Workout of the Day:
Shoulder Press
5-5-5
and then,
Three rounds for time of:
20 Push Presses (Men=105-125, Women=75-85)
15 Pull-Ups
10 Ring Dips
Congratulations to Pops and Krazy K who celebrated their 30 year anniversary yesterday.
Ripped Hands Are Not Cool
Written by Mike Hom
I have done it. Many of our members have done it. It comes with the territory. But, contrary to popular belief, ripping your hands up is not a sign of hardcore-ness – even if you take a photo of them and post them on a website. It is, however, a clear and obvious sign of voluminous friction and pressure that overwhelms your skin’s ability to protect itself. Look, working out will rough up your hands; there is no argument there. But there has to be a harmony with your training and some of the unfortunate damage your body will take from it.
If your hands are mangled, you simply cannot train the way you want to until they heal. Heck, try doing everyday things like taking a shower, washing your hands, or washing your dirty dishes. I’m sure those holes that are missing chunks of flesh will thank you for the attention. So, the next time you feel your hands are on the verge of losing skin or if they already have experienced a loss of skin, be smart about it. STOP THE ACTIVITY CAUSING THE RIPPING!
Ok, lets assume for a second that you have some healthy callouses that have formed and you have no tears. Well, depending on the workout, there is a chance you will tear those callouses as mounds of lumpy, tough skin catch very easily in situations where there is friction and pressure. To mitigate this, take care of your callouses. Some ways to maintain your callouses include the following:
- Filing
- Grating – Find a callous grater at your local drug store or apothecary
- Dremel – A bit extreme but for $15 bucks, you will have a fast and speedy utility to quickly sand those callouses down
- Ped egg – I felt pretty emasculated buying this thing, but after hearing accolades from some guys and girls about this, I went out and bought one. It has become my favorite callous maintenance tool. It is basically the same as a grater but the grating mesh is finer and the thing collects the grated skin dust that you create until you’re ready to dispose.
Let’s re-cap. Ripped hands are not cool. They are not hardcore. They are an impediment to your training. If you rip your hands, stop the activity that is putting friction and/or pressure on your hands. If you have excessive callous development, maintain them by shaving them down. Simple!
If your local apothecary doesn’t have any potions or extracts to help you, try your neighborhood alchemist.
You can also try taping your hands. Read my post here: http://www.crossfitinvictus.com/blog/2009/06/tuesday-june-2-2009/
Mike, use more lotion to reduce the voluminous friction.
I hear urinating on your hands will also help toughen them up…
Drinking your own urine has anecdotally been shown to improve performance as well, Ben.
Where did this comment board take a left turn? Calvin was your post spaced as to add the slow methodical “read my lips” feel to it? Keep up on those hands, good maintenance can go a long way in preventing tears, also think about the type of friction you are putting on them. In the case of pull ups, high volume kipping or butterflying can create extra rotational friction so keep that in mind as a cause of the tear no matter how well maintained your hands are.
WOD 8:40 @ 115#
first and foremost- CONGRATS TO POPS AND KRAZY K!!! 30 years is amazing, i struggle with the day to day life of 10 years of marriage and here you 2 are happy at 30. WOW
2nd- i think ripped callouses are the coolest! there is nothing like the harsh fire that comes with cleaning some gnarly blow-outs followed by tincture of benzoin. 100% better than anything on the market for blow-outs, 200% less tolerable than actually touching a fire.
thankfully Calvin has written a really good blog on post blow-out taping. this has saved my bacon Calvin. thank you
Congrats Pops and Karen!
congrats pops and mama!! love you guys SO much and I hope that when I get married within the next couple months cause i wanna start having babies ASAP for me and michele to raise together (just gotta find a guy to give me babies.. thats my only requirement), my husband and I will be JUST like you guys. l
Yeah, you gotta drink the first one in the morning.
WOD 6:57 @ 110
6:52 with 125#. Maybe I should’ve drank mine this morning.
Congrats Pops and Krazy K! Keep it up…Mom & Dad Riebel just hit 37 a few days ago.
Almost forgot, 170 for 7 on my last set of press.
Show off….
Hi Michele, is there a place on the website that we can sign up for your cooking class?
Geez! 170# for 7… freak. There’s no way this little wee guy is touchin’ that.
Lucy! You are in!
A tardy, but hearty, congratulations on your 30th!