January 10, Tuesday
Workout – The legs took a beating from the front squats, so my quads are all sore. I think I should get use to this feeling of soreness from now on. The WODs have all been pretty difficult & challenging, which is good because my body has not gotten used to this at all, even after 6 months of beating. I thought I was getting a bit tired of CF, but I was wrong. I am still pretty motivated by CF & just being in there w/ the camaraderie I feel w/ my fellow CFers makes the WOD that much more bearable.
WOD –25 Double Unders, 5 Deadlifts (83lb), 15 Burpees, 50 DU, 10 Deadlifts, 15 Burpees, 75 DU, 15 Deadlifts, 15 Burpees, 100 DU, 20 Deadlifts, 15 Burpees For Time. My Results: 19:15 minutes.
This WOD was pretty brutal. I struggled badly w/ the first 25 Double Unders. I was messy & I didn’t get even 1 for the longest time. People were already doing their 50 double unders when I finally finished my first 25. It was completely & utterly frustrating. I was ready to quit, but I honestly would never do that. I finally found my groove when I hit the 75 DUs. It took me long enough to warm up. Sheesh. I was trying to catch up & I actually did, so I’m happy about that. Although I know I could have done better, I at least didn’t quit & continued & kept working hard at it. It’s been over 3 weeks since I’ve done DUs, so it was to be expected. Next time I will need ample DU warm up time so I don’t go through this frustration again. We finished by doing 2 minute side planks on each side. Those were a killer to my abs.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Crossfit Day 101
January 9, Monday
Workout – I’m still sore from last week’s WOD, but it’s going away. Thank goodness! I have to go to CF just about every day from now until Feb. 14th since my purchase will expire then & I need to finish up my remaining days. And I have training all of next week so I can’t go then. I only have 3 days that I won’t have to go into CF, so that’s not a big leeway for me. I hate losing what I’ve paid for so I’m going to use it all up before 2/14.
WOD –Row 500m, 5 Rounds 10 Front Squats (62lb), 10 Ring Dips (blue), 800m Run For Time. My Results: 20:09 minutes.
My body is still sore from last week’s WOD. I think the 2 weeks away from CF really affected me. I’m sore from everything! I was in the 2nd heat since we are limited on rowers. I was the very last person to finish rowing. I have not improved. I will have to keep working on that. We started w/ the bar on the ground, so we have to deadlift it, & then clean it before we can do our front squats. The clean was the worst part for me. I don’t think I’ve ever done 62lb cleans before. I struggled w/ them at different points in the WOD. I finished the best I could & when I went for the run, boy were my legs wobbly. It was freezing out too & I didn’t put on a hoodie, so I was pretty cold for 800m. My time really stinks but I did the best I could.
Workout – I’m still sore from last week’s WOD, but it’s going away. Thank goodness! I have to go to CF just about every day from now until Feb. 14th since my purchase will expire then & I need to finish up my remaining days. And I have training all of next week so I can’t go then. I only have 3 days that I won’t have to go into CF, so that’s not a big leeway for me. I hate losing what I’ve paid for so I’m going to use it all up before 2/14.
WOD –Row 500m, 5 Rounds 10 Front Squats (62lb), 10 Ring Dips (blue), 800m Run For Time. My Results: 20:09 minutes.
My body is still sore from last week’s WOD. I think the 2 weeks away from CF really affected me. I’m sore from everything! I was in the 2nd heat since we are limited on rowers. I was the very last person to finish rowing. I have not improved. I will have to keep working on that. We started w/ the bar on the ground, so we have to deadlift it, & then clean it before we can do our front squats. The clean was the worst part for me. I don’t think I’ve ever done 62lb cleans before. I struggled w/ them at different points in the WOD. I finished the best I could & when I went for the run, boy were my legs wobbly. It was freezing out too & I didn’t put on a hoodie, so I was pretty cold for 800m. My time really stinks but I did the best I could.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Week 27 Summary
January 7, Saturday
Workout – 30 minute Run 3 mile.
January 8, Sunday
Workout – None.
Results – First week back & my body is taking a beating. It’s sore from top to bottom. It’s my own fault for getting this way, but now I’m back. I will get back into the swing of things. No results for this week except that my entire body aches.
Workout – 30 minute Run 3 mile.
January 8, Sunday
Workout – None.
Results – First week back & my body is taking a beating. It’s sore from top to bottom. It’s my own fault for getting this way, but now I’m back. I will get back into the swing of things. No results for this week except that my entire body aches.
