Back at it!

Today's WOD          Skill: HSPU [Me:  Green band on bar w/Purple band]

CF Games 12.1 Open WOD ~
7 MINUTE AMRAP of  Burpees [Me: 60 burpees]

So today I'm back after a week and a half of no working out due to my back injury the last day that I did CrossFit.  My diet has been sucking and that has to improve!  I did better than I thought I would today though considering that fact.  It feels really good to get back into the swing of things.  I am making slow progress, but it's continuous progress.  People are starting to ask me if I am losing weight which is a definite positive!!  Luckily today there was no weights at all involved, so I didn't have to worry about having to scale down or worry about the nervousness I feel about pulling my back out again.  

I know a lot of people think CrossFit is the devil and CrossFit hurts people and sends everyone to the chiropractor, but I have to assure anyone who's reading this that I am one of the careful ones.  I am mindful of the fact that I have just started this journey and I cannot lift the amount of weight other people are lifting, nor do I want to.  I'm slowly doing what's best for myself and I'm not in competition with anyone.  I think that's why a lot of people get hurt.  They don't pace themselves.  They think they can do what the person next to them is doing and end up really hurting themselves.  In my opinion those type of people are what puts this bad stigma in the minds of others who have not been introduced to CrossFit.  What others fail to realize is how many people actually do CrossFit and how much it has helped improve their lives.  These crazies that don't pay attention to their coaches instruction are a small minority in this group.  I'm happy I was introduced to CrossFit and am SO glad to be back doing it every morning!

I'm a freak?

Dr. E showed my X-rays today. My lowest disk is degenerated almost half of what it should be. They also showed that when I was much younger I ruptured a disk and the two vertebrae around it were damaged in a strange location. However those two things shouldn't have been a contributing factor in my injury. The pain is my muscles that have tightened around my disks and vertebrae trying to protect them.  He told me I may be out of CrossFit for a week!  Just depends on how I feel.  He also said I'm "basically a freak" because my pelvis is straight lol!  The majority of the population's are slightly tilted. 

Anyway, my back was hurting worse today than yesterday. He popped my back today and did another round of electro therapy. After the therapy it was a little easier to get up from the table than it was yesterday. Going home to continue to lay down :-| Got another appointment at 2 on Monday.  

Dang it Dang it Dang it!

Well, it wasn't a momentary thing. Made an appointment with a chiropractor today because I'm almost unable to get out of bed. He was really nice and informative!  Took some X-rays today and did electro therapy on my back.  He told me to only lay down and walk....no sitting up.  He said when you're standing there is 25lbs of pressure on the disk, bending over picking something up is 75lbs, and sitting down puts 500lbs of pressure on them!

Hopefully I feel better tomorrow. I have another appointment tomorrow at 2pm to discuss my X-rays and get further therapy if needed.  I'm not happy about this. I don't want to have to start all over with CrossFit!

Oppsie...

Tuesday I woke up with a pounding headache, therefore skipped my workout. I intended to either go to a later workout or run, but I don't like to go to crowded classes so that was out. Then by the time I decided to go run I had to cook dinner.  Ah well, gave myself a free day. Not gonna beat myself up about it.

Onto Wednesday. 

 

Today's WOD          Skill: Toes to Bar

 

AMRAP 15 [Me: 4 2/3 reps]

25 Mountain Climbers

10 Thrusters (95/65) [Me: 50lbs]

5 Toes to Bar
 

So here I was, in my opinion doing a pretty good job with today's workout...on my last rep of Thrusters when I felt a pull and burn in my back. NOT good. I have tried from day one to use correct form, to not use too much weight, etc. Finished out my last couple thrusters with only the 30lb bar so I didn't further injure myself, but even that was a struggle.  Hopefully it was just a momentary thing....  We'll see what happens tomorrow. 

Barely made it!

Today's WOD          Skill: Back Squat

AMRAP 20 [Me: 4 reps]

20 Push Presses (95/65lbs) [Me: 50lbs]

20 Back Squat (95/65lbs) [Me: 50lbs]

I was late today!!  I was ready for my workout though and I think I did a great job!  Moved up on my weight too :-)

Tuesday through Friday

So I haven't posted since Monday.  Let me first explain why, then I'll post about today's workout.  Tuesday through Wednesday myself and my son took a last minute trip to Galveston with some friends.  I had all intentions of going to CrossFit to do my workout Tuesday morning.  The way I procrastinate could almost be considered a disorder.  That being said, I obviously didn't pack until right before we left Tuesday morning.  No time for a workout.

