Training Day 3

1st WOD:

5 Rounds for Time:
25 Sit Ups
25 Kettlebell Swings @ 1.5 pood

Time - 8:14

I'm figuring out real quick that these "rounds for time" workouts are going to be the most grueling, but the most beneficial workouts I participate in. They leave me lying on the floor gasping for air every single time. I heard this in another CrossFit video, that the beginning rounds aren't that bad because you are fresh and ready to go, the last 2 rounds are tiring but at least you see a light at the end of the tunnel and you push through. It's that middle round that's a killer and you just feel like crap. That's exactly what happened. The first 2 rounds were pretty good, but then I slowed down on both sit ups and KB swings. Then the last 2 rounds I just pushed through with everything I had. Not sure if I'll bump up the weight on the KB swings just yet, it felt fairly heavy and the last round I had to pause and chip away at it in increments. We'll see how it goes next time.

2nd WOD:

AMRAP in 20 minutes of:
25 Box Jump on 12" box
100 Jump Rope
25 Deadlifts @ 45lbs

Results - 5 Rounds + 10 Box Jumps

So funny story to begin here, I had initially prescribed myself a 24'' box, but that didn't work out so well. I hadn't jumped a 24'' box since high school, I was a little nervous, and my energy levels weren't exactly on par when starting. So the first initial jump ended in a failure and my shin has a nice tread mark to remember the experience by. So I swallowed my pride and went to the 12'' box, no big deal. I'll work my way back to the 24''. Going along with the same theme as my previous posts, I'm still just getting my body used to these movements so I started with 45lbs for deadlifts. As far as the experience goes, it was definitely a lot of work for my calves. On the box jumps I tried to get in a rhythm of jumping off the box, hopping to the ground and popping right back up on to the box. I also made sure my hips were at full extension at the top of the jump. Jump Ropes killed my calves even more. And the deadlifts just made me feel the full effect of gravity. This was a tough workout day all around.

UPDATE ON 2ND WOD:
Turns out in my fatigued state, I suck at eyeballing the heights of the box platforms we have. What was I thought was the 24'' box turned out to be the 30'' box. And what I thought was the 12'' box happened to be the actual 24'' box. So no wonder I feel like an idiot and have this bruise on my leg.

I do get a bonus workout with me teaching my Body Rock class( a hip hop dance fitness class) for about an hour. Extra cardio? Why not?

Nutrition Note: I'm investing in more chocolate milk for recovery, and making sure I get plenty to eat at the right times of day. This is an experimental stage to make sure my body doesn't give out during the day and I get plenty of energy through my workouts. Also I drank a gratuitous amount of water today.

Until tomorrow,

Pat