Offically in training!

Yep.  I'm considering all workouts to be me training. 

I'm always amazed how much better I feel when I get 3-4 workouts in a week.  Be it Crossfit, or out for a run/walk or whatever.  I sleep better, I'm happier, its easier for me to eat cleaner cause I don't want to ruin good results from workouts.  And everything just feels tighter, and I'm not talking my clothes.  I'm meaning my butt feels tighter, higher, my arms seem like they giggle less, my stomach seems smaller.

Today's WOD was   50 alt pistols,  14 dips, 14 pushups or ring rows, 10 hand cleans.  I used  75lbs for cleans, and think I could have bumped it up to 80-85lbs to be honest.  Maybe next time.

I also did some bench press with 75%-85% and 95% of my one rep max.  Well, not quite, but very close.  I think I topped out with 110lbs for 4reps and it should have been 115lbs.  Close enough.    I'd really like to get my bench press a little higher, but I'm having a little trouble getting it up there.  I just need to work on it.

The weekend wasn't good on my eating.  I need to work on not overdoing it on weekends.  I do pretty well during the week.  Not perfect, but a vast improvement over how I use to eat.  But the weekends are where I seem to need more help.  I wish my hubby cared just a little more about eating well.  He doesn't and that makes it harder when he fixes supper more often than not.  I try to do my best, but well, it would be easier if he cared at all.   When he worked evenings, and I fixed supper, I could make some really good healthy stuff and he'd  not want to eat the veggies.  Oh well, more for me!

I'm just going to have to step it up, and maybe just fix my own supper when I get home from my WOD.

You can just call me an athlete!

Because I have gone and signed up for a Crossfit competition in Sept.

Somehow, when I was oxygen deprived, I decided that signing up for the Master Women division was a wonderful idea, and I did it,

So, now I'm not just a chubby mom of 43 looking to get into better shape doing Crossfit.  I'm a Crossfit athlete training for a competition.    How about that. 

So, I've got just under 3 months to work hard, and get so I don't totally embarrass myself. I don't mind coming in last, cause someone has to. I just don't want to feel like I did bad.

I hit Crossfit Mon and Tue.  And today, my shoulders were so sore I just couldn't make myself go.  So I hit the nature trail and did 3 miles of walk/run.  Should have timed myself so I can keep track of any improvements.  I'll look for my gymboss so I can start timing myself.   I ran portions of each quarter mile, except for one.  I was getting tired and hungry.  I'm going to try and do more run/walks or in my case for now, more walks than runs, on off Crossfit days.  I will always give myself one day just off, cause a rest day is so needed.

And then, shortly after I signed up for my competition, I found this on either Tumblr or Pinterest.

Its now my new motto til at least Sept 7th.  Maybe longer if it helps.

I should have gone heavier

Yep, I really should have packed more weight on that dang bar today.  I know I could have easily gone 10lbs heavier.

The WOD today was 3 rounds for time of
50 air squats
14 pullups or ring rows
14 ring dips or box dips
10 hang cleans

I did 65lbs for hang cleans, and I really should have done 75lbs or even 80lbs.  Oh well.

I managed in 15min 35 seconds.

I really need to work on my cardio capacity, cause mainly it was slowing down to catch my breath.

25 years and counting.

I will only make 2 Crossfit workout this week but that's cause yesterday my hubby and I celebrated our 25 year anniversary.  Yep, married 25 years.  Sounds weird cause it doesn't feel like 25 years.  So I took half a day off work then in the evening, we took the kids out to eat.  Yummie steak!  So yummie!!

Today was a partner WOD.  Neesie came with me, and she's a great partner.  Ok, so she didn't give her old fat mother much chance to catch her breath, but she was a great partner.

The workout was a 15 min AMRAP workout consisting of:
20 Box Jumps
20 Squats
20 Pullups
20 burpees.

We split them 10 of each.  We got through 4 rounds, but I have a feeling had I told Nees to do 20 box jumps at the end she would have busted them like a champ!    She even said she was coming back with me tomorrow.   What a champ!

I love Crossfit

I was so sad for the last couple of weeks.  I have had other commitments that have kept me from getting to Crossfit.  I tried to workout at home, but well, I just don't push myself nearly as hard as I do when I'm with my fellow Misfits at my box.  I just don't have the same feeling working out at home like I use to.

Well, this week, I've managed to get to 3 WODs and I freaking LOVE IT!

Yes, I bitch and moan during the WOD.  Yes, I feel sometimes, even if I give it my all, I should be doing better.  Yes, I sometimes wonder why I bother to show up, I don't think I can do that WOD,  I just want to quit, that I actually pay to do this when I could use the money on new shoes. 

Then the workout is over, and I feel elated that I survived. I did something so awesome for myself!  I'm over the moon that I can see how far I've come.  I can see where I want to go. 

I'm going to rock Crossfit this summer, and things are only gonna get better.  

I love Crossfit!

Oh my aching ass!

WOW!  What a WOD!  It had running in it, but it was only a 200m run.  But it was several times.   We ran a 400 for part of a warm up.  Then here was the workout:
 run 200,
 20 burpees,
 run 200,
20 burpees,
200 yard walking lunges,
run 200,
100 rockers,
10step ups
and another 200.

Holy crap!  WTF!   200 yards of walking lunges.  My ass is on fire!

And let me tell you how hard it was to run again right after that.

But I did it, and I ran every step of the way!

So good to be back.

Even if I hated the WOD today lol!

It was a WOD with 50 yes, 50 burpees.  In 4 mins.  I barely got them done.  Barely.  And I felt a little urpee after. 

Then a few minutes of doing box jumps, to figure out what our max jump was.

Then a 400 m run. I don't like to run, even if I want to get better, and actually be good at it.  I still don't like running.

Now, I just need to work on my hubby's cooking.  He's been cooking supper at night, and well, his version of clean food is if it doesn't have pet hair in it.  Sigh.