Wednesday, Feb 17 2010

So Amy effectively wore me out yesterday the 17th. I am so sore in my lower back, across my shoulders and the base of my neck. But I'm fighting off some chest cold crap that my eldest brought into the house. I'm so SO worn out!

I won't be going to the ladies night at the gym tomorrow but hope to get to a class at 10am assuming I'm not laid out with this cold and crap.

So I just measured my waist. You know across that skin flap I have left over that just hangs on my gut. The whole reason I hate my body. That flap. I hate my measurement. SO, I won't post it today. I'm going to do it again first thing in the morning when I'm not bloated from 'that time of the month' and see if it is different. I need to post measurements anyway. Keep myself honest.

I also need to start doing cardio on my off days from Crossfit. I wanted to run today but I'm dizzy and feel puny. SO, I will study. Try to get through the rest of my quizzes for my exam on personal training.

UGH

I am so so sore today. My abs and hamstrings hurt. My abs hurt so bad it feels like I'm sick!

Yesterday I took DH to Crossfit to workout with me. My trainer had a wonderful workout lined up for us! I don't remember what it was called. I need to be better about remembering these things. But it was all for time and I BEAT HIM! Granted we used different weights and my box wasn't as tall as his but I still beat him! My 6'6" tough as nails husband.

After the 15 min butt kicking session by Amy she had us get on the Glute Ham Destroyer machine and pump out 50 FULL GHD's. That was probably the worst part of the workout. THOSE JUST PLAIN SUCK! BUT, I do like what they are doing to me.

So, I'll be better about posting my results as I find more detailed info is more exciting. Thanks for reading.

Sorry

So I haven't held myself accountable. BUT that doesn't mean I haven't worked out.

Superbowl Sunday I went to a pre-Superbowl workout at the gym. We had a heinous workout in honor of a member who turned 35. I did so many Burpees...70! Who in the right mind signs up for that? Anyway Sunday was great.

Then Monday I had a sick kid which kept me home but I went today. I got my rear handed to me. But I never expect anything less than that!

The warm up was squats, planks and push ups with 100 lunges. THEN the WOD was as follows:

400M run
21-15-9
GHD's
Jerks
each set followed by a 400m run

It was brutal. My rear end hurts so bad right now and all I'm doing is sitting on it. My Quads hurt so bad pushing a cart at the store! I have a feeling I might be sore for a while after this one.

I have 2 more sessions with my trainer and then I think I'll re up for another round and continue to go to classes in the mean time. I don't want to slip while I'm progressing. I'm also going to train for a Couch to 5K run! I have no doubt in my ability to complete it...I'm just going to have to do it...then Amy mentioned a mud run in the summer! Sounds painful and miserable but I think I'm game for that too. Why not right?

Today

So I just finished my smoothie and was thinking about the workout I did today. It was miserable but I did it. "IT" was called Kelly.

400 or 500 m (I forgot)
15 wall ball presses (I only got up 6lbs)
15 box jumps
5 rounds for time

Amy gave me a time but I was so out of it when she said it I forgot! I wanted to die. My face was so red I laughed when I saw it in the mirror. But as bad as the workout was I felt great when I was done. It was about 45degrees outside and it was raining and I ran in it. Pretty cool feeling knowing I'm out doing something that you couldn't pay ALOT of people to do. I love it.

I'm seeing changes. Others are seeing changes. My tummy, the one I was really seriously thinking about getting a tummy tuck for is changing. YEAH! I put on my 12's today, size 12 Mossimo jeans and they fit comfortably I even put on a belt to keep them up where I want them. I am at my fittest to date a size 10. Normally my body is happy at a 12/14 but I'm not. At the peak of my fitness (thank you Uncle Sam) I was a 10. Right now my goal is to be a 12 in any pair I try on of any brand. Then to have my 14's be too big for me. Which they almost are. So, thank you AMY thank you Crossfit! I see a pin prick of light at the end of this tunnel.

My hubby will be home soon and I hope the progress is most apparent to him.

OH, I did push ups on my toes today. They weren't the best, hell they probably weren't even really THAT good...but guess what I did it. I can't stand doing them on my knees. Another success.

thanks for reading

Jeans

My jeans are getting looser! Yeah! Now I just gotta keep it up.

I was going to go for a run today and backed out at the last min. I've been so tired I just took a nap! Lazy I know. Then I ate a little, ok.....alot of oatmeal cookie dough and one cookie. I wanted to give the girls a treat and well I fell prey. And with no one here to remove the cookie dough from my hands it became my downfall. I'm beating myself up over it pretty bad. COOKIE DOUGH! Refined bad for you sugars and flour. Although I did sub some white for wheat, but still high glycemic carbs. I'm done with crap! I felt horrible! My stomach has shrunk so much from the change in the way I eat that it hurt when I walked away. SO no more cookies for the kids. I put the remainder in the freezer in the garage. It's like a black hole I always forget what I've put in there.

