2 Personal Records!

I followed up an awesome weekend of snowboarding in whistler with a great Monday morning workout. I managed to hit two PR's today! First we worked up to our one rep max overhead squat. I managed to squat 175lbs. I felt like I could have gone a little bit higher, but I didn't have time. After that we did a 12 minute AMRAP of 4 handstand push ups, 8 pistols (1 legged squats), 12 overhead squats at 115lbs. I did very poorly in the AMRAP because my shoulders aren't very strong. This meant I would do one or two handstand push ups, then I would rest for 30 seconds. I was also doing assisted pistols by hanging on to part of the pull up cage to keep my balance. During the workout, I felt like I might be able to do some pistols unassisted. After the WOD had finished, I started trying to do some pistols without the cage. It took a few tries but eventually I got my first pistol! They still need some work though.

Soooo Sore

I hit the gym three days in a row for the first time in a long time. Monday we did 5 rounds of 400 meter row, 30 box jumps and 30 wall balls. My legs were a little bit sore on Tuesday, but I felt well enough to hit the workout. The workout consisted of a barbell complex. 5 deadlifts, 5 power cleans and 5 jerks. After 5 sets of the complex, we did a 12 minute AMRAP of 15 pull ups and 50 double-unders. Wednesday was more of a strength day. We did some bench press, back squat, and 5 excruciating sets of 300 meter rowing sprints. Today my whole body was sore, but in a good way. I'm hoping I will be loose by Saturday as I'm heading up whistler for some snowboarding.

Restart

After 5 weeks of no gym and bad diet, I feel like I'm starting from scratch again. Good news is my head cold seems to be gone. Yesterday I went down to Washington with my Mom, my cousin, and his girlfriend. We bought a bunch of tasty healthy food from Trader Joe's and did some unintentional shopping. I'm all set to kick the shitty diet and gear up for the crossfit open. Open registration starts in a week and the first workout gets announced on the 22nd of February. I can't wait!!!

Slow Start to 2012

After three weeks of super fatty food and being lazy in India, I was super excited to get home, start eating better, and hit the gym hard. Unfortunately my body had other plans. My first workout back was fairly easy, but I had barely done any leg work during my trip. My legs were way to sore to head back to the lions den for another 4 days. The next workout was roughly the same. My calves were too stiff to workout for another 3 days. This week I hoped to have my first full week back in the gym. Monday went well. It was a nice easy strength day. Hang power cleans, front squats, and good mornings. I was feeling great after. Unfortunately around noon I started to get that awful feeling that a head cold was about to hit. You know, the slightly scratchy throat. This morning my fears came true. I've got a pretty sore throat, low energy, and a runny nose. From experience I've found the best way to recover is to stay out of the gym and get rest. Unfortunately I'll have to wait a bit longer to get back into the full 5 day a week routine.