Magic 50
I was digging through the archives and realized I hadn’t done Ross’s Magic 50 in a while. Grabbed a 65lb dumbbell and went to work:
- 5 DB Snatches/ Arm
- 5 DB Swings/ Arm
- 10 Burpees
Repeat 5x
Total time: 11:20. This was the first time it ever took me over 10 minutes, but it was the heaviest I’ve ever gone as well (used a 50 last time and finished in the 9 minute range). Finished with 3 sets of 10 pullups. I felt absolutely terrible and am still recovering from this one an hour later.
I did some experimenting with weights before I started and settled on the 65lber. I was actually planning on using the 75 before I got to the gym, but that just wasn’t happening with the 1 arm swing. Also did 5 TGUs/side with the 65 before starting. Man, I had somehow convinced myself that this one wasn’t that bad. Just goes to show that I wasn’t going heavy enough before and these workouts are as hard as you make them.
