We'd like to wish Zach good luck and safe travels as he heads to Army Basic training at Ft. Benning, GA. Zach has enlisted into the 18X program which a 18 month course to prepare him for Special Forces Selection.
For weighted pull-ups place a 45 pound dumbbell between the legs above crossed ankles and jettison the dumbbell after the third rep and continue with strict pull-ups and then the kipping pull-ups. Coming off the bar or going to ground constitutes termination of a set.
Needless to say it was cold in Chicago. View of Lake Michigan from The Adler Planetarium. That white stuff on the water is ice. You could literally watch the water freeze.
With a continuously running clock do one 135 pound Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 135 pound Clean and Jerk the second minute, three 135 pound Clean and Jerk the third minute.... continuing as long as you are able.