paleo lifestyle. Down 51 lbs and counting! Love checking out your site for recipes, inspiration and humor!
congratulations!!
I’m also the gal who wears the same shoes b/c they work! Those shoes look great & I’d love to try them!