After CFT on Monday, it took a few days before I recovered from being constantly hungry and needing lots of sleep...
Tuesday's Metcon on Thursday
Metcon with 63# and purple band: 9:12
63# may have been a little light but I was a little worried about the load on my left wrist... Turns out I had the right weight for the wrist but could probably go heavier when that’s better. Unbroken ring dips until last round. Unbroken box jumps except for a few trip ups.
Post: 10 deadhangs with a red band.
Cut it b/c my shoulders weren’t having it. Wrist wasn’t having kipping pullups either.
Was supposed to go paddleboarding on Sunday but we ended up glued to the CF Games! Managed to catch all of Elisabeth's performances and I was giddy with excitement watching her take first in WOD 6!!
The third heat saw Elisabeth Akinwale take an early lead, which she increased by doing the traverse unbroken in the first and second rounds. As in the previous heat, there was a big divide between the competitors. Many were slowed by the monkey bars, but they caused no trouble for Akinwale, a former gymnast. The crowd roared and jumped to their feet as Akinwale took the last round unbroken to finish in a screamingly fast 6:56, the fastest time overall for the women in this event. Angie Pye, in the same heat, had the second-fastest time in the event, 7:38.
She is such an inspiration and a super hero! I am so proud of her!
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
7/11-13
Monday's WOD
BS 4×3 @86% (150#)
Metcon: 11:25 with a 25# DB.
Post: DB floor press with 15# DBs 12-10-8-9
The back squats were tough but happy to get them all done. 25# DB was too light... all the KBs were taken as were the mats for the sit ups at the packed class! I wish I had a heavier DB since my limiting factor was the sit ups.
Today is Thursday and my body does not like 150 sit ups. My abs still hurt when I sneeze/cough and my hip flexors had some serious DOMS yesterday; I had trouble lifting my legs to put on pants! I think when I do a sit up, I'm using my hip flexors to hold my legs and pull myself in a bit. Wow, were they sore and I'm sure it wasn't the BSes or DB swings given how they hurt.
Yesterday, I played on my work softball team again and it was fun. This time I had shoes instead of sport sandals! I had some pretty good hits but throwing the ball a few times resulted in a sore right delt. Maybe I pulled a tendon... either way, it needs rest.
Soooo I really wanted to make up Wednesday's WOD today but my new rule for me is that I can't let myself work out if my body isn't ready and my hip flexors are definitely not ready. Hopefully only need some ice tonight and one more day of rest so I can make it in for tomorrow's WOD.
BS 4×3 @86% (150#)
Metcon: 11:25 with a 25# DB.
Post: DB floor press with 15# DBs 12-10-8-9
The back squats were tough but happy to get them all done. 25# DB was too light... all the KBs were taken as were the mats for the sit ups at the packed class! I wish I had a heavier DB since my limiting factor was the sit ups.
Today is Thursday and my body does not like 150 sit ups. My abs still hurt when I sneeze/cough and my hip flexors had some serious DOMS yesterday; I had trouble lifting my legs to put on pants! I think when I do a sit up, I'm using my hip flexors to hold my legs and pull myself in a bit. Wow, were they sore and I'm sure it wasn't the BSes or DB swings given how they hurt.
Yesterday, I played on my work softball team again and it was fun. This time I had shoes instead of sport sandals! I had some pretty good hits but throwing the ball a few times resulted in a sore right delt. Maybe I pulled a tendon... either way, it needs rest.
Soooo I really wanted to make up Wednesday's WOD today but my new rule for me is that I can't let myself work out if my body isn't ready and my hip flexors are definitely not ready. Hopefully only need some ice tonight and one more day of rest so I can make it in for tomorrow's WOD.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
I need new pants!!
I woke up this morning and my traps were KILLING me so much I decided to rest. Might have been from the cleans or handstand negatives but I'm not too sure. I woke up in time to go to the 6am but decided it was smarter to rest... considering the metcon had HSPUs in it. That and my work-induced bum wrist probably wouldn't have liked the HSPUs much either.
My hip flexor is still sore so squat jumps would not have been appropriate. I also seemed to have pulled something else on my right leg... sigh... falling apart...
