Wednesday the 18th

Tuesday April 17th
4 rounds for time
400m run
25 slam balls (16 lbs)

19ish minutes


Wednesday April 18th
Strength: Overhead Squat
1 rep - 50lbs
10 reps - 35lbs
1 rep - 70lbs
20 reps - 45lbs
1 rep - 80lbs
30 reps - 50lbs

New 1RM of 80lbs!
We could take breaks in the multiple rep sets but were not supposed to take many. I didn't take any for the 10 or 20. For the thirty I took several, but never purposefully, only when I bailed on a rep. The final ten-ish I was only doing one or two at a time.

WOD:
3 rounds of
30 sec DL @ bodyweight
30 sec hand release push ups
30 sec sit ups
30 sec kettlebell swings
1 min rest

Total reps: 164
DL: 135lbs
KBS: 12kg

Really enjoyed this one. Rx for KBS was 16 and I thought I had a 16 but grabbed 12 by accident. The first round of KBS, since I thought I had a 16, I thrusted way to hard and wound up throwing the kettlebell right over my head, lol.

@ Kelly: Thanks for all of your positive comments, they mean a lot! WOD stands for workout of the day. Some other acronyms (there are tons):
AMRAP - as many reps/rounds as possible
EMOM - every minute on the minute
OHS - overhead squat
KBS - kettlebell swings
SDHP - sumo deadlift high pull
FS - front squat
HPC - hang power clean
BB/DB - barbell / dumbell
Those are the only ones that really come to mind right now. There are TONS though!

@Angie: I wish I could do two a days all of the time! I've done two so far in the last seven days. My box is pretty small so the WOD is the same for all classes so when I go again, I'm doing the same thing over. When there is space I modify some of the moves, though. Also, I'm still pretty new to fitness so my coaches 'put their foot down' sometimes, and encourage me to make use of my rest time. I really want to go back tonight, so we'll see how that goes!

Now, some pictures!

I made my bed perfectly right before going to sleep last night. I don't remember waking up in the middle of the night or anything. Wth do I do in my sleep?! PS yes at 21 I still have multiple teddy bears that share my bed.

I'm the only one at my box who has really embraced the 'crossfitters wear knee-socks' thing. I love them, love the compression and how they save me from double under whips, deadlift scrapes and rope climb burns! I always run errands after the gym though and I'm pretty sure people think I'm crazy :)

A close of of todays socks. The color is pretty demure, but zebra print!

A little rant:

I don't get angry or anything, but I'm always shocked when I'm walking through a doorway right behind someone and they drop the door on me. I will wait, like a long time, to hold the door open for people, especially if they're elderly. I can't understand why some people don't, because it's a really simple way to feel good about yourself. It makes me feel awesome when someone smiles and thanks me for holding the door. And it's such a stupid little easy thing to do! 

mamacita est un idota

The title of this post should tell you two things about me.
1.) I don't speak Spanish.
2.) I am an idiot.

During yesterdays crossfit workout I used 100lbs for my deadlifts. This would be fine if we were doing only a few reps. We did 55. I know I shouldn't be doing 100lbs but I did it anyway. Near the end I could feel my back curling, and I knew I was losing my form. I tried to pretend I didn't notice, but I was even 'subconsciously' waiting until my trainer wasn't looking to do my lifts and powering them out of the way before she looked back (at this point in the workout I was only doing 5 or less at a time). Guess what?

My back hurts like hell. I had to forgo boxing tonight because I want to be able to do my W.O.D. tomorrow. I'll wait it out to see if it's an injury or just soreness. I don't think I'm broken, but I think I'm pretty damn close and it is sincerely due to my own stupidity. I don't get down on myself often but I'm pretty upset. I knew better, I know better, this shouldn't have happened.

Tonight I did one hour of hatha yoga. I explained my situation and he gave me different moves to do in places that may hurt or strain my back, like the rounded back toe touches. He also suggested I do some cow-cat in the morning what I wake up to loosen myself up for the day. I couldn't thank him enough for all of that. Afterwards I drove over to crossfit and used their foam rollers and lacrosse balls to try and work out some of the tension. So thats a warning: If you're going to be an idiot and let your form go shitty, you'll have to go embarrass yourself rolling around like a moron in front of a bunch of on ramp people. God I hope I didn't make them all think "pshh.. if she doesn't crossfit I don't wanna do crossfit".

I have been eating clean so far this week. I even asked hubby if we could make an effort to eat clean when he comes down tomorrow. He loved the idea and is pretty excited, he bought a pineapple and some other yummy things to bring with him. I've been using MyFitnessPal and I'm rarely coming in over 1000cal, and haven't hit more than 1200 this week. It keeps warning me that I'm risking putting my body into starvation mode. I don't think I believe it. I've been eating really high quality foods and not denying myself - if I'm hungry I eat. I guess we'll see.

I haven't been drinking enough water. I know this. The only time I get in my 8 cups is when I'm working out, and then I need even more. I've been dehydrated since Monday. I've even had a couple of gatorades during longer workouts and nothing much is changing. If anyone has any tips on how they manage to keep their consumption up, please let me know, thanks!

It's Ten O'Clock in the Morning..

My fiance and I decided that from this point on in our break we're going to go to the gym together each day. Yesterday I did a 5k (I know you could just scroll down and read that but it feels nice to say). He did some running, lifting and the jacobs ladder machine but then we ducked out early because his knee hurt.
About a month ago now he was playing flag football with his unit when he was hit (funny, I thought the point of flag was no contact? not how he tells it). It got worse for a week until he had to go to the doctor who gave him a chit to last until christmas holidays. It scares me that it's still bothering him despite how long its been, especially since I just found out my dad will probably need surgery in his knee after hurting it in a badminton competition about a month ago.
So the injury is the reason that I am letting Mat sleep in despite it being 1040 in the morning. Maybe some rest will make it feel better and then on top of that I can convince him to hit the elliptical or the stationary bike instead of the treadmill.
Another thought: I've seen a lot of runners call the treadmill the 'dreadmill'. Anyone know why? Just curious, I love the tread.

Since I have some time to kill waiting on my sugar bear I'm going to share my injury history.
Two summers ago I was doing my basic training with the army and I had to stop midway through because of severe pain in my feet. It took them a while to find the stress fractures and by the time they realized what was causing it they had spread to my shins, as well. Stress fractures are a bitch. There really is no treatment except to get off of them for.. oh one to ten months. You heard me right. I left basic to go back to school for the year and TEN MONTHS LATER I have healed up a LOT but still not 100%. So I've been off training for almost a year. On top of that the only way to prevent stress fractures is to do the exercise that causes them, slowly building up, as STRESS fractures are caused by EXCESS STRESS on the bones from jumping into training to fast. So when summer came around this year and it was time to go back to basic, I finished it this time but with.. you guessed it.. MAD STRESS FRACTURES! My last x-ray is in august and I took it easy for a month (I'd pushed through on SF for four months that summer, I really felt like taking a break). Then I got back to the grind. I have CAP next summer which I hear is much more demanding than basic. I will not make the same mistake I did last year, babying myself and then going into training in terrible shape.

PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY

Today when I'm on the 'dreadmill', I'll be picturing this, which is by far my favorite:

photo credit: reasonstobefit.tumblr.com/