Anyway, tonight began with a nice warm-up:
-3 rounds-
200m row
10 push ups
15 air squats
This warm up really wiped me out for some reason. Mondays are always hard... Getting into the grind of the work week really kills me (I guess going to bed at 1am and getting up at 5:30 is problematic for my long Mondays).
Oh and I wanted to add in that Mom and I actually did something different on Saturday. We didn't get up and ready in time for the Saturday morning CF class so we decided to hit the regular gym and get our run on (it's not crazy that we still belong to another gym, is it???).
We haven't ran in over 3 months since we started CF. Maybe a 500m here and there but nothing major... The coolest part about our run was it felt like we never stopped. We picked it right back up. We decided to do intense interval training since we do Crossfit. Those simple jog runs just don't cut it anymore. We basically stayed on the treadmill for about 40 minutes and consistently raised our sprint speed every 2 minutes and sprinted for 30 seconds. At one point, we made it to speed 10mph on the treadmill, that's right... Speed 10!!! We never thought we could get to that point. Don't get me wrong, our legs felt like they were going to fall off but we still made it! Haha. The craziest part about it was that after running at speed 10, speed 6 and 7 felt like a jog.. Haha so incredible how far we have come during this workout journey! It makes me never want to stop. And I must add in that the run was so much fun and we were able to talk while we were sprinting. Our lungs, hearts, and legs have become so strong. After the run, we did a mini Crossfit workout.. Just 2 rounds of 20 lunges, 20 squats, and 10 push-ups.
Okay, back to Crossfit. Tonight's WOD:
Shoulder presses were difficult! The hardest part about the shoulder press is you cannot use any assistance from your legs or hips, you just stand with legs shoulder width apart and drive the bar up with your arms... Very difficult and requires all upper body strength!
These made me so mad tonight! The last time I did them I maxed at 75 for one rep and tonight I still only could do 75, but at least it was for 2 reps. I tried so many times to get 80 and it just wasn't happening! So mad!!! Mom maxed at 55 which is incredible because she hasn't done these, so I am very proud of her results! She could of went higher but these really take full concentration and complete upper body strength.
When we were about to start the WOD, we both got a little excited because running was involved and we laughed because we just did interval training. If we didn't do that run at the gym on Saturday, this WOD would of been the first time we ran in a long time and we probably would of been nervous and hesitant. We still panic when a run is involved in a WOD because it makes it 10x harder but at least we just got some running in prior to make us feel a little more comfortable.
During the workout:
The 5 rounds were very difficult and every time I came back from the run, I felt like I was going to throw up. The cold air outside and the warm air inside didn't mix so well and the warm air just hit my chest hard when I got back in from the runs. Going into pull ups wasn't too bad, it gave my heart rate a little rest from the run and the upcoming box jumps. After pull ups, box jumps just sucked, they always do. They are tough and it takes all I have to get up Onto that box. I just kept telling my mind to tell my body not to stop! Same thing with the runs... I so badly wanted to walk, even if for just 5 seconds, but I kept running and never stopped.... Total mental and physical control.
Results:
Awesome day today! This week we are going to do Crossfit Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and do interval training on Tuesday and Thursday. We are stepping it up a notch! It's time for beast mode! ;)
-CrossFitLys
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