Today's WOD was labeled "Turrible"....in dedication to Charles Barkley. Anyhoo, today's workout was indeed terrible.
It was a total of 9 rounds.
First round was 9 sets of dumbbell thrusters, followed by lunges to the other end of the gym, then 9 box jumps, and lastly bear crawls back to the beginning.
2nd round was 8 sets, and so on and so forth. We got 20 minutes to try and complete all 9 rounds. Derek told our group (I was bunched with the two pregnant women) to start at 7 sets and go down to 1. After just the first couple of rounds my heart rate was sky high and I was finding it hard to catch my breath. By the time I finished my 5th round Derek asked me if I was feeling ok and I told him I was. I mean, I was exhausted, but all in all I was fine. I got down to the last round and the 20 minute mark was fast approaching. Meagan encouraged me to finish my bear crawl back to the beginning and I barely did it. At this point, my emotions just took over and I sat on my knees and just lost it. All the emotion from the last few days with my husband and the emotion from pushing myself past any limit I thought I had, just came pouring out of me.
I was so angry with myself. I HATE CRYING SO FLIPPING MUCH! Derek and Meagan pulled me outside so I could calm down. Derek thought I was crying because I pushed myself too far. It took a few minutes of me just explaining that it wasn't that. I was just proud of myself for doing something I've never ever ever done before! When things get hard, my entire life I've always quit. Literally every single time. For the first time in 33 years, I'm pushing myself despite how hard it is and I'm not quitting. That's extremely emotional for me. The girl who used to turn to cake or pasta when life got hard is now turning to working out and eating right. I finally convinced him and he went back inside. Meagan asked me how everything else in my life was going and I lost it again. I explain the situation with my husband and how I blame myself for his actions. I blame my fatness on him doing what he does. She was very understanding and gave me some great advice. I can't thank her enough. This journey I'm on is hard. I can't put into words just how hard it is.
I drove home and just sobbed the entire time. Once those floodgates were opened, it's hard to pull it back together. I'm exhausted physically and mentally today. I'm thankful that tomorrow I get a bit of a break and will be running instead of going to crossfit.
I will make this lifestyle change. I will become an athlete. I will succeed, I don't care how hard it is.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Personal Records
Today was a much better day than yesterday. My energy levels were back up and I was feeling more positive.
We worked on dead lifts today. I was able to lift 150 lbs once, a few weeks ago. Today I was able to lift 160 lbs several times. AND and and and I did box jumps. They weren't the 20 inch boxes that are recommended for girls, but I'm getting there. I'm not sure how high my box was. NO more than 10 inches I'd say. So it's still very modified, but at least I'm jumping now and not doing step ups.
Every muscle in my entire body feels tight and sore. I'm thankful I'll have the weekend to rest and relax. This should be a good weekend too, we have no plans and my in-laws are back in Texas. Woohoo!
We worked on dead lifts today. I was able to lift 150 lbs once, a few weeks ago. Today I was able to lift 160 lbs several times. AND and and and I did box jumps. They weren't the 20 inch boxes that are recommended for girls, but I'm getting there. I'm not sure how high my box was. NO more than 10 inches I'd say. So it's still very modified, but at least I'm jumping now and not doing step ups.
Every muscle in my entire body feels tight and sore. I'm thankful I'll have the weekend to rest and relax. This should be a good weekend too, we have no plans and my in-laws are back in Texas. Woohoo!
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Death by kettlebells
Today's WOD kicked my rear oh so bad. We did a 9 minute warmup. The goal was to use kettlebells constantly for 9 solid minutes...no stops or breaks. I was wishing I'd grabbed a lighter bell within 60 seconds of the warmup. My upper arms were on fire!
For a skill set we did dead lifts. Although I was able to deadlift 150 lbs last week, Derek had me keep the weight at 115lbs so I could concentrate on form. I was hoping to see if I could of add more weight than last week, but alas I suppose form is far more important at this point. Wrong form equals injuries and I definitely want to steer clear of those.
Our WOD was 12 minutes AMRAP (as many rounds/reps as possible)
15 American kettlebell swings
12 hand release pushups
9 box jumps
It doesn't look hard. It doesn't sound hard. The first two rounds weren't hard. Once I started my third round I wanted to die. Dying would be less painful that what I was doing. haha I was able to just finish 6 rounds when the 12 minutes were up. We had to write our scores on the board. I didn't come in dead last, but I believe I was 2nd to last AND I did box step ups instead of jumps. It's so hard to jump very high when you have lots of extra weight literally weighing you down. Oh well. Someday I'll get there, right?!
