Our 1st week is behind us!

This past week was the first we began training together as a team. I'm really excited, we've got a good group. I'm looking forward to the gains and growth we'll all experience together! It has been awhile since Steve and I have been training 5 days a week so that was an adjustment, also the shifting in training times to try and work with everyone's schedules. This, I know, is a good thing since it forces us all to work out at our preferred and not preferred times so we can all grow, it's going to take a little adjusting, though, on my part for my body to acclimate to the shifting workout times. All in all it was a great week. The workouts were all tough but I feel like we got a great start! I can't wait to see what this week brings!!!

Beach to Bay Marathon Relay

This weekend Stephen and I participated in the Beach to Bay marathon relay with 2 other couples. The race consists of a full marathon (26.2 miles) run by a team of 6 participants, no individuals, no half marathon course. It was a lot of fun! Everyone did great and we finished in the top 20% overall, great considering our team really aren't your average "runners"-we are Crossfitters! I am pleased that without an actual training plan I was still able to hold a fair pace and run my leg without any trouble, also pretty happy I don't have any residual soreness! Once again I have to thank Crossfit and Dave (and the team) at CFDC for the great training and knowledge I've gained over this last year+. Thanks and congrats to all my teammates for an awesome weekend :)

Well I have been out of routine lately. Haven't been feeling much motivation for working out the last few weeks. The prior 2 weeks I haven't done much and my nutrition has been suffereing. This past week was a little better with more attention to nutrition in preperation for the May Day Challenge. Unsure of whether or not the Challenge will occur on Sunday or be postponed is a bit of a bummer, I was getting excited about it, but I'm looking forward to whenever it is. I've had my time (too much time) to slack off and now it's time to get myself back in gear and get ready for some serious training come June.........more details to come ;)

Today was definitely something. "Kelly" this morning and some overhead squat work this evening.

Kelly is 5 rounds of 400m run, 30 box jumps (20"), 30 wall balls (15#). I used an 18" box and 10# wallball, my mission was to get box jumps faster (no stepping down - all jumps) and I haven't done that high of a number of wallballs with 15# so advice was to go with 10#. It took me 31:18 which I am not happy with, I wanted sub-30 but my runs were slow and windy and I struggled for motivation. I think working out that late in the AM just isn't my time......

My OHS work tonight was good, felt good. Worked up in sets of 3 to 100#. Failed at 105# and decided to call it a day since I needed to finish up for dinner. Next time I want to try for a 1rep max which should easily be triple digits. Finished with a little DU practice, I min hollow hold and 1:20 plank.
Now to enjoy a wonderful dinner in the beautiful weather with my wonderful husband and pup! :)

Second CrossFit Open Workout

Second CrossFit Open Workout

AMRAP 15 minutes:
9 Deadlift (men-155#, women-100#)
12 Push-ups
15 Box Jumps (men- 24", women- 20")

I've been looking forward to doing this workout, excited about the DL's and ok with the push ups but not too thrilled with the box jumps (they are not one of my favorites). I got 8 rounds + 7 push ups which wasn't too bad, although I definitely need to work on box jumps, those were WAY too slow! Good workout though!

I'm excited to share about today's workout. I was so excited because today was 2 things I really enjoy and couldn't wait to do!!

Strength

Jerk 7x2

Met-con

Clean Ladder

ex. Minute 1 do 1 clean, minute 2 do 2 cleans, etc until you fail.

Cash-out

Max Double Unders x2

My jerks I worked up to 100#. Need to get more comfortable with triple digit weight overhead, I get a llittle nervous and then am not confident in my lifts...
Clean ladder @65# which I did previously. Today was 15+14 with previous something like 9+... I was pretty amped about that!
Didn't get much DU practice in today, have to continue working on that!

Monday March 28th 2011

So I have not posted in a while "with exception to last night"
I would like to start and say that I love my Innov8 shoes and I am looking forward to my F 195's arriving this week.  I also need to start doing more mobility WOD's to help this old body heal and be ready to go strong on my next day of working out. 
Workout for today  as described
Ring dips 4x3 working up to 44lbs
Metcon 50 burpees rest 2 minutes run 1 mile rest 5 minutes 50 burpees
20:57 total time with a 7:11 mile 
I have more in me and would like to visit this metcon again.

Stephen