So our Fall Brawl finally came and went.. And it went pretty well! Of coarse, I might be a little biased, so I suppose this, here, review can be taken with a grain of salt.. But I like to think I'm a pretty honest gal. So, anyway.. JoCo started hosting a competition called 'Fall Brawl' last year, where I had the opportunity to pair up with my now buddy, Kacie, for the first time.. Obviously, this year we would have to return and see what we're made of! We both follow Mike's competition training, so have made a lot of improvements over the year..so let's just get in to it, shall we?
The fun started early with one workout to do on Friday night.. This was a 2 part workout..the first being a 100 cal row, which counted as a separate event, but was the first part of the rest of the workout.. So the row kind of counted twice.. Perfect for this non-rowing champ! But, actually..we were able to do pretty darn well.. Almost won the row?! Kacie is a little better on the rower than myself, so that certainly helped.. Plus, I think we broke it up well between us to maximize what both of us could offer.. We started off with me doing 30 cal, quick switch and Kacie took us up to 70 cal.. We hadn't really discussed it, other than to say 'go hard and switch when you feel yourself slowing down'.. I wasn't quite sure, but didn't think I had 30 good calories left in me without totally blowing the rest of the workout..so I gave Kacie the last 10 cal and I think that was a good move. It came down to less than a second..but we wound up in second..just barely..off that rower and into the rest of the work. I'll take it! As frustrating as it was to learn how close we were to first, I still can't be mad at second on a row and I know we went as hard as we could..so moving on! The rest was a chipper.. 75 GTO w 30#, 50 walking lunges (30#), 25 thrusters (you guessed it.. 30# Dumbbells) and we quickly worked our way through that and came out in first for that part. Not a bad start to the weekend!
Day 2 kicked off with hang cleans and toes to bar.. It was 21/15/9 with a 200m shuttle run after each round and each partner did a whole round, passed it to the next partner, then started the next round, etc.. That one went well, too, and we took first there. Next was kind of a 'just keep moving/stay warm' EMOTM with even minutes being 12 wallballs each and odds being 60 double unders split however you wanted.. Kacie and I split each round 30/30 on the du and it was not a problem to make it through all 20 rounds.. The fun part, though, was the last minute, where we did max effort du and the winner not only got the winning points, but also $100! We managed to squeak a couple more du out in the minute and made some extra cash! Our last planned workout (before the final) was a 2 rep max front squat right into a short, quick little burner workout. We both quickly made our way up to our maxes of 205# on that front squat.. Kacie gave 215# a valiant effort, but otherwise, we just called it good there and got ready for 3 minutes of burpees and box jumps. Of all the workouts, this one probably had me the most nervous because sprints are not my thing and I knew this would be quick! We each would have 15 burpees (jumping up on a plate after each one), alternating each rep, and 15 box jumps each.. Again, alternating back and forth.. And do as many rounds of that as you can in the short 3 minutes of work time. I just kept my head down and kept moving..so much, so, I even hit Kacie in the face at one point in the box jumps! (Oops..) But we worked well together, kept moving, and wound up on top in that one! I hadn't looked at the standings, or anything, all day, but in looking afterwards, we wound up tying for first in the front squat workout, which, kind of like the row, we weren't sure how that one would go for us, so a tie is ok with us.
And finally..the final.. I liked it! I always enjoy workouts with a variety of movements and some of the more technical stuff, so this one had it all! It was:
12 min time cap
30 snatch (95#)
30 pistols (26#)
30 cleans (115#)
20 strict handstand push-ups
30 shoulder to overhead (125#)
10 muscle ups
We split everything up fairly evenly.. I may have done a couple more snatches, but I think Kacie did a couple more of the STO.. All in all, we got it done.. I think around 9 min, someone told me? I honestly wasn't really looking at the time.. But it was a fun one and I felt good through all of it. In fact, I felt pretty darn good through all of the events of the weekend, so we will call it a success, for sure. Overall, the weekend was fun. The competition ran smoothly and I didn't see any major issues with judging, which is always a tough thing with any competition. Judging is a really tough position to be in and it can truly make or break an event. I thought our judges were clear in their speaking with the athletes and were able to communicate any no-reps or issues that needed to be discussed. The competition floor was clearly marked with plenty of space for each team to move and do what they needed to do. There was even a separate space for warming up or just relaxing, which is a huge bonus for an event like this. Some times you can feel very cramped during a competition at a gym, so having a separate space to spread out is quite the luxury! All said, of coarse I will participate again! My only 'down side' for the event was that our division (female/female partner) didn't get as many entrants as the others (male/male partner and male/female partner). I don't know why this was, but it's always fun to compete against lots of other gals.. But you can only compete against those that show up! And we certainly had a good push from our fellow competitors out there. I hope they had fun, too!