I've been slacking a bit with Paleo eating. I haven't been totally off the wagon, but I definitely need to clean up my eating and get back on 100%. I feel so much better when I do and my energy is through the roof.
My inlaws are coming to visit in about 7 weeks. I get so much anxiety when they visit. I love my father in law dearly, but my mother in law is a monster. She's so incredibly mean and rude. She's loud, obnoxious and likes to cut me down. She makes comments on my weight every year they visit. She asked me a couple years ago if her son even loved me anymore because I'd gotten so fat. Who does that? I'm a quiet person by nature and hate to "rock the boat". I've never really stood up for myself where she's concerned. That crap isn't going to fly this year. I feel strong mentally and I'm stronger physically. I know I'm doing something good for my health and if she says anything, I'm going to put her in her place. That being said.....I'm still feeling super anxious.
Note: The gal is this picture is not me.
For a skill set we did dead lifts. Although I was able to deadlift 150 lbs last week, Derek had me keep the weight at 115lbs so I could concentrate on form. I was hoping to see if I could of add more weight than last week, but alas I suppose form is far more important at this point. Wrong form equals injuries and I definitely want to steer clear of those.
Our WOD was 12 minutes AMRAP (as many rounds/reps as possible)
15 American kettlebell swings
12 hand release pushups
9 box jumps
It doesn't look hard. It doesn't sound hard. The first two rounds weren't hard. Once I started my third round I wanted to die. Dying would be less painful that what I was doing. haha I was able to just finish 6 rounds when the 12 minutes were up. We had to write our scores on the board. I didn't come in dead last, but I believe I was 2nd to last AND I did box step ups instead of jumps. It's so hard to jump very high when you have lots of extra weight literally weighing you down. Oh well. Someday I'll get there, right?!
I've been slacking a bit with Paleo eating. I haven't been totally off the wagon, but I definitely need to clean up my eating and get back on 100%. I feel so much better when I do and my energy is through the roof.
My inlaws are coming to visit in about 7 weeks. I get so much anxiety when they visit. I love my father in law dearly, but my mother in law is a monster. She's so incredibly mean and rude. She's loud, obnoxious and likes to cut me down. She makes comments on my weight every year they visit. She asked me a couple years ago if her son even loved me anymore because I'd gotten so fat. Who does that? I'm a quiet person by nature and hate to "rock the boat". I've never really stood up for myself where she's concerned. That crap isn't going to fly this year. I feel strong mentally and I'm stronger physically. I know I'm doing something good for my health and if she says anything, I'm going to put her in her place. That being said.....I'm still feeling super anxious.
Monday, May 13, 2013
bear crawls and burpees, oh my!
Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day weekend. We went to church and then we grabbed the dog and we all went down by the lake to enjoy a picnic lunch. My kids each made me handmade cards and gifts, they were darling. =)
I felt great walking into CrossFit today. Normally I get super nervous the entire car ride there, but today I felt at peace. We started off doing wheelbarrow walks, but I'm not strong enough to do those quite yet, so they had me do three 30 second rounds of bear crawls. Those are no fun, like not even a tiny bit. nope. not fun.
We did push ups, good mornings, Turkish get-ups, and 20" box step ups with two kettle bells held under our chins. I did 15" box step ups. The 20" boxes are insanely high for me....at this point at least. I met another newbie and we were both wiped out after all the skill sets.
These are the Turkish get-up's
Our WOD was to do 3 clean and jerks and 8 burpees every minute on the minute (EMOTM) for 10 minutes. I had mine modified a bit to my fitness level. Burpees are so incredibly hard to do when you're heavy. Having extra stomach fat and thigh fat really gets in the way of the movement and makes it incredibly hard when you have to jump back into position to stand back up. Being a thick girl sucks big time.
I can see and feel a difference in my clothes, but I'm impatient. I want to wake up tomorrow and have magically dropped 6 sizes. I just don't understand why that doesn't happen. hehe
I had a small bit of dessert last night with my family and my mom, but today it's back on the Paleo bandwagon. Time to get something to eat, I'm famished!
I felt great walking into CrossFit today. Normally I get super nervous the entire car ride there, but today I felt at peace. We started off doing wheelbarrow walks, but I'm not strong enough to do those quite yet, so they had me do three 30 second rounds of bear crawls. Those are no fun, like not even a tiny bit. nope. not fun.
We did push ups, good mornings, Turkish get-ups, and 20" box step ups with two kettle bells held under our chins. I did 15" box step ups. The 20" boxes are insanely high for me....at this point at least. I met another newbie and we were both wiped out after all the skill sets.
