December 16 WOD

Good: I was the only one who attended the 10 am class and I had the box all to myself.

Bad: I was the only one who attended the 10 am class and I had the coach breathing down my neck for the entire duration of the workout.

Today, we -- I mean, I -- did a "descending ladder" type of workout. I had to do the following in sets of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1:

- Floor wipes
- Handstand kick ups/donkey kicks
- Pull ups (I used the green band)
- Push ups
- Squat jumps

My time: 21:44. Pfft. When I looked at the mirror after the workout, I remembered this:

Source

Because I definitely did not look cute. Great way to kick off the weekend, though!

December 14 WOD

Before the WOD, we had to do 30 reps of 10-second "hollow body" holds. Basically, you lie on the floor and push your lower back down on the floor, and your legs and shoulders should be raised off the floor. The exercise is supposed to teach you to tighten your abs and glutes, which you're supposed to do when lifting weights so you won't injure your back.

After that, we did 10 rounds of:

- 10-second overhead hold
- 10 good mornings
- 10 grasshoppers (5 each side)
- 20 double unders / 60 singles

I used the 25-lb bar for the overhead holds and good mornings, but after the workout I realized I could've gone with the 35-lb bar. And I can't do double unders (yet!) so I did the 60.

I finished in 22:42.

December 12 WOD

I wasn't able to workout last Friday because I was sick. It was just a sore throat but I felt really bad, and I even had to miss work. And then yesterday I was on mommy-mode because my son's 3rd quarter exams are coming up and I wanted to review with him. Anyway, enough of the excuses.

Today was strength/skill day and after the warmup we did 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 snatches (I used the 25 lb bar). After that, we did 6 rounds of:

20 fast feet
6 side-to-side pushups (that's one per side so actually we did 12)
3 kettlebell swings (8 kg)
3 snatches (15 lb bar)

We were given 15 minutes to do the 6 rounds and I finished in 13+ minutes.

I like going to the 10 am class because there are usually only 3 or 4 of us there and there's less pressure to do as well as the other "hardcore" crossfitters. I wish they'd have a 10 am class everyday, though, so I can maximize my membership fee.

December 7 WOD

I was already sweating like anything after the warm up because it included 200 jump rope and 2x5 sets dead lifts (among other things).

Today we did 20 minutes AMRAP (as many rounds as possible):

- 3 chest to bar pull ups (I did a modified version using the rings)
- 3 dead lifts (85 lbs)
- 6 lunges
- 9 push ups (I did a modified version using boxes)
- 12 squats

I was able to do 7 rounds and had started the 8th until the dead lifts. Hello, wobbly knees!

In other news, I feel like my tummy flab has gotten a wee bit smaller. If I can only pair good diet with crossfit that would be perfect.

December 5 WOD

I just realized that this blog is turning out to be more of a workout diary.

Anyway, yesterday's WOD was simple:

- Squat cleans (35 lbs)
- Ring dips (modified)

The catch: we had to do it in sets of 20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 in 25 minutes.

I guess it was good timing (?) that we had squat cleans because I'd just done Foundations Class last Sunday, so I was able to practice what I'd learned (??). Except that I always got berated by the coach for not having the correct form and not going low enough for the squat. But what can I do if my coordination sucks? I probably shouldn't overthink the steps to follow when executing a squat clean because I kinda do it in slow motion -- I count the steps in my head like when learning a dance step. And the coach says it has to be more explosive.

Now I know what my students must feel like when they have difficulty grasping a grammar point.

Please let me get better at this soon...