Today's WOD was more challenging than usual. Karen said it's because they won't be seeing us for a couple of days because of the Christmas holiday! Punishing us in advance because they know we're going to stuff our faces this weekend?
Anyway, we did 15 mins AMRAP of:
- 10 dead lifts (Rx is at body weight)
- 10 lunges with plates (25 lbs for the ladies)
- 200m sprint
I did 75 lbs for the dead lifts and used a 15 lb plate for the lunges. I was tempted to go down to 65 lbs for the dead lifts but I wanted to challenge myself today, so 75 lbs it was.
I was able to do 3 rounds + 10 dead lifts and 10 lunges and I was so beat after that.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
December 21 WOD
Only two people went to the 10 am class today, myself included. A lot of people seem to be getting busier preparing for Christmas. I myself can't wait for this work week to enddd.
Anyway, we worked on strength today. We did 6x3 (or was it 5? I can't remember now) front squats, starting light then working our way up. I maxed out at 75 lbs, and good thing we didn't have to clean the bar. Instead we used those things you place the bar on and you take the bar from a standing position.
Cash out was 10 mins AMRAP of:
- 10 thrusters
- 10 sit ups to burpees
For the thrusters, Rx was 55 lbs for girls but I used the 25 lb bar.
I did 3 rounds + 2 thrusters.
Miggy was there and he asked if I've been running better. I had to tell him that I haven't run since I started going to CrossFit, mainly because my muscles are too sore and stiff the day after a workout. But he said I should test it and maybe I will, this Christmas vacation.
P.S.
Also, I've been using the Tanita scale at the box and the first time I weighed myself (Nov 25) my body fat percentage was 24%. On Dec 7, it was down to 23.5%. Today, it's 23.3%. I'm not sure if that's accurate but I sure hope so. It makes me even more conscious about the food I eat. I know I have to lessen the junk but I can't help it!
Anyway, we worked on strength today. We did 6x3 (or was it 5? I can't remember now) front squats, starting light then working our way up. I maxed out at 75 lbs, and good thing we didn't have to clean the bar. Instead we used those things you place the bar on and you take the bar from a standing position.
Cash out was 10 mins AMRAP of:
- 10 thrusters
- 10 sit ups to burpees
For the thrusters, Rx was 55 lbs for girls but I used the 25 lb bar.
I did 3 rounds + 2 thrusters.
Miggy was there and he asked if I've been running better. I had to tell him that I haven't run since I started going to CrossFit, mainly because my muscles are too sore and stiff the day after a workout. But he said I should test it and maybe I will, this Christmas vacation.
P.S.
Also, I've been using the Tanita scale at the box and the first time I weighed myself (Nov 25) my body fat percentage was 24%. On Dec 7, it was down to 23.5%. Today, it's 23.3%. I'm not sure if that's accurate but I sure hope so. It makes me even more conscious about the food I eat. I know I have to lessen the junk but I can't help it!
Monday, December 19, 2011
December 19 WOD
CrossFit IS addictive. Something I read on tumblr said it right: Every workout makes you feel like you're dying, but at the end of the WOD you don't die so you want to go back to see if you don't die again -- and maybe do a little better than you did the last time.
Today we did a modified Linda, which was 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 of:
- Dead lifts (Rx is 1.5 of your body weight)
- Ring dips
- Power cleans (Rx is 75% of your body weight)
For the dead lifts I used 85 lbs; for the ring dips I did a modified version using an 18" box to support my legs; for the power cleans I used 45 lbs the first 10 reps, then went down and used the 35 lb bar (but yay, I can clean 45 lbs now!).
My time was 20:52.
In other news, I think it's time to look around for a new pair of crosstraining shoes.
Today we did a modified Linda, which was 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 of:
- Dead lifts (Rx is 1.5 of your body weight)
- Ring dips
- Power cleans (Rx is 75% of your body weight)
For the dead lifts I used 85 lbs; for the ring dips I did a modified version using an 18" box to support my legs; for the power cleans I used 45 lbs the first 10 reps, then went down and used the 35 lb bar (but yay, I can clean 45 lbs now!).
My time was 20:52.
In other news, I think it's time to look around for a new pair of crosstraining shoes.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
December 18 WOD
This is the first time for me to do a weekend WOD and I almost regretted it. Almost. Warm up included an 800m run, wall-facing squats, squat jumps, and push ups... which felt like a WOD in itself.
The WOD itself was 15 minutes AMRAP of:
- 100m row
- 10 front squats
- 10 lateral jumps
- 10 burpees
Initially, the row was supposed to be 200m, but I guess the coach thought it would take up too much time since there were only 3 machines vs. about 10 people. For the front squats I used the 35 lb bar again (maybe I need to upgrade to 45 lbs next time?). The hardest was the lateral jumps. It sounds so simple: jump over a parallette from side-to-side. But it's not so easy to do when your legs are already burning from the front squats.
Anyway, at the end of 15 minutes I was able to do 3 rounds.
The WOD itself was 15 minutes AMRAP of:
- 100m row
- 10 front squats
- 10 lateral jumps
- 10 burpees
Initially, the row was supposed to be 200m, but I guess the coach thought it would take up too much time since there were only 3 machines vs. about 10 people. For the front squats I used the 35 lb bar again (maybe I need to upgrade to 45 lbs next time?). The hardest was the lateral jumps. It sounds so simple: jump over a parallette from side-to-side. But it's not so easy to do when your legs are already burning from the front squats.
Anyway, at the end of 15 minutes I was able to do 3 rounds.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
My magic shoes
Ever liked something so much you wish you had more than one of them?
Well, this is my second pair of the exact same shoes. I got the first pair some years ago, and I associate so many nice and not-so-nice memories with those shoes. I could match them with anything and I wore them everywhere. They were my magic shoes. I loved them to bits until it was time to retire them, and I'd since been on the lookout for the same pair in shops here, but no such luck.
But one fateful day I saw them on Amazon and they had one last pair in my size, so I took it as a sign (in the same way you take everything as a "sign" when you want something really bad and you interpret every little thing as a favorable "sign") and ordered it.
And now, they are mine again. Ah, love.
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| Steve Madden Poseyy Ballet Flat in gold |
But one fateful day I saw them on Amazon and they had one last pair in my size, so I took it as a sign (in the same way you take everything as a "sign" when you want something really bad and you interpret every little thing as a favorable "sign") and ordered it.
And now, they are mine again. Ah, love.
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