Workout:
At Lifetime
1000 meter row- 4:30
Warm up with 20 lunges, 20 push ups, 20 air squats
Back Squat-
6- 45
5- 65
5- 85
5- 90
Dead Lift
5- 135
Not sure of the rest. I know I did some at 145 and some or maybe 1 at 150 or 155. I can't remember!
Pull ups
4- 50 lbs.
4- 50 lbs.
Ran 1 mile in 9:56.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
February 24, 2011
Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up with butt kicks, high knees, 20 push ups, 20 air squats
WOD
5 rounds of
10 man makers- 15 lbs with real push ups
8 burpees
6 turkish get ups- 25 lbs.
Time- 31:56
I didn't eat enough today and could feel it during this WOD. I didn't eat my sweet potato for snack and I think it really affected me. I was hoping to finish around 30 minutes, but oh well.
Food Log:
Breakfast- 2 scrambled eggs with salsa and 2 pieces of bacon
Lunch- chicken breast with spaghetti squash and marinara sauce
Snack- walnuts and blueberries
Dinner- chicken salad and a french fries
CrossFit
Warm up with butt kicks, high knees, 20 push ups, 20 air squats
WOD
5 rounds of
10 man makers- 15 lbs with real push ups
8 burpees
6 turkish get ups- 25 lbs.
Time- 31:56
I didn't eat enough today and could feel it during this WOD. I didn't eat my sweet potato for snack and I think it really affected me. I was hoping to finish around 30 minutes, but oh well.
Food Log:
Breakfast- 2 scrambled eggs with salsa and 2 pieces of bacon
Lunch- chicken breast with spaghetti squash and marinara sauce
Snack- walnuts and blueberries
Dinner- chicken salad and a french fries
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
It's Just a Cake Pop
I've been making a lot of cakes lately and it's hard to make cakes and be a sugar and grain free eater. Especially when you love cake as much as I do (and I don't mean just decorating them)! With warmer weather here and bathing suit/shorts/sleeveless shirt season coming, I recommited myself to eating sugar and grain free in an attempt to lose some fat that's been bothering me. And I really, really want to kick the sugar habit and get rid of my sugar demons (read this blog post from Whole 9 on dessert demons in disguise).
Last night after dinner the sugar craving hit big time. It doesn't help that I have left over cake pops in the pantry sitting right next to 3 boxes of Thin Mints. The cookie dough and ice cream in the freezer don't help either and neither does the super yummy cream cheese frosting in the fridge. I stood there with the cake pops in my hand and even opened the container and smelled one. This is what went on in my head as a held that cake pop while standing in front of the pantry- Do I really want it? Is it worth it? It's only a cake pop and the small amount of grains and sugar in it aren't going to kill me. If I eat it will I be able to only eat one? No, I'll feel like since I ate one I might as well eat all of them and the ice cream in the freezer and the Thin Mints and I might as well get out the cream cheese frosting and eat it too. If I do that I'm going to be so disappointed in myself tomorrow when I wake up and think about the fact that I have NO will power. Don't do it, don't do it! Put it back, put it back! So, I did. I put it back!
This morning I'm really proud of myself for resisting the cake pop. It may sound silly, but it was so hard. I can only imagine what drug addicts and alcholics go through! Now you might be thinking I'm being a bit over dramatic in that it really is only a cake pop and it's really not going to kill me, but I'm trying to look at it as an addiction because I really think it is. Every single night I have a craving for sweet stuff and it drives me crazy. All I can think about is eating or drinking something sweet, whether it be cake, brownies, chocolate milk, or hot chocolate. I've got to stop the madness!
A few things are different between my attempt this time and my failed attempts in the past.
1. Giving up my morning and nightly chocolate milk. Chocolate milk is sweet and even though it's not cake, cookies, or brownies it still has sugar and messes with my blood sugar and when I drink it at night it's satisfying those sugar demons that I'm trying to squash.
2. Avoiding milk and cheese. For reasons, see this. And did you know that dairy products can cause nasal congestion because of the casein in them? Testing out this theory to see if my constant sinus drainage clears up.
