Sit-ups & BE's - Day 69

I'm scaling this to the "Pack" level per the Brandx site. Thank God there is some relief on the legs with this one:). Here's the last time I did this WOD (different scaling, though).

Warm-Up:
5 min. slow jog
5 min. jump rope
10 jumping pull-ups
10 push-ups
10 KTC's
5 headstand practices (HORRIBLE at this!)
10 burpees

SU's & BE's (pack):
Four rounds for time of:
20 sit-ups
15 back extensions

Time: 6:19
--Round 1: 1:27
--Round 2: 1:37
--Round 3: 1:39
--Round 4: 1:36

Serious burn on this one, but it was over fast! I love WOD's like this ;).

It's like Bizarro CrossFit...

"I've talked to so many people who have come back and feel like they are going to die," Mulholland said. "And, yet, every one of them feels like they are going to die with a smile on their face.

I was watching this on TV with Adam yesterday and we were both dumbstruck. It was pretty hilarious watching the guys and gals try to run the second leg with a gut full of Krispy Kreme donuts. One guy was shown asking his running partner "How much longer" and she replied "I think about a mile"... his response was something between a whimper and a grunt. Poor guy. How do you eat a dozen donuts in one sitting? That alone seems daunting enough.

The last shot of the clip was of numerous contestants hugging a trash can. Somewhat reminiscent of a CrossFit video.

All this silliness was for a good cause, though, the contestants raised $35K for a local children's hospital.

"Nicole" - Day 68

I'm not going to scale "Nicole" this time, just to see how I do. I'll still be doing jumping/band-assisted pull-ups, though.

Warm-Up:
5 min. jump rope
5 min. punching bag
10 push-ups
20 ball sit-ups
10 KTC's
10 HSPU progressions (shins on bench)
10 burpees

"Nicole":
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
Run 400 meters (~0.25mile)
Max rep Pull-ups (jumping/band-assisted)

Rounds: 5
Pull-ups (all jumping): 16/14/12/8/3

Ran out of time on the last set of pull-ups. Went over by 4 seconds, so probably only 2 of those should count.

Running was at 6.5/7/6.5/6.5/6.5 on a treadmill.

Fight Gone Bad - Day 67

Ugh... really not feeling up to THIS today. Why is that there is always a killer WOD after I over-indulge in alcohol the night before? :) Guess maybe I need to stop doing that!

Warm-Up:
5 min. jog
5 min. jump rope
10 push-ups
10 jumping pull-ups
20 ball sit-ups
10 KTC's
10 HSPU progressions (shins on bench)
(not even going to attempt burpees today!)

"Fight Gone Bad" (buttercup/puppies scaled):
Three rounds of:
Wall-ball, *4-5# ball, 8 ft target. (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull 45# (Reps)
Box Jump 10” box (Reps)
Push-press 45# (Reps)
KB Swings 15# (Reps)

In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute.The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. One point is given for each rep.

Total (Reps): 239
--Round 1: 25/15/13/9/18
--Round 2: 27/12/12/9/18
--Round 3: 26/11/11/10/23

It took me until about 4:30pm to work up the gumption/courage to do this WOD. It's only the second time it's come up since I've been following the CrossFit wods and it always scares me:). Last time I did 10# KB swings and my total was 237. I could have pushed harder this time, though. Not going to do cheat/overindulgent days before a WOD anymore. I'm going to try to schedule them the day before a rest day.

*Really need to purchase/make a heavier ball for wall-ball.

Rest Day - Day 66

Rest day...

Gotta clean the house to get it ready for people to look at it on Sunday. Talk about a fun Saturday! :) But at least it's rainy outside, so I won't feel like I'm missing out too much.

So nice to have Adam back... I could actually get some SLEEP for a change! It's hard to adjust to sleeping alone.

Water Intake

I drink a ridiculous amount of water every day. Ever since i discovered Crystal Light, I am an addict. I swear they put crack in those little packets.

I sometimes wonder whether I could be drinking TOO much water every day, so I decided to do some research (aka a google search). Recommended water intake is 8-12 (8oz.) glasses of water a day (which everyone knows b/c it has been drilled into our brains by the USDA). I average ~14 each day, so slightly above that. The past few days when I work out in the afternoons I feel like I'm still carrying about 8 glasses in my stomach (especially when jumping rope).

I can't see myself being able to cut back though. It's such a habit now.

Completely pointless post, just bored waiting on work stuff to finish. :)

Oh, and the hubs comes home tonight!! I'm so excited! :)

Pull-Ups & Dips - Day 65

Today is my company's end of the month/quarter, so it's going to be a long night. I'm going to try to squeeze this in sometime between doing that:). Hence the shortened warm-up.

Warm-Up:
5 min. jog
5 min. jump rope
10 push-ups
20 sit-ups
10 KTC's

WOD/Puppies:
Ten rounds for time of:
5 pull-ups (jumping/band-assisted)
5 dips (bench dips)

Time: 9:06

Did jumping pull-ups for the first 7 rounds, then had to switch to band-assisted for the last 3. I should have done 10 of each per round... I wasn't nearly tired enough.

Side note: Work went really well and I won't have to work late tonight!:)

Run 800m - Day 64

Running... bah! That's alright though, the WOD says to "rest as needed between efforts", so that should be a comfort:)haha.

Warm-Up:
5 min. jump rope
5 min. punching bag
10 jumping pull-ups
10 band-assisted pull-ups
10 push-ups
20 ball sit-ups
10 KTC's (I am renaming these knees to chest, since that's what I'm actually doing)
10 HSPU progressions (shins on bench)
10 burpees

WOD (as Rx'd hopefully!):
Four rounds, each for time of:
Run 800m (~0.5mile)
Rest as needed between efforts

Rounds/Times:
--Round 1: 4:17 (rest - 2.5min.)
--Round 2: 4:34 (rest - about 4min.)
--Round 3: 4:17 (rest - 4.5 min.)
--Round 4: 4:41 (ran out of steam on this one)

Man, I hate running:). Halfway through the second round, I was like screw this! But the shame of only finishing 1.5 rounds got me through to the finish:).

Front Squats - Day 63

PR'd with 65#'s last time, DEFINITELY have to load up more than that this time.

Warm-Up:
5 min. jog
5 min. jump rope
3.5 min. punching bag
10 jumping pull-ups - felt really strong with these!
10 band-assisted pull-ups
10 push-ups
20 ball sit-ups
10 KTE's
10 HSPU progression (shins on bench)
10 burpees
5, 10# front squats (practice)

WOD:
Front squat
3-3-3-3-3 reps

Load: 45-65-75(f)-65-75(PR)

Well, I thought I was stronger than I am apparently! I had trouble with the 75#s at first mainly b/c I couldn't clean it. I have trouble getting under the bar.

Rest Day - Day 62

Rest Day...

I definitely need this. My body felt pretty beat up yesterday during the WOD. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on this 90 day challenge now and I'm getting excited! :)

I'm going to work on perfecting the basics once this is complete as well as continuing to push myself with the WODs and zoning. I could definitely use a bit more rest every once in awhile though.

Had trouble sleeping the past two nights due to neck pain. Not sure if this is from the latest set of WODs or just pillow issues:).

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I feel somewhat lost on rest days... like I don't know what to do with myself without having to plan to get the WOD in:). I might need to get a life. Does anyone else feel this way on rest days? Maybe I need a hobby to fill my rest days.