Thursday, April 21, 2011
Still Fighting the Sugar Demons
I just reread a post I wrote back in February about trying to fight the sugar demons and I can see that I'm right back where I started. I gave up my chocolate milk for a couple weeks back then, but now I'm back to drinking it again. It's just so yummy! I am going to try to cut out the nightly glass and stick to a morning glass to see if that helps get rid of the nightly sugar cravings! I'm also going to only eat cake when I make it which will be quite a bit these next 2 months with all the celebrations going on (Easter, Mother's Day, our wedding anniversary, my birthday, and Kate's birthday). But I'm only going to eat cake/brownies/cookies then! I will meet this goal!
Food Log
I'm back to logging my food again.
April 21
Snack- banana
Lunch- butternut squash lasagna- this was super yummy (I like it way more than the lasagna I made with zucchini!)
Snack- sweet potato with bacon and cheese
Dinner-
April 20
Breakfast 1- glass of 2% chocolate milk
Breakfast 2- stew (stew meat, carrots, potatoes
Lunch- My Fit Foods- medium chargrilled crazy chicken (didn't eat all the potatoes and green beans)
Snack- carrot cake with no icing (leveled a cake)
Dinner- butternut squash lasagna and green beans
Snack- glass of 2% chocolate milk
April 21
Snack- banana
Lunch- butternut squash lasagna- this was super yummy (I like it way more than the lasagna I made with zucchini!)
Snack- sweet potato with bacon and cheese
Dinner-
April 20
Breakfast 1- glass of 2% chocolate milk
Breakfast 2- stew (stew meat, carrots, potatoes
Lunch- My Fit Foods- medium chargrilled crazy chicken (didn't eat all the potatoes and green beans)
Snack- carrot cake with no icing (leveled a cake)
Dinner- butternut squash lasagna and green beans
Snack- glass of 2% chocolate milk
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Workout
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD
"KellY"
5 rounds of
400 meters
30 wall ball- 14 lbs.
30 box jumps- 20 inch
Time- 39:40
I hate that WOD!
Last time I did Kelly was in October. I hated it then, too. I even wrote a post afterwards about why I sucked so bad at it. I thought it was just a bad day, but after doing it again and being just as miserable, now I see that I just suck at that WOD.
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD
"KellY"
5 rounds of
400 meters
30 wall ball- 14 lbs.
30 box jumps- 20 inch
Time- 39:40
I hate that WOD!
Last time I did Kelly was in October. I hated it then, too. I even wrote a post afterwards about why I sucked so bad at it. I thought it was just a bad day, but after doing it again and being just as miserable, now I see that I just suck at that WOD.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Workout
Ran to CrossFit- 16m 27s- 1.58 miles- 10m 25s/Mi
Legs were sore from Saturday. Took a little while to get warmed up.
CrossFit
Warm up with butt kicks, high knees, lunges
3-3-3-3
Front Squat
80, 90, 100, 110 (1)
Started up on 2, but got stuck
WOD
AMRAP in 15 min of
5 power cleans
10 front squats
15 pull ups
4+4
Ran home from Crossfit- 17m 30s -1.58 miles- 11m 05s/Mi
Run 4/walk 1. Legs were heavy after squats
Ran to CrossFit- 16m 27s- 1.58 miles- 10m 25s/Mi
Legs were sore from Saturday. Took a little while to get warmed up.
CrossFit
Warm up with butt kicks, high knees, lunges
3-3-3-3
Front Squat
80, 90, 100, 110 (1)
Started up on 2, but got stuck
WOD
AMRAP in 15 min of
5 power cleans
10 front squats
15 pull ups
4+4
Ran home from Crossfit- 17m 30s -1.58 miles- 11m 05s/Mi
Run 4/walk 1. Legs were heavy after squats
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Workout
CrossFit
Partner WOD
4 rounds of 1 minute of work per partner/30 second transition and rest btwn stations/1 min. rest after each round
Thursters- 20 lb. dumbells
Slam Ball- 15 lbs.
Box dips
Sandbag Lunges- 25 lbs.
CrossFit
Partner WOD
4 rounds of 1 minute of work per partner/30 second transition and rest btwn stations/1 min. rest after each round
Thursters- 20 lb. dumbells
Slam Ball- 15 lbs.
Box dips
Sandbag Lunges- 25 lbs.
