23 Days to Vegas: Bruised and Broken

This is the picture I woke up to this morning....a fellow crossfitter took a spill  while visiting a box in Vegas.  GROSS! 

I felt really bad because I was the person who got her into Crossfit in the first place.  She was on the pull up bar and fell and luckily (sarcasm) there was a dumbell underneath her to soften her fall. 

I think before doing Crossfit I would never photograph my brusies, cuts, or blisters and now when I go into my iPhone photo gallery, that is all I find.  I think even though it stinks to get hurt, but for some reason there is a sense of pride in them. 

Today I am taking a rest day.  I have gone a good amount of days in a row and I need a rest.  I am going away on a mini vacation this weekend and will use the day to pack and get ready for my trip.  I have done some research to see if I can visit a new box while on vacation but the owners of the Crossfit Hyannis are away and the classes will not be held. 

Knowing this I have to make sure that I have some travel WODS handy and of course my new jump rope that Dennis bought me.  How sweet right?

24 Days to Vegas: The Small Things

OBVIOUSLY I'm not doing Crossfit to compete to be the "World's Fittest Person."  I first joined Crossfit to lose weight and just now I am started to focus on my strength and getting stronger.  So since I'm probably never going to compete on the larger scale, what are the smaller/real life benefits of doing Crossfit?

1. I only need to try on 1 outfit for work.  Before Crossfit, it would take me at least 3 different combos of pants and shirts that fit before I went to work. 

2. I can carry ALL my groceries from my car to my house.  I used to have to take multiple trips back and forth.  And I ALWAYS tell the bagger to "bag them heavy." 

3. I accidentally embarrassed one of my coworkers who was having trouble opening a bag of shredded cheese.  He was struggling so I offered to help and I easily opened the bag.  BTW this motivated him to immediately join his local Crossfit box. 

4. I sleep like a rock.  I used to lay down, toss and turn, and/or have to read in  bed to get my eyes tired before I could fall asleep.  Now I'm asleep before I hit the pillow. 

5. I've made a lot of really awesome crossfit friends.

6. Let's face it, I look better in the clothes that I wear now, so my husband is enjoying the view and well, what that leads to has also improved. 

7.  I can help Dennis with moving furniture (rather than supervising) and same goes with heavy yard work. 

8.  When I get mad at Dennis and I want to slam a door, I can really slam a door now with ANGER! 

9.  No matter how crazy my friends think I am, or how proud of me they are, I always feel like I could do better.  This keeps me motavated to go back for more and keep improving. 

10.  When I'm out dancing or at a concert I can jump and point (our trademark dance) for hours! 

My point being, even though I will never be a Crossfit "BEAST" I can be me with a few athletic surprises up my sleeve. 


SKILL:
2 x 800 Meter Run
10 Power Cleans (45lbs)

WOD:
AMRAP 20 Minutes
10 HRPU
10 T2B
165 Meter Run w/25lbs Plate

6+20

25 Days to Vegas: Thruster? I Don't Even Know Her!

It has occurred to me that I still have yet to repeat the same WOD and I hope I NEVER have to repeat the one we had to do today. 

To make matters worse, I promised myself that two times a week I would do two WODs....and today was one of them.  AYE!

I didn't make it to the 6am class, so now I had the entire day to dread my double work out. 

Trainer Molly knew we all were in for a hellish workout so she kept pumping us up by assuring us it was a mental workout more than anything.  I at first laughed it off....how can weightlifting be "all mental"? 

Here was the WOD:

"KALSU"
100 Thrusters
4 Burpees on the Minute every Minute until you get to 100 Thrusters. 

I got to about 30 Thrusters and I had a sheer moment of panic.  I thought there was zero chance of me finishing.  I wanted to quit and I didn't think I'd get this WOD done.  I would do two or three thrusters and then have to take a 20 second break, only to have to do my 4 burpees.  Then I would go two minutes without doing ANY thrusters.  I was freaking out. 

I finally go to 50, and I started convincing myself that the 2nd half wouldn't be worse....it was!  Every time I did a minute without any thrusters I would freak out even more....just delaying finishing.  I was practically crying mid WOD. 

After about 20+ minutes I had 10 left and thank the lord I got them in before the minute was up so I didn't have to do another set of burpees.  I set the bar down and just laid there on the ground trying to catch my breath. 

SKILL:
750 Meter Row
8 Rounds TABATA - Plank Holds
2x10 Back Squat
2x10 Shoulder Press

WOD:
KALSU
100 Thrusters (45lbs)
4 Burpees on the Minute every Minute until you get to 100 Thrusters. 

24:52


OH WAIT!  I STILL HAVE TO DO MY 2nd WOD. 

I decided for my 2nd WOD I would do Annie. 

"Annie"
50-40-30-20-10
DU
Abmat Sit Ups

13:47 RX 


Boy am I going to sleep well tonight!