Some points for my team!

Since I could not make it to a class today, I did some stuff at home with my girls. I ended up doing 4 of the workouts in our challenge packet to make up for some stuff I'm about to eat this week! Not only is it Thanksgiving, my little sis is getting married! Woohoo! It will be a fun week, but I will try to behave for the most part. The hardest part will be the alcohol I'm sure.

My girls really enjoyed crossfiting with me today! Especially the handstands! Here is what I did.

Handstand for 3 minutes (much harder than one would think!).

2oo squats for time - 5:52 (legs are TIRED, should have been much faster)

10 situps, 10 burpees for time - 15:32

250 jumping jacks for time - 4:36

I will try to keep on top of my posts while I'm gone. But really, who am I kidding...I will probably be back Sunday! Happy Thanksgiving!

Cindy at CFCP

Ugh...I'm pooped. Just a quick post about today's WOD. We did Cindy at CFCP and again my first time attempting this WOD with real pull ups!

Cindy

20 min - AMRAP
5 pull ups
10 push ups
15 squats

I got in 14 rounds. Yes, that's 70 pull ups, 140 push ups, and 210 squats as fast as you can go. I thought I did pretty good until my teammate, Ms. K, pulled out 20! She did an awesome job. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some paleo macaroons baking in the oven. Night.

And the challenge begins...

The Holly Jolly Challenge started on Saturday. And right now I am pretty pumped! We will see how long that lasts! I would like to share a recipe that turned out VERY yummy. It is a breakfast recipe and I know how much we appreciate those since we all get very tired of the same old eggs. This is a variation of the recipe for omelet muffins that was posted on Mark's Daily Apple. Mine is very similar, just added some different veggies, sausage, and omitted the mayo. Here it is.

ingredients:
8 eggs
1 lb breakfast sausage
1/3 c green onions, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
sugar-free salsa for topping (used Sprouts brand)
pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown and crumble sausage. Beat the eggs, then add veggies and meat. Grease muffin pan and line with paper cups. Spoon egg mixture into each cup. Bake for about 23 min. Let cool a few minutes and top with salsa. Enjoy!

Two of these lasted me almost all day! I ate them for brunch and I was not hungry until dinner. And that is not like me! This recipe yeilded 10 muffins. My kids loved them, too. And I have breakfast for the rest of the week!

Here is the latest on my WOD's.

Friday: Elizabeth

21-15-9 cleans, ring dips

The rx weight was 95#, but I used 85#. My body was telling me to take it easy, a little shoulder and lat pain. I also did bench dips. I was at the Y, so obviously they did not have rings. (like I can do them anyway!) My time was 9:35, blah...

Saturday was much better, even after the happy hour Friday night! It was the kickoff workout at CFCP. And Ms. K did a great job her first time leading the workout! I arrived late (after a wonderful morning getting the kids ready...) so I started my workout backwards from everybody else. Here it is.

10 kb swings
10 situps
10 squats
400 m run

20 kb swings
20 situps
20 squats
800 m run

30 kb swings
30 situps
30 squats
1200 m run

40 kb swings
40 situps
40 squats
1 mile run

We weren't timed, but I felt good! Today is my rest day, but decided to do one of the extra point workouts in my challenge packet, 250 jumping jacks for time. My time was 4:27. More tomorrow!

Moo.

Food has been on my mind lately after watching Food, Inc. This is a picture of a cow my mom encountered in Switzerland recently. This is what a cow should look like! Roaming free in the pasture and eating grass! Not knee deep in filth and practically on top of each other while being force-fed grains (corn) to fatten them up. Anyway....anyone that has not seen it should rent it. Pretty gross, disturbing, and eye-opening.

I tackled my first RX Fran yesterday at the Y. And my darn pull ups keep slowing me down! I just can't get my rhythm going, especially after thrusters. I also thought that the 65# thrusters would be cake after getting 95# over my head yesterday. Umm, yeah I was wrong. It was a tough workout all around. Here is Fran...

21-15-9 thrusters(65#), pull ups

This was my first time doing this RX with real pull ups, so it took me a while. My time was 13:06. As always, I got some funny looks when I kept cussing at the pull up bar.