Well, so much for today.

I thought, "My trainer hates me"!

So I mastered the short box jump. I worked on it off and on. The box was sitting at the bottom of the steps so anytime I went up or down the stairs I was looking at it. This morning before going to my training session I did 10 jumps. Yeah. Full jumps. So that made me happy.



I also went to class on Friday night. Our Ladies Night Class which I love. It was like driving up to a torture chamber. I just really wasn't feeling it and I had both of my girls with me who HAD NOT taken naps. While they did OK it was not their best performance ever.



Friday 1-29-10

Warm UP



Row 500m

1 rope climb (or rings)

29 GHD Sit Ups

66 walking lunges



Work out: The HOOV 4RDS(rounds)

11 Hang Power Cleans

11 Overhead Squats

11 Rack to Over-Head (via press, push, jerk)

11 V is for Burpee

For Time, mine was 17:28



I was smoked but it was SO worth going.



Sat and Sun I didn't do anything other than work on Box jumps. I worked out again with Amy today. At one point in the work out I was thinking "I think she hates me!" LOL, I almost asked BUT I didn't have the breath to get it out.

Today is like a blur! I rowed 500m and then worked on some pull ups, dips and cleans with a med ball, oh and some work on the rings. The only thing that stick out in my mind is the heinous amount of TRUE GHD sit ups I did. I did them, true to form today. It was scary letting myself fall back to touch the floor but I did it. I don't know how many exactly but 3 rounds on it was enough to push me into muscle failure on the last 2. I remember muttering "help" on the last two I got to a lateral position and couldn't seem to budge...funny NOW, not then. OH and kettle bell swings! OMG! 20sec on 10 sec off for 8 rounds! I was thrusting (I guess that's what you call it) a 26lb kettle bell to the height of my head or more. It's really amazing what a person can push their body to do. Had someone ever said, "Hey by the way one day you'll be doing these GHD sit ups and burpees with pull ups til you puke and love every minute!" I would have laughed and said there was NO WAY! But, I'm doing it. I might hate it at the time but I love it right after. There is nothing better than proving myself wrong and showing me just how much more strong and driven I am.

So, yes I'm a Crossfit Nerd. I think I'll buy the "Crossfit, its just a workout" t-shirt.

P.S. My trainer sent me an email tonight telling me she is proud of how hard I push myself and loves that I want her to train me! I'm going to make this girl/woman proud!

I cussed at the box

Did I mention that I got SO mad at the box that I actually said mid-controlled fall off the box "Oh...F you!". Directed at the box! I'm afraid my mouth might get the better of me when I train.

So tonight I am researching on how to conquer my fear of the box and found this article:
Conquering Your Fear of the Box Jump on http://www.crossfitwatertown.com/

It's amazing and so true! She mentioned the more fear she has the more compelled she is to do it! THAT IS SO ME! Me with box jumps and even me with the pull up. Sigh...guess I'm doing some jumps tonight.

The box

The box is in the house. I tried more box jumps last night and same thing. Mental block. My neighbor thought I was crazy and she tried but couldn't even get the nerve to jump. What is THIS???

I'm sore today. I feel every muscle in my abs depending on which way I move! And my back. A soreness there that is new. BUT, it feels good. A good sore.

Off to get ready for supper and a mini bday party for my soon to be 2 year old!

I HATE A BOX

Is it possible to hate an inanimate object so much? I think so. I got to try box jumps for the first time today and as I'm sure can see I HATE box jumps! I think its a mental block, something not connecting...something freaking me out. I don't know but there is something intimidating and frustrating to me about jumping up on a box. I think I even got the shortest box. I don't' know how people do it. Granted I DID it, not perfectly or even pretty-ly but I did it and then guess what?!






My trainer, yeah she sent me home with 'the box'! It's my homework. SO I loaded it up in the car and away I went. I can't even think about jumping on that thing right now. I will! Don't you worry because I HAVE to master it come hell or high water, that's just the way I am programmed. Give me a challenge and I'll do it or die trying. Sigh...the box is in my car and needs to come out. I will get it after nap. This is my quiet reflection time. No more thinking about that thing in my car. For a while anyway.





SO my WOD was CHRISTINE. It was brutal and there is a terrible pic of me busting my you know what on dead lifts. Not flattering but you KNOW when you look at it that I am working hard! LOL...its terrible





I started the workout with 500m row, PVC pull through, planks and p/u.


Then Christine.


