tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72091605904643543052011-07-08T06:10:26.279-07:00If they're not staring, you're not doing it rightEricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17788437414967371632noreply@blogger.comBlogger1831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209160590464354305.post-24068514175908789432010-05-25T18:02:00.000-07:002010-05-26T06:19:36.799-07:00

Just felt like I needed to lift some heavy things (relatively speaking, of course--my 5 rep max's well into the 2nd trimester are maybe half what my pre-pregnancy lifts were).Nonetheless, a good session that left my legs quivery.Squats, several light warm-up reps:45x10; 65x5; 95x5Then:105x5; 115x5; 120x5; 120x5; 120x5Deadlifts: had to move to a sumo-style to accomodate my belly!95x5x3;

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So they say that walking is supposed to be the best thing you can do while pregnant. It's also the quickest way for my low back to start to feel tweaky. I mean, I do it, I walk, but I'd so much rather row, bike, life weights, or do something totally dynamic like a typical crossfit metcon where more of my body is engaged to support the core.So anyway, despite my griping, I went on a lovely

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5 RoundsRow 800 meters10 - Pull-ups, band assisted15 - 35# plate swingsTotal time: 32? minutes

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7 roundsRound 1-3: 25# each handRound 4-7: 30# each hand5 Dumbbell deadlifts 5 Dumbbell hang cleans5 Dumbbell push presses5 Dumbbell squatsThis was fine. I didn't warm up, and felt really fatigued going into it. My ass and hip/low back area has been really sore. A good hard foam roller session helped some, but there's a deep muscle pain in my left glute that's really nagging me. I'm

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En route to the Willamette Valley for a birthday get away, Nick and I took advantage of a grassy patch with some well placed trees at one of the rest stops to get our workout on, outdoors and with with on-lookers. What? You never seen two full grown people doing bearcrawls at a highway rest stop before? As I like to say, if they aren't staring, you aren't doing it right.So, picture a triangle.

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I'm coming up on my 31st birthday, and last year around this time I was in full-scale training mode, working out and leaning-out with the goal of getting into the best shape of my life for my 30th birthday. I was very happy with the results -- mission accomplished! So for my 30th birthday, my awesome husband got me a professional fitness photo shoot with Amanda Waltman of Art of Subtlety

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5 Rounds:6 Pull-Ups (Small Band Assist)8 Push-Ups10 Lower Ab Leg Raise (Roman Chair)12 Squats14 Plate Swings (First Round @ 25#, Remaining @ 35#)16 Walking Lunges (8 per leg)Rest 5-10 minutes, then:Row 500 meters for time. Rest 2 minutes between round.1st Round: 1:58. Went out too hard, had to pause for a few seconds at 350 meters...still kept it under 2 minutes, which shows exactly how hard I

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3 Rounds 15 overhead squats #5515 hang power cleans #5515 shoulder press #5515 walking lunges15 bench dipsSo the really sucky part of this was definitely the shoulder presses. I think my non pregnant 1 rep max ever on shoulder press is 105#, and I am definitely NOT in the kind of condition I was in when I pushed that weight up....once! 55# gets heavy in a hurry when you're doing 15 reps after

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Functional Friday:3 stations:KB Swings, 1.5 pood (about 53#)Walking Lunges (OH with 35#, though I only did the first 2 rounds with weight, then ditched weight for a round, then went to a 10# overhead weight for the final round)Wall Ball (10# Ball - these just felt really hard today, and normally wall ball and I are pretty tight.)Here's the Drill:15 reps on, then 10 second rest off. Repeat as

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AM:Walked track for 50 minutes...nice moderate pace, nothing too aerobic, just a way to stretch our my back and move comfortably. Covered probably 3 miles, but I wasn't keeping count of my laps.PM: Warm Up:1 mile interval walk/jog. 6.5 mph flat/4 mph @ 5% grade.Workout:30 push ups30 pull ups30 one-armed kettlebell swings -12kg (15 each arm)30 knees to elbows30 pregnant burpeesRest, then:5

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Standard Crossfitmom.com warm up--2 rounds of: 400 meter run @ 2% incline, 6.5mph10 squats10 good mornings-15#10 shoulder press-15#Workout--5 Rounds of:10 Thrusters-45#10 bench dips10 pull-ups. Had to break out the small band for an assist on the pull-ups! My extra 10 pounds and changing tummy contours are making a difference in my pull-up ability. :)

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Tabata 20 seconds on : 10 seconds off, 8 rounds:Wall Ball, 8# ball to 12' mark. Average 8-9 shots per round.Rowing Machine, total distance over 8 rounds. 834 meters.Pregnant Burpees. Squat to Wall Push-off. Average 7-8 burpees per round.

