What doesn't kill you . . .

Sunday, March 20th

My middle son and I went for a morning run up and down around the hills by our house. Well, I ran and he rode his bike. Total distance was around 2'ish miles. After a little convincing a few blocks in, his whining abated mostly. This got me to thinking again about why people don't exercise. He immediately wanted to stop when his legs felt a little stiff. As a parent, you would either: A)tell him it's ok to stop and teach him to give up when things become even the littlest bit hard, or B)show empathy and understanding, but also encourage him continue on, knowing that the pain will recede and he will feel empowered from his commitment to follow through. The key to wanting to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle maybe resides in both how this event played out when you were young and also, as an adult, how you choose to act. I can honestly tell you that if I didn't have my coach Brian waiting for me at Crossfit, I wouldn't have kept up with the program when I first started. I was intrigued, but unmotivated to exercise. Things have changed for me and I am fully committed to a healthy, very active lifestyle. I love the positive words of encouragement and kicks in the ass that Brian gives to everyone on a daily basis. It is totally him acting as our Crossfit "Dad" telling us to get back on the bike, we're doing great, and we're almost home. Knowing when to push us harder and when to keep us safe. These are things that I will teach my kids. Knowing how to be self-motivated and not give up when things get tough. I love that old saying "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger." And thanks B for kicking this bootie into shape!

1-1-1-1-1
overhead squat
front squat
back squat
Try to increase weight each set.

ohs-65-70-75-85-95
fs-100-110-120-130
bs-135-145-150-155

Wasn't feeling the love so much on front squats and back squats. Still cannot find the right bar position on the front squat where I do not bruise my shoulders! These are my three favorite lifts, but I am just tired and did not want to even attempt to go heavy. Next time! Am officially registered for the Fargo half marathon in May. Figured that it was time to put on my big girl shoes and try a longer distance. Very excited about it and the Warrior Dash in July!!!!!!

ladder of
Deadlifts/box jumps
10-1
9-2
8-3
7-4
6-5
5-6
4-7
3-8
2-9
1-10

time 8:06

Deadlift rx was 135#, which I thought I had on there, but alas it was only 115#. Maybe need to refresh my math skills there. Did the rx 20" box. Men's weights are 205# and 24". Fun little wod!

Over the hills & through the streets to Grandma's house we go!

Sunday, March 13

How far is it to Grandma's house? Five miles! This was the first time that I had ran in a bit and my calves are still tight and crabby. Was a beautiful day out and I enjoyed every minute of the run.

Monday, March 14

Yeppers, good intentions, but a little wore out from my run. The energy just wasn't there at all.

Tuesday, March 15

run 1 mile
100 situps
100 back extensions
run 1 mile

time: 26:52 Ran outside again. Just so nice! Broke up the situps and back ext into groups of 25, all with abmat.

With a continuously running clock, do one pullup the first minute, two pullups the second minute, three pullups the third minute . . . continuing as long as you are able. Use as many sets each minute as needed.

Made 11 rounds plus 9 pullups-kipping. My hands were about to rip when I stopped and I have the blisters under my callouses to show for it.

Shoulder press
3-3-3-3-3-3

45#-55#-60#-65#-70#-75#

Challenges-gotta love 'em

4 rnds

7 muscle ups (practice)
15 deadlifts 135#
30 walking lunge steps

time 20:47

Challenges . . .

One of the reasons that I sweat, blood, and tears love Crossfit are the challenges. Not just in challenging myself to go faster, etc. (what others may say their reason is), but challenging myself to step out of the my footed pajama comfort zone and try something new. How I see it is that the mad scientist geniuses who develop the wod programming label certain moves/weights as Rx for a reason. They set a standard that we should be able to achieve if we follow crossfit. Totally not saying that you should be able to start Crossfit and Bam!, Rx all of your wods, just that it is the goal. Scale it down and as you improve, boost it up. It may take time and possibly it is not realistic, but seriously, why the hell are you doing Crossfit if you don't want a challenge? Yes, my time may suffer for doing plank pushups compared to those who are on their knees, but it's how they should be done and dammit I am doing them Rx. Yep, sorta stubborn here if you can't tell. When I first started Crossfit, almost two years ago, I completely sucked! Not sugar coating that one at all. It was flipping hard and my out of shape ass didn't know which way was up. We figured out rather quickly that I certainly wasn't(and still am not)one of the fastest and that is when I decided that I would focus on pushing myself to learn the moves/lifts correctly and strive for Rx. The moral of the story after all that ranting-go for the challenge! More often than not, you will surprise yourself positively with your ability, can do more than you thought, and will love the sense of accomplishment. If you never try, how will you know?

5 rnds

20 backsquats 95 lbs.
1 minute handstand hold

time 26:35

Did rx weight for backsquats but the handstand hold was a sub for walking handstands, which I have not attempted yet. Loved this workout! Backsquats are my thing and I also like handstand moves. Signed up for the Warrior Dash Minnestota today! SO EXCITED!!!! With saying that, I still need to decide what I am running in Fargo and start training for both. Need some good old fashioned wods with kettlebells/wallballs and some 800m runs to help prepare for Warrior Dash. Of course, it needs to warm up just a tad bit here so I can do it outside.