Today, I was at CFCP which always get's me a better workout! Here was today's WOD.

300 jump ropes
200 lunges
100 squats
75 v-sits (14# ball)
50 sit ups

My time was 21:33. Some of the hardcore people decided to make that 300 double unders...no thanks. I would have been there forever.

In other news, we are starting another paleo challenge at CFCP, the Holly Jolly Challenge. This one is a team challenge, which should keep me accountable next week through Thanksgiving and my sister's wedding. Yikes! We made a final decision on our team name today which consists of 3 gals and one guy. We are the Three Cleans and a Jerk. Wish us luck!

6:03

It's amazing just how much you can make your body work in 6 minutes. When you first look at Grace, you see the 30 reps and you think, "This shouldn't be too bad." Then you see the weight. And even that can be deceiving. The first 10 reps are really not that bad and I knocked them out pretty quickly. But it is all down hill after that! 95 pounds is a lot of weight to get above your head. Here is the WOD from CFCP:

Grace

30 clean and jerks (95#)

time - 6:03 rx

Next time I want to do it under 5!

Gotta Love November in Texas!

Yesterday's open gym at CFCP was outside in the "pit." The weather has been in the 70's and 80's for most of the week, so this made for a nice workout! Our warm-up started with a total of 120 push ups and squats and some running. You know after a "warm-up" like that, you are gong to get a good workout in! Here's the WOD.

Threes rounds

1 minute stations of:
ring dips
box jumps
kettlebell swings
tire flips
dumbell presses
rest

I couldn't do full ring dips, so I jumped a little. I used 35# kettlebell and that was the most difficult station for me. I also used 20# dumbells for each arm. It was my first workout in the "pit" and it was a lot of fun! It was also my first time flipping tires and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Although they were pretty muddy since it had rained a few times recently. We were all nice and dirty at the end!

And just when we thought we were done, our lovely coach told us to do tabata sprints in the parking lot! Ugh! I would have been totally satisfied without those! Oh well, my usually tight jeans are thanking me.

Oops I did it again...

No, sorry to disappoint you...this is not Brittany Spears. The last time I posted I was apologizing for my lack of activity on my blog. That was October, 28 and here it is November 11 already! Once again, I have let too much time pass on my updates. I am starting to think that it is completely futile for a dedicated crossfitter to keep up with a blog because we are always working out. Ahem, yes...I do think of myself as a dedicated crossfitter! My times may not show for it, but I am working on that. But really, who am I kidding. Most crossfit workouts really are not that long.

So, I am going to give you my week in review. Saturday, I visited Crossfit West Houston and they were awesome once again. And it is a good thing I went too, considering my late night bachelorette party that night. I did not write my workout down, but it involved a team workout where we did a lot of wall balls, SDLHP's, ball slams, and doubleunders. My hamstrings are still sore! If anyone that reads this lives in Houston, you should seriously check them out.

Monday, was D.T. at Cedar Park. Ouch. The rx weight for women on this one is 105#. I can't imagine doing that. I did 85 and about died. But, only because of the hang cleans. Here it is:

12 deadlift
9 hang clean
6 push jerk

My time was 16:55. Like I said, the hang cleans were tough which made the rest of it tough.

Tuesday...Oh Tuesday. I attempted to workout in my backyard because I did not have the chance to get to the gym and it was a gorgeous day outside. There were a number of things that contributed to a not-so-fun-workout. Here they are in no particular order: 2 little girls, 2 big dogs, dog poop, and a spider on my hand during push ups. All of my facebook friends already know about the incident. Anyway, I finished (along with my little 6 year old) the following workout:

10 squats
10 sit ups
10 push ups
x 10

My time was 11:20.

Today was a workout at Cedar Park. It was my first time doing the fit test. I was running late, so no warm up for me.

400m run - 1:33
max push ups in a minute - 35
max sit ups (not anchored) in a minute - 43
tabata squats - 156

We also did a pull up ladder at the end that was not part of the fit test. Yes, I did do unassisted kipping pull ups, thankyouverymuch. I did a total of 9 rounds + 7. Wish I could have done more, but my grip is always the first thing to go!

Tomorrow is my off day. See you when I see you...