Ring Dips and Front Squats

June 26, 2009

10 Rounds of:
10 ring dips
10 push ups

I only did 7 at 19:14

I made the board!! -------->

I wanted to do real dips (by real I mean jumping ones), but I guess Phil assumed I was too weak! lol... so I did ring push ups and kipping pull ups. And got a HUGE blister!!!

June 29, 2009

5 sets of 5 front squats

75#
95#
105#
105#
115# x3

I didn't even try for 4 because my legs were about to give way. I'm not super excited about the weight, but it'll do for now! :)

Onward and upward!!!

Lots of catching up!

June 20, 2009:

400m Run
22x Hang Clean 35# (definitely should've done more!!)
22x Dips (w/assist machine)
22x Thrusters 35#
22x Pull Ups
400m Run

14:35

June 21, 2009:

100 ft walking lunges (30x)
21 pull ups
30 squats
21 sit ups
100 ft walking lunges
18 pull ups
30 squats
18 sit ups
100 ft walking lunges
15 pull ups
30 squats
15 sit ups
100 ft walking lunges
12 pull ups
30 squats
12 sit ups
100 ft walking lunges
9 pull ups
30 squats
9 sit ups
100 ft walking lunges
6 pull ups
30 squats
6 sit ups

35+ minutes (don't remember the exact time)

June 22, 2009:

21, 15, 9 sets of:
105# Dead Lifts
Handstand Push Ups (with my knees on a table)

forgot to time it!! :)

June 23, 2009

3 rounds of:
400m run
21 KB Swings 20#
12 push ups
+an extra 400m

I think it was around 15, but I wasn't timing it, so I don't remember for sure!

I'm getting to the point where I am comfortable pushing myself and know my limit. It was super exciting yesterday cause I was breathing super heavy, but I knew that I was still a ways from my line... YAY!

holy bejesus...

Today I did:

AMRAP in 15 min:

200m run

25 double unders

3 rounds + 200m

Can I just start off by saying, I have no idea how many f-bombs I dropped during today's workout. Considering the fact that I hardly ever cuss anymore, you should know about how I was feeling during the course of the workout. The main problem: the double unders. Now, I've done them before and had nowhere near as hard a time as I did today. It all started off when I bought a $5 woven jump rope from Target.... sigh. I was getting sooooooo frustrated because I couldn't even do 2 in a row!! I ended up stopping ahead of the 15 minutes because I was so freakin irritated. I'm actually getting irritated as I talk about this! Anyhoo. This workout was a KILLER!! I haven't breathed that heavy in a long time!! I was gasping for breath constantly. I am super upset though, that I didn't finish. My plan is to go into Target ASAP and by a plastic jump rope that cuts through air and doesn't slow me down!

P.S. Smadoodoo did a good job of getting pictures for me!! :)

I'm an idiot...

I just looked at yesterday's workout... it wasn't thrusters, it was push press.... REALLY?!?!?!? Oh well... I worked hard and my butt's sore today. I'll take it. Just thought it deserved a "what a 'tard" statement.

Killin' it!!

So I'm nowhere near as strong as some people, ahem ahem... but I'm getting sooooo much better!! Por ejemplo... yesterday's workout:

June 16, 2009
Walking lunge 100 ft
21 Pull-ups
21 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft
18 Pull-ups
18 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft
15 Pull-ups
15 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft
12 Pull-ups
12 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft
9 Pull-ups
9 Sit-ups
Walking Lunge 100 ft
6 Pull-ups
6 Sit-ups

Time: 14:36... although I forgot to start the timer until we were on the first round of sit-ups!

So Smad didn't feel like hopping the fence to get to the pull-up bar, so we substituted push ups (some other people did it too... I read it on CF's website!!) Anyhoo... I did all 21 push-ups without dropping to my knees. Granted, I did rest in the "butt up" position a couple times. Does that count as 21 in a row?? It was super hard at first, but then got easier toward the end (for obvious reasons). It reminded me a lot of "dip, push, crunch," the workout we did at ARC. Speaking of which, I'm thinking of suggesting it to CF. How would I go about doing that? Think they'd go for it?? It's FABULOUS!!!