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AM: 40 minute walk around track...just walking, nice and brisk.PM: 110 minute walk around town with dear hubby to celebrate our anniversary, including a 30-40 minute beach walk portion that, while slow, was surprisingly effective as working some stabilizer muscles. Lots of slippery rocks to scramble over. Also got some nice hills in that had my heart rate a bit elevated. So, nothing too

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3 Rounds:100 feet walking lunge50 squats25 back extensionsTook maybe 15-20 minutes, with my frequent breaks. :)But, as this was my second workout of the day, I feel just fine about my pace. Afterwards, I went for a brisk 30 minute walk with hubby and came home to whip up a delish salmon dish with asparagus from the garden!

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10 laps of the track, walk/run/jog/sprint as energy & body desired. In practice this ended up being a warm up walk lap, brisker walk lap, jog lap, several sprint laps with various sprint distances (from about 200 meters to probably 80) and recovery distances (also from about 200 to 80), intermittent 350-400 meter jog laps, and several cool down jog/walk laps towards the end. This was a truly

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Functional Fitness Friday...Fran style 21-15-9:Calories on the rowerSwings. First 10 swings with 45# plate, then to 35# plate.Time was 4:30ish I think.

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30-20-10DB deadlifts 45#Step ups - 18" boxPush ups - from 18" boxI'm off the floor for push-ups. Made the call today while looking at the 30 push-ups in this first round. Did my push-ups to the 18" box I stepped up to, and they were still hard. I'll try to keep it here for a while before going the the wall....hopefully that can wait until T3. But you know, gotta modify as you gotta

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Went for a lovely 1.5 hour walk with Nick along the waterfront and on the beach. At a nice driftwood strewn stretch of beach, we got a little functional fitness in, primal-style. Using the logs and hungs of driftwood all around us, we ran through a nice collection of standard movements. Doing these with uneven hunks of wood rather than uniform hunks of metal added a fun component, as did the

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Warm Up:2 rounds1/4 mile run (6 mph)10 squats (15#)10 good mornings (15#)10 shoulder press (15#)Workout:3 rounds30 walking lunges1000 ft farmer carry with 35# plates each arm15 Med Ball Squat Clean (10# Med Ball)Stretching & foam roller to finishHad the ultrasound today--It's a boy!

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Kevin's Functional Fitness WOD, as Rx:700 meter run (2 laps outside running path)30 burpees700 meter run25 burpees700 meter run20 burpees700 meter run15 burpees700 meter run10 burpeesAs Modified for Pregnant Me:700 meter run (2 laps)30 burpees700 meter run25 burpees350 meter run (1 lap)20 burpees350 meter run15 burpees350 meter run10 burpeesKevin took out a lap from each of my last 3 rounds to

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Standard Warm-up, which I barely ever do:2 rounds:1/4 mile job (6.5 mph)10 squats (15# body bar)10 good mornings (15# body bar)10 shoulder press (15# body bar)Then, 4 Rounds:12 Deadlift-65#9 Hang Power Clean-65#6 Push Press-65#Then I went home and made, and ate, a hamburger. This is the first time I've purchased beef for my own consumption in years. I bought grass finished chuck steak that I

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For 15 minutes, do rounds of the following:250 meter row15 Shoulder Press - 45#15 Good Morning - 45#Got 4 rounds + complete 5th row. Felt fine. I love those short, intense rows. The workout followed about 30 minutes of foam rollering my low hip and low back area. I've been really feeling the changes from my tendons loosening, and it's manifesting in a lot of low back pain. The rollering

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21-15-9OHS 45#Push-upsStep-ups, 18" boxThen roller-balled the heck out of my low back and hips, which have been sore for awhile in a "hormones are causing all my joints to loosen and expand" kind of way. It helped some. Then, 60-minute spin class. My ass is still sore from that damn bike marathon, but this was a good way to strap in for some cardio. Didn't push super hard at any point, but