Friday, April 15, 2011
At Lifetime
Row 1000 meters
Push Press
5-5-5
warm up with 45
65, 70, 75
Rowing 500 meters
Row 1000 meters
Push Press
5-5-5
warm up with 45
65, 70, 75
Rowing 500 meters
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Workout
CrossFit
Warm up
Overhead Squat practice with PVC then
15, 35, 45, 55 X 5
WOD- CF Open Sec #4
AMRAP in 10 minutes of
60 bar facing jump over bar burpees
30 over head squats- 90 lbs.
10 muscle ups
Score- 60
Did the workout with 35 lb. overhead squats and got 22. I could've gotten more but I kept stopping to watch Anna since my workout didn't matter after the burpees.
CrossFit
Warm up
Overhead Squat practice with PVC then
15, 35, 45, 55 X 5
WOD- CF Open Sec #4
AMRAP in 10 minutes of
60 bar facing jump over bar burpees
30 over head squats- 90 lbs.
10 muscle ups
Score- 60
Did the workout with 35 lb. overhead squats and got 22. I could've gotten more but I kept stopping to watch Anna since my workout didn't matter after the burpees.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up
Hang Cleans
5-5-5-5-5
65, 75, 85, 95, 105 (F), 100 (1)
WOD
10 minute clock running
2000 meter row
AMRAP hang cleans- 75 lbs.- 12
CrossFit
Warm up
Hang Cleans
5-5-5-5-5
65, 75, 85, 95, 105 (F), 100 (1)
WOD
10 minute clock running
2000 meter row
AMRAP hang cleans- 75 lbs.- 12
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up with high knees, butt kicks
WOD
5 rounds
400 meter run
21 kettlebell swings- 35 lbs.
12 burpees
Time- 21:??, pretty close to 22
Loved this workout. I always love workouts with low weight. I wasn't sure how I would do today since I've got this yucky cough, but I was feeling better than the last two days and really wanted to work out, so I did. The first round I finished the run behind quite a few people. I felt like they were running pretty fast and it was almost hard for me to keep up. I wondered if I should really be working out! Once I got into the swing of things it felt better. I was able to push through the KB swings quickly and I went through my burpees at a steady pace. I used the first quarter of the run to get my heart rate back down from the burpees, then picked it up once I was a little more recovered. This seemed to work really well for me because I ended up passing everyone up and finished first in my class. :) I must say that I felt much better about myself after that workout. I get so discouraged with the heavy weights and being so weak, so it was nice to finish ahead.
CrossFit
Warm up with high knees, butt kicks
WOD
5 rounds
400 meter run
21 kettlebell swings- 35 lbs.
12 burpees
Time- 21:??, pretty close to 22
Loved this workout. I always love workouts with low weight. I wasn't sure how I would do today since I've got this yucky cough, but I was feeling better than the last two days and really wanted to work out, so I did. The first round I finished the run behind quite a few people. I felt like they were running pretty fast and it was almost hard for me to keep up. I wondered if I should really be working out! Once I got into the swing of things it felt better. I was able to push through the KB swings quickly and I went through my burpees at a steady pace. I used the first quarter of the run to get my heart rate back down from the burpees, then picked it up once I was a little more recovered. This seemed to work really well for me because I ended up passing everyone up and finished first in my class. :) I must say that I felt much better about myself after that workout. I get so discouraged with the heavy weights and being so weak, so it was nice to finish ahead.
CrossFit Open Sectionals Competition
Each summer CrossFit holds the CrossFit Games, a competition to find the fittest male and female CrossFitter. The competition is held in California at the Home Depot Center and it’s great fun to watch. The athletes that compete there are amazing and it’s neat to see what they can do. I didn’t miss a single minute of the competition last year! Not to mention the winners take home $250,000!
To get to the CrossFit Games you have to qualify through regionals. Regionals takes place in June and it’s a 3 day competition to find the top 3 men and the top 3 women to send on to the CrossFit Games. To get to the regional competition you have to qualify through Sectionals. This year, sectionals is a 6 week process with one workout a week. Each week on Tuesday, CrossFit posts a workout on the Games Website and you have until Sunday evening to complete the workout and submit your score online. After the 6 workouts, the top 30 men and top 30 women in each region move on to compete against each other in the 3 day regional competition.
Even though I have no shot at making the games or even regionals, a bunch of us at CrossFit Katy decided we’d try it out anyway. It’s been a ton of fun and it brings a new level to our workout. Each Thursday night at 7 about 20 of us get together and do the workout in heats. We judge each other to make sure there’s no cheating going on and we cheer each other on even though we are technically competing against each other. It’s a great atmosphere and a lot of fun. After the Thursday night workout, most of us decide to take on the workout again either Saturday or Sunday to try and better our score. Even though we aren’t going to make it to regionals we still want to do our best, especially considering we post our scores online for the world to see!
