Already Thinking About 2012

I'm not sure if it has been showing in my Blogs, but I feel like I have been all over the place with goals.  I know I mentioned trying to have defined abs by New Years, emailing my calories to my friends, running marathons, and anything else I may have said.  


Sadly, I do not have a six pack, I stopped emailing my calories to my friends (and stopped counting them too), and the only "Marathon" I have run has been a 5k.  So clearly I'm really good at setting goals, just slightly bad at keeping up with them.  


This is a SUPER touchy subject for me, especially around the new years.  People think of January 1st as a "new start" and blah blah blah (Ke$ha reference....anybody?).  Well I always look back at the year that is gone and focus on all my failed goals and failures.  Wow that's really positive!  


I think for 2012 I am going to set some really challenging, yet obtainable goals for myself and really work hard to reach them.  I know I want to increase my strength.  I know I want to focus on running this year.  I know I want do major fundraising for two Crossfit charities this year, and for the love of God I know I want to have a six pack.  I am not declaring my goals right now, just sorta brainstorming.  


With all that said, I have to work hard.  I have to be strict, and smart, and give up things that I like but don't help me achieve my goals. How do my fellow yet superior crossfitters do it? 

Wednesday's WOD

Wedneday:

Strength
15 Minutes to Find your Max Snatch Balance
My Max = 65lbs


WOD
50-40-30-20-10
Single Arm Overhead KB Squat (8kg)
Double Unders


Time: 21:19


Thursday:

Glorious Glorious Rest Day

NBC's Biggest Loser 2011

I have to admit, Biggest Loser has become one of my weekly shows that I look forward to watching.  I didn't always enjoy the show, but last year, somebody that I actually knew was picked to be on the show.  Remember Jay Jacobs?

Since then, I have been hooked on the show.  It was a bit less interesting not personally knowing a contestant, but it was still entertaining enough, and let's be real, who doesn't LOVE to watch a weight loss transformation?  This year I was particularly interested in the way Bob Harper would train his fatties.  Reason being?  I knew that he recently started doing Crossfit.  

Every episode that I would watch, I would catch a glimpse of people doing Kettlebell Swings, Wall Balls, and other Crossfit esk moves and it would make me happy!  The one catch, they would never utter the word Crossfit on the show.  

I watched the 2011 Season finale and FINALLY one of the contestants admitted that Crossfit was the reason she was losing/maintaining her weight at home. 

The other funny thing about all of this is that since Bob started Crossfit, he challenged Jillian (the ex trainer on the Biggest Loser and fitness guru) to a common WOD on TV and to be honest, she sucked.  That made me feel so good about myself!  

Jillian Does a WOD

"You don't have to be great to start.....but you have to start to be great"

Endurance:


500 Meter Row
10 Pull Ups (purple band)
10 Push Ups 
2 Rounds


WOD:
400 Meter Run
21-15-9
Hand Stand Push Ups
Kettlebell Swings (20kg)
400 Meter Run


Time: 15:03

Santacon 2011

Knowing that I was going to be away from Crossfit this entire weekend, getting a WOD in on Friday was important.

I was able to work through my lunch and leave work at 4:00 to make the 4:15 class.  After that, the gang and I headed to Hoboken to spend the night at a friends before we ventured into NYC dressed as Santa's. 

Ho Ho Ho Says Everybody, When I Walk In

The beauty of Santacon is that it is the happiest day of the year!  You and thousands of other santas roam aimlessly around New York City stopping at bars and spreading Christmas cheer.  When on subways you sing songs as loud as you can, and sometimes random Santa Dance circles form:





To top that all off, Reformed Fatty and I continued our tradition of Hung Over Chinese food on Sunday.......so no wonder why I feel like a fat cow this week.

I started Monday off right with a 6am WOD and to my delight it was cleaning the bar, which is one of my favorite Crossfit moves. 

I also decided to run a 10k in February, which I hope to do well on.  I ran a 10k years ago and my time was 1:08:57, which I hope to beat.  The ultimate goal here is to run a series of races.  5K (which I've done), and 10k (February), 10 Miler in March, Half Marathon in April, and then finally a Full Marathon in May or June.   

Who thinks I'm crazy!?!?!!


Monday:

Endurance
20 Wall Ball Cleans
10 Abb Matt Sit Ups
20 DU
2 Rounds

WOD:6 Minute AMRAP
3-3-6-6-9-9-12-12.....until time runs out
Power Cleans (85lbs) & Ring Dips (PB)


I completed 3-3-6-6-9-9 +4


THEN


1 Minute to find your max:


Box Jumps (20 Inches)  20
Burpees    12
Row for Calories   18


1 Minute Rest Between Each Round




Friday:
Endurance2k Row

WOD
Amanda
9-7-5


Squat Snatch (45lbs)
3 Get out of the Pool

17:00