So this week we are working on our max lifts. Today we were working on max Dead lifts. I started with my normal amount I dead lift in a WOD when I am doing it repeatedly, 40#. Well, I got the learner bar up to 110# and Pete and Andrea told me it was too easy for me and I had maxed out the bar, so I needed to move to the big bar. Now, I'm TERRIFIED of the big bar. I've only ever used it once, to do my back squats the other night, and then I was right back to the learner bar. So I jumped in with the 2 girls next to me who already had 165 on the bar, and did it pretty easily. We kept creeping up, till we put 195 on the bar. I didn't think for a second I'd be able to do it, especially after my hero, Shaade was unable to lift it. I decided to give it one shot, and I did it!!!! I dead lifted 195 pounds!!! I couldn't believe it, and I couldn't be more proud of myself.
Now it was time for the WOD. I took one look at it and said, "This WOD is brought to you by the things Krista just can't do yet." Which was 100% true. Makes for a really, REALLY slow workout.
The workout looked like this: 3 rounds for time (took me 24:50)
10 get-ups to burpees
15 back squats (rx was 75#, I did 70#)
15 knees to elbows (still can't do these, just hung on the bar and lifted my knees as far as I could)
10 inverted burpees (which I can't do the wall handstand yet, so I just did the get up to the bronco kicks)
**2 minute rest**
6 minute run I did 500 meters
Re-did my measurements tonight, last time I measured myself was on September 11, almost exactly 1 month ago. My waist, hips and thigh are exactly the same measurement, but I have lost 2-1/2 inches in my bust. YAY!!!! progress is progress, and I'll take it.
So, here's the crux of my problem at this point. As you can tell, while I'm still having struggles with the workouts, I'm finishing them. I am getting far stronger. I am capable of completing more and more. On the working out side of things, everything is GREAT!!! The problem is, my eating. I swear I need a damn babysitter to make me eat the right stuff at the right time. Today is a good example of my issue. I got coffee on the way to work, a large, with cream and sugar. The next thing I had to eat or drink was 3 Twizzlers before I went to work out at 5:30, followed by a bowl of cereal when I got home from my workout. This is why I am not seeing the results that I want to see even though I'm busting my butt at the box. I haven't been hungry ALL DAY. I don't even know what to say about this. When I realized tonight that this is all I have eaten today, this is an obvious issue, and one I need to fix. But I'm at a loss. If I can get this part under control, I have no doubt I'll start seeing the results I want/need to see to stay motivated.
I'm at a loss right now.
Krista
Showing posts with label Personal Best. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal Best. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
I reached a personal best!
Dedication is showing up to work out when it is 48* outside, and pretty much no heat in the building. I say this because our normal 5:30 class is jam packed, we have to share equipment, pair up, and half of us have to start the WOD in the middle so we aren't using the same equipment at the same time. yesterday? Not an issue at all. There were 8 of us there, and we could choose between 2 different WODs. 4 of us did each.
When I got there I was feeling a bit better and knew that the workout would make me feel better but I had no idea how much better.
Observation #1--doing pull-ups, knees to Elbows or anything that requires hanging from the bar, when it is cold...SUX!!! I must get gloves, and soon, because just hanging there hurt.
This week at the box we are working on strength skills and finding our max. Yesterday we did back squats. It was the first time I have ever done back squats, so I was scared to death. Add to that that Tyler said I could share with Shaade and Megan, both amazing and far stronger than I am, and I was a bit freaked out. First of all, we were using the heavy bar (45#) and I always use the 20# (learner) bar. Then they added a 10# plate to each side so we were starting at 65# for back squats. I was scared to death, but I pulled it off. 5 back squats at 65#. That felt good, and, I don't know, empowering? Next round was 4 back squats, another 10# plate on each side, so that was 85#, and I did it. Now for 3 back squats, add another plate to each side, now 105#.....and I did it. Add some more weight, this time 5# to each side, so 2 back squats at 115#, and I did those too. Now, we were down to 1 final back squat, and Shaade took off the 5# plates she had added the round before and replaced them with 10# plates, 125#. Could I do a back squat at 125#? Surely not.....but I did. and it didn't hurt, it felt freaking great!!!