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Did a "Biggest Loser" inspired cardio workout, the "bike marathon." Basically, 26.2 miles on a spin bike. The resistance was set to wimpy but I was maintaining 22 mph+ speeds. All was fine and I was rocking out to my ipod until the bike computer stoped clocking milage at 24.6 miles. I was somewhere just before 70 minutes when I noticed it, and I kept spinning to see if it would catch up. It

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Karen. 150 Wall Ball. Broke into 10 sets of 15, with lightest Dynamax ball (8 lbs, half of rX weight for women). Actually, this wasn't bad. I think I was the only one not hating life at class. It was just kinda about getting thru it. Most other people pushed really hard and then took 30-45 second breaks. I just did my 15, took a little sip of water between each set, and went back for the

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25-20-15 reps of:Jump Rope Single UndersSquat-with 2 x 25# DumbbellsGood Mornings-45#barPush-upsShoulder Press-with 2 x 25# DumbbellsStatic Lunge-with 2 x 25# DumbbellsSwings-with 25# DumbbellJump Ups-12" boxThis was ok...I took a lot of breaks. I started out with a much more ambitious 4x25 plan., and quickly (1st set) realized that wasn't going to happen. The shoulder presses alone were torture

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Had exactly 20 minutes to get in, get something done, and pick up my kid from Science Camp.7 Rounds3 Front Squat 65#7 Plate/KB Swing 35#3 Shoulder Press 65#Then500 meter row (1:59:7)

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Nice lazy gym session since my kid is enrolled in full-day Science Camp...meaning homeschool vacation week for me!Started with some basic strength moves. All 5 sets, 10 reps.Deadlift - 95 #Leg Press - 90# plate weightBench Press - 65#All these felt good. The trick especially with the DL and bench was remembering NOT to block my breath...to do the "breathe while lifting" thing. Weight felt fine

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Kevin's Friday Class...I bitched when I saw the set up. Mat's for sit ups and jump-ropes. The two exercises I CAN'T do. But we moved me to a ball for sit ups, and the jump ropes turned out to be single unders so those were fine. At this point my biggest concern with jumping rope isn't fear for the baby but concern that I'll pee from all that damn hopping.So here's what he ran us through:5

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Kevin's core class...no problems, including ball sit-ups, but back extensions weren't possible and I modified with some ass dip thing Kevin told me to do. Otherwise all ok.Then:3 rounds, 15 reps per exerciseFront Squat - 45#Shoulder Press - 45#Pull-Ups - small band assistSwings - 35#Good Mornings - 45#

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400 meter walking lunges.This was 380 lunges. Once around the track has never felt so bad.

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16 weeks.30-20-10Step Up - 18"Back Squat - 65#Bench DipsSwings - 35# Plate

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"Cindy"Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:5 Pull-ups10 Push-ups15 Squats20 rounds + 1 pullup

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21-15-995# Clean & Jerks (from floor to overhead, natch)55# DB Swing (Russian style, to shoulder height)20:39 Was breaking the C&J into 2 and 3 rep sets by number 10 of the first round. Had to bread the swings even, cause my grip was abandoning me. :( Still, good clean (& jerk) fun.Then: .5 mile run x2 with 90 seconds rest between runs.Uphillish leg: 4:42Downhillish leg: 4:06This is super

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Kevin couldn't hold crossfit class tonight, so he gave me this to do instead:Squat Cleans x 5 @ 95#Back Squats x 5 @ 95#Chin-ups x 5 (with a kip, despite "dead-hang" rx)Knees-to-Elbows x 5Bench x 5 @ 95Bench Dip x 5That's one round. Time round (it was taking me around 2:20 per round). Rest the exact time it took to complete the round, then repeat for a total of 5 rounds. A few notes from the

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AM:I needed to snap myself out of a foul mood this morning, so I followed the 5 on: 3 off formula I've been doing and put together this at-home workout: Squats, 1 minutePush-Ups, 1 min Jump Tucks, 1 minutePush-Ups, 1 minuteJumping Lunges, 1 minuteRest 3 minutes. Repeat. Rest 3 minutes. Repeat for a total of three roundsPM:Unfortunately, but the time evening rolled around I was back in a pissy

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Deadlift--topped out at 185Shoulder Press--85Bench--up to 100, maybe 105?don't have my notes, but in general this wasn't the strongest "strong day." I think plopping strength day at the end of a 4-day cycle is kinda stupid, actually.