The first workout was a 10 minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) of 30 double unders and 15 55 lb. clean and jerks. I ended up with 3 rounds plus 10 clean and jerks. I didn’t do this workout again although I should’ve. I know I could’ve gotten 4 rounds if I’d tried again.
The second workout was a 15 minute AMRAP of 9 100 lb. deadlifts, 12 push ups (CrossFit games style), 15 box jumps on a 20 inch box. The first time I did this workout I got 6 rounds, 9 deadlifts, and 8 push ups. The second time I did this workout I got 7 rounds, 9 deadlifts, and 4 push ups. I almost got another full round!
The third workout was a 5 minute AMRAP of 110 lbs. squat clean and jerk/press. Basically you could do this workout several different ways. As long as you cleaned the weight, squatted it, and then got it over head it counted as a full round. Partial rounds were also given in case you got the squat, but didn’t get the overhead. So you could have a score like 5 rounds, 1 squat clean. Because this weight was heavier than the previous weights, CrossFit headquarters said that getting the clean and the squat would count as 1 rep, so even if you failed at getting it over your head, you could continue on in the competition (if you fail at a workout or have to use a lighter weight then you’re out of the competition). That was great news for me because I had never gotten more than 100 pounds over my head. In fact before this workout I had never cleaned 110, squatted 110 once, and never gotten more than 100 pounds over my head. If I did this, it was going to be a lot of PRs (personal records). Tuesday and Wednesday I focused on my power clean. I went over it in my head quite a bit. I was really afraid I wouldn’t get it considering that Monday we just did power cleans and 105 felt tough. I guess because I had gotten the squat at 110 before, I didn’t really think much about it. That was a huge mistake. Thursday night when it was my turn, I knew all I needed was a power clean and squat to stay in the competition and I had 5 minutes to do it. I failed on my first attempt at the power clean. I tried again and failed again. My judge and friend Anna reminded me to use my legs more. The next time I got it. As I went down for the squat I was thinking about keeping my abs tight. They were tight, but my back wasn’t, so I kept leaning forward and wasn’t able to get up out of the squat. This same thing happened 2 more times. I would get the clean, but then fail on the squat. I was so disappointed that I started crying. My CrossFit buddies came over to cheer me up and gave me a pep talk telling me how great I was and that I should be proud that I got the clean. I love them. They are all so encouraging and supportive and great.
Before I left that night I picked up the bar and did some squats. All the sudden I realized what I was doing wrong. That night I was pretty bummed and couldn’t sleep. I kept thinking about squats. I knew I could do 110 if my form was correct, but failing had put some doubt in my mind. That next day at school I practiced my squat form in between my classes. I went to Lifetime Saturday and practiced some more. Sunday I was ready. I met one of our CrossFit Katy coaches, Leah, at the gym around 1 before everyone else was coming to redo the workout at 2. We went over my form and I practiced with some lighter weight and gradually worked up to 110. I got it no problem. Now I just had to power clean it, then squat it and I was good. My first attempt at the power clean failed. It didn’t matter because I knew I could do it and I knew I would do it. The second attempt I got the power clean. I took my time and got ready for the squat and then I squatted. This time I was able to come back up! I had done it! I was so excited I dropped the bar and started jumping! Then everyone reminded me that there was a second part to the movement. The 110 lb. jerk. I power cleaned the weight again and this time I didn’t have to squat it since I had already gotten it. I tried for the jerk and failed. Oh well. I was happy that I got my 1 and could continue on in the competition. Later I went back to the rack and practiced my split jerk. I figured if I could get 110 I’d try the workout one more time. I got 105, but when I tried for 110 my left elbow would not lock out. Oh well. 105 is more than what I could do before. All in all, it was a successful day.
I’m looking forward to this week’s workout and I’m really hoping for some lighter weight!
***I wrote this on Monday before the next workout was posted on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it's even harder than the workout before! Oh well...
To get to the CrossFit Games you have to qualify through regionals. Regionals takes place in June and it’s a 3 day competition to find the top 3 men and the top 3 women to send on to the CrossFit Games. To get to the regional competition you have to qualify through Sectionals. This year, sectionals is a 6 week process with one workout a week. Each week on Tuesday, CrossFit posts a workout on the Games Website and you have until Sunday evening to complete the workout and submit your score online. After the 6 workouts, the top 30 men and top 30 women in each region move on to compete against each other in the 3 day regional competition.