Just barely made it!

Tuesday afternoon from 3pm-8pm we were all at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Galveston.  The amount of steps I took up those rides and the amount of arm movements I made in the lazy river should DEFINITELY be considered a workout!  Keeping up with a 4 year old (who has no fear) is hard work!  He wanted to ride one ride after the other non stop!  It was a GREAT time and I'm so proud of my boy!  There was nothing he didn't want to try.

My friend Curt,
his daughter Myleah,
his niece Lily,
& my Brody.

Wednesday morning I decided to do a workout in my hotel room.  I know if I go too many days in a row without working out I'm gonna quit, so I have to push myself.  Never in a million years did I think I'd be that person who while on a vacation decides to workout!  My son was asleep, so I didn't want to wake him to go down to the gym.  I remembered my Box had posted a workout around the 4th of July that I didn't do since we were on vacation then too.  It was a workout that required no weights or equipment of any kind.  That workout in addition to 45mins of serious peddling on those multi-rider bicycles was PLENTY for Wednesday in my opinion!  Here's what the workout consisted of: 

Hero WOD: "Laredo"
Six rounds for time of:  [Me: 4 rounds in 20mins]
24 Squats
24 Push-ups
24 Walking lunge steps
Run 400 meters [Me: Substituted 50 Mountain Climbers per round]

Now onto Thursday.  Wednesday night we didn't get home until 3am.  There was NO way I'd be making it to a 6:30am workout Thursday morning.  I again had good intentions...wanted to go to a workout later in the day because I had been missing out on all of the weighted workouts that I really want to keep incorporating.  I was a complete walking zombie ALL day long!  My son and I laid down for a nap at 2:30pm and didn't get up until 5:30pm!  Even then after that three hour nap I was still feeling out of it.  Wednesday's activities just really took everything out of me.  I've been giving CrossFit my all, so I decided to just take a rest day and not beat myself up about it.

Finally Friday!  This morning my alarm went off at 5:30 as usual.  I snoozed, then snoozed again, then decided to take another rest day.  6:00 comes along and I'm laying there, staring at the clock, wondering if I still have enough time to get dressed and haul butt to the Box.  I got up, got dressed, practically inhaled a fiber bar and mixed up a Spark.  Got to the Box two minutes late, but completed the warm up and got in the groove.

Today's WOD          Skill: SDHP

AMRAP 10 [Me: 3 reps + 15 SDHP & 1/2 lap bear crawl]

15 SDHP (45/35) [Me: 35lb kettlebell!!  :-)]

1 Lap Bear Crawl

Those bear crawls killed me today.  My thighs are SO sore from peddling that bike in Galveston!!  I think I may hate bear crawls more than hand stand push ups and that's saying a lot.  I'm pretty proud to say that I finally have done a workout as prescribed!  I feel like I'm getting stronger!  WOOHOO!

**Side note:  My husband keeps making comments to me about different physical things he's noticing that are changing!!  I love it!!  I haven't really noticed a HUGE difference with the exception of having more energy and my clothes fitting just a little better, but I think I'd rather him notice the changes more than myself or anyone else!

I'm ready for this weekend!  Planning on lots of fun in the sun as long as I can get this house cleaned up today.  I am "intending" on possibly doing some running this weekend also.  We shall see if those intentions go through!  HAHA!  Have a great weekend everyone!

Me and my son getting ready

to ride the Zipline!

Mondays...getting better!

Today's WOD          Skill: HSPU

EMOM-15 minute cap (each minute, increase by one) 

Burpees

Sit-ups

Some of you have done this type of workout before (with different exercises involved). For those that have not, here's how it works: The first minute you do 1 Burpee and 1 situp then rest for remainder of minute. On second minute you do 2 Burpees and 2 situps then rest for remainder of minute. Third minute 3 Burpees and 3 situps then rest for remainder of minute. 15 minute time cap. Once you max out and can't keep up, set a number of reps that you can maintain each minute to finish out the remainder of the minutes.