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Wake-up workout with Nick. Knew I'd be pressed for time, so I went for the workout at home option. Renegade Rows, 1 minuteSquats, 1 minutes1-armed swing (15 #--hey, it's the heaviest I have at home), 1 minuteSquats, 1 minuteRenegade Rows, 1 minuteRest 3 minutesRepeat for a total of 3 roundsI kept score but can't find that slip of paper...gurrr!

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50-40-30-20-10Double UndersSit-ups13:38. This was pure crap.

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21-15-952 # KB SwingsCalories on Rower4:44Love this one!

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Deadlift, 6 x 6: 115, 115, 135, 135, 155, 155Bench Press, 6 x 6: 85, 85, 95, 95, 100, 100Split Squat, 6 x 6 (per leg): 0, 20, 40, 50, 50, 50Pull-Ups: Played around with band assisted strict pull-ups. Nothing worth really recording.

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Did this with Bella, who did an awesome job pushing through even when she was tired and wanted to stop!Modified from Josh Hillis' Fighter-style WorkoutsRound 1Jump Squats, 1 minute: 33Ab Leg Raise with Twist, 1 min: 36Jump Squats, 1 minute: 33Sit-Ups, 1 minute: 25Jump Squats, 1 minute: 33Total: 160Rest 3 minutesRound 2Jump Squats, 1 minute: 32Ab Leg Raise with Twist, 1 min: 40Jump Squats, 1

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Modified from Josh Hillis' Fighter-style Workoutsone "length" = ~36 feetRound 1Bear Crawl, 1 minute: 6 lengthsBent Over Rows, 15#/arm, 1 min: 28Bear Crawl, 1 minute: 6 lengthsJump Squat, 1 minute: 22Bear Crawl, 1 minute: 4 lengthsTotal: 66Rest 3 minutesRound 2Bear Crawl, 1 minute: 6Bent Over Rows, 15#/arm, 1 min: 30Bear Crawl, 1 minute: 5Jump Squat, 1 minute: 24Bear Crawl, 1 minute: 5Total:

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At Home Wake-up WorkoutRound 1, 1 minute per motion:Renegade Rows (15#/side): 12Squats: 42Swings (15#, one armed, switch arms at 30 sec) : 38Renegade Rows: 11Squats: 39Total: 1423 min. restRound 2, 1 minute per motion:Renegade Rows: 11Squats: 43Swings: 4oRenegade Rows: 9Squats: 41Total: 1443 min. restRound 3, 1 minute per motion:Renegade Rows: 12Squats: 46Swings: 38Renegade Rows: 11Squats:

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For Time:15-12-9Thrusters, 65#Pull-upsDouble Unders8:59

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50 swings, 53#50 Deadlifts, 135 #50 Wall ball, 8 # to 12' mark50 burpeesHow long? Who knows...too damn long. Deadlifts were nuts. Did the last 10 on pride and nothing else.

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I haven't been in the water since tri season ended last summer, so when my mom called me up qnd said, "hey, let's go swimming" I squeezed an hour out of my prep schedule and gt to the pool! The local pool is an outdoor seasonal pool and right now, early in the season, the water is super clean and feels great.Swam a generous 1/2 mile...I wasn't counting laps but my mom went a 1/2 mile and I did

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Wednesday, standard spin class...I showed up late so it was a 45 minute class for me. :( I have a catering event this weekend, so I'm not going to be doing twice-a-day workouts for the next few days. Bummer! But it's probably good to take this week as a bit of an active recovery week.

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As Rx:Five rounds for time of:Run 400 meters30 Box jump, 24 inch box30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ballMessed up the order, so this is As Completed:Five rounds for time of:30 Box jump, 18 inch boxRun 400 meters30 Wall ball shots, 10 pound ball25:54, I think??I timed this on my watch, but I see now that somehow my watch got bumped and the timer function restarted, so I do not have my exact time.