Even though I have no shot at making the games or even regionals, a bunch of us at CrossFit Katy decided we’d try it out anyway. It’s been a ton of fun and it brings a new level to our workout. Each Thursday night at 7 about 20 of us get together and do the workout in heats. We judge each other to make sure there’s no cheating going on and we cheer each other on even though we are technically competing against each other. It’s a great atmosphere and a lot of fun. After the Thursday night workout, most of us decide to take on the workout again either Saturday or Sunday to try and better our score. Even though we aren’t going to make it to regionals we still want to do our best, especially considering we post our scores online for the world to see!
The first workout was a 10 minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) of 30 double unders and 15 55 lb. clean and jerks. I ended up with 3 rounds plus 10 clean and jerks. I didn’t do this workout again although I should’ve. I know I could’ve gotten 4 rounds if I’d tried again.
The second workout was a 15 minute AMRAP of 9 100 lb. deadlifts, 12 push ups (CrossFit games style), 15 box jumps on a 20 inch box. The first time I did this workout I got 6 rounds, 9 deadlifts, and 8 push ups. The second time I did this workout I got 7 rounds, 9 deadlifts, and 4 push ups. I almost got another full round!
The third workout was a 5 minute AMRAP of 110 lbs. squat clean and jerk/press. Basically you could do this workout several different ways. As long as you cleaned the weight, squatted it, and then got it over head it counted as a full round. Partial rounds were also given in case you got the squat, but didn’t get the overhead. So you could have a score like 5 rounds, 1 squat clean. Because this weight was heavier than the previous weights, CrossFit headquarters said that getting the clean and the squat would count as 1 rep, so even if you failed at getting it over your head, you could continue on in the competition (if you fail at a workout or have to use a lighter weight then you’re out of the competition). That was great news for me because I had never gotten more than 100 pounds over my head. In fact before this workout I had never cleaned 110, squatted 110 once, and never gotten more than 100 pounds over my head. If I did this, it was going to be a lot of PRs (personal records). Tuesday and Wednesday I focused on my power clean. I went over it in my head quite a bit. I was really afraid I wouldn’t get it considering that Monday we just did power cleans and 105 felt tough. I guess because I had gotten the squat at 110 before, I didn’t really think much about it. That was a huge mistake. Thursday night when it was my turn, I knew all I needed was a power clean and squat to stay in the competition and I had 5 minutes to do it. I failed on my first attempt at the power clean. I tried again and failed again. My judge and friend Anna reminded me to use my legs more. The next time I got it. As I went down for the squat I was thinking about keeping my abs tight. They were tight, but my back wasn’t, so I kept leaning forward and wasn’t able to get up out of the squat. This same thing happened 2 more times. I would get the clean, but then fail on the squat. I was so disappointed that I started crying. My CrossFit buddies came over to cheer me up and gave me a pep talk telling me how great I was and that I should be proud that I got the clean. I love them. They are all so encouraging and supportive and great.
Before I left that night I picked up the bar and did some squats. All the sudden I realized what I was doing wrong. That night I was pretty bummed and couldn’t sleep. I kept thinking about squats. I knew I could do 110 if my form was correct, but failing had put some doubt in my mind. That next day at school I practiced my squat form in between my classes. I went to Lifetime Saturday and practiced some more. Sunday I was ready. I met one of our CrossFit Katy coaches, Leah, at the gym around 1 before everyone else was coming to redo the workout at 2. We went over my form and I practiced with some lighter weight and gradually worked up to 110. I got it no problem. Now I just had to power clean it, then squat it and I was good. My first attempt at the power clean failed. It didn’t matter because I knew I could do it and I knew I would do it. The second attempt I got the power clean. I took my time and got ready for the squat and then I squatted. This time I was able to come back up! I had done it! I was so excited I dropped the bar and started jumping! Then everyone reminded me that there was a second part to the movement. The 110 lb. jerk. I power cleaned the weight again and this time I didn’t have to squat it since I had already gotten it. I tried for the jerk and failed. Oh well. I was happy that I got my 1 and could continue on in the competition. Later I went back to the rack and practiced my split jerk. I figured if I could get 110 I’d try the workout one more time. I got 105, but when I tried for 110 my left elbow would not lock out. Oh well. 105 is more than what I could do before. All in all, it was a successful day.
