Jeremy - aka OHS hell

Warmup: Mobility Exercises, run 800m (5:19) , Burgener warmup w/pvc dowel, 20 OHS w/ pvc dowel

WOD:

Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:
95 pound Overhead squats
Burpees

Results
19:31 - 15# OHS

21: 5:10 ... 3:41
15: 4:05 ... 2:35
9: 2:35 ... 1:15

Comments
OW OW OW OW. OHS are NOT my friends. Before the start I contemplated doing them with a 24# bar, tried a couple times before the workout started and it seemed heavy but doable. Once the workout started, I couldn't complete a single rep, so I moved to a 15# bar and they still nearly killed me. I haven't been wrecked this hard by a workout in a long while. The last time I was reduced to tears of frustration was when I wasn't eating properly, and while yesterday was not the BEST food day, i really can't say that it qualifies as BAD, and I had a very hearty breakfast. So the OHS really just were that hard. In fact, they were so hard, that i was relieved (!!!) when it was time to do the burpees.

I had a really hard time locking out my arms, i think this was a combination of lack of strength, lack of proper form, and i was using a body bar (weighted dowel) that was a little on the short side, so i couldn't quite get my grip wide enough. I probably should just have done the workout with a PVC dowel and concentrated on form, but I really wanted to try it weighted.

I hit muscular failure several times, and I am embarrassed to say that I cheated on a couple reps by resting the bar on my head on the way back up from the squat I redid most of these reps (and obviously this was both bad form and bad technique and just wouldn't be an option with heavier weight), but ... it was all i could do just to keep moving. Frequently I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry (and did a little of both) about how hard it was to keep a measly 15# above my head. I was very happy to be done with this particular workout. It was not pretty.