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I am super proud of my daughter. Yet again, she has amazed me:Age: 5Weight: 49 poundsFirst ever deadlift: 53 poundsCheck out this determination! She had already lifted the 24 kilo kettlebell 8 or 10 times when we thought to take a movie of it:

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Yup, pretty simple.Overhead Squat 5 x 5. I love 5 x 5 strength workouts...feels like the perfect middle ground between max effort and "hey this is getting kinda boring."Warmed up with the bar, then ran right up the weight stack, incrementing by 5 pounds:75 - 80 - 85 - 90 - 95 - 100 - 105 (failed, twice)So actually I did 6 rounds, and attempted a 7th, but couldn't hold on to 105 pounds overhead.

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So my 30th birthday present from my amazing and supportive husband was a photo session with the lovely and talented Amanda Waltman of Art of Subtlety Photography. Nick's idea was that I've worked so hard on my fitness that documenting it for the big 3-0 seemed appropriate. I have to admit that, though I am not a girly girl and have never in adult life had photos professionally taken, I

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As everyone who reads this blog (hi to both of you) knows, I've lost some weight since my strength building phase earlier this year. I'm down probably 6-8 pounds at this point, and am sitting around 150. I can tell a lot of that was adipose, but it's hard to not lose any muscle when you're losing weight, and since I skipped out on the Crossfit Total the other day I've been feeling a bit guilty.

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Fridays are the best because I get to Crossfit in a group setting with Kevin acting as coach, which is a rare treat. So this evening Kevin came up with a "Kelly"-esque WOD:5 Rounds for time21 Wall Ball Shots, (I used the soft 10# dynamax ball because I really didn't want to have one of the hard balls smack me in the face a few days before Amanda takes my pics.)400 meter run10 burpeesSo I REALLY

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WOD as Rx:30 Muscle-ups for timePost time to comments.If you cannot do the muscle-ups do 120 pull-ups and 120 dips.So as I cannot do a muscle-up, I did 120 pull-ups and 120 bar-dips (previously I have done this as bench dips, so bar dips was quite a jump). I partitioned into 20 sets of 6 each, starting with pull-ups. For the first 11 sets I was cruising. From 12 on my dips got ragged, and I

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Today was a rest day, and I enjoyed some "active recovery" by walking (no running!) Greenlake with K-Lo.It was good to see her, it's certainly been awhile, and since she was sick she was cool keeping it mellow too. K-Lo cracks me up. On one 40 minute walk we ran into 2 groups of people she knew...her old boss and his wife and one of her best friends, a singer and fellow graduate of the culinary

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Dinner tonight was Halibut Cheeks. I love cheeks...so good, like the flank steak of the sea, and surprisingly hard to overcook for seafood. I think most people who like scallops would love halibut cheeks. I coated these in a simple mix of cracked black pepper and cracked coriander seed, then pan seared them in a tiny bit of olive oil. While the cheeks were cooking, I sauteed up a huge batch of

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Today was a Crossfit rest day but I missed Monday Spin because it was a holiday and Sue called in a sub for class who just doesn't work for me. Besides, with the day off for Nick and Bella, no one in the family was up and moving at 9:00 anyway. So I wasn't about to miss the Wednesday class, rest day or no.AM: Spin Class with Sue. 60 minutes, great as usual. Hills, intervals, the usual. Felt a

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BarbaraFive rounds, each for time of:20 Pull-ups30 Push-ups40 Sit-ups50 Squats Rest precisely three minutes between each round.Round 1 - 4:34Round 2 - 4:32Round 3 - 4:27Round 4 - 3:38Round 5 - 4:27

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The Crossfit WOD today was run 5 K for time.I warmed up with about 500 meters on the rower (maybe more, not exactly sure) then moved over to the treadmill for an interesting hill workout.I'll try to explain what I did....Started the treadmill at 15% grade (REALLY steep) and 5.5 mph. I ran 1/10 of a mile like that, then decreased the speed to somewhere around 4 mph and recovered for 1/10th of a

