Dates and the Mexican Food Resistance

Hi Folks. Sorry it's been a while. I've been feeling pretty drained after work and I spend 75% of my day in front of a computer so coming home and being on a computer isnt the first thing I want to do. Anyhow, here are a few workouts from this week.

Monday:

Practice speed and agility drills.

Then,
5 rounds for time:
40 Double Unders
20 DB Power Snatch
M:50 F:35

Used 30 lbs for the DB. Finished in 9:50. This one felt good because I LOVE both of those movements.

Tuesday:

WOD
"Helen"
3 rounds for time:
400m Run
21 KB Swings
12 Pullups
M:24kg F:16kg

Finished in 10:55. Was the first one in the class done which made me happy since that normally does not happen. Wohoo. I am pretty good at all these movements too. Need to get better at doing pull ups and KB Swings unbroken.

We had extra time since this is a quick metcon so Zack put a fun extra WOD together for us that involved a million lunges, push ups, sit ups, and box jumps.

Wednesday:

WOD
Front Squat
3-3-3

Then,
10 rounds for time:
10 Wallball
5 Burpees
M:20 F:14

Finished up the squats at 95 lbs. Completed the WOD in like 13 something. I was the last one done. Wallballs. Pretty much the worst thing ever in my book. Oh yeah, also did tabata squats in the warm up. Super fun.

Ill be headed to CF tomorrow AM and then taking Friday off to rest up for the Garage Gym Throwdown on Saturday. I did yoga Tuesday evening and will also do it Thursday evening. Feeling pretty good so far. I'm still LOVING yoga. It feels amazing and I've noticed some real changes in my body.

The Paleo diet has been going awesome. I have tons of energy and have recently dealt with an onslaught of Mexican food deliveries at work. I've stayed strong! Really though, a giant container of enchiladas and bags of chips don't tempt me that much anymore. I was happy to eat the food I made at home and I'm pretty certain it tasted better. At one of the lunches I noticed one of the new Residents was also resisting the mexican. He had a giant bag of carrots in front of him he was snacking on. Not the cute little cut up carrots. The carrots the way they look when they come out of the ground. It was funny and reminded me of PJ. Looks like I might have found a crappy food at work resistance buddy.

I've fallen in love with Dates. I have 2 or 3 after dinner and they seem to satisfy my sweet tooth and are just plan yummy! If you have never tried them I triple dog dare you too. I know they look like cockroaches but they don't taste like one.

I'll be back sooner rather than later this time...

Tub o Almond Butter in my Tummy

So, first things first, WOD....Crossfit Total

Hatrid. Mostly because 1/3 of it is back squats and we all know how troublesome those still are for me. Well anyways, I did those fairly light on a box. For shoulder press I matched my PR of 75. Not stellar but OK. Deadlift is Wednesday and I'm hoping for some big numbers.

So a week ago today I started my Paleo adventure. I stepped on a scale at my doctor's office today and was shocked to see that I was 5 lbs lighter than I was a week ago. So essentially I've lost 5 lbs of cookie weight. I think the last time I weighed this was in high school. I just want to make sure my strength stays with the lighter weight.

Today Paleo wise went well. After my healthy dinner of shrimp, brussell sprouts, and mushrooms I was still insanely hungry. So I grabbed a spoon and went to town on the tub of almond butter. Yummy in my tummy. : )

Another good weekend

Whereas last weekend I was busy, this weekend was a bit more relaxed. For whatever reason I was in full cleaning mode so my apartment is now pretty much spotless. Today I went to my second Vinyasa class at Bodhi. Last Sunday was my first class and I wasn't too sure about it but this class was great. I guess giving something a second chance is a really good idea. I was able to do some of the handstand holds and seemed a tincey bit more flexible. It was a nice mid day Sunday afternoon activity.

I just finished fixing up Paleo lunches for Monday and Tuesday along with a delicious dinner for tonight. Kale, sprouts, tomatoes, avocado, olive oil and salmon all mixed up for a yummy salad. I had some cantaloupe and raspberries for dessert along with a date.

The first Paleo weekend...still on track and feeling great.

Hi Friday

WOD
3 rounds for time:
500m Row
12 Dual KB Floor Press
12 Dual KB Push Press
M:24kg F:16kg

There was a 12 min time limit and I got through 2 rounds + 8 Push Press. I used 14kg for the floor and push press. The floor press was similar to a bench press except from the floor with kettlebells. This one was a doozie. After 4 days on, my upper body hurts to touch it. Good thing I'm getting a massage tomorrow along with 2 days off.

Not too much temptation today. Even with a baby shower and cake. Go me. Yay Friday.

Thursday = hooray!

Push Press

5 x 3

65/65/75/85/90

90 was ugly. I'm not so great at these. Need to get a long more aggresive.

Then...

3 rounds for time:
30 lateral Jumps over a pirouette bar
7 HSPU (with blue and red band)
10 Hang Powerclean (75#)
M:135 F:95

10:37 I think. 6 A.M was a long time ago and I forget to write down my times. I am not great at jumping. Those lateral jumps took longer than the should have.

Bikram yoga this evening. I'm getting better at balancing. Yay! Hip flexibility is still lame.

Paleo day 3. Easy.

Loong day

Deadlift
3-3-3-3-3

Then,
5,4,3,2,1 reps of:
Man-Makers
Burpee Pull Ups

200 m sprint between the couplet

Deadlifts- 155/165/175/185/195/205 Yeah, I started way too light but the 205 felt great so I was very happy about that. I normally hate deadlifts but today I loved them.

Rxd for the WOD was 20 # for the manmakers. I grabbed 2 20's and and it wasn't until I was at set '2' that I realized I had grabbed 15# with my left and 20# with my right. Not sure why I didn't realize it until then but Man-Makers are so hard I guess I didn't. Finished in 10:37. I liked this one. Great day for CF.

Today was just long and crappy. I really wanted something sweet but instead snacked on a small Paleo Kit and got through it. Paleo Day 2. So far so good.

Tuesday

Skill work on Sumo Deadlift Highpulls. Complete 5 sets of 3.

Then

AMRAP in 12 minutes of:
15 Squats
9 Toes to Bar
6 SDHP (Sumo Deadlift Highpulls)
M:135 F:95

I used 75 lbs for the SDHP. Got to 7 rounds + 6 Toes to Bar. I think I could have gone to 80/85 on the bar but otherwise felt good. I'm starting to really focus on squating 'correctly,' even if it slows me down a bit.

Paleo Day 1 was great. Glaxo Smith Kline brought in Rudy's BBQ and then another company brought in bags of candy. I wasn't really tempted. I had brought my ground beef, kale, and mushroom mixture and had some blackberries and almonds for a snack. After dinner I started to get a hankering for something sweet so I had a piece of Juicy Fruit gum, a suggestion from a friend. It's a little sweet so it satisfies the craving. Then I had some decaf stomach ease yogi tea. Yummy!

Went to Hot Bikram Yoga after work. Sweated ALOT! Now I'm sleepy and ready for bed. I'm happy tomorrow is already Wednesday. Wohoo.