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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Neglect

That's what I've been doing to my workouts. Baby and I caught a cold. I was afraid to take cold meds because I didn't want breastfeeding to suffer. Instead, I suffered and chose not to exercise very much. Ah well.

I think I'm finally back in the groove and plan on doing better this week.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Back in the Saddle

My first week back to work sucked. Sucked. I thought I was going to have to quit my job, but everything worked out, and I'm still there. I didn't do any exercising besides the first day and rushed home every single day to hang with my kiddo. I can totally see how people fall off the workout wagon after having children. Lucky me, I actually get to use an hour of my workday for exercise, so I really don't have any good excuse!

This week, my schedule sucked, but I did jump back into exercise.

08/20/2012

Warmup (same all week):  3 rounds of 30 second runner's stretches and 2 each of incline pushups (med box), pullups (green band), dips (blue band), squats, situps, GHD

Strength:  max effort back squat. 115 lbs
WOD:  3 rounds for time: deadlift 53# x 5, 10 squat thrusts 3:12
Cooldown: stretching (same all week)

08/21/2012

Warmup
Strength: max bench 75#
WOD: 10# thruster x10/row 200m/5# thruster x15/row 400m/0# thruster x20/row 600m
Cooldown

08/22/2012

rest day...or a busy day at work, so I didn't get to use my hour :-)

08/23/2012

Couch to 5k workout week 1/day 1 walk 2.5 mph/jog 4.5 mph

08/24/2012

Warmup
Strength: max deadlift 135#
WOD: 3 rounds row 250m/20# dumbbell cleans x23  8:20
Cooldown

08/25/2012

Warmup
Strength: overhead press (max 63#) 5 @ 65% (43#), 5 @ 75% (48), 5 @ 85% (53)
WOD: 10 rounds row 30 seconds/rest 30 seconds
Cooldown: Stretch

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

I'm Back

Kid was borned. He rocks. Now I'm back to work and time to get the exercise on. I'm starting slowly. Very very slowly. My back is still doing well, and I'm hoping it stays that way.

08/13/2012

Warm Up

3 rounds, 1 each (I told ya...slowly)
runner's lunge 10s each side
pushup
pullup
dip
back extension
situp
squat

Strength

overhead press--max effort

1x 63# (68# fail)

WOD

250 row
2 minute jumprope (ha ha, fail. Somethings are not quite as toned as they used to be. Think pelvic floor)
500 row

Cooldown

Stretching
Walk

Thursday, April 12, 2012

04/12/2012 jogging

warm up walk
1:30 run/walk
3:00 run/walk
1:30 run/walk
3:00 run/walk
cooldown walk
stretch

exciting stuff

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

04/10/2012 strength/crossfit

Strength: Deadlift (160#)
5 @ 65% = 105#
5 @ 75% = 120#
max @ 85% = 3 @ 135

Today was the first time I felt like I had to stop increasing weight before my form failed.  I'm not going to be stubborn about it, but I wonder if it had anything to do with how effing hot it was in the gym.  I definitely get the same workout from walking 5 feet with a 2.5# weight that I get from deadlifting 135#. :-p

WOD:

8 min AMRAP
3 strict presses
6 front squats
12 ring pushups

6 +3 pushups

Using a 33# bar and scaled ring height.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

04/07/2012 strength/crossfit in the basement

I had planned to go jogging with my sweet husband today, but it's raining.  He may go to work to hit the treadmill, but I was wanting to run outside.  I subbed the strength/crossfit workout that I skipped yesterday.  We have a small gym area in our basement.  It consists of a bench, dumbbells from 10# to 50#, a pullup bar (with homemade rings attached), and a couple of pieces of carpet for doing situps & whatnot on.

Strength

Overhead press (using dumbbells)
5 @ 40% = 20#
5 @ 50% = 30#
5 @ 60% = 40#

WOD

10 thrusters (30# or 2x15# dumbbells)
5 dumbbell snatches each hand (15#)

5:42

Friday, April 6, 2012

04/05/2012 jogging

Same as the other day, in so many ways.  Forgot to put this in for yesterday, same workout bluh bluh bluh.

5 minute warm-up
alternate 1:30 jogging at 5mph and 2 minutes walking at 3 mph x6

I forgot to bring my belly support and went without.  My lower belly is sore today and hurts when I move, not terribly, but I notice.  Then I also realized that I worked out 4 days in a row, and I couldn't tell you when I was last able to do that!  I also think it contributes to my soreness, so I'm taking today off and will pick back up tomorrowish if I'm feeling good.