3 Rounds for time


500m row at a 2:20pace


12Body weight dead lifts (didn't do body weight)lol


21 box jumps





Then my lovely trainer was kind enough to prescribe 100 sit ups! I love her, I hate my gut... so all is well.



Today I did find myself wondering about half way through sit ups if anyone ever would dare to tell her they 'couldn't' or 'wouldn't' or they were 'done'! I can't ever see myself having the nerve. She scares me...lol...not really but if you saw her you'd know. She has an amazing rock hard body, not something you'd mess with! Or, at least not me.


I then hung out to learn more about the kipping pull up method. Once my shoulder is back to 'normal' I'll be busting my hump on that. BUT, for now...

Pouting

I'm sad. I didn't work out Sat or Sun in an attempt to recover and recoup. Well come Monday morning my 2 year old still wasn't over whatever was plaguing her. Some weird skin rash, so I called in to reschedule my training session for Tuesday.

Then tonight on my way to collect Girl Scout Cookie orders I wrenched my shoulder attempting to remove my 2 year old from her car seat. It has taken several hours, several Motrin, a soak in Epsom Salts and Aspercreme to make it so I can type. I can't lift my arm to my side or move to far forward or backward with it.

I'm irked cause this might set me back a few more days and not to mention my hubby, yeah I don't have his help right now! My neighbor, God bless her, offered to help me wipe my ass if it came to that as it is my right hand! Sigh...so far not needing assistance in that area. Thank Goodness!

So I did soak in Epsom salts and now for some reason I feel like I coated my mouth with salt...is that normal?

Well off to relax for a bit and hope I can fall asleep in some position. Think I'll be going to have a doc check this out as pain in this should is normal for me after a work out, but this kind of pain! The make me sick to my stomach and want to cry pain, NOT normal.

GI JANE

So I made myself go last night. I will say I hesitated all the way up to the point of walking in the door, but once in I felt great.

We warmed up with
4 Rounds
10 GHT sit ups
12 back extensions
14 PVC thrusters

WOD was GI JANE
100 Burpee Pull Ups for time

So at 20 mins the trainer stopped us if we hadn't made it to 100. I was at 80. I walked away and within two mins decided there was NO way I could live with myself if I didn't finish the 100. So I went back! I finished the last 20 in 5 mins and some change for a total time of 25:26 I do believe!!!!

It was pretty amazing to realize I COULD do that many. I didn't in a million years think I would be able to when I started out. What's even cooler is that my body is getting used to the movements required in the pull up and I didn't find myself at failure there the entire time! It felt good and controlled. Like my muscles remembered what they were supposed to be doing. Pretty sure my chin cleared the bar almost every time (granted still using the box and getting used to it).

Make me GO

So, I'm writing this because if I put it in type I will be less likely to back out and not do what I'm about to put down.

The Crossfit gym I go to has started a ladies night. I now have the ability to go tonight and if I write this I will make myself go! I need to go otherwise I will have done nothing today! NOTHING! Well nothing besides wrangle kids, pick up a girlfriend from the airport and get pics taken for my 2 year old at Sears. THAT was a nightmare. Maybe I should go just to work out all my frustrations from that high pressure sales event that was supposed to be a fun photo shoot! FOR A TWO YEAR OLD!!!

Oh, and yesterday I finalized all the paperwork in order for me to start my ISSA Master Trainer Certs! YEAH! My books should be here soon. Hello future!

So, I'm going tonight. I'M going TONIGHT! I NEED to go tonight! I will go tonight. I need to be sleek and fit and toned and healthy. I'm going.

I'll check in later.

No gym today

Well, no workout at the gym today so I decided to drag myself out since the weather isn't so bad today. The sun peeks out every now and then and I figured with the right amount of layers my daughter would be good in the stroller. So I did interval training for 4.2 miles with a jogging stroller. I'd love to know how much weight I'm pushing, I know it is ALOT! A few weeks of this and I should be able to smoke a run sans the stroller.

So I am sore, but nothing like the first week of Crossfit. I feel stronger and like I have better posture. I noticed the other day I was lugging my nearly two year old around with one arm and it felt SO EASY! And I thought...hmmm...that's new!

So much for today. For fun I might find myself on the WII later tonight, challenge my 5 year old or something. For now I'm going to drink my Quad Shot No Room Grande Americano and relax. Oh and I have to redo the music on my MP3 player. I need consistent songs with a running beat. Nothing slow, hardcore all the way or I will stop running!

P.S. Shame on me, I ate 2/3 of a chocolate chocolate cookie left over from Panera. It was SO delicious but SO not on my regimen for food....but I said it! I did eat it. Go ahead beat me up please!

