9.30.13- Christine

Ok, gang, let's talk for a second about deadlifts. Here's the thing: when I'm in the process of doing a deadlift, I think they are awesome. Mostly because I can lift massive amounts so I feel like a badass. The problem? Afterward I get really sore in my lower back, and I have no idea who to stretch it out. I always just have to squirm in my chair a little bit for a few days, and it is super annoying.

So, of course, today was a deadlift heavy day.

First, we did 12 sets of deadlifts at 235 pounds, 2 reps every 45 seconds.

Then we got our hero on with Christine.

In honor of the workout, here is a picture of Christine Taylor, 

who stole my heart on both Arrested Development and Hey Dude. 

Christine is supposed to be...

3 sets for time of:
- 500 meter row
- 12 deadlifts of my body weight (I did 235, rather than my own body weight.)
- 21 box jumps up to 24 inches (I did step ups to 18 inches.)

I finished this workout up in 12:54.

9.26.13- the Gym got bigger

Well, in my absence, the gym made a huge change. The knocked down a wall and now the premises are about double the size. Construction is still going on, but it seems like the place is going to be great!

In any case, today was such a hodge-podge of different workouts, my head was swimming afterward:

AMRAP in 5min:
KB Snatch - I did 90 at 16 Kilograms. I could have done more, but my hands were so sweaty and slippery I had to constantly stop to re-chalk so it wouldn't go flying out of my hand and hit someone in the head!Rest 5minAMRAP in 1minPush-ups- I did 30. Even though i was struggling, it was still the third in the class.Rest 1minAMRAP in 3minJump rope- I got to 180. Wow is it tiring.Rest 5For time:Row 2k- I was sore on this, so I went slow. Got it done in 10:03.

boy oh boy, have I been terrible.

I've been the WORST lately.

I've been stressed out at work, which means I haven't been able to exercise as much as usual. I've also been cheating a lot during the week. Stress eating does terrible things.

Additionally, I've been telling myself I will switch my cheat day to Sundays (for football and beer reasons) but still treating Saturday like a cheat day as well!

Hopefully I haven't undone ALL of my progress, but the last month or so has definitely seen a decline.

9.16.2013- Crisp Fall weather

Man is it beautiful outside these days. I adore sweater weather.

Of course, that doesn't mean I went outside to run. No, sir. Instead, I stayed inside and did my rowing.

First part of the workout was 5 sets of heavy 3 rep back squats. I did them at 235 pounds.

Next, the hard part. a 12 minute AMRAP of a 500 meter row followed by as many pushups as possible. The score on the workout would be determined by the total number of pushups I was able to do. Eventually, I got through 4 "sets" in the 12 minutes for 40 total push ups. I would have liked to get more, but I'm working on it, right?

9.13.2013- RAAAAAAAANDY!

The first part of today's workout was to do 1 maximum effort snatch lift. I got up to 135 pounds, a ten pound personal record form the last time I tried in April. So the day was already starting out strong.

The second part of the workout, even more snatch lifts. Like, WAY more snatch lifts. We did the Randy.  The workout consists of 75 snatch lifts at 75 lbs, done as fast as possible. It is a bitch. This, like all the hero workouts at Crossfit, is dedicated to a law man who lost his life in carrying out his service (this one was named after LAPD SWAT officer Randy Simmons who was killed in the line of duty on Febuary 6th, 2008.) Of course, that made me feel like a terrible person today, because when I heard the name of the workout all I could think about was this:

It was difficult to do the workout while giggling (alright, it would have been difficult without giggling too) but I got it done in 6:08!

9.6.13- In which I learn to play with others

As I've previously mentioned, I hate running. Part of the reason I hate running is that I always feel the need to keep up with the Adonises that work put at my gym, and I feel like a weak little fat dude. Partially for that reason, I have always gotten to the gym early, and did my warm up run before anyone else.

Today, Rob sprung the warm up run on us, so I had to go with the pack. It was no where near as bad as I thought it would be! During warm-up, no one really turns on the jets so I was able to keep up. Now, old habits die hard, and I'll probably continue to run early, but it's good to know it won't kill me to warm up with the rest of the group when required.

After this, we did a max weight 2 rep snatch (I got up to 125 pounds) followed by three rounds, for time, of a 25 calorie row and five 105 pound snatches. It was relatively easy (which is to say, still incredibly hard, but I didn't want to murder myself immediately afterward.) I took that thing down in 8:54.

9.4.13- Row that shiiiiiiit

Part one: 5 sets of 5 back squats. I topped out at 245.

Part two: 4 sets of 500 meters rowing, with a 1 minute rest between rounds. I did that in 11:45 or so (I forgot to write the exact seconds down!)

Now I am tired. Boom.