3. My choices in fruit- going from bananas, grapes, apples to berries. My current fav is blueberries.
We'll see if those changes can help me banish my sugar demons and lose some of this fat that I've been carrying around since Kaitlin was born. Those are my two main goals. Let's see if I can make it 2 weeks. Then I have a cake to make for a friend!
Last night after dinner the sugar craving hit big time. It doesn't help that I have left over cake pops in the pantry sitting right next to 3 boxes of Thin Mints. The cookie dough and ice cream in the freezer don't help either and neither does the super yummy cream cheese frosting in the fridge. I stood there with the cake pops in my hand and even opened the container and smelled one. This is what went on in my head as a held that cake pop while standing in front of the pantry- Do I really want it? Is it worth it? It's only a cake pop and the small amount of grains and sugar in it aren't going to kill me. If I eat it will I be able to only eat one? No, I'll feel like since I ate one I might as well eat all of them and the ice cream in the freezer and the Thin Mints and I might as well get out the cream cheese frosting and eat it too. If I do that I'm going to be so disappointed in myself tomorrow when I wake up and think about the fact that I have NO will power. Don't do it, don't do it! Put it back, put it back! So, I did. I put it back!
This morning I'm really proud of myself for resisting the cake pop. It may sound silly, but it was so hard. I can only imagine what drug addicts and alcholics go through! Now you might be thinking I'm being a bit over dramatic in that it really is only a cake pop and it's really not going to kill me, but I'm trying to look at it as an addiction because I really think it is. Every single night I have a craving for sweet stuff and it drives me crazy. All I can think about is eating or drinking something sweet, whether it be cake, brownies, chocolate milk, or hot chocolate. I've got to stop the madness!
A few things are different between my attempt this time and my failed attempts in the past.
1. Giving up my morning and nightly chocolate milk. Chocolate milk is sweet and even though it's not cake, cookies, or brownies it still has sugar and messes with my blood sugar and when I drink it at night it's satisfying those sugar demons that I'm trying to squash.
2. Avoiding milk and cheese. For reasons, see this. And did you know that dairy products can cause nasal congestion because of the casein in them? Testing out this theory to see if my constant sinus drainage clears up.
3. My choices in fruit- going from bananas, grapes, apples to berries. My current fav is blueberries.
We'll see if those changes can help me banish my sugar demons and lose some of this fat that I've been carrying around since Kaitlin was born. Those are my two main goals. Let's see if I can make it 2 weeks. Then I have a cake to make for a friend!
Change of Plans
Starting Strength + CrossFit = Tired, sore body for me, so I'm going to go back to the way I was doing it before (trying to get in a squat and dead lift once a week).
If I really want to do Starting Strength the correct way (and not be super sore and tired) I'd have to give up CrossFit for a bit and I just don't want to do that. Starting Strength has you lifting every other day with rest on your days off. After doing my lifts I was going to CrossFit and on my days off from lifting I was doing CrossFit, so I was trying to do too much.
So, I'm going back to what I was doing originally. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at CrossFit we normally do 1 heavy lift (squats, dead lifts, bench press, push press, cleans, etc.) and then a short workout (about 10 minutes) with the movement we just did. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays we don't do heavy lifting. Instead we do longer (25-35 minute) workouts with lighter weights. Lately, with Maddie's basketball and softball schedule, I've been going M-Th and taking Fri- Sun off. Depending on the lifts we do that week, I try to make up a heavy lift that I missed at Lifetime (especially if it's squats and deadlifts).
I guess I'll just have to be happy with the slow steady gains I'm making and not get too discouraged when other people are lifting heavier weights than me.
If I really want to do Starting Strength the correct way (and not be super sore and tired) I'd have to give up CrossFit for a bit and I just don't want to do that. Starting Strength has you lifting every other day with rest on your days off. After doing my lifts I was going to CrossFit and on my days off from lifting I was doing CrossFit, so I was trying to do too much.
So, I'm going back to what I was doing originally. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at CrossFit we normally do 1 heavy lift (squats, dead lifts, bench press, push press, cleans, etc.) and then a short workout (about 10 minutes) with the movement we just did. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays we don't do heavy lifting. Instead we do longer (25-35 minute) workouts with lighter weights. Lately, with Maddie's basketball and softball schedule, I've been going M-Th and taking Fri- Sun off. Depending on the lifts we do that week, I try to make up a heavy lift that I missed at Lifetime (especially if it's squats and deadlifts).
