Hump Day

This week is going by so quickly.

Workout this morning was...

Press
3-3-3-3-3

Then,
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 reps of:
MB Clean to Wallball (20/14 lbs)
Burpee Pullups

Press: Got to 75, failed at rep 2 of 80.

Metcon: There was a 12 min time limit. I got to '4.' This sucked.

I've been pretty good at bringing my lunch so I can make sure to keep to my Paleo lifestyle. I try to cook lunch for the next day while I'm cooking dinner. Below is my lunch tomorrow- ground beef, kale, and mushrooms. I'll also have some blackberries and cherries along with some almonds.

Snatch and Squat

This morning...

21-15-9

Hang Power Snatch

Overhead Squat

Rx'd 95 lbs for men/65 lbs for women

I scaled this down to 45 lbs. Mostly for the OH Squat. Still working at getting these solid. I was a little sluggish and then I noticed that 2 people in front of me was the 6 month pregnant woman in our class using the same weight and kicking my butt. So I sped up and ended up beating her by about a minute. GO ME! : ) Props to her. I hope one day if/when I am with child, I am that kick ass.

The awesome thing about CF- I wake up at 0430 a little sad to be out of bed and wishing it was Saturday so I could sleep in. Then on the way back from CF I'm like a firecracker all excited to start the day and explore the adventures that Austin has to offer. Plus, it's nice to know I've started my day off to a healthy start and almost always leaves me with a kick ass feeling of accomplishment. Even if it's for something silly like beating a pregnant woman. I was happy with my own performance today with both the snatch and squat. I'm starting to get the hang of this stuff.

Margarita Monday

Today's WOD:

20 min AMRAP

100 m row

10 box jumps (20 inch)

15 push ups

7 + 10 box jumps. Push ups slowed me down. To get full range of motion from my toes gets rough after a while and I have to take a lot of breaks. Exhausting workout though.

Made a new tradition with a co worker. Went out and ate pretty Paleo at a Mexican restaurant. Green salad with steak fajita meat, avocado slices, and pico de gallo. Margarita was made with fresh squeezed lime juice vs any sort of sweet mix. This made the margarita very tart but after a few sips it wasn't so bad. : ) A margarita is a nice thing to look forward to after a crazy Monday. New tradition. Done and done.

Relaxing weekend

It's been a few days. Week 2 of work is complete and the good news is I love it. The bad thing is I caught my first (of probably but hopefully not) many illnesses from working in a doc office. I'm hoping I will catch a few bugs and then all will be well. My immune system normally kicks ass. Just gotta make sure I'm getting enough sleep and eating healthy so it can kill any germs.

Friday's WOD

5 Rounds for time:

7 SDHP M:135 F:95
10 GHD Sit Ups
20 V-Twist M:45 F:25

Scaled to 75 lbs for the SDHP and completed in 8:40. I never got that winded and I found the V twits to be pretty simple/fun. The SDHP's were heavy for me which was what slowed me down. The combo of the V twist and GHD Sit Ups was killer. It's Sunday and my core is still sore. It also sucks to have a cold with very sore abs. Every time I sneeze it hurts.

Saturday I took off and this morning I did a few random things in the gym of the apartment. Overall I was trying to spend the weekend recovering since I wasn't feeling great.

This afternoon I treated myself to a massage and then took the Hot 26 class here. So, hot yoga. When I first walked in the door I thought I must have been crazy. The room was heated to 100 degrees and on top of Austin heat and humidity outside it was HOT. Ten minutes in I was in love. Ninety (yes, ninety!) minutes later I was still in love, drenched in sweat, and feeling incredibly relaxed and stretchy. I even felt pretty accomplished. My flexibility isn't horrible and I have pretty good balance and strength. My hip flexibilty needs ALOT of work though. I'm making it a goal to attend that class twice a week. With Crossfitting 4/5 times a week getting some good stretching in to balance it sounds like a good idea.

I'm going to chill on the couch before another week begins. I'm exhausted!

Got served a piece of humble pie

The best thing about CF is that it shows your weaknesses. This is hard to face sometimes but that is also what I love about it. Needless to say this morning's workout was one of those days when I walked away feeling a little defeated and in fact humbled.

Today's WOD:

3 RFT

10 weighted pull ups (30/45 lbs)

10 kipping pull ups

10 hspus

For the weighted pull ups I did deadhangs with a thin purple band. I can do a few deadhangs but certainly not that many. For the hspus I used 2 ab mats. I need something between 1 and 2. The time was called at 11:30 and I had 5 hspus left. Mentally I wasn't feeling it today so I was just happy to continue working out the entire time. If I was by myself I'm pretty sure I would have stopped and walked away.

Anyhow, I did not have humble pie for dinner. Instead I had this... Brussel Sprouts, mushrooms, and gulf shrimp sauteed in EVOO. This meal took 5 minutes to prep and cook and was UBER yummy. It get's 8 out of 10 Kellie Food Stars.

Workin' it

Woke up at 0430. Did this...

1000 meter row

50 KB Swings (1 pood)

30 Thrusters (65 lbs)

11 something. I so hated this workout.

Then worked 12 hours and lost my car in the parking garage again. Damn.

Where did I park?

Possibly the longest Monday ever. I'm still orienting at work and my brain hurts. I spent 11 hours at work and by the time I walked out to the 8 level parking garage I felt like a few days had passed and I had absolutely no memory of where I had parked. I spent 15 minutes searching. I kept thinking of the Seinfeld episode where the gang gets lost in the NJ mall parking garage and Elaine's fish dies and Jerry pees in a corner. I held my bladder. I think I'm going to have to start writing down what floor I park on.

I took the weekend off from CF. Back to it this morning...
3 RFT
400 m run
21 ring dips
12 deadlifts (155 lbs)

11:50. Ring dips killed me and I even did negatives.

One of my fav after dinner treats below...

Dark Chocolate + Fresh Squeezed Almond Butter = YUMMYNESS!