We did end up first, overall, which meant we got some prizes.. Cash, which is always nice.. Wrist wraps and head bands from the Pink Dino.. Some Cliff Bars, which I actually love and have in my rotation of bars that I eat all the time.. Before/after workouts and, during comps, it's pretty much all I eat.. But we also got some supplements and a pre-workout mix from Proanox, which I had not tried before.. I'm testing out the products now and will let ya know what I think when the stuff is all gone. Normally I just take whey protein with some creatine (both Dymatize products) during/after my workouts, so this stuff is all new to me. The Biogenesis are capsule supplements that contain 'performance and health enhancing plant compounds', mostly claiming to aid in recovery..which this old gal can certainly use some help in that area from time to time! The other is the Biocomplete, which can be used as a pre-workout supplement, and that is how I am using it. It contains no stimulants, but does have BCAAs, which we all know can't hurt.. Anyway, we will see if I feel any positive effects and feel the need to purchase more when these are gone.. So far, I must warn.. Do NOT mix that Biocomplete with water!!?! It gives this as an option for suggested uses, but in my opinion, this is only suitable for consumption when mixed with juice. So far orange juice has been working alright for me, though I still wouldn't call it delicious. Again.. I will give it a chance before I really say whether or not I like it.
So far this week is going pretty well. Nothing too exciting, but I've felt pretty good during the workouts, so that's always good. I did manage to match my push press max this week, hitting 165. Then yesterday we did sets of 10 on bench press and I managed to get all 10 at 135#. Today I eeked out a tiny split jerk PR, up 5# to 195.. Max out week is coming soon, so I'm just trying to get myself ready! And I think that about covers it! Next up for me, as far as competitions go, is a solo comp out in Murfreesboro in a couple of weeks! I'm excited for that one.. It should be fun. A couple of the workouts have been released, and they look good. I plan to start practicing next week and hopefully tune up a bit to be ready for the main event!
GLI comp 1/'14
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
The sled and I are in a fight
Speaking of (were we?), I was just discussing this with Mason this morning as he was yelling at his shoes for their insubordinate behavior..perhaps yelling at inanimate objects is hereditary? I know for a fact that my mom has had her share of choice words with computers..so.. Science! Anyway. We had my favorite piece of sh.. I mean..workout equipment in today's workout and..spoiler alert..it did not go well. I'm not sure why the sled and I don't get along. I WANT to love the sled, but I just don't think it loves me back. I always seem to have some issue..today it was a combo platter of inexplicably sticky pavement, a sloped track that seemed to have some magnetic pull that would guide my sled directly down to the mud (can we get a meteorologist on the case? Someone check the gravitational pull of that spot.. It's all out of whack), and then..it started raining.. Oh. My. God. 'For real?!', I asked it.. I think it was, indeed, for real. So that was fun. But the sled and I are no longer talking.. Not until it apologizes..and means it..
Otherwise, though..today's workout stuff went pretty well. Started off with
Sets of 2 snatches at 95/110/125/135#
Sets of 2 squats at 200/210/225#
12 front rack walking lunges w 105# EMOTM (every minute on the minute) for 5 minutes.. Time flies when you're..lunging!
3 sets of 25 GHDs
Then I forgot about the snatch EMOTM stuff, so went back later with the boys.. Instead I tried to get the workout in before I needed to get home..that went well..