Crossfit at Home Gym Day 100.5
January 5, Thursday
Workout – I am extremely sore today. Walking down the stairs is so freaking hard. My arms are swollen & it’s hard for me to take off my clothes. I feel like how I did the first 3 days of Crossfit, only slightly better. Yikes! I really shouldn’t be away from CF for too long else I’ll have to feel like this again! I missed the deadline to sign up for today’s class, so I ended up going to my own gym to do a made-up WOD.
WOD –3 Rounds 400m Row, 21 2-for-1 Jumping Lunges, 12 Burpees For Time. My Results: 15:35 minutes.
I worked on my Deadlifts first to find my 1RM since I missed Monday’s session. I ended up doing 65-75-85-95-105-115-125-135-145-155lb. That’s my highest thus far, 155lb! I tried 165 but it wouldn’t budge. It took me over 30 minutes to finish doing deadlifts & I was sweating from it. Then I did my own WOD at my gym. There wasn’t anyone there, so it was good that I could experiment w/ the equipment we have to set up future WODs that I can do while away from the CF box. I tried some pull ups, but would definitely need a band to aid me. I can’t do wall balls since the ceilings are pretty low & we don’t have kettlebells but I can substitute it w/ dbs. I can work w/ this.
Workout – I am extremely sore today. Walking down the stairs is so freaking hard. My arms are swollen & it’s hard for me to take off my clothes. I feel like how I did the first 3 days of Crossfit, only slightly better. Yikes! I really shouldn’t be away from CF for too long else I’ll have to feel like this again! I missed the deadline to sign up for today’s class, so I ended up going to my own gym to do a made-up WOD.
WOD –3 Rounds 400m Row, 21 2-for-1 Jumping Lunges, 12 Burpees For Time. My Results: 15:35 minutes.
I worked on my Deadlifts first to find my 1RM since I missed Monday’s session. I ended up doing 65-75-85-95-105-115-125-135-145-155lb. That’s my highest thus far, 155lb! I tried 165 but it wouldn’t budge. It took me over 30 minutes to finish doing deadlifts & I was sweating from it. Then I did my own WOD at my gym. There wasn’t anyone there, so it was good that I could experiment w/ the equipment we have to set up future WODs that I can do while away from the CF box. I tried some pull ups, but would definitely need a band to aid me. I can’t do wall balls since the ceilings are pretty low & we don’t have kettlebells but I can substitute it w/ dbs. I can work w/ this.
Crossfit Day 100
January 4, Wednesday
Workout – I am so sore today from yesterday’s WOD. This is what happens when you’re away for 2 weeks. I feel good that I’m back at CF, but walking down the stairs is a killer on my quads. My abs are sore too.
WOD – “Cindy ” 20 min AMRAP 5 Pull Ups (red), 10 Push Ups (knee), 15 Air Squats. My Results: 13 sets + 3 pull ups.
Today is my 100th day at Crossfit! WhooHoo! It took me 6 months to get here, but it feels great that I’ve kept up w/ this for so long. Today was definitely a rough WOD. Luckily the pull ups were only in increments of 5. The push ups got really rough even though I did them on my knees. The air squats are pretty easy for me, so I flew by those. By the end of it all, I just couldn’t feel my arms anymore. They were rough. We finished w/ 1 min of Hollow Hold. I hate them w/ a passion.
Workout – I am so sore today from yesterday’s WOD. This is what happens when you’re away for 2 weeks. I feel good that I’m back at CF, but walking down the stairs is a killer on my quads. My abs are sore too.
WOD – “Cindy ” 20 min AMRAP 5 Pull Ups (red), 10 Push Ups (knee), 15 Air Squats. My Results: 13 sets + 3 pull ups.
Today is my 100th day at Crossfit! WhooHoo! It took me 6 months to get here, but it feels great that I’ve kept up w/ this for so long. Today was definitely a rough WOD. Luckily the pull ups were only in increments of 5. The push ups got really rough even though I did them on my knees. The air squats are pretty easy for me, so I flew by those. By the end of it all, I just couldn’t feel my arms anymore. They were rough. We finished w/ 1 min of Hollow Hold. I hate them w/ a passion.
Crossfit Day 99
January 3, Tuesday
Workout – I’m finally back at work after having over 2 weeks off. I’ve been away from CF for 2 weeks & am feeling like I’m losing my muscle mass on my arms already. I am still having the holiday blues & feel really unmotivated to go back to work out, but I will force myself to go. I know I’ll feel better once I’m there.
