Training Day 5: Week 1 Complete

1st WOD:

AMRAP in 20 minutes of:
25 Knees to Elbows
Run 200 Meters
25 Presses @ 45lbs

Results - 3 Rounds + 16 Knees to Elbows

During this workout I could definitely feel the fatigue from this past week, so I didn't go as hard or fast as I usually might. If you haven't heard of knees to elbows it's where you hang from a pull up bar and do as the exercises states; bring your knees to your elbows. Simple enough except my back had experienced some DOMS(delayed onset muscle soreness) so it was hard to curl my body all the way up. Also our bar is nice and smooth so my grip was lacking on a few sets. To summarize - first exercise was difficult and slow to complete. The other 2 weren't bad at all. The only downfall of this workout was I had to go back and forth between where the track and pull up bar was and where the barbells were. So I'm gonna go ahead and make a lame excuse and say I could have completed one more round if the equipment had been closer together haha.

2nd WOD:

Work Up to Max Snatch

Results: 95lbs

So a snatch is an olympic lift where you basically bring the barbell up and over your head in one quick motion. My shoulders were still a little sore from previous workouts so I might have been able to go heavier on another given day, but I'm happy with my results. To be honest I thought it was going to be less than 95lbs since I had never really practiced it before. But of course more weight will be added as time goes on.

I can't believe I've survived my first week! I'm telling you all now I've never worked this hard in my life when working out. Most people who start CrossFit workouts find that just one workout a day is sufficient enough to be sore and tired. I would agree with them, but if I'm gonna make up some ground to compete next year, then 2-a-days are going to have to become the norm. I'm defnitely listening to my body and making sure that I'm not doing anything that's going to wear it down. I'm taking it nice and easy on the weekends with stretching and mobility exercises to help me recover, and also getting plenty of food in me to fuel up and repair my muscles. I just might post some cool stuff I find over the weekend, but if I find myself relaxing I won't be going out of my way haha. Catch you all later.

Pat