I guess I'll just have to be happy with the slow steady gains I'm making and not get too discouraged when other people are lifting heavier weights than me.
February 22, 2011
Workout:
At Lifetime
Bike for 2:30, then lunges, 2 rounds of 10 air squats, 10 push ups
Deadlift
5- 45
5- 95
5- 115
5- 125
3- 135
Back Squat
5- 45
5- 65
5- 85
3- 90
3- 90
Windmills with 10 pound weight 3 rounds of 5 on each side. Tabata planks (did 9- front, side, side X 3)
At Lifetime
Bike for 2:30, then lunges, 2 rounds of 10 air squats, 10 push ups
Deadlift
5- 45
5- 95
5- 115
5- 125
3- 135
Back Squat
5- 45
5- 65
5- 85
3- 90
3- 90
Windmills with 10 pound weight 3 rounds of 5 on each side. Tabata planks (did 9- front, side, side X 3)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
February 21, 2011
Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up with high knees, butt kicks, frankensteins, 2 sets of 10 air squats, 10 push ups
3-3-3
Bench Press
warm up with 75 (5)
90, 95, 100 (1)
WOD
"Helen"
3 rounds of
2 laps
21 kettlebell swings- 35 lbs.
12 pull ups
Time- 12:16
Loved this WOD
Beat my time from last time by 14 seconds! Felt good.
Food Log:
Breakfast- 2 scrambled eggs with salsa, 3 slices of bacon
Snack- a little bit of chicken salad
Lunch- kielbasa stew
Snack- handful of walnuts
Snack- grapes
Dinner- salsa beef, broccoli, salad with bell pepper
CrossFit
Warm up with high knees, butt kicks, frankensteins, 2 sets of 10 air squats, 10 push ups
3-3-3
Bench Press
warm up with 75 (5)
90, 95, 100 (1)
WOD
"Helen"
3 rounds of
2 laps
21 kettlebell swings- 35 lbs.
12 pull ups
Time- 12:16
Loved this WOD
Beat my time from last time by 14 seconds! Felt good.
Food Log:
Breakfast- 2 scrambled eggs with salsa, 3 slices of bacon
Snack- a little bit of chicken salad
Lunch- kielbasa stew
Snack- handful of walnuts
Snack- grapes
Dinner- salsa beef, broccoli, salad with bell pepper
Thursday, February 17, 2011
February 17, 2011
Workout
CrossFit
Warm up with high knees, butt kicks, air squats, push ups
WOD
4 rounds
10 toes to bar
15 sprawl to KB high pull- 35 lbs.
20 wall ball- 14 lbs.
25 lunge steps
Time- 19:26
I loved this WOD.
CrossFit
Warm up with high knees, butt kicks, air squats, push ups
WOD
4 rounds
10 toes to bar
15 sprawl to KB high pull- 35 lbs.
20 wall ball- 14 lbs.
25 lunge steps
Time- 19:26
I loved this WOD.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
February 16, 2011
Workout
CrossFit
Warm up with duck walk, frankensteins, shoulder rotations
Power Cleans
3-3-3
warm up with 65 then 75, 90, 105 (2)
WOD
7 rounds
15 power cleans- 55 lbs
15 KB swings- 35 lbs
15 box jumps- 20 inch
Time- 22:16??
CrossFit
Warm up with duck walk, frankensteins, shoulder rotations
Power Cleans
3-3-3
warm up with 65 then 75, 90, 105 (2)
WOD
7 rounds
15 power cleans- 55 lbs
15 KB swings- 35 lbs
15 box jumps- 20 inch
Time- 22:16??
February 15, 2011
Workout
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD
4 Rounds
15 Burpees
1 lap
30 DB Snatch
1 Lap
30 DB Push Press
Time- 26:12
I enjoyed this WOD!
Warm Down- tabata russian twists- 15 lbs.
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD
4 Rounds
15 Burpees
1 lap
30 DB Snatch
1 Lap
30 DB Push Press
Time- 26:12
I enjoyed this WOD!
Warm Down- tabata russian twists- 15 lbs.
