It was worth a try

Wings?

7 power snatch 55 lb. Rx

7 knees to elbows

time 12:31

Put shoes on and ran 400 m carrying a 25 lb plate on my shoulders

The knees to elbows were my best yet:-) It amazes me how easily they came today when I remember not that long ago they were almost impossible. Toes to bar here we come! My form on the power snatch needs improving and is the one lifting position that tests me every time I do it. Running with the 25 lb plate was interesting. Started off with it on my shoulders then moved to my front side then back again. This maybe was not the best strategy as you will see from my picture. Brian said that was marking were my wings will grow. Funny boy! Post shower, it looks way worse.

Natural running . . .

Ran appox. 2.5 miles up and around the hills in the Sleepy Hollow area. This may be the only reason I will ever say that I miss Fargo-flat, flat, flat and way more flat areas to run. Forgot to look at the time I left, but it was about six Black Eyed Peas songs long.

Ok, so I have been eyeballing these new running shoes that everyone at Crossfit who has them raves about. They are Newton brand and they promote natural running. Natural running is how you would run if you were barefoot. You instinctively would run on the ball or midfoot area of your foot as to protect crashing down hard on your heel. The shoes sound great but are a little pricey, so I figured let's try this with my Asics. Well, we'll just say that it was a learning experience and my calf muscles thought that it was a bad idea for sure. Sure practice makes perfect, but I'll have to see if one of my Crossfit buddies can give me some tips. Here is the link to check out the shoes. The pink ones are adorable! www.newtonrunning.com

Fran (what a bizzo!)

21-15-9

Thrusters 65lb

Pull ups

Time 9:18 Rx

Back squats week 4 warm up then week 1

5 @ 108 lb

5 @ 125 lb

max reps 142 lb -did 7

Arms were jello-ish from the WOD.

Who's that girl. . .

A year has come and gone in my Crossfit journey. Exercise had always been a "why would you torture yourself that way," question for me. I never enjoyed it. Then my husband lost an amazing 100 lbs and it became my time to get healthy (and try to look as good as he did). Crossfit was a natural choice for my new endeavor as it was located right beside my business and the owner had been trying to recruit me for a year. At first it just plain sucked! It was very hard and I was super slow. Then I would get a burst of energy and craved more. This was the up down normal and it fluctuated depending on how busy I was at work and with the kids. Running was the devil and small children could not be in the room with me when I was forced to do it (unless they wanted an advanced vocabulary). That changed as well. Just did my first 10k last week. Loved it and will be running the Krolls half marathon this fall. Hands down favorite thing to do is heavy weightlifting. Back squats and overhead squats rock! The workouts or WODs vary every day and keep exercising fresh. My times have improved and I pride my self on trying to RX (as prescribed) what I can. Eventually "girl" pushups were not an option and as soon as I learned to kip, the pullup bands were history. Yes, it will take me longer, but I am at peace with that. I can honestly say that in that year I only missed workouts if I was out of town or sick. Skipping was never an option for me. You either give the commitment or you don't. Crossfit is amazing and a part of my life now. That will not change. I have changed for the better and am proud to get my now rounder butt out of bed every day to stay healthy and strong. My new journey starts today. Documenting my daily WODs and various exercising to help me hit my goals. Doing more to gain more. As my best friend put it, "I want to be a hot mama."