Tonight was extremely difficult to say the least! We did a typical warm up tonight (row for 3 minutes, Frankenstein walks, Samson stretches, PVC dislocates, shoulder rotations, 30 air squats, wrists stretches, ankle stretches, and wall stretches... I think I got it all covered).
The inverted hang to lower was tough at first but we picked up on the motion quickly and were able to lift our bodies to the inverted position. The thing we didn't pick up on quickly is being able to really do it lol. After you are inverted, the key is to bring your knees to your chest (so it's easier to lower) and slowly come back down to the ground. Your core has to be so strong for this! We couldn't really come down slowly the entire time, only at the initial lowering down. It is unreal how fit Bill is and others like Bryan, who are able to invert and bring their bodies down at such a steady, slow pace. I can't wait till we are able to do this!
But hey, it's only been a month of CrossFit and I am so incredibly proud of my mom and myself! We have come a long way in such a short amount of time.
Anyway, today's WOD was so hard! I was sweating my booty off and it's like 55 degrees in that box! This was a much needed workout after a 2 day break. Doing as many rounds of 7 jumping squats, 5 chest to bars, and 3 handstand push-ups, in 15 minutes is clearly not easy!
I completed 11 rounds and another set of 7 jumping squats and 5 chest to bar pull-ups and Mom cleared 11 rounds! It's crazy to think that 11 rounds is actually 77 jumping squats, 55 pull ups (and not just chin above bar pull-ups, CHEST to bar pull-ups), and 33 handstand push ups (well, for us, box push ups)! After writing that and reading it again, I'm like, "Did I seriously do that tonight?"
The human body is such an incredible piece of equipment and it is so incredible what you can push and teach it to do! Every time I finish my WOD, high five all my fellow CrossFitters, chug my bottle of water while sitting (sometimes laying) on the ground, I feel so successful, accomplished, and rewarded. I know everyone in that room feels the same way. CrossFit is so awesome!
Here's some pictures (thanks to Bryan!) of tonight's WOD.
Me doing box push ups, and chest to bars. Mom doing chest to bars and jumping squats.
Can't wait for Tomorrow's workout! Saturday's are ALL conditioning Baby!
-CrossFitLys
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