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Crossfit Total came up today. I knew that I wasn't in a good position to go heavy....the last cycle of workouts that culminated in Kevin's Clean & Jerk-Run WOD practically killed me. One day of rest wasn't really enough, and I certainly wasn't going to drag my ego through the mud of a 50# drop off my PR in my CFT. Which is what would have happened.So instead, I did this:5 rounds for time:8

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So I've been reading Clean Eating Magazine, the sister publication to Oxygen magazine. Clean Eating has some yummy stuff. Usually I modify to reduce the land-based-animal protein component, but the recipes are a great source of inspiration.Tonight I made this Moroccan Veggie stew from the most recent issue....the picture in the magazine showed all these gorgeous vegetables, snuggled up in an

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Crossfit class with Kevin...after "Twins" this morning, I just wanted something hard and fast....like 5 minute fast, preferably involving no shoulder work.No such luck.5 Rounds for Time35# DB Clean & Jerk400 meter run17:03I was 7 seconds away from being dead last of four on this WOD...and I only moved into next-to-last on the last round of running, about 50 meters away from the end. Sheer pride

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Well the Glassmans, the founders of Crossfit, gave birth two two healthy baby boys. So, to honor the new arrival, this WOD came at us:"Twins"as RxTwo rounds, of each couplet, for time of:750 meter Row20 Handstand Push-ups 115 pound Thruster, 20 reps20 L-Pull-upsas Performed:Two rounds, of each couplet, for time of:750 meter Row20 Handstand Push-ups (2-3" depth...far, far from full range of

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So today turned into a cardio day. I met Alison at the gym for a spin class...this instructor is new to me, but she did a good job, and I sweated buckets. The class was focused on progressive hills so it was all about power output.After class, Alison had to go get her dress shopping on (I want pictures, Alison) and I was sort of debating between going home and attempting the Crossfit WOD.As I

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Four rounds for time of:Run 400 meters50 Squats 12:40Ran first two rounds barefoot, stopped to put on socks for rounds 3 & 4. My goal was 12, so this isn't too bad, but even accounting for the socks I was running about 5-8 seconds slow per round. Every second counts, right? But, I love running in socks! It felt good. Alison did this with me. She came in just a breath over 14:00. Mary

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Mise en Place meal. Tossed together some frozen shrimp, the beluga lentils I cooked up yesterday (I have been craving lentils!), and some of the Tomato-Olive Salsa I've been enjoying for a while now. Splashed on some sherry vinegar to give it that French marinated lentil salad flavor I was looking for, and dug in. Easy post-workout lunch in about 6 minutes.

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AM Spin class with Sue. Great interval work! I got so freakin' sweaty that after about 15 minutes I stripped down to my bra. Brief aside: can I just say that I am so glad I spent the money on the Lululemon bras? At $42 they are certainly not cheap, but they actually make me look like I have two distinct boobs. All other sports bras I tried gave me one very flat uni-boob. Now I don't expect a

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Kevin's PM Core class...insanely popular as usual (I am not the only masochist at my gym, clearly). It was 30 minutes of a bunch of endurance core crap that I just hate, all on a swiss ball. I really suck at core stuff. Seriously, half way through the class my internal dialog went like this: "Are your abs just for f'in show? c'mon! go! That 65 year old lady is kicking your ass! Go!" But at

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In a food processor, blend the hell out of the following:300 gm raw oats200 gm dried cherries100 gm raisins1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder200 gm almond butter (or raw almonds; if using raw almonds process first to a smooth consistency)Add enough water to just moisten and bring the dough together in a ball...I used about 1/4 cup.Portion into 50 gm disks, squares or bar shapes as desired. I got

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Sue's 60 minute spin class this morning was great...hills focused so my butt was sore!Rested a good 30 minutes, maybe more, while chatting with a fellow spin-class-taker Suzie. She's super cool and I did my best to talk her into coming to Kevin's Friday Crossfit class.While I rested I enjoyed a lovely (if very sweet) Bobo's Chocolate Oat Bar. These babies are basically oats and sugar and

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40 seconds on: 20 seconds off. 5 rounds, all out sprints.Did this on the path behind our house with Nick calling "start" and "stop" to me. I have no idea how much distance I covered. On the first round I ran clear off the path and got most of the way up the hill of our street before I got to rest. Then I had to come down the hill, which was very fast. For rounds 3-5 I just ran back and forth