Instead, I ended up with 9 hours of sleep (as recommended by Robb Wolf) and still felt pretty sore the whole day. I wonder if these nightshades are hurting my recovery. I've been eating a fair amount of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant... which is more than my old diet. I don't really know what's causing this slow recovery or reinjuries. Perhaps I have muscles around joints issues? Does anyone know of a way to prevent that? I remember something about how glucosamine might help but I don't know if it really does.
Anyway, after all that, I put on work pants this morning and they felt baggy. Maybe I really am down another size after all! That means I need to get pants this weekend before I fly to Omaha next week to work at a client site. Being down another size makes me really happy. I bet I'm fitter and stronger than I was in high school (and I did track and badminton in high school)!
Breakfast @ 8:30am: Some sunbutter, 1 banana, 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 espresso
Lunch @ 12:30pm: Ground grass-fed beef with eggplant, yellow squash, tomato, green pepper ratatouille on a bed of spiral cut carrots and zucchini
Snack @ 4:30pm: homemade paleo kit
Dinner @ 7:30pm: Chicken curry with caramelized carrots and eggplant
My hip flexor is still sore so squat jumps would not have been appropriate. I also seemed to have pulled something else on my right leg... sigh... falling apart...
Instead, I ended up with 9 hours of sleep (as recommended by Robb Wolf) and still felt pretty sore the whole day. I wonder if these nightshades are hurting my recovery. I've been eating a fair amount of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant... which is more than my old diet. I don't really know what's causing this slow recovery or reinjuries. Perhaps I have muscles around joints issues? Does anyone know of a way to prevent that? I remember something about how glucosamine might help but I don't know if it really does.
Anyway, after all that, I put on work pants this morning and they felt baggy. Maybe I really am down another size after all! That means I need to get pants this weekend before I fly to Omaha next week to work at a client site. Being down another size makes me really happy. I bet I'm fitter and stronger than I was in high school (and I did track and badminton in high school)!
Breakfast @ 8:30am: Some sunbutter, 1 banana, 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 espresso
Lunch @ 12:30pm: Ground grass-fed beef with eggplant, yellow squash, tomato, green pepper ratatouille on a bed of spiral cut carrots and zucchini
Snack @ 4:30pm: homemade paleo kit
Dinner @ 7:30pm: Chicken curry with caramelized carrots and eggplant
Monday, January 18, 2010
Cranky at work
This morning, I woke up at 5:15am with the hopes of hitting the 6am class. After trying to roll out of bed, I decided to give my hip one more full rest day. I've at least isolated the movements that aggravate it. For example, lifting leg up hurts it. Squatting slow doesn't. Squatting fast does. So strange.
Throughout the day, I noticed how cranky I was at work. I got annoyed at things more easily and I feel like I complained more than usual... or maybe just more than last week. Getting the WODs done in the morning seems to have a positive effect on my day. I really need to make it tomorrow and do something... anything!
"Busy season" at work is in full swing and I feel like my old "work injuries" are back. I've mentioned my left wrist (which I decided to tape today) but I noticed a soreness in my right shoulder/arm. Like the kind of achiness that people talk about when the weather is changing. That has never bothered me so I'm not sure why it would now.
Also, today, I had one of THE WORST chocolate cravings ever. I asked 4 people at work to see if they had chocolate (dark chocolate to be exact) and thank goodness none of them had any. I resorted to my clementine and then a half hour later, my homemade paleo kit. Amy blogged about it today too and it sounds like the nuts (which contain magnesium) may have done the trick. I listened to Robb Wolf talk about magnesium too but can't remember exactly what the benefits are (re: episode 3).
Getting ready for bed soon so I can start off my day right with that 6am (and then JJ's crabcakes for breakfast... mmm totally can't wait!)
8:30am: 2 over-easy eggs, 2 strips of remaining Costco pre-cooked bacon, black Americano
12pm: Buffet from Market Creations in the Sears Tower. Had steamed sole, some hunan chicken or beef (broccoli, red peppers, celery), thai chicken skewer, more veggies
3pm: clementine to suppress chocolate craving. It didn't work so I drank an entire glass of water.
