Thats not all I did, but I DID the 50 Burpees...At the end of the workout, and it took me 5 minutes, but i did 'em all.
I think burpees are Gods punishment for having let yourself go, and/or a reminder if you are fit, not to let yourself go! Exhausting, works everything, good for the core. Although my core is still recovering from sharing a body with 3 large babies, now all large adults. But, it's been 22 years since the last "sharing", so I had better let that go for now!!!
After CALS and a 400M run, (I'm still rowing, due to the shin splints) Can Almost do a good plank pushup!
WOD:
hand/wrist warmup
PVC complex
Pull up max, 1 minute on the minute x5 I did 41, with assist bands. lighter assist bands, but still assistance.
Cleans, max, mine was 65#, 1 minute on the minute x 10
THEN the 50 Burpees.
Feeling stronger, Hip did OK today, no problems at all. STILL, no weight loss, despite PALEO eating, and Crossfit. WHATs going on???
Weight: 162, SIZE 10 ( down from 12-14). I need to throw away my scale.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Homebound Crossfit...
Well, the Yard/Pool/House duties all called on the same day. So no trip to Crossfit today. BUT, I made a homebound version. Did all of it, and per usual Crossfit fashion, sweated and panted up a storm!
Todays WOD:
50 "Single under " jump ropes
10 Box Jumps (which I actually did)
10 Air Squats
20 Kettle Bell Swings (35 lbs)
10 Kettle Bell Snatch (bend at the waist, pick up from the ground)
10 Kettle Chin Pulls
5 rounds
I worked my butt off! Not really, still there!!!
Back to "the Box" tommorrow...
Todays WOD:
50 "Single under " jump ropes
10 Box Jumps (which I actually did)
10 Air Squats
20 Kettle Bell Swings (35 lbs)
10 Kettle Bell Snatch (bend at the waist, pick up from the ground)
10 Kettle Chin Pulls
5 rounds
I worked my butt off! Not really, still there!!!
Back to "the Box" tommorrow...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Progress... SLOW Progress...
2 months of Crossfit! My weight has gone up 5 pounds, then down 2 pounds. Bringing my current weight to 161, OVER my pre Crossfit weight. BUT...I am 2 sizes smaller. Size 10. I really do have to leave the scale alone. The " muscle weighs more than fat", must be true. I see some muscles peeking out here and there. So, yes, progress. The hip still kills me, sometimes I can squat all the way down, sometimes I look like I've had a recent stroke on my left side.
Today's WOD: After the regular cals and rowing my 400 meters. I'm not running this week, since I have Shin Splints!
5 rounds of 5 Deadlift to max weight. I did 115#, up from my starting point of 15#. (That's JUST the training bar), so thats good progress.
25 "Double Unders", or 50 single jump ropes. I did the singles. First jump rope I have done in probably 40 years...
10 "Thrusters", at 45 #... Full squat and thrust the bar overhead
5 Handstand pushups. REALLY? No, MY version was, put my feet up on "the box", and do either a plank pushup, or a 90 degree pushup. I did the plank pushup. Didn't get all the way down, if I'm being honest, but hey, I DID THE PLANK PUSHUP!!!!!!!!
Do as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes.
I did 5 rounds. I was soaked, red faced, and DAMN PROUD of myself. I haven't killed myself yet, and that was one of my goals. I better leave that one on the list!
Today's WOD: After the regular cals and rowing my 400 meters. I'm not running this week, since I have Shin Splints!
5 rounds of 5 Deadlift to max weight. I did 115#, up from my starting point of 15#. (That's JUST the training bar), so thats good progress.
25 "Double Unders", or 50 single jump ropes. I did the singles. First jump rope I have done in probably 40 years...
10 "Thrusters", at 45 #... Full squat and thrust the bar overhead
5 Handstand pushups. REALLY? No, MY version was, put my feet up on "the box", and do either a plank pushup, or a 90 degree pushup. I did the plank pushup. Didn't get all the way down, if I'm being honest, but hey, I DID THE PLANK PUSHUP!!!!!!!!
Do as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes.
