Crossfit Recap

I have transferred my blog over from another site. Below are my entries to date.

Sunday, July 4, 2010 - Confession Time

Ok - so I fell off the paleo wagon - BIGTIME. On Saturday I was SO good. Purged the house of all NON paleo food and donated it to my family. I then went to my parents place on Sunday for a BBQ and I was peckish so I ate the following.2 rows of cadbury fruit and nut chocolate. 3 handfuls of m&m's. A beer, a glass of white wine. A heap of fries. And a massive piece of cake. Oh and a shitload of BBQ meat. Needless to say I felt rather ill afterwards.I am back on the wagon today and trying really hard to limit my fruit intake and increase my vegetable intake instead. Today I have eaten the following.Sausage and punnet of strawberries for breakfastPaleo muffin the lovely Josie made as a snackBBQ pork and chicken leftovers and cucumber for lunchHandful of almonds snackA heap of waterI feel good - not getting my usual sugar slump at 3pm - in fact its 4 and I am not hungry at all.Now to just stick to it!

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Friday, July 2, 2010 - Barbara

5 rounds for time
20 Pull Ups
30 Push Ups
40 Sit Ups
50 Squats
3 minute rest between each round.

My time = 44.54 (including rests)This workout almost made me vomit. Almost. I had to do jumping pull ups on the rings and girl push ups which hurt the knees as they are still skinless! The sit ups were so tough as were the squats. Legs are jelly at the moment!!Stopped in at the markets to get all my fresh produce. Came home and cleaned out my cupboards of all things non paleo. Felt so good to do that. Fridge is full and cupboards are scarce and thats how it should be!!Had 2 glasses of red wine after work yesterday and I was hammered. Its amazing that I was drunk after only 2! Out for drinks tonight for a farewell. Think I will just stick to 1 glass then the sparkling mineral water the rest of the night. I don't really enjoy alcohol like I used to.Feels so good to be back into it after a week off due to sickness. Bring on the next sesh!

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Sunday, June 27, 2010 - WOD 26th June

For time
50 wall balls (5kg)
50 Kettlebells (8kg)
40 wall balls (5kg)
40 Kettlebells (8kg)
30 wall balls (5kg)
30 Kettlebells (8kg)
20 wall balls (5kg)
20 Kettlebells (8kg)
10 wall balls (5kg)
10 Kettlebells (8kg)

35 mins 11 sec

I nearly died after this workout. Wall balls are so hard and the kettlebell swings were hurting my back as I was using muscles I have never used before. I am still aching and its 2 days later. I have decided I hate wall balls with a passion and I do not want to do these for a long long time.I also had a Paleo fail last night and ate ice cream. Straight after my tummy expanded like I was preggers and I felt sick all night. Its amazing how my body is rejecting crap after only 2 weeks of paleo.I managed to eat 2 meals out and didn't break the Paleo diet and didnt feel like I was missing out on anything either. Looked at the pasta and it just wasn't appealing at all.

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Thursday, June 24, 2010 - First Hero Workout

Hero workouts differ from benchmark workouts in the fact they are named after servicemen that have died in the line of duty. Last night's workout was Paul, named after a police officer that died during a call out to a domestic disturbance. They are made to be super hard and to push you to the extreme.5 rounds for time (40 min limit)50 double unders35 knees to elbows10m overhead walkI completed 4 rounds in just over 41 minutes. The thing that stopped me doing better was my hands and the fact that they were red raw from the knees to elbows (In my case knees to stomach).The main thing is I didnt quit and am getting a lot better at double unders thanks to Rob and him suggesting a longer skipping rope.My knees are still skinless and ache all day long. My shoulders got a beating yesterday and I can barely move them. My hands are getting the tough skin (not shredded just yet), I have a head ache from forgetting to breathe when I work out and push myself but I am loving every minute of it.

