July 2011
37 posts
Packing for the Crossfit Games!
I am so excited! This is my first time going to the games and its my first time going to Cali! I’m uber excited, its almost dorky :)
Crossfit Games
Leaving for the Crossfit Games on Thursday! I’m very excited, it’s going to be a great weekend with great friends, with great entertainment! If any of my fellow bloggers will be out there lets have a Tumblr meet up! :)
An Old Goal
I dont know if many of you remember an old goal I set for myself of putting on 25lbs in a 6 month period of time. Well its been over a year since I set that goal and by the end of my time period I ended right back where I started. Well here I am today and I weigh 114lbs (the heaviest I’ve ever been, EVER!) And I have 11 more pounds to go to reach 125lbs. Yay me!
If you never fail how would you know what your...
Weighted Push ups
Weighted push ups for 1RM
Warm up:
5-10lbs
3-15lbs
2-20lbs
Working Set:
1st- 30lbs
2nd- 35lbs
3rd- 40lbs - fail
4th- 37.5lbs - fail
5th- 36.25lbs
6th- 37.5lbs
7th- 37.5lbs
Definitely a lot more than I thought I would get. I compared this to weighted pull ups in which I got up to 10lbs. Not the same and I’m stronger since then. Yay me!
New PR
I PR’d my front squat last week. Body weight front squat, 110lbs. It was rough, I couldve totally done more if I wasnt sore from the power clean skill and drills I did the night before. A new PR nonetheless!
Its official....
I have the body of a crossfitter. I am fit and muscular and I love it! Now to work on having the mind of a yogi :)
“Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect...”
– Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios
Too funny not to share
A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus.
She noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her.
She immediately moved to another seat.
This time the smile turned into a grin, so she moved again.
The man seemed more amused.
When on the fourth move, the man burst out laughing,
she complained to the driver and he had the man arrested.
The case came up in court.
The judge asked the man...
5 Lessons About How To Treat People
Five Lessons About How To Treat People — Author Unknown 1. First Important Lesson - “Know The Cleaning Lady” During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke....
Tomorrow....
I will get a muscle up, yes I will. Tomorrow I will also clean that 90 pounds that I couldn’t clean on Thursday. Yes, tomorrow will be a good day :)
Distraction? or Hysterical? Not quite sure
Today’s WOD was good old “Barbara” which was this:
20 pull ups
30 push ups
40 sit ups
50 squats
5 rounds for time with 3 minutes rest in between each round.
Rough WOD and today I was able to do this baby RX since I was still working with a band when this WOD came up back in November. Anyway, coach was on us today. He refers to me as “Captain”, still not sure...
I love my box :)
I took today as a rest day which of course meant I worked on skills and drills :) I was working on my power cleans since one of my goals for the end of the month is to power clean 95 pounds. I can currently do 87.5lbs but then I start psyching myself out and completely get into my own head as soon as I load the bar up to 90 pounds.
It was a quiet night tonight at the box which has been rare...
Crazy WOD
Warm up:
Jump rope for 10 min
WOD:
21 pull ups
21 handstand push ups
18 pull ups
18 handstand push ups
15 pull ups
15 handstand push ups
12 pull ups
12 handstand push ups
9 pull ups
9 handstand push ups
6 pull ups
6 handstand pushups
3 pull ups
3 handstand push ups
Pull ups had to be done strict, no kipping. There was a 30 minute time cap and I was able to get 2 pull ups on the...
2011 is looking like a good year
I am going to Cali for the first time at the end of the month.
I just booked South Beach for September.
Considering going to Vegas next April (celebrate the bday)
I went to Massachusetts for the first time last month.
Major progress is being made health and fitness wise.
Training has never been better or more fulfilling.
Yup 2011 has definitely been good to me so far and the rest of the year...
Love a PR Day!
Today’s WOD was of course one of my goats (movements we hate or have difficulty with) and I have been focusing on working on the movements I have trouble with.
Warm up:
800m run
25 push ups
25 walking lunges
WOD:
Snatch one rep every minute on the minute for 15 minutes
So coach had me load up my bar to 37.5lbs, he said it looked to easy and then had me load up to 47.5lbs to start the...
Anonymous asked: I weigh a bit over 200lbs, are you strong enough to pick me up?
Skydiving was absolutely insane!!!! :)
Great News!!!
I got on the scale yesterday and it says 112lbs! 112lbs!!! I have been trying to break the 110lb wall for over a year now and I finally have! Victory never tasted so sweet! Now to continue on this path and work my up to the ultimate goal of the big 125lbs :)
"Broken 5K"
Broken 5K with 3 burpee stations
25 burpees to be done at each station
It rained the whole time
Time- 33:28
BOOM!
5K
5K today but I am way too sore for that and I was planning on doing it with a 10lb vest. I’m going to go and show my support for my crossfit family and will probably run around the pond, with the vest of course. EVERYTHING HURTS AAAGGHHHHH!!!!
Destroyed After Today's Workout
Warm up:
500m row
25 walking lunges
25 superman
WOD
“DT” 5 rounds for time of:
155lb deadlift, 12 reps
155lb hang power clean, 9 reps
155lb push jerk, 6 reps
I obviously cannot hang power clean or push jerk this weight although I can deadlift it but the whole point of this workout was to use the same bar and weight for all 3 movements so I did 75lbs which was a first for me...
Happy Anniversary!
One year ago today I made the best decision I could have ever made for myself. I walked into Crossfit ACT (my box) for the first time. I was ready to run for the hills while I was waiting for my first class to start. I stuck it out, took the class, had one-on-one coaching and by the end of it, I was in love. Many of my fellow crossfitters have told me when they saw me standing there on my first...
My 5 Year Plan
By 2012 I want to be Crossfit Level 1 Certified
By 2013 I want to compete at Crossfit Regionals
By 2014 I want to be Paleo/Crossfit Nutrition Certified
By 2016 I want to have my Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing
I want to hopefully incorporate all this knowledge, skill, and training into one. Each and every one of these goals is set because when I was introduced to these things they...
5 Year Plan....
in full effect!!!! One step at a time, big things coming from this tiny person. No more f*cking around. If I want things I need to work for them and work hard. I have a great support system and plenty who want to see me succeed. I will do my best not to disappoint.
Something Wasn't Right
I definitely did not perform my best during yesterday’s workout. I was off and my performance was crappy. It was a rough “Hero” WOD and I expect them to knock me on my ass but I wasn’t on my A-game at all. I’m thinking maybe it’s because I didn’t eat well enough or enough in general. It’s been done, I just have to make sure I eat better and perform...
July Goals
1. Power clean 95lbs
2. Squat snatch 55lbs
3. Do 6 strict pull ups
4. String 10 kipping pull ups together without losing the kip
5. Get a team together for the Nasty Northeast Throwdown
6. Incorporate protein shakes into my diet
7. Be a little more strict with my diet (eat more)
8. Go to at least 1 other box this month
9. String double unders together (no singles in between as I just...
I have a love-absolutely love relationship.....
with my body! My body has gone through so many changes in this last year, especially the last six months. It’s amazing and everyone has been complimenting lately. It doesn’t end here though, there’s more work to be done. Once you sculpt something great, it needs to be maintained :)
Deadlifts
I was rather confused as to why deadlifts for 3RM came up twice in a matter of 10 days but we had to do it. So we did deadlifts on June 22 and June 30, we also did it at some point in May. On June 22 I couldnt get anywhere near the 3RM I set in May, rough week of WODs + lots of soreness = a very weak me lol.
Warm up:
2 rounds of 25 sit ups and 25 back extensions
then 800m run
Deadlifts Warm...
