kvm.

5k runs are boring. especially fun runs…so our crossfit team decided to make it more interesting and run with sandbags. the boys did 120 lbs and we did a 60 pounder. 4 of us ran together and switched off every 3 minutes or so. 

it would have been pretty great if not for the fact that the route was screwed up and they added an extra 2 km …

still. it was awesome. and i felt like a badass passing people while carrying 60 lbs on my back.

yeaaa crossfit. 

ironic because i named august the ‘month of the burpee’ and then didn’t do anything about it. 

today’s wod:

100 burpees for time

FML. Actually it went way better than I thought. I should have gone faster though. 8:52. Not terrible. I was at about 78 when we hit 7:00 which made me think about the first wod in the open. I would not have done very well…ah well. 

Best day of the summer!!! CFT day!!!

I was so excited/nervous! I’ve actually never done crossfit total but it’s been a goal of mine to hit 500 for quite some time but before this my 1rm in everything was only at 465.

Then I back squatted 185. Easily. But coach said I shouldn’t be greedy since that was 10lbs over my PR.

I messed up counting on my shoulder press and accidentally attempted 105# (pr is 90) after 85. I failed and then failed on 2 attempts at 95. So I went back to 90 and just managed to squeeze out 1 rep. I’ve done it for 2 so I know I have more…but ah well.

I’d resigned myself to not reaching my goal since I figured I’d hit a 205-215 deadlift. But every single lift felt just as good as the one before it so I kept going until 225 and then did the math — 500 CFT!!!!

Again coach said don’t get greedy so I stopped there. I am actually so excited I want to jump up and down. Yeaaa.

Oh then I weighed and bf%’d myself. Weight I was fine with - I’m actually down a bit which is encouraging. My fat percentage is WAY up though - from 23 to 28 - which makes me think maybe her scale isn’t so accurate because I’m definitely in better shape now than I was in the winter…hrm.

20 min AMRAP

5 pull ups
10 push ups
15 squats

8 rds + 4 pullups

I was excited because this was my first time repeating Cindy and it was my first ever WOD after foundations.
My only problem is that for some reason I thought it wouldn’t be so.damn.hard. and of course it was…because its crossfit…Anyway, I was hoping to hit more than 10 rds and I only got 8 so I was disappointed BUT I still did more rounds than last time and I did it rx’d for the first time so whatev.
Yeah. Whatev.

20 minute AMRAP

200m run
25 burpees

5 rds + 100m

When I saw this wod I literally thought “fuck my life” but it ended up only being sort of as bad as I thought it would be. Burpees still need some work but strengthening my core is definitely helping.

that awkward moment when you run into the guy from the gym whose lost a hundred pounds in a year (yeaaa crossfit) and all you have in your grocery basket are chocolate covered (coconut) ice cream bars…

warm  up:
750 m row
3 rds: 5 pullups (strict w/ red band)
          10 pushups
          15 squats
mob

focus:
1 rm thruster
125# 

wod:

5 RFT

7 front squats @ 75#
400m run 
15:56

fuck my legs.. 

warm up:
800m run
3 rds: 10 box jumps (20”) 
          15 wall balls (20#)
          20 sit ups

focus:
1 mile max effort run
7:07

wod:

“karen”
150 wall balls
10:24 

THEN

“isabel”
30 snatch @ 85#
7:02 

total time: 18:02

i took about a 40 second break in between the two because I was BEAT. I think the mile killed me more than anything else. I’m actually a little disappointed because I think I could have crushed out Isabel. Also there was some confusion about the rx weight…I’m positive it’s 95 but coaches said it was 85…after 150 wall balls I wasn’t fighting it…and I was the only girl in the gym to do it so whatever.

Also, a SEVEN MINUTE MILE?! I didn’t know I was capable of doing an 8 minute mile. Mind = BLOWN.

aww i missed CF so much last week, it feels good to be back. 

strength day!

shoulder press
2-2-2-2
65#-75#-85#-90#

new PR! and that was for 2! 

reverse lunges
8 - 8- 8
35# - 55# - 85#

face pulls (weird)
10 - 10 - 10

cashout: partner med ball passes(14#)
6 x 30 secs 

went to my first ever saturday wod. actually thought twice about going because i have to work (serving at a banquet) tonight and bartend all day tomorrow and that’s usually a pretty good workout on it’s own. but then i remembered i’m away most of next week and talked myself into it…

of COURSE i get hurt. tweaked my back doing stupidly heavy barbell farmers carries and now i can’t work tonight. or probably tomorrow.

frick. 

crossfit i love you. why did you hurt me??