Now it's time for the WOD. There were 2 to choose from, both the same concept, just different focus. I did WOD 1 which was as follows:
10 Power Cleans (rx was 75#, I did 65#)--1 Push Press (65#)
9 Power Cleans (65#)--2 Push Press (65#)
8 Power Cleans (55# from here on)--3 Push Press
7 Power Cleans--4 Push press
6 Power Cleans--5 Push press
5 Power Cleans--6 Push Press
4 Power Cleans--7 Push Press
3 Power Cleans--8 Push press
2 Power Cleans--9 Push Press
1 Power Clean--10 Push Press
I finished in 11:29. That was tough, and still today, I feel like my shoulders are going to shred at any moment. It was brutal but good. I wish I had had time for the 2nd WOD, which would have been fun too:
10 Wall Ball Shots--1 Wall Ball Sit Up
9 Wall Ball Shots--2 Wall Ball Sit Ups
8 Wall Ball Shots--3 Wall Ball Sit Ups
so on and so forth until:
1 Wall Ball Shot--10 wall ball sit-ups
It felt so good to go work out, even though at first I didn't want to go. I found a new personal best. I didn't finish dead last for the first time in a LONG time, and I got the opportunity to cheer on some of my favorite people who always cheer me on. It is nice to get to return the favor. It feels good to be able to give back to those people what they always give to me.
There won't be a WOD tonight, it's my running day. I'll be heading out at 9:00 with my next door neighbor for a run at 9:00. My goal tonight is to maintain a consistent interval. I am running in my neighborhood, so it'll be run to the next drive way, walk to the next drive way. Run to the next, walk to the next. I'm wondering if by doing this consistently from the beginning I can maintain a more steady pace and maybe make it further than I did last week. I'll post once I'm done.
Biscuit.
When I got there I was feeling a bit better and knew that the workout would make me feel better but I had no idea how much better.
Observation #1--doing pull-ups, knees to Elbows or anything that requires hanging from the bar, when it is cold...SUX!!! I must get gloves, and soon, because just hanging there hurt.
This week at the box we are working on strength skills and finding our max. Yesterday we did back squats. It was the first time I have ever done back squats, so I was scared to death. Add to that that Tyler said I could share with Shaade and Megan, both amazing and far stronger than I am, and I was a bit freaked out. First of all, we were using the heavy bar (45#) and I always use the 20# (learner) bar. Then they added a 10# plate to each side so we were starting at 65# for back squats. I was scared to death, but I pulled it off. 5 back squats at 65#. That felt good, and, I don't know, empowering? Next round was 4 back squats, another 10# plate on each side, so that was 85#, and I did it. Now for 3 back squats, add another plate to each side, now 105#.....and I did it. Add some more weight, this time 5# to each side, so 2 back squats at 115#, and I did those too. Now, we were down to 1 final back squat, and Shaade took off the 5# plates she had added the round before and replaced them with 10# plates, 125#. Could I do a back squat at 125#? Surely not.....but I did. and it didn't hurt, it felt freaking great!!!
Now it's time for the WOD. There were 2 to choose from, both the same concept, just different focus. I did WOD 1 which was as follows:
10 Power Cleans (rx was 75#, I did 65#)--1 Push Press (65#)
9 Power Cleans (65#)--2 Push Press (65#)
8 Power Cleans (55# from here on)--3 Push Press
7 Power Cleans--4 Push press
6 Power Cleans--5 Push press
5 Power Cleans--6 Push Press
4 Power Cleans--7 Push Press
3 Power Cleans--8 Push press
2 Power Cleans--9 Push Press
1 Power Clean--10 Push Press
I finished in 11:29. That was tough, and still today, I feel like my shoulders are going to shred at any moment. It was brutal but good. I wish I had had time for the 2nd WOD, which would have been fun too:
10 Wall Ball Shots--1 Wall Ball Sit Up
9 Wall Ball Shots--2 Wall Ball Sit Ups
8 Wall Ball Shots--3 Wall Ball Sit Ups
so on and so forth until:
1 Wall Ball Shot--10 wall ball sit-ups
It felt so good to go work out, even though at first I didn't want to go. I found a new personal best. I didn't finish dead last for the first time in a LONG time, and I got the opportunity to cheer on some of my favorite people who always cheer me on. It is nice to get to return the favor. It feels good to be able to give back to those people what they always give to me.
There won't be a WOD tonight, it's my running day. I'll be heading out at 9:00 with my next door neighbor for a run at 9:00. My goal tonight is to maintain a consistent interval. I am running in my neighborhood, so it'll be run to the next drive way, walk to the next drive way. Run to the next, walk to the next. I'm wondering if by doing this consistently from the beginning I can maintain a more steady pace and maybe make it further than I did last week. I'll post once I'm done.
Biscuit.
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