20/16/12/8/4
Snatches (95#)
Strict handstand push-ups (HSPU)
200' sled push (180# added to the sled) after each round
Well.. The snatches went well. I was able to do pretty big sets of those and felt like I was moving well. HSPU were alright, too..mostly sets of 5/6.. But the sled. I honestly don't know how it took me as much time as it did.. I guess conversations with metal sleds take time.. But the whole dang thing took me..wait for it.. 28:18. Oops!
I channeled my inner zen and moved on..
Went back to the gym a bit later with my two little fellas.. It's fall break, you know, so we get to hang for another week! The boys were on and off, as far as behaving at the gym today, but luckily John was there to distract Mason with lots of talk about his favorite subject..sports! So I got to work on my aforementioned forgotten snatch-fest. We had:
1 snatch at 70% (110#):
Every :30 x 3 min
Every :15 x 2 min
Every :10 x 1 min
1 minute rest between each set
That went well! No issues there..
Next I decided to do a little prepping for our competition this weekend.. It was also the gyms workout of the day, so we did:
EMOTM x 12 min
Evens: 15 wallballs
Odds: 30 double unders
Then rest 1 min, then
3 min AMRAP
15 burpees to a plate
15 box jumps
That was fine, as well.. I think I only missed one DU, so I'm getting a little more used to my 'Jump N Rope' rope, which I purchased at Granite Games and sometimes don't do great with it.. It's just a little different than my other one.. The speed, maybe? It's un-coated, so I guess it moves a little differently.. It also leaves quite a sting when ya miss! Guess I better quit missing..
I would like to also mention my Lululemon Fit Session from last evening, since they said they wanted feedback.. Not sure if this is what they had in mind? Anyway.. It was fun! I had only been in their store once before and it was a while ago.. They truly do have beautiful clothes. We were introduced to the employees that would be there to help us and they explained that we could try things on and pick out a favorite shirt/bra/or shorts to take home! That's pretty cool.. These prizes from Bracket Buster are working out pretty well! I actually got to wear my new Reebok long sleeve shirt in my workout this morning.. Oh, did I forget to mention that it was also chilly as I wrangled that sled? So. Much. Fun. It actually wasn't bad..the cold part.. But it let me try out my new gear! But I digress.. So at Lululemon (is that all one word? Should all the L's be in caps? Can I just call it Lulu? Or are we close enough for just Lu?.. Fair enough.. Didn't think so), I immediately gravitated toward their running shorts.. I believe it was the 'Run Times Short'? A couple of their shorts had the wide, flat waistband that I enjoy (I almost exclusively wear Under Armor 'get going' shorts, which have that wide waist band..is waistband one word? Auto correct does not think so, but it looks odd as 2 words.. Maybe I should just stop saying 'waistband'), but the 'speed shorts' were a little too short for my personal preference. I believe there are rules for the 'over thirty' crowd in that regard.. Anyway, so I got to work on finding just the right pair..which was tougher than I thought it would be! Usually I go with Medium shorts without giving it much, if any, thought. Occasionally a pair looks really big and I have to go with small, but not often.. Well, here at the Lulu, they use the number sizing system.. So the guy says that size 6 would be small and size 8 is medium.. But this confuses my little brain because I wear a size 4 in clothes.. But I KNOW I'm not an XS.. Mama didn't raise no fool.. Anyway. Long story short, I went with the 6's, which would technically be a small.. The 8's just felt too loose and nobody needs to lose their drawers mid double under.. The struggles, y'all! When I got home, I compared them to the shorts I normally wear and it looks about right. I tried on some of their shirts and sports bras.. They are beautiful, nice fabric and well made..but a little complicated for this simple gal. Maybe I'm crazy, but I work out at 5:30 in the morning and the last thing I need is to get stuck in the intricate straps of a bra or shirt.. Lovely, yes..but just not something I felt that I would wear.. That's just me. Maybe if I were a 'wear just my sports bra while I work out' kind of person, it would make more sense.. But since I can count the number of times that I have felt so hindered by my light weight tank top that I just HAD to remove it on..zero fingers.. Again. Just not the product for me. So that was my fun times at the Lu..Lu..lemon..