I did 5 rounds. I was soaked, red faced, and DAMN PROUD of myself. I haven't killed myself yet, and that was one of my goals. I better leave that one on the list!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
The ONLY girl!!!
So I go to my class tonight. Feeling pretty good about it. There are 9 men in calss tonight, and me. TOUGH workout... my pushup is coming along. I no longer do the worm pushup, and am kind of half girl half full push up. Meaning, sometimes I can do a full, sometimes I do a girl push up. I am doing better on the pull ups, down an "assistance" band. ANYWAY...
As I said, I was the only girl ( a generous term for myself) in class tonight, with 9 men. I did all the reps, exact same workout they did, with NO modification, other than the weight, which everyone modifies for themselves. I WASN'T the last one to finish!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing else to say...
As I said, I was the only girl ( a generous term for myself) in class tonight, with 9 men. I did all the reps, exact same workout they did, with NO modification, other than the weight, which everyone modifies for themselves. I WASN'T the last one to finish!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing else to say...
Monday, March 14, 2011
Better late than never!
So, haven't been to Crossfit in 4 days. MRI results...Degenerative changes to my hip! Translate, I'm actually older than I already knew I was! Anyway, 1 week of Steroids, and I am going to just push through. Back today:
CALS: routine, and no problem. Feel pretty good. Squats were OK, despite the hip issue.
ANTE: frog jumps/ lunge walks around the gym. No biggy.
WOD:1 mile timed run. WTH! I can't even run an untimed mile, but I digress... I ran half, and rowed half. Still feel pretty good. I'm HORRIFIED to say, that my total time for the 1/2 run 1/2 row mile was 9.45! Yikes. AND, it almost killed me. THEN... as many pull ups as possible in 3 minutes. THEN...as many push ups as possible in 3 minutes. I have made some progress. I was using a fat green band, AND a small red band to assist my pull ups. My last ones using those 2 bands yeilded 41 pull ups. REally. I was proud, until my coach said "really Vic, time to lose a band". I was REALLY attached to both of those bands. How could I possibly give one up. There like my children, I can't pick, or give one up. But, forced to, I lost the red one. Gave it a nice farewell, and did a humiliating 11 pull ups. Follwed by my pitiful pushups, 22, not quite worm like pushups. I can push my self up from the ground, but it's not something anyone wants to watch, or listen to for that matter.
STATS:
Starting Crossfit, @ 160 #, size 12-14.
One month of Crossfit, @ 165 #, clothes are looser. SHOCKED!!!! I'm stuck on the scale, and am told repeatedly, don't look at it. Coach Brenda, said " Oh, bummer, you had to buy bigger clothes?"... I said no, actually, they fit looser, and she said, " then so what?" LOVE Brenda!!! Jessa told me to get rid of the scale. So, I will jsut try to focus on how I feel, and it is better, and it is stronger. Am starting to get some random comments from people, so will forge on, as long as the hip holds out.
Another note, my kids came this weekend, for the "Prickly Pear" run. Jessica finished 3rd in her age group of 25-29 year olds for 10 miles!!!!! My inspiration continues.
Six weeks in, @ 160#, and clothes still looser. I can feel things "moving around".
CALS: routine, and no problem. Feel pretty good. Squats were OK, despite the hip issue.
ANTE: frog jumps/ lunge walks around the gym. No biggy.
WOD:1 mile timed run. WTH! I can't even run an untimed mile, but I digress... I ran half, and rowed half. Still feel pretty good. I'm HORRIFIED to say, that my total time for the 1/2 run 1/2 row mile was 9.45! Yikes. AND, it almost killed me. THEN... as many pull ups as possible in 3 minutes. THEN...as many push ups as possible in 3 minutes. I have made some progress. I was using a fat green band, AND a small red band to assist my pull ups. My last ones using those 2 bands yeilded 41 pull ups. REally. I was proud, until my coach said "really Vic, time to lose a band". I was REALLY attached to both of those bands. How could I possibly give one up. There like my children, I can't pick, or give one up. But, forced to, I lost the red one. Gave it a nice farewell, and did a humiliating 11 pull ups. Follwed by my pitiful pushups, 22, not quite worm like pushups. I can push my self up from the ground, but it's not something anyone wants to watch, or listen to for that matter.