Day Four

We started off with a warm up of pvc pull thrus and some squats. Then on to what I thought of as torture for the core the GLUTE HAM Sit Up coupled with HIP and BACK Extensions. Then on to the work out of the day

"Josh"

21 Overhead Squats (35lbs with bar)

42 Pull Ups

15 Overhead Squats

30 Pull Ups

9 Overhead Squats

18 Pull Ups
For Time



Ridiculous amounts. And of course I am not doing un-assisted pull ups. Today my trainer attached bands in order to help boost me up further so my chin goes above the bar. Which is great, but it's like being a kid with training wheels and wanting to ride your bike like the big kids WITHOUT training wheels! I don't want bands! I wanna do it the 'correct' way!

So, that was fun! Ha! OMG I thought for sure my arms were going to give out and I was going to fall. But, no I made it through. 11mins and some odd seconds.



Then off to row. 500M to cool down and then THEN Tabata rowing 20 secs on 10 off for 8 sets!



I broke a sweat, I was out of breath BUT DAMN did I feel good! What a thing to be hooked on and addicted to so fast! Could this be more addicting than illegal drugs? Maybe if more people tried this we'd have a healthier country?!

I bought a shirt I will have to post a pic, it says "You can do ANYTHING for 20 mins!".

Let's see how I feel tomorrow.

24 hours later

So, I'm not as sore as the previous two times. My shoulders are screaming but that's it. The previous two times my body hurt so bad I felt like I had the flu. Not so this time.

I forgot to mention I did my push ups on my knees. Which disappoints me because in my military hey day I never ever did them on my knees. I need to get up off them. No excuses right? I only mentioned it to hold myself accountable. I want to look back on this and say "Damn girl you have come a long, long way!"

No Epsom salts yesterday or today just a little muscle cream for my shoulder. I might go have my friend work the kinks out of my shoulder tonight.

Dare I say I love Crossfit. Is it possible to get totally smoked and have a full body workout anywhere else in 30 mins? I might have a new love. LOL

I still need body shots and measurements. I am going to have to find someone to help me with that!

AMRAP Hell

So today is day 3 at the gym with my trainer. I got up and out of bed. My daughters were both home today because of the holiday. I didn't want to go. I wanted to sleep but I got up.

The girls had a great time. My 5 year old walks in and said "This doesn't look like a gym". Ha! I was smoked.

We started out with 500 m row and then pvc pipe arm stretches on to dips. I hate dips my triceps suck and are killing me! But I dipped over and over. I've learned not to count. The number can dissuade me from doing more. Then I did straight arm hangs since I'm not strong enough to dip my entire body! I hit muscle failure so fast! I should have triceps of steel when I'm done. I better.

Then we moved on to the workout of the day. I got to do Clean Jerks today! What am amazing thing! I feel so rockin' when I do those. My trainer loaded a bar with 35 lbs and away I went! I love love love that exercise! It's such a powerful move!

So this was the AMRAP for today:

3 Clean Jerks
3 pull ups
6 push ups
9 air squats
3 pull ups
6 push ups
9 air squats
Start OVER
For record as many reps as possible in 20 mins

I did 5 full reps and almost completed the 6th set
Not bad for a beginner like me.

It took me all day Sat and Sun to recover from the brutal beating I got there on Friday. I'll be interested to see how I feel in 24 hours. I hit muscle failure in my tri's and the rest of me felt like I wanted to throw up. But its such an amazing feeling and sense of accomplishment when you are done.

I'm slowly on my way to my Level one cert!

Can't wait to show my hubby my clean and jerk!

Off to shower.

My misadventures starting crossfit

So, I'm doing it. I need a change.

I hit a plateau and my body was stuck. Stuck in a rut I didn't like and I couldn't get out of. So, now it's Crossfit for me! Yep, I jumped in with both feet!

I heard it's murder, 'those' people weren't lying! I found a gym close by and away I went. Wednesday was my first meeting with a personal trainer.

She kicked my ass, killed my legs and my triceps are still screaming. BUT, I went back. I signed up for 10 personal training sessions with the woman who said that she'd make me 'hate her'. I thought no way, I'm here to get motivated and kicked in the rear. I went back today for my first session and I am just as sore as I was when I walked in. She might be right I might hate her. But for now I'm taking motrin and going slow. Slow up and down steps. All my movements are slow and it feels good. My body is screaming in pain which means I'm alive right?

In 30 mins she smoked me! Completely and totally smoked me!

So, this, my blog, is going to be about my adventures with getting my body over the plateau it's found to be comfortable in. About getting fit the Crossfit way. And not dying in the process. I will post before pics and measurements soon.

I just ask for you to keep me honest and motivated.