WOD – 4 Rounds 40 sec Row for Calories, 20 sec Rest, 40 sec Box Jumps (20”), 20 sec Rest, 40 sec DB Push Press (20lb), 20 sec Rest For Total Reps. Round 1: 10|17|13, Round 2: 7|16|10, Round 3: 7|18|10, Round 4: 7|19|10. My Totals: 145 Reps.
We first worked on Shoulder Presses to find our 1RM. I was able to do 53lb, which is 1lb shy of my 1RM of 54lb. I wasn’t able to go any higher. My arm still isn’t strong enough. For the WOD, it didn’t seem too bad at first, but after the 1st round, it got harder & harder. My legs were wobbly going from row to box jumps. My arms were tired from the push press. I was pooped by the time I finished, but happy that I did it. We finished w/ 3x20 GHD sit ups, which were a killer for my abs.
Workout – I’m finally back at work after having over 2 weeks off. I’ve been away from CF for 2 weeks & am feeling like I’m losing my muscle mass on my arms already. I am still having the holiday blues & feel really unmotivated to go back to work out, but I will force myself to go. I know I’ll feel better once I’m there.
WOD – 4 Rounds 40 sec Row for Calories, 20 sec Rest, 40 sec Box Jumps (20”), 20 sec Rest, 40 sec DB Push Press (20lb), 20 sec Rest For Total Reps. Round 1: 10|17|13, Round 2: 7|16|10, Round 3: 7|18|10, Round 4: 7|19|10. My Totals: 145 Reps.
We first worked on Shoulder Presses to find our 1RM. I was able to do 53lb, which is 1lb shy of my 1RM of 54lb. I wasn’t able to go any higher. My arm still isn’t strong enough. For the WOD, it didn’t seem too bad at first, but after the 1st round, it got harder & harder. My legs were wobbly going from row to box jumps. My arms were tired from the push press. I was pooped by the time I finished, but happy that I did it. We finished w/ 3x20 GHD sit ups, which were a killer for my abs.
Week 26 Summary
December 26, Monday
Workout – 4 hr Snowboard lessons
December 27, Tuesday
Workout – 4 hr Snowboard lessons
December 28, Wednesday
Workout – None.
December 29, Thursday
Workout – None.
December 30, Friday
Workout – None.
No weekend work-out.
Results – Other than snowboarding, I didn’t do much else. I was in VT or NYC, so I didn’t have a chance to go into CF. I didn’t feel like going either. I was in a CF funk & I needed a break so this was very much welcomed.
Workout – 4 hr Snowboard lessons
December 27, Tuesday
Workout – 4 hr Snowboard lessons
December 28, Wednesday
Workout – None.
December 29, Thursday
Workout – None.
December 30, Friday
Workout – None.
No weekend work-out.
Results – Other than snowboarding, I didn’t do much else. I was in VT or NYC, so I didn’t have a chance to go into CF. I didn’t feel like going either. I was in a CF funk & I needed a break so this was very much welcomed.
Week 25 Summary
December 24, Saturday
Workout – None.
December 25, Sunday Workout – 4 hr Snowboard lessons
Results – Other than Monday, I haven’t gone into CF since then. I am already getting the vacation jitters & did not want to go to CF. I had errands to run before X-mas & had made plans in NYC w/ some friends, so CF was neglected. I have no results from this week since I didn’t really do much. I packed my stuff & headed to Killington, VT for the X-mas weekend. I didn’t intend to snowboard because I didn’t want to injure my right arm any further, but then V & I decided to take snowboarding lessons so that we can get better. I fell down a lot less than normal. Too bad I didn’t bring any of my equipment or knee/butt pads to help w/ my falls.
Workout – None.
December 25, Sunday Workout – 4 hr Snowboard lessons
Results – Other than Monday, I haven’t gone into CF since then. I am already getting the vacation jitters & did not want to go to CF. I had errands to run before X-mas & had made plans in NYC w/ some friends, so CF was neglected. I have no results from this week since I didn’t really do much. I packed my stuff & headed to Killington, VT for the X-mas weekend. I didn’t intend to snowboard because I didn’t want to injure my right arm any further, but then V & I decided to take snowboarding lessons so that we can get better. I fell down a lot less than normal. Too bad I didn’t bring any of my equipment or knee/butt pads to help w/ my falls.
