#devils press

[notfortime]

Wednesday 04/12/19

WOD 1 - 15 min AMRAP

10 Devils press (15′s)

10 Pistol squats

10 Tuck ups

30 Double unders

Then straight into..

WOD 2 - 5 min cap

Max reps bike cals

Completed:

W1 - 4 Rounds

W2 - 45 cals

Was aiming to finish 3 rounds in W1, so was stoked to hit the fourth! Just under 4 minutes per round. Went to grab the DB’s to try get one devils press rep in with about 7 secs left in the AMRAP, but only managed to do the burpee and get on my feet before time was up lol. The devils press was by far the hardest movement and 10 reps seemed to take forever.

Pistol squats got better and faster as the rounds went on. In the last 2 rounds, I didn’t have to hold my non-working foot with reps to balance myself #winning

Tuck ups were fine too, though I couldn’t even do any rounds with unbroken reps. Before starting I thought these would be easy lol. Double unders were good, it was just the first round where I broke up the reps and only ‘cos I tripped over the damn rope.

With wod 2 - I didn’t get on the bike until about 15 secs had passed from being so fatigued from the AMRAP. The first 2 minutes or so I was trying to pick up speed as much as I could while still trying to recover. The last 3 minutes went by quickly. Was hoping to get 50 cals in, but happy with what I ended up with in the end.

[junhothekim]

Sleep Paralysis

I've been getting a lot of sleep paralysis lately. Its starts off when I'm laying down. I am not sure if I am just tired and I can't move or if I am going through another episode. Then it dawns on me when I start sinking into my deepest thoughts detached from reality. I think thats what sleep paralysis is, the complete detachment of your mind from the physical world. I still vividly remember my first episode, I couldn't open my eyes, and I had no control over anything physical. When I was young, I associated this phenomena with the devil. I would start praying but that just encouraged fear and anxiety to take over. Now, with more experience, my mind freely roams around open to any thought that could possibly explain the situation, I try to concentrate on relaxation. But to relax, it either takes great courage or complete ignorance. While I wrestle with the choices in hand, doubt starts to creep in, with doubt I must check if I am still in control. This thought becomes obsessive and I devout the entirety of me to confirm my physical existence. I concentrate on waking up, I imagine thrusting my hand or kicking my feet but the more I try the harder it seems to move. All at once, I am broken from the spell and return to my bed. I see how reality hasn't changed a bit and soon the very thought of doubting my control seem silly. I chuckle and wonder if I would react the same way next time I go through a sleep paralysis. But my hapless curiosity is soon flashed by a blade of terror. I ask myself with hesitation, what if I never wake up when did happens again?