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Odd experience:
Training to try to do Murph (Mile run, 100 pull ups, 200 push ups, 300 squats, mile run) on memorial day, figure trying it a couple times a week is good conditioning anyway. Working up to it, I'm thinking wow I suck at this, I wonder what the record is and/or what a good time is online?
Normally when I look up CrossFit benchmarks, or powerlifting standards, like Fran or Grace the elite numbers and even normal standards strike me as basically impossible, numbers I can't imagine Hitting.
This time, it wasn't THAT bad. I'll definitely reach mid, which will make me happy at the event.
Just weird feeling. Normally I find out I suck worse than I thought.
Hopefully that carries over to the weekend: I'm going to a BJJ open mat at a different gym while I'm out of town for Easter. Hoping not to be embarrassed.
How many sets on the pullups? 1?
As many as needed, is how I've normally seen people do it. When doing very large volume I like to do a wave like 2-3-5-10. When you finish the 10, the 2 doesn't seem like any big deal, and the 2 isn't much so the 3 seems ok, then you've done two small sets so 5 is good to go, then you've rested up for your 10, etc.
But I might just stick with doing them partitioned, so 20 sets of 5-10-15 pull ups push ups squats.
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