So, it's been a while...

I have been working out, I swear! My last post was October 7th, I know. I got behind in posting my workouts, then Ms. M got the flu (yes, H1N1), and then...and then...and then...you get the picture. The only break I have taken was when Ms. M had the flu. I won't bore you with the 10+ crossfit workouts I have done over the last few weeks and I will just start with today's. Today's WOD was pretty good. It included a mile run, which I have not done in a while do to the fear of another possible stress fracture in my foot. So far so good though. Here was the WOD:

2 rounds
10 KB clean and jerks (right arm)
10 KB clean and jerks (left arm)
25 KB swings
25 goblet squats

After the 2 rounds, 1 mile run.

Time - 15:19

Felt good the entire time. My foot was fine. I used a 25# kettlebell, but will probable go up to 35# next time.

I had another breakthrough today! I can now do kipping pull ups!!! This is huge for me and has been one of my frustrations since the beginning. It finally clicked with me after I was told that I was "muscling" myself down instead of using my momentum on the way down to get myself back up to the bar. Make sense? Didn't think so...

Not So Much...

I felt about as crappy yesterday as I did great on Monday. Tuesdays are our playgroup day. The playgroup starts at 10:30, so I am always scrambling to get there after I workout, shower, and drive there. So, yesterday I decided to workout in the afternoon after Ms. M gets home from school. I did not get there until 4, which is my dead time. By the time I got there, my day had already worn me down. If I were at an actual class, I am sure I would have been recharged. But I was at the YMCA again. My workout included pistols, which I can't do without assistance. Here are some good examples of them.

http://www.brandxmartialarts.com/videos/Pistols.wmv
http://www.powerathletesmag.com/pages/pistols.htm

I also had another equipment malfunction, same as last time. My phone went flying off the treadmill, and again I cussed and confirmed to all the nice people at the Y that I am loony. Anyway, my time is another estimate and is not exact. Here is my WOD and time.

Run 800m
15 pistols rt. leg
15 pistols lft. leg
25 sit ups
12 pistols rt. leg
12 pistols lft. leg
25 sit ups
9 pistols rt. leg
9 pistols lft. leg
25 sit ups
Run 800m

My time was somewhere in the neighborhood of 19:20, which sucked! The pistols were a killer and I had to do them using a pole. I finally felt good the last 800m run when The Ting Tings' That's Not My Name started playing on my zune. By then, I was almost done.

Power Cleans, Sit Ups, and Supermans

Mondays WOD felt great! It was another RX for me. Power Cleans, sit ups and supermans were on the agenda today. It looked like this:

21-18-15-12-9-6-3
Power cleans (65#)
Sit ups
Supermans

My time was 12:30. I am really loving my noon class at Crossfit Cedar Park. Everyone is so encouraging and it is just a great mix of people. I am so sad to miss the class today!

A Visit To Crossfit West Houston

On Saturday, I was in Houston for my sister's bridal shower. I convinced her to join me in crossfit for the second time. She said she was sore for 2 weeks from her first try! I have a feeling this time was better for her. I hope so at least. We picked Crossfit West Houston and I am glad we did! Unfortunately, we missed the first part of the workout because they started earlier than normal. Here was our WOD:

Max push ups - missed
Max sit ups - missed
Max pull ups - missed
1 mile run - missed
Max deadlift (3 attempts) - 215 (225 is my pr)
Max shoulder press (3 attempts) - 80, failed at 90 (90 is my pr)
500 m row - 1:57
Max squats in 2 min (I think?) - 79
Max knees to chest - 22 (hands still torn up...)
Max KB swings (35#) - 45

Although we missed the first part, we still got a decent workout in! Unfortunately, I had a lot of wine and other non-paleo food the night before, hence some of the sucky numbers! Oh well! They were really great and only asked us to buy a t-shirt to join them. And they had yummy paleo-friendly food afterward! I will be visiting them again when I am in town!

Helen at the Y

Well, a little behind here! Friday's workout was Helen. It was done at the YMCA, so it had to be done on the treadmill and time was spent walking to and from equipment. Not my favorite thing! Then, my phone(stopwatch) slid off the treadmill onto the belt and went flying...it stopped time of course. I then proceeded to get it and bumped my head on one of the other machines. Of course I cussed and people were looking at me like I was a crazy lady. Not my finest moment. Luckily, it was almost at the end. Here is Helen:

3 Rounds-
400m run
21 k-bell swing (16kg or 35#)
12 pull ups (jumping...grrr, can't get the pull ups down!)

I think my time was around 13 minutes. Felt good, other than the pull ups.