These are the Turkish get-up's
Our WOD was to do 3 clean and jerks and 8 burpees every minute on the minute (EMOTM) for 10 minutes. I had mine modified a bit to my fitness level. Burpees are so incredibly hard to do when you're heavy. Having extra stomach fat and thigh fat really gets in the way of the movement and makes it incredibly hard when you have to jump back into position to stand back up. Being a thick girl sucks big time.
I can see and feel a difference in my clothes, but I'm impatient. I want to wake up tomorrow and have magically dropped 6 sizes. I just don't understand why that doesn't happen. hehe
I had a small bit of dessert last night with my family and my mom, but today it's back on the Paleo bandwagon. Time to get something to eat, I'm famished!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Endurance!!
It's been a few days since I've blogged. I've been taking advantage of the gorgeous weather to do all my planting. I got a ton of flowers planted and started a container garden. I used a half of a whisky barrel and planted organic rainbow carrots and 5 gallon buckets to plant sweet bell peppers and jalapenos. I also got 3 huge organic beefsteak tomato plants in containers as well. Can't wait to see how the veggies do!
I woke up feeling pretty awful. Super sore throat, tummy ache, and stuffy nose. I took some meds, drank a chocolate sunbutter protein shake and went to Crossfit despite my brain telling me to stay home and rest in bed.
Our warm up was .......you guessed it....running. We ran 400 meters. I was shocked that I was able to run the entire way and was only behind the rest of the group by about 5 seconds. How and when did that happen? Don't get me wrong, I was super tired and breathing like I was going to die, but I did it and kept up. Yeehaw! I can feel my endurance increasing and it's so exciting!
Next we did our skill set, which was deadlifts. The first time I only used 20 lbs and was focusing more on form than weight. Today I was able to do several sets of 150 lbs. I know that to some that is not much weight, but for someone like me who hasn't done any type of lifting in her life except to lift food to her lips, this was quite exciting. =)
Our WOD was 5 rounds of
25 double unders ( I had to do 75 single unders)
18 overhead kettle bell swings
12 20" box jumps (I do 15" box steps)
For some reason I had it in my head that I only had to do 3 rounds and by the end of the third round I could feel all my energy being drained away. Catching my breath seemed almost impossible and I was drenched. As I was finishing up the last two box steps I looked up at the white board and realized I still had 2 more rounds to go. FUDGE!!!! I could feel tears start creep up and told myself to just shut up and not cry and finish the flipping WOD. I finished in 12min 21 seconds. To say I was wiped out would be the understatement of the year. I'm glad I went despite not feeling good this morning. My throat still hurts like a mother, but other than that I feel fine. This weekend will be spent outdoors so we can continue working on our back patio. Fingers crossed I get some sun.....I'm tired of being so pale I almost look neon white.
Happy Mother's Day to all you mom's!
I woke up feeling pretty awful. Super sore throat, tummy ache, and stuffy nose. I took some meds, drank a chocolate sunbutter protein shake and went to Crossfit despite my brain telling me to stay home and rest in bed.
Our warm up was .......you guessed it....running. We ran 400 meters. I was shocked that I was able to run the entire way and was only behind the rest of the group by about 5 seconds. How and when did that happen? Don't get me wrong, I was super tired and breathing like I was going to die, but I did it and kept up. Yeehaw! I can feel my endurance increasing and it's so exciting!
Next we did our skill set, which was deadlifts. The first time I only used 20 lbs and was focusing more on form than weight. Today I was able to do several sets of 150 lbs. I know that to some that is not much weight, but for someone like me who hasn't done any type of lifting in her life except to lift food to her lips, this was quite exciting. =)
Our WOD was 5 rounds of
25 double unders ( I had to do 75 single unders)
18 overhead kettle bell swings
12 20" box jumps (I do 15" box steps)
For some reason I had it in my head that I only had to do 3 rounds and by the end of the third round I could feel all my energy being drained away. Catching my breath seemed almost impossible and I was drenched. As I was finishing up the last two box steps I looked up at the white board and realized I still had 2 more rounds to go. FUDGE!!!! I could feel tears start creep up and told myself to just shut up and not cry and finish the flipping WOD. I finished in 12min 21 seconds. To say I was wiped out would be the understatement of the year. I'm glad I went despite not feeling good this morning. My throat still hurts like a mother, but other than that I feel fine. This weekend will be spent outdoors so we can continue working on our back patio. Fingers crossed I get some sun.....I'm tired of being so pale I almost look neon white.
Happy Mother's Day to all you mom's!
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