Otherwise, though..today's workout stuff went pretty well. Started off with
Sets of 2 snatches at 95/110/125/135#
Sets of 2 squats at 200/210/225#
12 front rack walking lunges w 105# EMOTM (every minute on the minute) for 5 minutes.. Time flies when you're..lunging!
3 sets of 25 GHDs
Then I forgot about the snatch EMOTM stuff, so went back later with the boys.. Instead I tried to get the workout in before I needed to get home..that went well..
20/16/12/8/4
Snatches (95#)
Strict handstand push-ups (HSPU)
200' sled push (180# added to the sled) after each round
Well.. The snatches went well. I was able to do pretty big sets of those and felt like I was moving well. HSPU were alright, too..mostly sets of 5/6.. But the sled. I honestly don't know how it took me as much time as it did.. I guess conversations with metal sleds take time.. But the whole dang thing took me..wait for it.. 28:18. Oops!
I channeled my inner zen and moved on..
Went back to the gym a bit later with my two little fellas.. It's fall break, you know, so we get to hang for another week! The boys were on and off, as far as behaving at the gym today, but luckily John was there to distract Mason with lots of talk about his favorite subject..sports! So I got to work on my aforementioned forgotten snatch-fest. We had:
1 snatch at 70% (110#):
Every :30 x 3 min
Every :15 x 2 min
Every :10 x 1 min
1 minute rest between each set
That went well! No issues there..
Next I decided to do a little prepping for our competition this weekend.. It was also the gyms workout of the day, so we did:
EMOTM x 12 min
Evens: 15 wallballs
Odds: 30 double unders
Then rest 1 min, then
3 min AMRAP
15 burpees to a plate
15 box jumps
That was fine, as well.. I think I only missed one DU, so I'm getting a little more used to my 'Jump N Rope' rope, which I purchased at Granite Games and sometimes don't do great with it.. It's just a little different than my other one.. The speed, maybe? It's un-coated, so I guess it moves a little differently.. It also leaves quite a sting when ya miss! Guess I better quit missing..
I would like to also mention my Lululemon Fit Session from last evening, since they said they wanted feedback.. Not sure if this is what they had in mind? Anyway.. It was fun! I had only been in their store once before and it was a while ago.. They truly do have beautiful clothes. We were introduced to the employees that would be there to help us and they explained that we could try things on and pick out a favorite shirt/bra/or shorts to take home! That's pretty cool.. These prizes from Bracket Buster are working out pretty well! I actually got to wear my new Reebok long sleeve shirt in my workout this morning.. Oh, did I forget to mention that it was also chilly as I wrangled that sled? So. Much. Fun. It actually wasn't bad..the cold part.. But it let me try out my new gear! But I digress.. So at Lululemon (is that all one word? Should all the L's be in caps? Can I just call it Lulu? Or are we close enough for just Lu?.. Fair enough.. Didn't think so), I immediately gravitated toward their running shorts.. I believe it was the 'Run Times Short'? A couple of their shorts had the wide, flat waistband that I enjoy (I almost exclusively wear Under Armor 'get going' shorts, which have that wide waist band..is waistband one word? Auto correct does not think so, but it looks odd as 2 words.. Maybe I should just stop saying 'waistband'), but the 'speed shorts' were a little too short for my personal preference. I believe there are rules for the 'over thirty' crowd in that regard.. Anyway, so I got to work on finding just the right pair..which was tougher than I thought it would be! Usually I go with Medium shorts without giving it much, if any, thought. Occasionally a pair looks really big and I have to go with small, but not often.. Well, here at the Lulu, they use the number sizing system.. So the guy says that size 6 would be small and size 8 is medium.. But this confuses my little brain because I wear a size 4 in clothes.. But I KNOW I'm not an XS.. Mama didn't raise no fool.. Anyway. Long story short, I went with the 6's, which would technically be a small.. The 8's just felt too loose and nobody needs to lose their drawers mid double under.. The struggles, y'all! When I got home, I compared them to the shorts I normally wear and it looks about right. I tried on some of their shirts and sports bras.. They are beautiful, nice fabric and well made..but a little complicated for this simple gal. Maybe I'm crazy, but I work out at 5:30 in the morning and the last thing I need is to get stuck in the intricate straps of a bra or shirt.. Lovely, yes..but just not something I felt that I would wear.. That's just me. Maybe if I were a 'wear just my sports bra while I work out' kind of person, it would make more sense.. But since I can count the number of times that I have felt so hindered by my light weight tank top that I just HAD to remove it on..zero fingers.. Again. Just not the product for me. So that was my fun times at the Lu..Lu..lemon..
