sooo...um...

I am still here. I still have a blog.  I still exercise...kinda.  I have battled sickness, busy-ness, and now injuryness but I will make it through.  Last week some time I hurt my back, I believe from hyperextension while doing a jerk.  It has left me having a hard time moving, as your back connects everything together (like mayo on a sandwich).  That combined with my eating junk for the past few weeks has left me feeling kinda junky.  I am travelling for the next three weekends, so I am having a bit of a hard time working on eating my best, though I know that is going to be the best way to help decrease inflammation and get back to normal. 

Workouts have been meh to medium.  I had some good moments, like my 30 unbroken double unders which Amy Scott describes here.  I've had some terrible ones, where we were doing Elizabeth (21-15-9 squat cleans (with 95#) and ring dips) and it hurt so bad, but I decided it better to quit rather than drop weight as I have never done it without the Rx weight, even though I can't do ring dips rx, so who cares. 

I took a dance class with my bestie James  who choreographs for Beyonce and a bunch of people 10 years younger than me,we then went out on the town and then I made him teach me video choreography until 4 am.   I thought I was back in school (cause that's what I did in college every day) and now I am paying for it. 

But I will get back at least to normal.  Focusing on eating better.   I worked out this morning when I didn't wanna cause I knew I would feel better and I was right.  I just need to remember that daily. 

I am still alive

My computer is broken broken broken, hence my lack of postings I will just post a few things I am excited about...

I prd annie, 50-40-30-20-10 double unders and abmat sit ups. Sub ten, which has taken me a considerable amount of time to get to.

I was sick for a good week. Saturday morning I got out of bed and just could not make it to the gym... Anf that lasted until yesterday when john made me go to the gym.

I prd my kettlebell snatch. 52 pounds!!!!!!

Thats all.

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So I left the gym in tears this morning.  In the middle of the wod, or I shouldn't say middle because I couldn't finish the first round.

Sarah Glass' birthday wod:

21-15-9

bodyweight back squats

power cleans

pull ups

100-75-50 double unders. 

We first worked on muscle ups...then warmed up for the  wod.  My back has been jacked up again, so I was planning to go relatively light for the back squats, much less than my actual bodyweight which was surprisingly high last i checked.  I decided to just use one bar for both and do 95.  The back squats were fine, the power cleans ended up one at a time.  I also decided to complete my volume training for pull ups last night, so the pull ups in the wod were rough on my hands.  Once I got lapped once and freaked out I couldn't control the tears.  I got through 18 pull ups, told Jack I couldn't do it, cleaned up my bar and left.

The last time I cried at the gym, it was me and two coaches, and I at least completed the wod.  Today I just got so frustrated because nothing was working, and embarrassed because I felt like the only one, and mad at myself for not attempting to finish.  I scaled a ton so I didn't know how to make it easier other than to do less.  Not my brightest moment...

My guns

Today my boss commented on my lovely shirt, to which I replied "thanks, my guns almost don't fit".  Another coworker jumps in to tell me he had never heard a girl reference her guns before. yet another announces that I reference my guns (aka venus and serena) more than anyone he knows, male or female. For that, I am proud.

WHAT I LIKE A BOUT ME!

Coach Ashley has challenged us to number the things we love about ourselves.  Crossfit by nature attracts competitive people looking for a challenge who want to better themselves. So really when we are all awesome people, we get around other awesome people that can do different things we can think they are some how more awesome, rather than different awesome.  Often times we think about the things that we can not do, or the things we are not, rather than celebrating what we can do.  Here is my list of ways that I am awesome, with links to some other awesome people.

1. I got ups.

2. The work I have put into my pull ups shows in my back.  I probably should look at  it in the mirror more often.  I am working toward Beatrice Yaxley ness, she has L pull ups and chest to bars coming out of her ears... once she decides she wants to be able to do something, she does it. She also took some awesome pictures of my wedding before we knew each other... (small world no?)

3. Did you get your ticket?  (TO THE GUN SHOW)  I have always had well defined arms, though I have not worked that hard to maintain them.  

4. The 11th skill is my specialty... I am not scouring my closets before each workout, i just happen to own things in coordinating colors, and enjoy fun tshirts.  I also spend more time at the gym than dressed casually, so the fun tshirts I enjoy purchasing are worn to the gym.

5.  I am not a runner like Colleen, the funniest person at Crossfit Durham if not all of North Carolina who is qualifying for Boston again, but I have put some work into my running and have made major improvements.  I am not quite at Nelly status (she runs the streets of Durham...barefoot...badass and also has dancer feet i would kill for), but I ran a 5K (the farthest I have run since that one day in college) and I am still alive.  I then walked it with Melinda who is currently kicking cancer's ass...she is kicking butt and taking names, and sharing her experience through a wonderful blog, which will no doubt help many others in her position... She also has a head for long hair, super cute short hair or no hair at all.  

6. I am strong... though not as strong as the amazing Ashley Denton...who also has the abs of a goddess...(and is an amazing and motivating coach) 

7. I still have my split... I took a dance class a while back in which I got hurt, which stole my spirit and dream that I can just pick back up and go right back to where I left off, but I know deep down I still got it, just like Amy Scott...who will rock the sh#* out of some wings and a time step, and can hula hoop and roller skate like no one I have seen before. 

8. I can also do this

9.  I like my hair cut.

10.  I am a part of the Crossfit Durham community.  We have an awesome group that supports and motivates each other.  and we are all amazing. :)

owie.

I had an oops last week where I succumbed to the crap food available at work, (FREE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES) and found my jeans too tight.  I went in this week focused and ready.  I had a plan for two a days on Monday and Wednesday for endurance, Tuesday morning, and then Thursday off.  This week has been tougher than I thought.

Monday
push press 3 sets of 20.  This requires muscular endurance on which I am still working... The goal was 50-  60 % 1RM (105) so I should have been working heavier than the 33 I used, but I completed all sets and felt challenged.

Wod
50 thrusters (35)
40 double unders
30 KB swings
20 backwards lunges with overhead weight
10 burpees

This took me a while as I was having mental problems on thrusters, as my legs were a bit sore from the weekend.  The double unders I got in 32 and 8.

Endurance
10 minutes, 30 seconds on 30 seconds off.  I ran 1100 m in that time.  Which means I should be able to run my mile much faster (I think?)

Tuesday
50 six count burpees....squat, plank, push up, squat, jump and clap. yes gross.

wod
8 rounds
200 m run
10 pull ups.

after getting lapped on my second round I asked Doug if I should drop to 5s on pull ups. He said I should use a band, I said I dontwanna, he then set up my band.  It was a day I should have stayed in bed as I had a sassy attitude, and did not feel better about myself after struggling through it but what can you do.  My new cute shorts were riding up the whole time I was running, so I ran kinda slow, it was rough all around.

Today:
work to a single clean.  My new pr from 2 weeks ago was 135.  I attempted 133 but couldn't do it.  I am super ridiculously sore today and I intended to go in early to foam roll but then didn't.

wod
AMRAP 12 minutes
5 kettlebell snatches
5 goblet squats.
each side. if you put the kettlebell down you had to do 5 burpees.  I got through 4 rounds unbroken...then Phil brought me a heavier kettlebell, so I just did my burpees then I did my rounds in onesies, then managed the last 2 unbroken.

My body hurts.

Get that shhh...

This video is from a year ago it says... i think more cause we did a crossfit total at some point and i beat this by 20 pounds. This wasn't pretty, there is some back rounding, and I don't like my outfit (jk) but I did it. I don't know that I could do this today. I have been trying to figure out what I want to accomplish, and all goals lead toward just being better... plan to follow.