STATS:
Starting Crossfit, @ 160 #, size 12-14.
One month of Crossfit, @ 165 #, clothes are looser. SHOCKED!!!! I'm stuck on the scale, and am told repeatedly, don't look at it. Coach Brenda, said " Oh, bummer, you had to buy bigger clothes?"... I said no, actually, they fit looser, and she said, " then so what?" LOVE Brenda!!! Jessa told me to get rid of the scale. So, I will jsut try to focus on how I feel, and it is better, and it is stronger. Am starting to get some random comments from people, so will forge on, as long as the hip holds out.
Another note, my kids came this weekend, for the "Prickly Pear" run. Jessica finished 3rd in her age group of 25-29 year olds for 10 miles!!!!! My inspiration continues.
Six weeks in, @ 160#, and clothes still looser. I can feel things "moving around".
Friday, March 4, 2011
I think I see a muscle!!!!
OK... I can see it, and feel it. It's there in my biceps, and a little in my legs. I've seen them before, but its been a while. I'm SURE that no one else can see anything yet. I'm excited and will take what I can get!
Update on my goals:
Update on my goals:
- I can do a pretty good squat, and can actually squat, with a barbell, AND get up. Baby steps, so am scratching that one off.
- My push up is coming along. Its ugly, but its there. Kind of Half worm, half plank pushup. I'll leave that one on the list. For now.
- Am working on the box jumps. When I say working on that, I mean I am practicing on my stairs at home. Yes, I can jump on the stairs, but if you know common construction, you know that it is only 7 inches, not 24 inches, like THE SMALLEST BOX AT CROSSFIT!!!!!! But, 1 month ago, I couldn't have even done that, not that I even tried... leave that goal on the list.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
1 Step up and 2 steps back...
I'm kind of getting into a routine. Crossfit. Paleo diet. My clothes are fitting a TINY bit looser, but I've GAINED 6 pounds! I know, "muscle weighs more than fat..." I'm also having a recurrent, and increasingly painful problem with my leg. Prior to Crossfit, but causing me some issue. Todays WOD, which I had to modify, remember, I'm OLD!!!
WOD:
normal CALS, no problem
ANTE, PVC complex, which I LOVE, (easy), then Push Press, 3 rounds of 5, at max weight you can handle. (only 35 pounds)
WOD: 10m run on the minute. Add 10m each minute. For time until you can't run anymore. I had to row the whole time. I rowed at max speed for 1 minute, then rest 1 minute, over and over. My total meters rowed was 1917. I almost died, but I didn't. I wished I had done more weight on the Push Press, and think I could have. Will have to push more next time.
Food today: All Paleo, so good job there. Cabbage and sausage this AM, Some broccoli and Cauliflower and more sausage tonight. I'm not sure, but I THINK I feel a muscle coming up in a couple of areas. Nothing noticible jsut yet!!! I 'll work a bit harder tommorrow. I must say, every time I feel embarrassed at how "modified" my WOD is, I feel really encouraged by both the Coaches, as well as every one at Crossfit.
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WOD:
normal CALS, no problem
ANTE, PVC complex, which I LOVE, (easy), then Push Press, 3 rounds of 5, at max weight you can handle. (only 35 pounds)
WOD: 10m run on the minute. Add 10m each minute. For time until you can't run anymore. I had to row the whole time. I rowed at max speed for 1 minute, then rest 1 minute, over and over. My total meters rowed was 1917. I almost died, but I didn't. I wished I had done more weight on the Push Press, and think I could have. Will have to push more next time.
Food today: All Paleo, so good job there. Cabbage and sausage this AM, Some broccoli and Cauliflower and more sausage tonight. I'm not sure, but I THINK I feel a muscle coming up in a couple of areas. Nothing noticible jsut yet!!! I 'll work a bit harder tommorrow. I must say, every time I feel embarrassed at how "modified" my WOD is, I feel really encouraged by both the Coaches, as well as every one at Crossfit.
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