I felt ok - it was hard, I think I chose the right weight, had to break up the shoulder presses into 5’s, and then 3’s, and then 2’s. I am in week #2 of meeting my 3 day a week commitment, and that feels promising, regardless of my times.
AMRAP
10 handstand walk (did wall shoulder touches)
5 burpees with tight hold
10 ghe
15 crab spider crab
4 and a 1/3 plus 10 crab spider crab
It’s inspiring to work out alongside Andy, Michael, Shirley. This is a good thing for me, pushes me, and it’s valuable to watch them.
Pretty amazing to think it was 3 yrs ago today that Lucinda was born, and I’d just completed 9 fabulous months of crossfit while pregnant. I often say to her that she went with me to the gym and everywhere, all the time, for 9 months, and how nice it was to have her with me.
Two updates - came to the gym yesterday and today.
Friday, 1/7 WOD:
800 Meter runs
80 squats
3 rnds for time: 27:15
today’s WOD:
20 back squats @ 43#
3 rnds of:
10 burpees
15 kb swings
20 double unders
then a 400 meter run
time: I think 14:05?
I am sore. This is the first time I have done 3 wods in a week in a long time, and, two days in a row in some time. My back is still feeling tweaky, so I’m being careful, ice, heat, and gentle stretching.
My next day back at the gym is Tues. Consistent 3 times a week is my immediate goal for the next month.
First day back in 2011 after 3 weeks off - 1 without permission, 2 with - a first for me, 3 weeks total. Learnings from giving myself a real “vacation” from “having” to workout:
• it seems like it has changed my relationship to my workouts - ie, coming back today felt good despite having tweaked my back over the break. I felt calm, ready, and I was clear about being careful with my back. Prior to this I might have felt anxious about my back and pressure to “perform.”
• I like working out. I like how it feels to move my body, to work hard, to be strong. It’s fun to work out with people.
• There’s great value in rest - real, true rest without judgment or pressure. The cough I had is gone, I feel more clear about my commitment to my fitness, more at peace with it.
• My intention heading into the new year is consistency. Consistency specifically in taking action. Consistently showing up my 3 times a week. Consistently preparing ahead for the week to determine what windows work for me in my schedule, consistency in taking care of myself ie stretching, massage, chiropractic care, rest, food. Consistency in taking my time to do moves properly and accurately rather than rushing to get them done.
Here’s to 2011 and for a greater level of fitness, self-care, support, and fun for all!
I’m leaning into a radical (for me) decision. To officially give my Self permission to take the next 2 weeks off from “having” to workout.
I have not worked out for a full week or 2 in the past, yet never with permission unless I’m away on vacation. It’s been with disappointment at not going because I’m sick, or something with Lucinda, or fatigue, and there’s always been a sense of guilt and some judgement that I’m slacking.
I did not come to the gym for the last week because this cough has still been lingering and my energy was low. I’m feeling a little better energy wise (a little), and, the cough is still there somewhat. I was thinking about the holidays, and Andy’s recent post about potentially giving oneself time off or some other “one thing.”
Today I had the radical thought of, “what would it be like to really give myself between now and the new year off from “having” to workout?” I had been thinking prior to this, “OK, I didn’t go last week, I’ll get there 3 days this week before the holiday, and get it in and then . . .” and it hit me - is this really what I want to do? Would my body and my consciousness be better off with a real, true rest - and not just rest in my body, but rest from the “have to” and the subsequent judgement if I don’t?”
For me, this would be a total of 3 weeks off (1 without permission and 2 with full, conscious permission). There is some fear of, “Will I turn into a ball of mushy jelly?”
It felt very different inside - liberating and uncomfortable, all at once. I then thought, “Might I come into the new year more committed and ready? More energized and willing to come back, 3 days a week with more enthusiasm? Might my body be more ready, and grateful for real rest and be fully back to health?”
So I’m leaning into it. I’m committed to taking good care of my body during this time - stretching some daily, getting a massage, maybe some other kind of body work, and, maybe yoga if I really want to. I’m committed to enjoying holiday food and not going crazy with it.
If next week I really want to move my body and do something, for the joy of it, I will. If the old thoughts creep in of “You should get in a hard wod, this is not good, etc, etc” my intention is to really ask if this line of thinking is serving me, and go deeper to the place that really knows what will serve me. If the answer is it will serve me and it will bring me joy, great. If not, then move on and actively rest and restore. . .
This was a good easing back in while still dealing with the cough wod. I got up to 70# total. No weight records will ever be posted on me and squat cleans and my form is improving, bit by bit.
AMRAP 20
30s Handstand Hold
30s Squat Hold
30s L-sit
30s Flexed Arm Hang
Total - 4 rounds
My first day back after dealing with a long cold that is still lingering. Today I couldn’t really stand it anymore and felt I had to move despite low energy and still dealing with throat stuff. It was slow going and I felt better afterwards, lots more energy. We’ll see if this helps kick it.
I felt great that I was able to get up into a handstand on my own each round - even though it took a few times, which slowed my ability to get more rounds in. The good news is it’s official - I can do handstands on my own against the wall - getting one a few months ago was not a fluke, it’s real. Now I can look towards freestanding hand-stands.
200m run
10 Renegade Rows
5 Knees-to-elbows
200m run
20 RR
10 KTE
200m run
30 RR
15 KTE
200m run
40 RR
20 KTE
200m run
50 RR
25 KTE
23:04
great wod, tried to keep my hollow/plank-like form consistent on the RRs, don’t know how successful I was. My schedule has been wonky and this is my first time again in 1.5-2 weeks? My life is changing considerably after Nov 5, my last full-time day at USM, so in terms of my gym attendance this change will support me in getting there with much greater consistency. Overall felt pretty ok today - KTE’s are hard though. I think I look not even close to getting these - no hip turning is really happening.
Tuesday October 12, 2010
6 am with Andy and Stanwyck
Warm up
3X
5 Rolley Polley’s
5 Scorpions
5 Pressing Snatch Balance (22#)
60” Shoulder Mobility Stretch with Rubber Band
60” Hip stretch against wall (knee on ground against wall)
Crazy big class - 20 people at 6am? It’s a good thing both Michael and Andy were there . . . good class, good to be back, life/work/etc has been very, very full.
WOD
3 rounds for time
50 squats
50 KB swings (yellow)
50 double unders
Time: 26:15
This was a sweaty workout without it being 100+ degrees in the gym. Good workout. I’m almost getting my double unders together, no single skip in-between.
“Old School”
As many rounds as possible in 20 min:
10 Plank Ups
10 Mountain Climbers (2 count)
20 Lateral Bridges (10 each side)
20 Bird Pickers
Score=11 Rounds
These are one of my favorite kind of workouts - working in a very small square of space, I don’t have to leave the building, and it’s just body movements. And it’s hard.
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