Today's strength work was the kettlebell snatch. We were to snatch amrap without putting the bell down, I started with a 25# weight and only got to 9 because it was owie on my hands. The next two sets I did 17, better, but not that many, I have a hard time going to that scary place.
The wod was 6 rounds, 20 swings, rest 30 seconds, 15 box jumps. The box jumps reminded me that my legs hurt from the weekend. The swings let me know that my form is terrible. I had been avoiding them the past little bit due to back pain, but today discovered (what Ashley had been telling me all along) that the back pain was a result of poor form when swinging. So I worked on form, with a light kettlebell. It was still hard.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
mia
I have been mia...as my computers have been at the repair shop (aka my brother in lawss) and i haven't really felt like blogging. I am in a slump. Some things have improved (like my pull ups kinda) and somethings have deteriorated into an abyss (my deadlift) somethings have stayed pretty medium. I have gotten faster at some running and slower at most wods and I just don't know. My diet has been good and sucky, I am thinking I need to do a whole 30 or something, but at this point I can fit it in before thanksgiving, but i know I will cheat next weekend for homecoming, so blah. This is where I am in recent memory:
We did an endurance wod that entailed 10 jumping air squats, and sprinting 200m. We were supposed to do it 10 times. I did 9 as I was slower than most and Paul felt pity on me. I struggled with walking after that.
We did an endurance wod that involved kettlebell swings and sprinting. I stopped in the middle to go to the bathroom.
We did fran. The strength work before was front squats (my favorite) but I was too nervous for fran, and everything felt heavy. Then we did fran, my time was 3:30 slower than my pr. It was embarrassing.
Today I ran a 5K. I was passed by: an old man, people pushing strollers, 3 men wearing weight vests (who also did burpees and squats during the race, a one legged woman, and a skinny fat couple who ran walked the whole thing, also embarrassing.
We did an endurance wod that entailed 10 jumping air squats, and sprinting 200m. We were supposed to do it 10 times. I did 9 as I was slower than most and Paul felt pity on me. I struggled with walking after that.
We did an endurance wod that involved kettlebell swings and sprinting. I stopped in the middle to go to the bathroom.
We did fran. The strength work before was front squats (my favorite) but I was too nervous for fran, and everything felt heavy. Then we did fran, my time was 3:30 slower than my pr. It was embarrassing.
Today I ran a 5K. I was passed by: an old man, people pushing strollers, 3 men wearing weight vests (who also did burpees and squats during the race, a one legged woman, and a skinny fat couple who ran walked the whole thing, also embarrassing.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
I'm back! I think. This weekend I am in a wedding, and the dress is a bit snug. I would like to have the freedom to drop it like it's hot, so I have been focusing on proper eating and making it to the gym, even when I don't wanna, if only for the week before.
Yesterday I planned to make it a two a day, and head in for one of the morning sessions, but sleep monster said NO. So I headed in for 6 PM planning to just do the wod, as the endurance wod was a partner wod, and I dislike those. But I was lured in, and was able to complete the wod on my own. So, I am not really sure what the world is coming to, but I paid a man to yell at me while I ran in the rain. The wod was 200 m, 400m 800 m, 400 m, 200 m. If as a partner wod, they alternated and ran one more 800. My split times were 55 s, 2:10, 5:00, 2:10?, 30 s!!!!!!!!!!!!. And even now I doubt myself, as my math may have been off, but no really, I ran 200 m in 30 seconds. GO ME! Not bad for having missed endurance for more than a month. I then stayed for the wod, even though Amy Scott tried to get me to celebrate Dr. Shirey's 100 # Snatch(!) with watermelon cocktails. The strength work was hang cleans, which I will admit I slacked off on. and then the wod, 15-10-5 man makers, with 50 double unders in the middle. It was crazy! It took me the longest of everyone, but I did it.
This morning I made it in for the 7:15, they had an abnormally large class, and didn't seem as excited for all the new faces, one said, we were just spoiled by 3 person classes... I have been a member almost forever, and used to have 8:30 basically to myself, but the more the merrier (I think) as long as you are not psycho about everything. The strength work was the jerk, I did two at 65, and decided my back wasn't working, so just foam rolled, for the rest of the strength. The wod was 21-15-9 push press, ring dips, push ups with shuttle runs in the middle. I opted to go very light weight as my shoulders were still hurty from yesterday, with the 33, and ring dips I would have done a blue band with a skinny purple just in case, but that wasn't available so I just did green. Doug called me out on the shuttle runs, as I didn't see that the purpose was to turn around, so I just ran straight through. So with the wod heavily scaled, I finished first. Go me! (kinda)
John has decided he wants to compete in the Carolina Fitness Challenge, as Jonathan Denton will compete if he does!!! But this means diet will be under control.
Yesterday I planned to make it a two a day, and head in for one of the morning sessions, but sleep monster said NO. So I headed in for 6 PM planning to just do the wod, as the endurance wod was a partner wod, and I dislike those. But I was lured in, and was able to complete the wod on my own. So, I am not really sure what the world is coming to, but I paid a man to yell at me while I ran in the rain. The wod was 200 m, 400m 800 m, 400 m, 200 m. If as a partner wod, they alternated and ran one more 800. My split times were 55 s, 2:10, 5:00, 2:10?, 30 s!!!!!!!!!!!!. And even now I doubt myself, as my math may have been off, but no really, I ran 200 m in 30 seconds. GO ME! Not bad for having missed endurance for more than a month. I then stayed for the wod, even though Amy Scott tried to get me to celebrate Dr. Shirey's 100 # Snatch(!) with watermelon cocktails. The strength work was hang cleans, which I will admit I slacked off on. and then the wod, 15-10-5 man makers, with 50 double unders in the middle. It was crazy! It took me the longest of everyone, but I did it.
This morning I made it in for the 7:15, they had an abnormally large class, and didn't seem as excited for all the new faces, one said, we were just spoiled by 3 person classes... I have been a member almost forever, and used to have 8:30 basically to myself, but the more the merrier (I think) as long as you are not psycho about everything. The strength work was the jerk, I did two at 65, and decided my back wasn't working, so just foam rolled, for the rest of the strength. The wod was 21-15-9 push press, ring dips, push ups with shuttle runs in the middle. I opted to go very light weight as my shoulders were still hurty from yesterday, with the 33, and ring dips I would have done a blue band with a skinny purple just in case, but that wasn't available so I just did green. Doug called me out on the shuttle runs, as I didn't see that the purpose was to turn around, so I just ran straight through. So with the wod heavily scaled, I finished first. Go me! (kinda)
John has decided he wants to compete in the Carolina Fitness Challenge, as Jonathan Denton will compete if he does!!! But this means diet will be under control.
Friday, August 26, 2011
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.
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.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
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.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
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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...
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...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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.
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