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Ketchup?
Oh, sorry.. I meant 'catch up'.. It seems I lost my writing mojo there for a bit.. Not sure if it's actually back, but I thought I'd test it out.. So, briefly..since my last competition, I had the remaining weeks of the Wodapalooza qualifiers. Most of the week day stuff would be pretty normal, then qualifier workouts would somewhat consume my weekend. For the second week of workouts, I planned to meet up with Nicci Saturday morning and get them done.. This week had one good one for me..and one that I knew I would struggle with.. First up was an AMRAP of snatches and toes to bar.. Looked a lil something like this..
21 snatch (65#)
21 TTB's
15 snatch (85#)
15 TTB's
9 snatch (105#)
9 TTB's
6 snatch (115#)
6 TTB's
3 snatch (125#)
Max effort TTB's until the time cap.. I can't remember what the time cap was..10 min-ish?
Then as soon as you finish that, immediately start the second part, which was an ascending ladder with calorie row and burpees over the rower.. So
3 cal row
3 burpees over the rower
6 cal row
6 burpees
9
9
15...
Until the time cap, which, again, eludes me.. But I do remember the pain! As usual.. I did alright on part of the workout (the snatches and TTB's), but didn't like the results of the second part.. Guess what!? I'd have to redo on Sunday.. I didn't want to, but I knew I hadn't put it all out there for that second part..mi always fall into a trap of trying to go too hard on the rower, which ruins me for any other part of the workout.. So for the second attempt, I planned to do the row as more of the 'just hang on/slightly recover' part and then go all out on the burpees. I improved quite a bit by taking that approach, so I guess it was worth it! So that was that.. I think I moved up to 11th or 12th place after those workouts? So things were looking better! For the final weekend of qualifying workouts, they blacked out the leaderboard, so all you could do was give it your best and hope it would be enough.. I was leaving for family vacation on Saturday, so after discussing a bit with Mike, we decided to do the Wodapalooza workouts on Friday in place of our regular workouts. I never like to miss a workout, but agreed that after a Wednesday workout that took a lot out of me ( heavy-ish cleans, front squats and an EMOTM w 145# cleans, then a workout with 165# front squats.. It was rough for these chicken legs!), it made more sense to just do the active recovery on Thursday instead of trying to cram everything in.. So I came in feeling pretty good on Friday.. Did my strength stuff, which Fridays are relatively easier.. The workouts were:
8 min AMRAP
60 pull-ups
40 CTB pull-ups
20 bar muscle ups
Well. I thought this would go fine.. But I vastly underestimated how all of this would break me down. Pull-ups felt pretty good, but wore me down, so when I went in to the CTB pull-ups, I was on the struggle bus.. It was a mess.. I felt like a mess.. I wanted to do the second workout, too, that am and be done with it, but I felt so awful after that first one.. Pukey, dizzy.. Didn't have enough time to gather myself for the next thing, so I had to go home and come back with Miles a few hours later for the second part.. Oops!
The second workout was another AMRAP..the time escapes my memory, though.. But it was
Deadlifts
Overhead squats
Box jumps
Pistols
Reps increase by 5 each round..so 5/5/5/5, then 10/10/10/10.. Etc..
