I decided that this would be a great opportunity to work on my cleans and push jerks.. so instead of doing a WOD, I opted for Jesse’s class on olympic lifting. It was great! Except that the weight we were using was a little too light for me. 🙂 I’ll definitely be attending more in…
DetailsBACK SQUAT DAY!!! This means I get to set a new PR, of course! Hahahahahaaaaa I’ve been looking forward to this day ever since… well, I dunno. Back Squats are some of my best lifts! And Front Squats. anything really that involves squatting, I’m pretty good at. Thrusters, squat cleans.. It’s just that overhead weight…
DetailsI don’t think anyone will forget this workout, not anyone who had to endure (chose to endure!) it, anyway! Saturdays are supposed to be fun, no? This Saturday started like the others, but when we all walked in and saw the board, our jaws dropped and our faces fell. How the hell were we going…
DetailsMy dear, lovely friend Karla posted this, and I agree with her word for word.. I don’t get why people feel the need to bash the things they’re not into, or not involved with, or don’t do. I don’t bash your shit, so please don’t bash mine. You wanna do Zumba? Awesome.. you wanna do…
DetailsThursday was a much needed break.. they were doing rope climbs and whatnot, and since I can’t do them anyway, AND I had gone 10 days in a row, I decided it was a good time to have a rest day. Friday however… no mercy. Hero WOD plus Max Snatch Balance.. wtf is that anyway?…
DetailsWe began our gym-wide 30 day Paleo Challenge on Wednesday!! Excited about doing this with everyone else, because… I’ll make great progress becaaaause it keeps me more motivated when it’s a competition! We had a benchmark WOD that Russ made up.. we did it Wednesday and we’ll do it again at the end of our…
DetailsI LOVE lifting weights! Found this on Tumblr. 8 Reasons Why Women Need Weights “1. You’ll burn more calories Although cardio burns more calories than strength training during your 30-minute sweat session, lifting weights burns more overall. It all goes back to building muscle. It takes more energy (calories) for your body to maintain muscle…
DetailsYAY!!! 90 days of Crossfit!!! In just under 6 months. Pretty cool!! I’m really proud of that, and I’m ecstatic that I’m still doing it, still going strong, constantly improving, being challenged, and just.. LOVING IT. I LOVE CROSSFIT! It’s one of the few things I’ve ever done for myself that I never want to…
DetailsWell, I was planning on taking Monday as my rest day, and I texted Russ to let him know, to which he replied, no, you’re not.. it’s deadlift day! You can’t miss today! Soooo with 5 minutes to get ready, I scrambled and headed over and got there just in time. I ended up PRing…
DetailsNot really an actual WOD, but I did go in with a purpose on Sunday! Tom had the gym opened up from 10-12, and lots of us went in to work on various things.. I decided I wanted to do some GHD sit ups, and lots of them! I had done them before, but not…
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