Gold's Gym

At work again, this time up in Chesapeake, VA. Since I'm on a strength cycle for these next 3 months I'm making an extra effort to find gyms when I'm away to get a WOD in (as close as possible anyway). Seems there is a Gold's Gym less than a mile from the hotel.

Today was supposed to be heavy cleans, but when you walk into a gym that has no lifting platforms, no bumpers, no tape,doesn't allow chalk and has a sign like this posted on the wall…



… you've got to do the best you can. I decided on some middle weight technique work for the HPC.

mobility

hpc:
1 x 3 x 45
1 x 3 x 95
1 x 3 x 135
1 x 3 x 145
1 x 3 x 155
1 x 3 x 165
1 x 3 x 175
1 x 3 x 135

I'm still having issues with releasing the hook grip on the top. With no tape for my wrist or fingers, I called it day at 175. Since that WOD got cut a bit short I moved to the dumbells for…

1-arm db swings (1 minute rest between sets):
1 x 10 x 25
1 x 10 x 30
1 x 10 x 35
1 x 10 x 40
1 x 10 x 45
1 x 10 x 50

Looking around I saw exactly "1" pull-up bar attached between some pully machine. It was as maybe 3/4" thick (tiny!) slick as oil with a small patch of tape in one spot. I did a set of 6 close grip chins, but kept slipping off so called it a day. Not the greatest workout, but better than what I could have gotten in the hotel gym.