February 14, 2011
CrossFit
Warm up
3 sets of 10 Ring Dips- red band (should've used blue)
WOD
5 Rounds of
2 Rounds of Cindy (5 pull ups- no band, 10 push ups on toes, 15 air squats)
1 Lap
Time- 25:??
Warm up
3 sets of 10 Ring Dips- red band (should've used blue)
WOD
5 Rounds of
2 Rounds of Cindy (5 pull ups- no band, 10 push ups on toes, 15 air squats)
1 Lap
Time- 25:??
Friday, February 11, 2011
February 10, 2011
Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up with butt kicks, lunges, 250 single jumps
WOD
AMRAP in 10 minutes
7 KB Push press (both arms)- 25/20
7 windmills with KB- both arms- 20
20 KB swings
4+13
rest 5 minutes
AMRAP in 10 minutes
10 renegade rows- 15 lbs (push ups on toes)
20 sit ups
4+8
CrossFit
Warm up with butt kicks, lunges, 250 single jumps
WOD
AMRAP in 10 minutes
7 KB Push press (both arms)- 25/20
7 windmills with KB- both arms- 20
20 KB swings
4+13
rest 5 minutes
AMRAP in 10 minutes
10 renegade rows- 15 lbs (push ups on toes)
20 sit ups
4+8
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
February 8, 2011
Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up with frankensteins, bear crawl, butt kicks
WOD
4 rounds of
30 overhead walking lunges- 1-25/3-15
30 box jumps- 20 inch
20 wall ball- 14 lbs.
10 pike push ups- I did 20 the first 3 rounds/10 last round
Time- 28:30 ish
I went ahead and did 10 more push ups to cap off my 4 rounds of 20. I'm a dork for not realizing I only had to do 10. I would've been much faster! Oh well.
CrossFit
Warm up with frankensteins, bear crawl, butt kicks
WOD
4 rounds of
30 overhead walking lunges- 1-25/3-15
30 box jumps- 20 inch
20 wall ball- 14 lbs.
10 pike push ups- I did 20 the first 3 rounds/10 last round
Time- 28:30 ish
I went ahead and did 10 more push ups to cap off my 4 rounds of 20. I'm a dork for not realizing I only had to do 10. I would've been much faster! Oh well.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
February 7, 2011
Workout
CrossFit
Warm up with 3 rounds of 10 squats, sit ups, and push ups.
3-3-3-3
Thruster
65, 70, 80, 85
WOD
100 thrusters- 55 lbs.
Time- 16:??
I hate thrusters.
CrossFit
Warm up with 3 rounds of 10 squats, sit ups, and push ups.
3-3-3-3
Thruster
65, 70, 80, 85
WOD
100 thrusters- 55 lbs.
Time- 16:??
I hate thrusters.
February 3, 2011
Workout
At Lifetime
Strict Press
20, 30, 40, 45
Squats
45, 55, 65, 70
Power Cleans
65 X 5 X 3
At Lifetime
Strict Press
20, 30, 40, 45
Squats
45, 55, 65, 70
Power Cleans
65 X 5 X 3
February 2, 2011
CrossFit
Warm Up
WOD
1500 meter row
then 5 rounds of
50 double unders
20 box jumps- 20 inch
then 1500 meter row
Time- 29:5?
Warm Up
WOD
1500 meter row
then 5 rounds of
50 double unders
20 box jumps- 20 inch
then 1500 meter row
Time- 29:5?
February 1, 2011
Warm up with frankensteins, butt kicks, 2 rounds of 20 jumping jacks and 5 burpees
WOD
"Cindy"
AMRAP in 20 minutes of
5 pull ups- yellow band
10 push ups- on toes
15 air squats
10 rounds + 5 pull ups
I used the band today because my shoulder has been bothering me. I tried not to kip as much so my shoulder wouldn't hurt. Again...push ups killed me on this WOD.
Warm Down
Tabata planks
WOD
"Cindy"
AMRAP in 20 minutes of
5 pull ups- yellow band
10 push ups- on toes
15 air squats
10 rounds + 5 pull ups
I used the band today because my shoulder has been bothering me. I tried not to kip as much so my shoulder wouldn't hurt. Again...push ups killed me on this WOD.
Warm Down
Tabata planks
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