You know when you just can’t find the right tool for the job? You look for ages, and then end up having to perform some sort of McGyver-esque fudge using a broken screwdriver, a wire hanger, and some electrical tape?

No?

Just me, then…

Anyway, today was kind of like this.

Sure, we cracked on with some Clean & Jerks (3-3-3-1-1-1) as folks strived to build on last weeks 3 rep max, with a brand new one rep max. Fun times were definitely had learning the split jerk (and its cousin, the inadvertent split clean). And there were some terrific efforts and brand new 1RMs set in every session.

But, there was something not quite right with the WOD:

AMRAP 12 minutes

• 5x Handstand push-ups
• 10x Box jumps
• 15x Hip extensions

You see, we don’t have enough space for lots of GHD machines in the gym. So how to perform the hip extensions…?

0630 – Band pull-throughs

This was interesting. It definitely lit up the hamstrings, glutes and hips. But there is something about pulling a band right up inside your crotch that just isn’t…cricket.

1730 – Band pull-throughs

Theory confirmed. Exercise more hilarious than useful.

Band pull-throughs: Quite amusing

1830 – Hip bridge

Class ended up looking like something out of a 1980′s aerobic video. Hip trusts on the floor are no more dignified than pulling band through legs.

Hip bridge: Still not quite right...

1930 – Kettlebell swings

F*ck it. Let’s just change the workout…

AMRAP 12 minutes

• 5x Handstand push-ups
• 15x Box jumps
• 25x Kettlebell swings

Kettlebell swings: Now we're talking!

Seemed to have the desired effect.

Who programmes ‘hip extensions’, anyway…grumble, grumble…

Related posts:

1. WOD 17 March: “Let sleeping Stemlers lie”
2. WOD 17 Jan: Grace
3. WOD 17 April: Jumping for Spring joy
4. CFL WOD, Monday, 17 August, 2009
5. WOD 19 March: Clean & Jerks and Pull-ups