After not working out since Wednesday morning and my diet being total crap for five days, it was the 4th...vacay!, I was SCARED to go to the Box this morning!!  I totally intended on doing a workout from the camp on Thursday and Friday just to make sure my muscles didn't forget to breath come Monday.  Well that plan busted...lol!  For today's hand stand push ups I learned how to use bands to assist.  LOVE that way of doing them!!  I really think it'll help train my muscles better to get to eventually doing it without bands.  Man I cannot imagine that!

For the workout, I looked at it and thought it would be much easier than it was.  Holy moly.  I got to 8 at the 8th minute and then had to go to five of each per minute, then sat one minute out.  I need OXYGEN in my life!!  I'm thinking the poor diet over the holiday and the lack of water consumption attributed to that inability to breathe.  I kept getting light headed too :-( Ah well!  Made it through another workout and ready for tomorrow!

Someone must have hidden boulders in my shins!

First of all...check out this video of Kevin Bania from Cream City CrossFit doing a 64.5" Box Jump!

Today's WOD          Skill: KB Swings

"Helen"

3 rds for time [Me: 18:31]
400m Run

21 KB Swings (55/35) [Me: 25lb]

12 Pull Ups [Me: Band assisted]

Okay so when I read this WOD on our FB page last night I wasn't intimidated at all. Actually was looking forward to it. When I woke up however, it was a different story. My shins....are SOOOOO sore from running Monday!  It really feels like someone must have lodged a huge rock in between my shin bone and my muscle. I thought I was over this intense soreness, but I was completely mistaken.

I would not call my three 400m runs, runs. It was a LAME attempt of gliding around on the balls of my feet to avoid the excruciating pain coming from my shins. I'm thankful for the holiday tomorrow because I'm taking a recovery day. My legs need it. 

I tried to swing the prescribed 35lb kettlebell one time. HAHAHA!  Who'd have thought 10 ponds would make such a difference!  I'll be sticking with the 25lbs for a while. 

Pull ups kicked my rear as usual. I did them though :-)  Today was the first day CrossFit has made me want to cry. I was very frustrated with the pull ups situation, but more so with my legs. I can't even believe how bad they hurt. I have since taken a hot jacuzzi bath and have had some time to relax. I feel good :-) Maybe it's cause I know I can rest tomorrow? ;-) Have a Great Independence Day everyone!!

Ready to Lift

Today's WOD           Skill: Deadlifts

21-15-9 

Box Jumps (30”/24”) [Me: 16"]

Deadlifts (225/185) [Me: 60lbs]
OPTIONAL: 5 M/U @ end of workout [Me: Uh...no!]

I'm starting to lose most of the intimidation as far as what the WOD's consist of. What a nice feeling!!  I used a 16" box this time and the last time I did box jumps. They aren't easy, but I think next time I need to move up to a 20" box to continue to challenge myself.

The dead lifts I moved up 10lbs this time. Next time I will move up another 10lbs for a total of 70lbs. I could lift more, but I need to get my form right first so I don't end up pulling my back out. CrossFit is about quality for me, not quantity. 

My legs are so sore from running yesterday!!

Made it to week 4

Wow. I cannot believe I have got up at 5:30 and made it on time to CrossFit every single week day for the past three weeks. Those of you who know me realize what a feat this is for me.  The end of this week will be a benchmark for me. According to a photo I saw, the end of this week is supposed to be a time when I should notice results myself. I already know I will be pleased come Friday. I have noticed some great changes!  I'll elaborate then :-)

Today's WOD          No Skill Today

Run a 5k [Me: 39:47]

Either run 25 times around the building OR start at the south garage entrance, go up to 171, head south on 171 for about 200 meters to plaza with State Farm, X-Factor, etc, turn right in first entrance (State Farm side), go through middle section of plaza to back of plaza and take left onto Armistead Lane. Take Armistead Lane down to Sam Houston Road and turn right. Stay on Sam Houston until East Weber Circle (it is road after High School). Turn around and follow same roads back.

I was very happy about this workout!!  I haven't ran like that since last year at this time. I do have to say, running to the high school from our CrossFit Box seemed daunting. It was only one other guy and I at the workout this morning. I ran the 5k in 39:47 :-) I've read that a good average is a 10 min mile, so I only have 9 mins to shave off before I'm right there with the average!  Not too shabby for someone who hasn't ran in a year!