Here's todays June 17, 2009:

5 rounds for time:
7 burpee-pull ups (didn't know what that was, so I only did regular burpees)
7 thrusters (1x65#, 4x55#)

If I did 5 rounds of 7 burpees and could do them all the right way, without stopping, do you think I can say I met my goal of 10 in a row, or do I have to wait until I do all 10? LOL I'm desperately trying to check those bad boys off!!

Weak gripitis...

I know -itis means inflammation, but it just sounded good as a grip dysfunction... which is what I have! Today I performed the 5 sets of 3 deadlifts, and, by the way, I think you are ridiculously amazing for going over 200 for the deadlifts... My weight was much more piddly! lol... Here it is:

115#
135#
145#
145#
145#

My hands... they just hurt!! lol... they didn't hurt too much today, it was more like, "holy cow, this bar is HEAVY!" I'm going to start doing wrist curls, roll-ups, and wrist extension, OOOO and the handle squeeze things!! maybe one day I'll actually be able to do pull ups and grip heavy weight!!! :)

My Squats Suck...

June 12, 2009

5 sets of 3 reps (Back Squats)
115 lbs
125 lbs
129 lbs
129 lbs
131 lbs

So I thought the purpose of this workout was to get through all 5 sets, but you only got up to 160 lbs? or was I reading that wrong? Anyhoo... either way, I still suck at squats. That's not even my body weight. LAME!! Oh well, I guess that just means there's a lot of room for improvement.

June 11, 2009

400m run
10 DB Squats (20lbs)
10 pull ups

4 pull ups shy of 4 rounds.

I'm definitely getting the pull ups down. I'm still having a problem gripping. Craig said I just need to work on my grip strength, probably true, but it's just easier when my hands are sticky!! lol I'm thinking about getting gloves. That way I don't have ridiculous calluses, they burn so bad after workouts!!

So yesterday I ate pretty good. I didn't have any junk food, and I think the worst thing I ate yesterday was a bagel and cream cheese for breakfast. I can live with that. Today I've been eating pretty well as well. AND I said no to a double chocolate chip frap from Starbucks because I know they're probably going to have sweets at my financial class tonight. Thank you, thank you. Look at me, being all strong and stuff!! (not ability strong... mentally strong, of course)

June 10, 2009

I typed May again... my goodness... can I please get it together?

Anyhoo... I learned how to kip!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! The funny thing is I wasn't even trying to do them like I should. I have been just doing the kick to up, lowering myself, then kicking up again, figuring I'd never get it. WELL... I don't know what it was, but yesterday it just clicked. I was letting myself down from my pull up, and kicked my legs back and then forward right into the pull up. After my 5, I was like, holy cow, I did it!!! Super stoked. The only thing is that my hands always get super slippery. I've tried dirt, I've tried water, I've tried sweat and still they slip. I think I'm going to get gloves. It was super frustrating because in the workout I'd be more focused on trying to maintain my grip with the bar, that I wasn't even kipping because I didn't want to slip. So Smad and I went out to do Cindy. (yes, she's hooked!) Here it is:

5 pull ups
10 push ups
15 squats

10 rounds with seconds to spare!!

I killed my last time, yay!! I was finishing up my 6th round around 10 minutes in, and talked to Smad a little too much in between in those last 4 rounds. Hopefully I burned an ish load of calories yesterday because I ate a whole pizza from CPK... yes.... I'm a heffer.

*Side note: I did stadiums on Monday with Craig... Can I just tell you that I absolutely murdered them? I did 3 laps, which usually KILLS, and afterwards I was like, "ok, what's next?" It's the first time I've ever felt my legs get a bit tired before cardio did. It was CRAZY!! lol... crossfit is the BOMB!!