That one went alright. The DL wt was 135# and OHS was 95#, so not too tough, but it definitely burned.. I kept moving and, though if I'd had the time I probably would have done it again, but I didn't, so just the one go of it for this one.. But overall, even after watching the video, which is normally what causes me to want to redo the workout, I was happy with how I tackled the workout and don't know if or what I could have done differently..other than just be stronger..next time? But. There was the matter of that crappy pull-up workout to deal with.. Our flight out wasn't until 9:55 Saturday morning, or something, so clearly I had the time.. I went to the gym early and got it done. I didn't have much of a strategy change, other than to stick with sets of 10 on the pull-ups (last time I started with sets of 15), sets of 5 on the CTB (first attempt was a mess..3's, 4's..whatever I could get) and then whatever I had left for bar MU. I also wanted to control my rests better.. All in all, I did much better and was happy with my redo. Biggest accomplishment?? My hands held up through all of that?! Hands of steel, I tell ya. I do occasionally rip, but for the most part, these calloused hands are pretty tough.
So from Saturday morning, I'd have to wait until Sunday night to see if my workouts were good enough to keep me in the top 20.. Luckily I had my vacation to help keep my mind off of it! We went to Hilton Head and stayed in a really nice home with a pool on one of the many golf courses.. We met up with my parents, Matt's parents and his sister to stay for the week. Lots of fun! But finally.. Sunday night came and I checked the standings.. I was in 6th! Not bad.. So we will be off to Miami in January and I'm pretty excited about it. We haven't worked out the specifics and logistics yet.. Will my husband come.. Where will my kids be.. But we will figure it out! So.. Wodapalooza, here I come! Let the training begin..
I must give a shout out to the gym that I trained at for the week that I was in Hilton Head. It was Conviction Training Facility (formerly Hilton Head CrossFit, I think) and they have a really nice program! I enjoyed all of the coaches, the clients, the classes.. They do a great job of mobilizing, doing some warm ups, a strength piece and then a workout. I felt like the workouts were well done and thoughtfully planned out and offered a variety of skills to work on through the week. I had originally planned to mostly just follow my programming by using their open gym times, but I enjoyed the classes so much that I would just go in to do my strength part and then join in with their class. They also deal with a LOT of visitors and they always handled every visitor with respect and care and always made sure each one of us felt welcomed and at home. I would absolutely send any other Hilton Head crossfit travelers their way!
Today was a catch-up day, just doing those workouts from our programming that I had missed suring the week. I won't go over them all here, but in all, I did 4 workouts.. Got to work snatches, muscle ups, bar muscle ups, double unders, box jumps, pistols, rowing, HSPU.. I think that about covers it.. Oh, and how could I forget the squat clean thrusters? Those are a treat.. And now I'm off to go collect on a prize from the Naptown Bracket Buster at Lululemon! I don't currently own any of their fine apparel..but I think that's about to change! We also won a prize from Reebok that was waiting for me when I got home from vacation..a nice (and very soft and comfy!) long sleeved, hooded shirt! I'm so fancy.. Pimpin ain't easy!
21 snatch (65#)
21 TTB's
15 snatch (85#)
15 TTB's
9 snatch (105#)
9 TTB's
6 snatch (115#)
6 TTB's
3 snatch (125#)
Max effort TTB's until the time cap.. I can't remember what the time cap was..10 min-ish?
Then as soon as you finish that, immediately start the second part, which was an ascending ladder with calorie row and burpees over the rower.. So
3 cal row
3 burpees over the rower
6 cal row
6 burpees
9
9
15...
Until the time cap, which, again, eludes me.. But I do remember the pain! As usual.. I did alright on part of the workout (the snatches and TTB's), but didn't like the results of the second part.. Guess what!? I'd have to redo on Sunday.. I didn't want to, but I knew I hadn't put it all out there for that second part..mi always fall into a trap of trying to go too hard on the rower, which ruins me for any other part of the workout.. So for the second attempt, I planned to do the row as more of the 'just hang on/slightly recover' part and then go all out on the burpees. I improved quite a bit by taking that approach, so I guess it was worth it! So that was that.. I think I moved up to 11th or 12th place after those workouts? So things were looking better! For the final weekend of qualifying workouts, they blacked out the leaderboard, so all you could do was give it your best and hope it would be enough.. I was leaving for family vacation on Saturday, so after discussing a bit with Mike, we decided to do the Wodapalooza workouts on Friday in place of our regular workouts. I never like to miss a workout, but agreed that after a Wednesday workout that took a lot out of me ( heavy-ish cleans, front squats and an EMOTM w 145# cleans, then a workout with 165# front squats.. It was rough for these chicken legs!), it made more sense to just do the active recovery on Thursday instead of trying to cram everything in.. So I came in feeling pretty good on Friday.. Did my strength stuff, which Fridays are relatively easier.. The workouts were:
8 min AMRAP
60 pull-ups
40 CTB pull-ups
20 bar muscle ups
Well. I thought this would go fine.. But I vastly underestimated how all of this would break me down. Pull-ups felt pretty good, but wore me down, so when I went in to the CTB pull-ups, I was on the struggle bus.. It was a mess.. I felt like a mess.. I wanted to do the second workout, too, that am and be done with it, but I felt so awful after that first one.. Pukey, dizzy.. Didn't have enough time to gather myself for the next thing, so I had to go home and come back with Miles a few hours later for the second part.. Oops!