4pm: homemade paleo kit (this fixed the craving)
7pm: beet and fennel salad with lemon olive oil dressing; seared flank steak
Throughout the day, I noticed how cranky I was at work. I got annoyed at things more easily and I feel like I complained more than usual... or maybe just more than last week. Getting the WODs done in the morning seems to have a positive effect on my day. I really need to make it tomorrow and do something... anything!
"Busy season" at work is in full swing and I feel like my old "work injuries" are back. I've mentioned my left wrist (which I decided to tape today) but I noticed a soreness in my right shoulder/arm. Like the kind of achiness that people talk about when the weather is changing. That has never bothered me so I'm not sure why it would now.
Also, today, I had one of THE WORST chocolate cravings ever. I asked 4 people at work to see if they had chocolate (dark chocolate to be exact) and thank goodness none of them had any. I resorted to my clementine and then a half hour later, my homemade paleo kit. Amy blogged about it today too and it sounds like the nuts (which contain magnesium) may have done the trick. I listened to Robb Wolf talk about magnesium too but can't remember exactly what the benefits are (re: episode 3).
Getting ready for bed soon so I can start off my day right with that 6am (and then JJ's crabcakes for breakfast... mmm totally can't wait!)
8:30am: 2 over-easy eggs, 2 strips of remaining Costco pre-cooked bacon, black Americano
12pm: Buffet from Market Creations in the Sears Tower. Had steamed sole, some hunan chicken or beef (broccoli, red peppers, celery), thai chicken skewer, more veggies
3pm: clementine to suppress chocolate craving. It didn't work so I drank an entire glass of water.
4pm: homemade paleo kit (this fixed the craving)
7pm: beet and fennel salad with lemon olive oil dressing; seared flank steak
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Argh
Woke up this morning with hip or something near there feeling pain. I must have pulled something coming out the bottom of that last squat yesterday. No workout today I guess. Might try to run since it looks nice out... if it's not too wet and it doesn't hurt hip.
Also other pains: left wrist (stupid work laptop) and right shoulder (I don't know why).
Breakfast: Chili on top of spiral cut purple carrots (which were orange on the inside). Latte (Sunday morning treat to make me forget the pain haha).
No lunch yet... hungry again!
Also other pains: left wrist (stupid work laptop) and right shoulder (I don't know why).
Breakfast: Chili on top of spiral cut purple carrots (which were orange on the inside). Latte (Sunday morning treat to make me forget the pain haha).
No lunch yet... hungry again!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Rest day
Three 6am classes for me this week (I have never woken up this early three days in a row so PR!) so I decided to take a rest day (I slept until 8am).
Developing some wrist issues from my work laptop... I think it's a "re-injury"... need to do something about this so it doesn't get in the way of crossfit.
Breakfast @ 8:30am: 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 banana, Americano (running late)
Mid morning snack: 1 clementine
Lunch @ noonish: JJ's chicken salad
Snack @ 4pm: homemade paleo kit
Dinner @ 8pm: Whole Foods buffet: 1 Swedish meatball, some Kari beef, some beets, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant.
I guess I missed the box today so I dropped by to watch the 6:30pm class go at today's killer WOD. Happy to see everyone I normally work out with! Missed you guys!
(I feel like I had more to say from earlier today but I'm getting kinda sleepy and I don't remember anymore. I think my body is liking this early morning thing and it's making me go to bed!)
Developing some wrist issues from my work laptop... I think it's a "re-injury"... need to do something about this so it doesn't get in the way of crossfit.
Breakfast @ 8:30am: 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 banana, Americano (running late)
Mid morning snack: 1 clementine
Lunch @ noonish: JJ's chicken salad
Snack @ 4pm: homemade paleo kit
Dinner @ 8pm: Whole Foods buffet: 1 Swedish meatball, some Kari beef, some beets, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant.
I guess I missed the box today so I dropped by to watch the 6:30pm class go at today's killer WOD. Happy to see everyone I normally work out with! Missed you guys!
(I feel like I had more to say from earlier today but I'm getting kinda sleepy and I don't remember anymore. I think my body is liking this early morning thing and it's making me go to bed!)
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