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - First crossfit wound

I feel like I am a true crossfitter... well almost.Last night's WOD was 5 rounds for time of 3x back squats and 20x ring dips.Rob got me on the rings and I tried to balance using my body weight. That was a challenge in itself. Then I used the bands and attempted a few ring dips but due to having zero upper body strength I could not do more that 1 rep at a time.He move me over to push ups using kettlebells. I was already fatigued and couldn't even do 1 so we swapped that for dumbells and decided that's what i would sub for the ring dips.The WOD started and the back squats were fine so he upped the weight on the bar to 40kg. I then somehow did 20 push ups but had to break in between as I could barely get up. The next round Rob helped me by placing a rope under my boobs and assisting me to get up. The last round burned like a mofo and my arms kept buckling underneath me. The pain was so massive in my arms and shoulders it wasn't until I stopped that I noticed my knees were sore. Lifted the tights to find skin on them and my knees red raw. The boys were well impressed by my first wound and Rob said to get used to it as there would be many more to come.I thought it was over but then he gave us a finisher. 30 burpees and AMRAP backsquats in 2 mins. I couldnt do the burpees as my arms were buckling so I knocked out 15 ones where I collasped to the ground and hoiked myself up using my forearms. I managed 23 backsquats using 20kgs. Not too bad.Showering was agony as my knees are so stingy. I thought my arms would be a lot worse but they have pulled up ok.Am really looking forward to Thursday's WOD. I finally have found something I love.

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Sunday, June 20, 2010 - Assessment + first WOD

I am no longer a crossfit virgin! I am however hobbling around like a cripple.The assessment started at 9am and we sat around as a group listening to Rob and Kez talk about the fundamentals of crossfit. We were then given brooms and taken through 9 common movements used in crossfit. I cannot remember the names of them all but there were a lot of squats involved. So after an hour my legs were already fatigued!We then went inside and were shown the basics of Fight Gone Bad (Wall Balls, Sumo Dead Lifts, Box Jumps, Push Press and Rowing for calories). 1 minutes at each station (5 mins total), 1 minute rest. 3 reps. We first had to practice all said moves thus further fatiging myself. And then it was on. Oh My God. I have never worked so hard in my life and when I thought I had nothing left in the tank we were told to push harder. I obviously had to scale the weight and subbed step ups for box jumps. I got a 204. Which wasn't the worst so I was happy with that.After the session Rob messaged me saying to come along to a dinner that night that was being held at the box. I didn't want to as I would know NO ONE. But thought what the hell. Time to get out of my comfort zone. So I went along and met some really nice people that I am looking forward to training with. I am super sore in the legs, lower back and shoulders and have to knock out 9 burpees today as part of the burpee challenge. It's going to burn!My first proper WOD will be tomorrow and I am excited to see what I can achieve. I finally have found something that I love and I feel like my entore attitude to everything has changed.

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Thursday, June 17, 2010 - Fell off the paleo wagon

I have been emmersing myself in knowledge about paleo and crossfit. And I read in a forum somewhere that it is ok to fall off the wagon if it is for something special. Is it ok to go to the fat machine and eat a kit kat - hell no. Is it ok to eat a home mande donut made by your Nana - hell yes.I decided to spontaneously visit my Nana last night. I didn't tell her I was coming over and when I arrived she had a fresh batch of Ustipke made. Basically it is a serbian deep fried donut rolled in icing sugar. Heaven and something I grew up on. She said it was like she knew I was coming and urged me to eat. And so I did. Not cause I particulary wanted to. I mean I knew they would make my tummy sore. But this was a special moment for me and so I did. I ate 5 total. I savoured them and when I was done I had a sore belly but I felt ok with myself as all other meals for the day I ate clean.My mentality in the past has been, well you've broken the diet you might as well write the day off. But not anymore. Josie is coming over tonight for a paleo cookoff and our crossfit assessment tomorrow. Is it possible my whole attitude to food has changed in just one week? I no longer drink coke zero with my lunch and instead go for mineral water. I eat all my veggies even though i dont necessarily love them I know they are good for me and my body. I am terrified of the assessment tomorrow yet also so looking forward to it.