The second workout was another AMRAP..the time escapes my memory, though.. But it was
Deadlifts
Overhead squats
Box jumps
Pistols
Reps increase by 5 each round..so 5/5/5/5, then 10/10/10/10.. Etc..
That one went alright. The DL wt was 135# and OHS was 95#, so not too tough, but it definitely burned.. I kept moving and, though if I'd had the time I probably would have done it again, but I didn't, so just the one go of it for this one.. But overall, even after watching the video, which is normally what causes me to want to redo the workout, I was happy with how I tackled the workout and don't know if or what I could have done differently..other than just be stronger..next time? But. There was the matter of that crappy pull-up workout to deal with.. Our flight out wasn't until 9:55 Saturday morning, or something, so clearly I had the time.. I went to the gym early and got it done. I didn't have much of a strategy change, other than to stick with sets of 10 on the pull-ups (last time I started with sets of 15), sets of 5 on the CTB (first attempt was a mess..3's, 4's..whatever I could get) and then whatever I had left for bar MU. I also wanted to control my rests better.. All in all, I did much better and was happy with my redo. Biggest accomplishment?? My hands held up through all of that?! Hands of steel, I tell ya. I do occasionally rip, but for the most part, these calloused hands are pretty tough.
So from Saturday morning, I'd have to wait until Sunday night to see if my workouts were good enough to keep me in the top 20.. Luckily I had my vacation to help keep my mind off of it! We went to Hilton Head and stayed in a really nice home with a pool on one of the many golf courses.. We met up with my parents, Matt's parents and his sister to stay for the week. Lots of fun! But finally.. Sunday night came and I checked the standings.. I was in 6th! Not bad.. So we will be off to Miami in January and I'm pretty excited about it. We haven't worked out the specifics and logistics yet.. Will my husband come.. Where will my kids be.. But we will figure it out! So.. Wodapalooza, here I come! Let the training begin..
I must give a shout out to the gym that I trained at for the week that I was in Hilton Head. It was Conviction Training Facility (formerly Hilton Head CrossFit, I think) and they have a really nice program! I enjoyed all of the coaches, the clients, the classes.. They do a great job of mobilizing, doing some warm ups, a strength piece and then a workout. I felt like the workouts were well done and thoughtfully planned out and offered a variety of skills to work on through the week. I had originally planned to mostly just follow my programming by using their open gym times, but I enjoyed the classes so much that I would just go in to do my strength part and then join in with their class. They also deal with a LOT of visitors and they always handled every visitor with respect and care and always made sure each one of us felt welcomed and at home. I would absolutely send any other Hilton Head crossfit travelers their way!
Today was a catch-up day, just doing those workouts from our programming that I had missed suring the week. I won't go over them all here, but in all, I did 4 workouts.. Got to work snatches, muscle ups, bar muscle ups, double unders, box jumps, pistols, rowing, HSPU.. I think that about covers it.. Oh, and how could I forget the squat clean thrusters? Those are a treat.. And now I'm off to go collect on a prize from the Naptown Bracket Buster at Lululemon! I don't currently own any of their fine apparel..but I think that's about to change! We also won a prize from Reebok that was waiting for me when I got home from vacation..a nice (and very soft and comfy!) long sleeved, hooded shirt! I'm so fancy.. Pimpin ain't easy!
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