I’m looking forward to this week’s workout and I’m really hoping for some lighter weight!
***I wrote this on Monday before the next workout was posted on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it's even harder than the workout before! Oh well...
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Workout:
CrossFit Open Sectonal WOD 3
AMRAP in 5 minutes of
Squat Clean/Jerk- I did power clean and squat-
110 lb
I got the power clean and squat today!
I warmed up with
squats- 65, 75, 95, 110
power clean- 75, 95, 100
After I got one I went to work on my split jerk.
I got 65, 75, 85, 95, and 105! I almost got 110.
CrossFit Open Sectonal WOD 3
AMRAP in 5 minutes of
Squat Clean/Jerk- I did power clean and squat-
110 lb
I got the power clean and squat today!
I warmed up with
squats- 65, 75, 95, 110
power clean- 75, 95, 100
After I got one I went to work on my split jerk.
I got 65, 75, 85, 95, and 105! I almost got 110.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011- Sectionals Open WOD 3
Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up
a few lifts
Sectional Open WOD 3
5 minutes of
squat clean and jerk- 110 lbs.
Cleaned the weight a few times, but couldn't get the squat. :( My squat form wasn't good. I think I can do better on Sunday.
CrossFit
Warm up
a few lifts
Sectional Open WOD 3
5 minutes of
squat clean and jerk- 110 lbs.
Cleaned the weight a few times, but couldn't get the squat. :( My squat form wasn't good. I think I can do better on Sunday.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Workout:
Bike to CrossFit (about 7 minutes)
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD
5 rounds of
10 KB swings- 35 lbs.
bear crawl down and back
10 KB high pulls- 35 lbs.
lunges down and back
10 goblet squats- 35 lbs.
burpee broad jump down and back
Time 21:54
Bike home from CrossFit (about 7 minutes)
Bike to CrossFit (about 7 minutes)
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD
5 rounds of
10 KB swings- 35 lbs.
bear crawl down and back
10 KB high pulls- 35 lbs.
lunges down and back
10 goblet squats- 35 lbs.
burpee broad jump down and back
Time 21:54
Bike home from CrossFit (about 7 minutes)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Workout:
Ran to CrossFit- 1.56 miles (15:49)
CrossFit
Warm up with 3 sets of 10 air squats, push ups on knees, sit ups.
Power Clean
3-3-3-3
85, 95, 100, 105 (1)
WOD
Time Ladder
power cleans- 65 lbs.
burpees
8
Warm down
800 meter run
Ran (ran 4 min/walked 1 min) home from CrossFit- 1.54 (17 ish minutes)
Ran to CrossFit- 1.56 miles (15:49)
CrossFit
Warm up with 3 sets of 10 air squats, push ups on knees, sit ups.
Power Clean
3-3-3-3
85, 95, 100, 105 (1)
WOD
Time Ladder
power cleans- 65 lbs.
burpees
8
Warm down
800 meter run
Ran (ran 4 min/walked 1 min) home from CrossFit- 1.54 (17 ish minutes)
Sunday, April 3, 2011- Sectional WOD 2 (again)
Workout:
CrossFit
Crossfit sectional open wod 2 (again)
AMRAP in 15 min
9 deadlifts- 100 lbs.
12 push ups ( games standard)
15 box jumps- 20 inch
7+13
I was shooting for 7 and got it!
CrossFit
Crossfit sectional open wod 2 (again)
AMRAP in 15 min
9 deadlifts- 100 lbs.
12 push ups ( games standard)
15 box jumps- 20 inch
7+13
I was shooting for 7 and got it!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
CrossFit Sectional Open WOD #2
AMRAP in 15 minutes
9 deadlifts- 100 lbs.
12 push ups- games standard
15 box jumps- 20 inch
6 + 17
Those push ups killed me!
AMRAP in 15 minutes
9 deadlifts- 100 lbs.
12 push ups- games standard
15 box jumps- 20 inch
6 + 17
Those push ups killed me!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD 1
2 laps of walking lunges
17:??
WOD 2
1 mile time trial
8:13
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD 1
2 laps of walking lunges
17:??
WOD 2
1 mile time trial
8:13
Monday, March 28, 1011
Workout:
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD
40 wall ball
4 laps
30 wall ball
3 laps
20 wall ball
2 laps
10 wall ball
1 lap
Time- 21:3?
CrossFit
Warm up
WOD
40 wall ball
4 laps
30 wall ball
3 laps
20 wall ball
2 laps
10 wall ball
1 lap
Time- 21:3?
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