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"Diane"21-15-9Deadlift 135#Handstand Push-ups8:51I can't really do a handstand push-up yet, but I'm getting close. I adjust the smith bar to the highest setting and kick my legs up so my lower shins are resting on the bar. Then I get as low as I can, which by the end was about 1" lower than lockout. Still, I think my first several were pretty good: within 5 or 6" of the floor, I'd say. There

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Another Mise en Place meal: just threw the cooked whole wheat pasta and roasted broccoli in a skillet. Added in some of the store bought fire-roasted peppers I've been loving lately, and finished with a hunk of smoked salmon for some protein and salt and deliciousness. The whole thing reheated in maybe 5 minutes, and the addition of a little pepper brine and spicy red pepper flakes gave it an

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Kevin devised a genius workout for our Friday night class. I might be wrong, but I do believe his programming is getting even better.5 Rounds For Time:20 Wall Ball20 Sit-ups20 KB/DB Swings400 meter run23:13So I was kinda proud of myself. Of the 4 of us working out tonight, I was the first to finish this workout despite extending my first lap on the track by a good 100 meters. We ran behind the

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Five rounds for time of:30 Glute-ham sit-ups25 Back extensions11:17What can I say, this sucked. Everything hurt. I felt kinda weak, especially on the GHDs: I was doing them 5 or 4 or 2 at a time my the end. I didn't feel fast but I remember the last time I did this workout - it wasn't that long ago - and I'm pretty sure my time was closer to 15 minutes. I'm kinda pissed I can't find my

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This is one of those Mise en Place meals: the brown rice was cooked, the green beans were cooked, the pineapple salsa was made....so all I had to do when a nice day presented itself was throw the steelhead on the outdoor bbq. Spiced the fish up a bit by throwing several handfuls of alder chips right on the briquettes and covering for a hybrid-grill smoke effect that I love. Didn't bother to

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Today was a day of recharging. I had an awesome meal with a great friend. Lunch stretched to 3.5 hours because we were having such a nice time, talking about everything. It was super pleasant.My friend is a genius with data organization & categorization and gave me some interesting things to ponder regarding defining and qualifying health/fitness etc. One of the many things we discussed was how

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"Cindy"Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:5 Pull-ups10 Push-ups15 Squats5 squats shy of 22 rounds. Because I got a bit too bouncy on my squats on Monday's Met-Con, I didn't use the Dynamax ball for a height check. Instead I used a 12" hard box. You just can't bounce on a hard box in quite the same way. Not if you want your "sit bones" to be useful for future sitting.My weak

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Made up the Squat WOD from Sunday today. 5 x 5 and my thighs and ass are SORE!3 x 5 @ 135 warm up155 x 5165 x 5175 x 5180 x 5 (first 2 were short)180 x 4 (and I failed on the last one)Had grand plans to get a CFE workout in immediately following squats, but it just wasn't happening today. It sounds strange, but I still don't feel 100% recovered from my birthday on Saturday. And here's the

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Didn't get to the gym until late, and met up with Alison. It was a mainsite rest day, so we did this:10-20-30-40-503 Rounds for Time10 pull-ups20 push-ups30 ab mat sit-ups40 walking lunges with one-arm press hold50 squatsMe: 17.03 - using 25# plate overhead on the lunges and dropping a bit too hard onto the dynamax ball n the last 20 or so squatsAlison: 18:00 - modified pull-ups, 10# overhead,

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This morning I wanted to get a bit of a workout in before I started my party day, and luckilly crossfit came through for me with a simple and fast WOD:Four rounds, each for time of:800 meter run Rest as needed between efforts. I was running at 8 mph, holding a 7:30 pace pretty much the whole time, so the first 3 rounds were right around 3:45, with a 2 minute rest between rounds. Had to take a

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So today was my birthday party day. I broke my party into two parts, an indoor rock-climbing part and a dinner-and-drinks part. There were two reasons for this: first, a few key people were not going to be able to make the PM dinner/drinks plan but I still wanted to spend some time with them and second, I wanted to do something a bit more than...well...just dinner/drinks to celebrate 30.The

