No sleep, no problem!

I got less than 4 hours of sleep last night that was broken due to a quick run up to NYC- Resulting in about 13 hours in the car total and leg pains from sitting for that long. We split it up and took breaks, but it was still stressful. So I was unsure about going to CF today but I still dressed just in case I was feeling up to it. I decided the heck with it and headed to class. Warm up was a 200 m run and then three rounds of 10 mountain climbers, 10 ring rows, and then pass throughs. It was a workout in itself! After warm up we moved onto the main WOD. It was 10 rounds of 10x pull ups and 10x burpees. I substituted ring rows for pull ups and with my leg pain I tried to do the make shift burpees getting all the way down to the ground, however it wasn't working for me so I did the squatting type burpees that I did in the beginning. It still was hard for me. after the second round I was wheezy and sweaty. Slowing my pace I was able to make it to the sixth round before my back pain really came in. Pushing through I finished with a time of 15:13. I would have been super excited to have finished that, but we still had to do core. Today it was 100 sit ups! It took me a good 10 minutes, but I got them done.

It's Thursday so we also ended up going to Boxing class. Warm up was awesome because instead of running we did drills. They still get me going, but it's more of a soreness pain than getting winded, which I hate. Friends of mine came and we partnered up and practiced punches and blocks. Class flew by- It was almost over before I was really looking at the clock to find out how much longer it would be cause my back hurts :)  Now I definitely deserve to go to bed! Three ibuprofen and hopefully I can get out of bed easily in the morning.

CF Tuesday

Yesterday we had some plumbing issues to take care of so I missed CF. I figured I'd be good and go today to make up for it. We had a good sized class today, about 8 or 9 of us. Warm up was rowing for calories, box jumps, and ring dips- 15-12-9. Today I was feeling blah so I did steps on to three 45# weights. After this I was pretty winded. We then went on to work the mechanics of the power clean. Got my bar loaded up and kept it light as my right arm is still giving me issues. Total weight was 35# for the pcs. I'm fairly slow getting up and down so I didn't do 7 push ups every minute. Instead of 15 rounds, I only made it thru 7 1/2, starting and ending with pcs. It wasn't morbid, but I was definitely sweating. I had the "other" coach today and again wasn't too fond. She yelled a little, but it wasn't motivational and she didn't seem to use names, I don't know it could be me, but I have that love/hate thing with being yelled at during CF. I hate it, but I know Coach is looking out for me to push myself harder and I do try harder and feel better about it in the end. Note to self: if I miss Monday, skip Tues 1 pm class :)  "other" coach was chatty after the WOD and so I just did 50 sit ups for my core. Pics are of the boards for the workout and then my board for keeping track. A number for my PCs and then a check mark for completing my push ups. Funny that I got 56 for each one.

Aquatics for the win

That's right. This morning I went to aqua class and I rocked it. Fifteen minutes in I was getting winded but I was able to hold strong. We did some races across the pool. I won every time and the teacher pointed out how fast I was going and then came over to me and whispered that this was a very competitive group- I'm not sure if she wanted me to slow down or was letting me know I was extra awesome. I choose tho believe the latter! And you know how they say stuff comes in threes- well let's recap... farting in WBJJ while doing sit ups, almost pooping my pants in CF, and now this morning on the way out of the pool my knee locked up as I was trying to step out and I twisted and fell back into the pool. I'm sure it looked all sorts of awesome. Not. Hopefully that's the end of my humiliating streak.

TGICFF

Yes, that's right, Thank Goodness It's Cross Fit Friday!!! The end of another week. Today was bliss compared to yesterday's hell. Warm up was 3 rounds of 10x squats, 10x ring rows, 10x pass thrus, and 20x leg lifts/swings (I did 10 each way for each leg each time). After we got all stretched we moved onto the main WOD. For time: 10 x Muscle-ups, 4 x Box jumps, 8 x Muscle-ups, 8 x Box jumps, 6 x Muscle-ups, 12 x Box jumps, 4 x Muscle-ups, 16 x Box jumps, 2 x Muscle-ups, 20 x Box jumps. I did the easier ring rows (2x for every 1 muscle-up) instead of muscle-ups and then used a 45# plate for my box jumps. I could feel it and was sweating halfway through. I finished with a time of 11:06. The box jumps continue to be a problem for me. Fear rushes through me every time I take a jump. Another week down. This was probably my best week ever for working out- barring yesterday's mishap (or almost disaster!). Core today was 30 supermans.

Boxing Night

So my kid has been wanting to give boxing a shot as it's a new class that started in January. We made our first class tonite. I was out of breath towards the beginning of warm up. Cardio, cardio, cardio! After some running and loosening up we started with basic footwork and jabs. The first run across and my right calf was tight and on fire. I took it a bit slower, but pushed through. Once we paired up and did jabs with our partner, it made things a bit easier. We did a lot of practice and finished with some weird type of jumping jack where you don't actually jump. It was a really good class and I'm looking forward to next week, hopefully our plans for Wednesday won't mess up Thursday too much. The Coach for boxing is really awesome. He was supportive and got my humor so that was a huge plus. I think I can do boxing even without the kid once I get my cardio going. Time for some ibuprofin and sleep. The jury is out on whether or not I'll be making it to CF tomorrow.

WBJJ & CF

So Wednesday was Ladies BJJ. We had a good class- smaller than normal with only four of us this time. We did warm up and then moved on to some more self defense type moves where we got to use props :) Out came the rubber knives. We learned techniques from the ground that would work if someone was trying to stab you or slice you. The moves would also work if the person didn't have a knife, but was still putting you in a vulnerable position. But enough about yesterday's class- I'm going to move on to today's CF because WBJJ was great per usual, unlike today's CF. Let's just get this out of the way- I almost pooped my pants. Yup. That's right. The WOD wasn't easy by any means, but it also was in no way the hardest. I did have a full breakfast today instead of splitting it up- wondering if that threw me off or if I may have a touch of food poisoning still left over from Tuesday. Either way it wasn't fun. Warm up was basically going through the techniques of the WOD, which today was a 3 min AMRAP, rest 2 min, 5 min AMRAP, rest 3 min, 7 min AMRAP of 5 deadlifts, 5 hang power cleans, and 5 kettlebell swings. I used a 35# KB and loaded a bar to 55# as I can't do as much weight for the HPCs as I can for the DLs. It was a struggle. Made it through the first round, rested, got about a minute into the second round and had to rush off. Apparently I missed most of that set as I came out as the Coach was coming to make sure I was ok. Red faced and all I got back in time to do the last set in full. First section I made it 2 times through, second was 1 time, third was 4 times. Glad to bounce back. My right arm is still sore. Core was 50 abmat sit ups. Not horrible, but not fun either. Catching my breath seemed extra rough today. Glad CF is done for today.

Aqua Aerobics = Water Death

It's been almost a year since I did water aerobics. I thought why not- I need to get cardio going. So I got there early and hit up the hot tub. So nice. I forgot how lovely the hot tub feels on my aching body. Time for class so I had to tear myself out of the warm water and plunge into the freezing lap pool. Ten minutes into class I was huffing and puffing. It was so much harder than I remember. This pool is deeper than the one I used to go to so there was a bit of a learning curve. After fifty minutes of flailing around, class was finally over. Back to the hot tub! The teacher is pretty cool. I appreciated her words of encouragement and compliments on my performance :) It's like riding a bike. Looking forward to her class on Saturday.