Crossfit Day 98
December 19, Monday
Workout – I’m feeling a bit unmotivated now that the holidays are drawing near. I will also be off from work starting today until January 2nd of 2012, so I will be away from CF for quite a long while. I feel like I need to get away from CF for a bit. I feel slightly burnt out from work & then running over to my CF gym & then either running errands after or getting home late & not being able to do anything else other than make food, shower & relax for an hour or so before bedtime. I have neglected my arts & crafts which I really enjoy but haven’t had time for. Or even just watching some tv since I hardly even turn the tv on anymore other than when I eat my food. I haven’t gone shopping in a long time nor have I done much food shopping either. I feel like I’m neglecting a lot in my life in order to go to CF, so I will take the time off to gather myself together. I might want to go into CF less just so I can get some time back for myself.
WOD –25 Push Press (42lb), 50 Bar Facing Burpees, 25 Push Press (42lb) For Time. My Results: 11:12 minutes.
We started w/ Front Squats 5-4-3-2-1. I did: 85-95-100-105-105lb. I wasn’t able to get to my 1RM of 115lb, but I was still happy w/ my results. Then we did the WOD. The bar facing burpees stink even more than regular burpees. You face a bar & do one burpee, then instead of jumping & clapping your hand overhead, you jump over the bar & do another burpee on the other side. And doing 50 was a killer. I was exhausted & it seemed like it would never end. We finished w/ 2x30 GHD sit ups. Even though I was feeling a bit unmotivated to come into CF, I was happy I did. I always feel better afterwards.
Workout – I’m feeling a bit unmotivated now that the holidays are drawing near. I will also be off from work starting today until January 2nd of 2012, so I will be away from CF for quite a long while. I feel like I need to get away from CF for a bit. I feel slightly burnt out from work & then running over to my CF gym & then either running errands after or getting home late & not being able to do anything else other than make food, shower & relax for an hour or so before bedtime. I have neglected my arts & crafts which I really enjoy but haven’t had time for. Or even just watching some tv since I hardly even turn the tv on anymore other than when I eat my food. I haven’t gone shopping in a long time nor have I done much food shopping either. I feel like I’m neglecting a lot in my life in order to go to CF, so I will take the time off to gather myself together. I might want to go into CF less just so I can get some time back for myself.
WOD –25 Push Press (42lb), 50 Bar Facing Burpees, 25 Push Press (42lb) For Time. My Results: 11:12 minutes.
We started w/ Front Squats 5-4-3-2-1. I did: 85-95-100-105-105lb. I wasn’t able to get to my 1RM of 115lb, but I was still happy w/ my results. Then we did the WOD. The bar facing burpees stink even more than regular burpees. You face a bar & do one burpee, then instead of jumping & clapping your hand overhead, you jump over the bar & do another burpee on the other side. And doing 50 was a killer. I was exhausted & it seemed like it would never end. We finished w/ 2x30 GHD sit ups. Even though I was feeling a bit unmotivated to come into CF, I was happy I did. I always feel better afterwards.
Week 24 Summary
No weekend work-out.
Results – No physical changes. I think my body has somewhat reached a plateau. I need to either push myself harder & go for higher weights or change my diet to see some real changes. After finished the Nutrition Challenge, I think I went a little crazy w/ the foods I eat. I definitely don’t watch what I eat as much as I should & I eat lots of everything. The only thing I’ve been good w/ is processed potato chips. I have not touched one since Oct. 10th & I’m pretty proud of myself for that. I will only eat chips that I’ve made myself w/ sweet potatoes or taro, but not white potatoes. I know I am getting stronger & I am pushing myself, but I think I can do more & do better. I am happy w/ meeting all my goals for 2011. I think I’ve accomplished a lot in the past 6 months. And to think, it’s really only been 6 months of Crossfit. It really has made a big difference/impact on my lift, both physically & mentally as well. I am more confident about my strength & I feel like I look better too. And of course, I think I’m pretty darn healthy as well.
Results – No physical changes. I think my body has somewhat reached a plateau. I need to either push myself harder & go for higher weights or change my diet to see some real changes. After finished the Nutrition Challenge, I think I went a little crazy w/ the foods I eat. I definitely don’t watch what I eat as much as I should & I eat lots of everything. The only thing I’ve been good w/ is processed potato chips. I have not touched one since Oct. 10th & I’m pretty proud of myself for that. I will only eat chips that I’ve made myself w/ sweet potatoes or taro, but not white potatoes. I know I am getting stronger & I am pushing myself, but I think I can do more & do better. I am happy w/ meeting all my goals for 2011. I think I’ve accomplished a lot in the past 6 months. And to think, it’s really only been 6 months of Crossfit. It really has made a big difference/impact on my lift, both physically & mentally as well. I am more confident about my strength & I feel like I look better too. And of course, I think I’m pretty darn healthy as well.
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