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Really antsy today....too much time off. So I managed to get in 3 micro workouts:AM: Crossfit WOD - GraceGrace135 pound Clean and Jerk, 30 repsUse 95 pounds, 65 pounds or broomstick as needed and post time and load to comments.So I did Half-ass Grace. Used 65# and did hang power cleans instead of power cleans or squat cleans. My time was...hm...a bit over 3 minutes as I recall...I'll see if I

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Yum! Yum! Yum! Dinner was so great tonight. Pan Seared Halibut with Romesco Sauce and Green Beans. Romesco is made with roasted peppers and tomatoes and almonds and olive oil and is simply divine. But all that roasting takes awhile, and I needed my sauce fast. Luckilly, I picked up an enormous jar of Greek fire roasted red peppers at Costco the other day, and I was able to whip up this

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Today was pretty busy, so my first chance to get to the gym was only 15 minutes before I needed to leave to pick up Bella. So I did a 1 mile time trial and rocked it out in 8 minutes. I'd like to get this to 7:30 by the time we leave for France, and I think it's doable. Nonetheless, an 8 minute mile is a great achievement for me, and I'll take it!In the PM I came back but was a little

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.64/26: 151.84/27: 151.64/28: 152.64/29: 153.64/30: 151.25/01: 149.65/02: 150.05/03: 151.45/04: 149.45/05: 150.05/06: 149.8What a great

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There's not really a recipe for this meal...more like a concept.Get a pan hot. Rub really good ahi with some curry spice mix. Sear ahi on all sides for about 2 minutes, until outside is crusty but inside is still raw and cool. Remove ahi and let rest. Add chunked fresh pineapple to hot pan...sear all over. While pineapple is in pan, slice ahi into 1/4" thick slices.Toss salad greens with

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It's been a full and fun day, but I can say with total certainty that I have achieved my goal of getting in the best shape of my life. The 5 pounds 5 weeks challenge was a total success and I am excited to greet my 30s super fit and raring to go.Today I had a physical and a body comp test to see where I stand, and to see if the results were worth the training. Don't have the results from blood

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.64/26: 151.84/27: 151.64/28: 152.64/29: 153.64/30: 151.25/01: 149.65/02: 150.05/03: 151.45/04: 149.4Well, tomorrow will be the last

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.64/26: 151.84/27: 151.64/28: 152.64/29: 153.64/30: 151.25/01: 149.65/02: 150.05/03: 151.4Sunday has become family day at the gym.

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.64/26: 151.84/27: 151.64/28: 152.64/29: 153.64/30: 151.25/01: 149.65/02: 150.0Great day today. Lots of great family time celebrating

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.64/26: 151.84/27: 151.64/28: 152.64/29: 153.64/30: 151.25/01: 149.6149.6! 149.6!?! Where the fu@k did that come from? I'm at my

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.64/26: 151.84/27: 151.64/28: 152.64/29: 153.64/30: 151.2Wed was supposed to be a rest day, but I woke up to 153.6 on the scale, and

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.64/26: 151.84/27: 151.64/28: 152.6One week to go. That jump this AM isn't helping my chances of hitting 150 by 30, but I continue to

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.64/26: 151.84/27: 151.6AM Workout - Spin class.  Regular awesome instructor was out today and a substitute who clearly rode in on the

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.64/26: 151.8Had another great breakfast today, and had to take a pic:That's sweet potato and apple hash with ginger, curry & almonds.

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This is how I eat. Mostly plant based/vegan meals supplemented with the very occasional bit of meat and the frequent hunk of seafood. Today I'm really enjoying my "break" day, so I'm indulging in a bit more grain-based and legume foods than I have been lately, but I'm not going crazy with portions.Over the past several weeks, most of my calories have come from vegetables, fruit and fish. I

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4/1: 157.04/2: 155.04/3: 155.24/4: 154.64/5: 154.84/6: 154.24/7: 153.24/8: 154.84/9: 152.64/10: 151.24/11: 153.24/12: 152.24/13: 152.24/14: 152.44/15: 153.24/16: 152.24/17: 152.04/18: 151.84/19: 152.04/20: 152.04/21: 152.04/22: 152.64/23: 151.44/24: 151.44/25: 151.610 days to go. Taking stock, I can look back on the past 25 days and honestly say I've given it all I could so far. My diet has

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