LOL

June 8, 2009

I ended up doing Angie last night at the gym, since I discovered that I did yesterday's WOD on Saturday. Anyhoo. Here it goes:

100 pull ups
100 push ups
100 sit ups
100 squats

26:50

I didn't know if I was supposed to do all the pull ups together, then the push ups, then sit ups, etc etc... So I broke it down into 10 sets of 10. I have a feeling you are going to tell me that I shouldn't have done it that way. Oh well. LOL... So I did the pull ups on the assisted machine, the last 40 push ups I did on my knees...

Today I think I'm going to do some stadiums, then Tues, a 5k... with my boyfriend!! He's back.... woo hoo!!

Goooooooo Heather!!!!

I found you again!!! :)

I found you!!! hehehehe... at a girl!!!

June 6, 2009

You?? Mean?? Never... :)

So I was going to work out yesterday during lunch because I'm taking a financial class through my church at night, but then Joe (the PT I work with) asked everyone if they wanted to go to Pizza Hut for their lunch buffet. Well....... needless to say, I ended up at Pizza Hut, getting fat and not working out!! LOL. So much for "Annie!!" Anyways today I did actually get my lazy butt up and workout. Here she is:

800m run
40 knee to chest
800m run
40 knee to chest
800m run

19:08

Boo!! I was trying super hard for 19 when I came in from my second run. I wanted to get through the knees to chest in 3, then run for 4. I ran 4:08!! Those knee to chest thingies are uber hard. And not at all in the way I was thinking they'd be. I thought my abs would be burning like a mo' fo', and if not my abs, then my hip flexors for not doing the ab exercises correctly (which is usually what happens). Turns out, I have absolutely no grip strength endurance! I kept having to rest, not for my abs, but for my forarms!!! Lame. If I would've lasted with my grip I think I would have cut a minute off each knees to chest section and would've gotten a much better ab workout! I modified the knees to chest though and only brought them up as far as I could... ended up being around my chin/shoulders.

Till tomorrow night... Hopefully!! :)

June 4, 2009

ovhoran... that's the word I had to type in inorder to comment on your blog. Really, where do they come up with these things? On another note, I haven't been on here in so long that I started typing May in the title... oopsies!! It's June now, in case you were wondering...

OK... so here's my last 3 workouts (in the last week... sigh)

I like to mix around CrossFit's website and Genesis' website to see what looks like the most fun, not to mention going back to see what fun ones I missed in case the WOD doesn't look too exciting... I'd imagine you're going to yell at me for this so bring it on! Anyhoo, here it goes:

Thursday (still May) May 28th:

20 pull ups
30 push ups
40 sit ups
50 squats

5 rounds with a strict 3 minute rest in between.

Let me just tell you... I almost met Mr Pukie on this one. You'd think that a 3 minute break would be long enough. Especially when you're standing there like, "Really, I still have another minute to go?" But noooooo... I only went 4 rounds because I liked my food right where it was. Not to mention I was in the middle of 24hour fitness and didn't want to embarrass myself in front of meat head mania... ya know? Here's my times:

#1 4:41
#2 5:04
#3 5:21
#4 6:33

Oh and I also cut down all of the reps by 10... 2o pull ups in a row... ya right!!! As you can see, round 4 was drastically different and hard!! All in all, it was a fabulous workout!! I can't wait to do it again!

Tuesday June 2nd:

400m run
Max pull ups (5-6, depended on my mood)

AMRAP in 20 minutes

I completed 6 400m runs and 5 rounds of pull ups. I probably would have gotten another round of pull ups in, but I kinda stopped to help Smad learn how to kip. Is it horrible that I still don't even know how to kip correctly and I'm teaching her?? My B!! :)

Thursday June 4th:

So today I went to the gym with the intention of doing the rowing workout from a few days ago, but failed to remember that whenever I go into back extension, it hurts. LOL... I'm an idiot, I know. SO... I remembered you telling me once that I could exchange a 400m run for a 500m row. (don't yell at me) so this is what I did:

1600m run-4 minutes rest (8:20)
800m run-2 minutes rest (4:00)
400m run-1 minute rest (1:52)
200m run (0:54)

I'm not looking forward to Angie tomorrow... I don't think I'm going to like that beezy fo' sheezy!