An Inconvenient Motivation

I don't know why I'm so motivated when all of a sudden I'm pregnant again. The two do not go together. I wanted to get up early, before the tot, & take the dog for a little walk/jog. I don't sleep much anyway. As it happens though, I couldn't talk my tired pregnant carcass out of bed that early. I did, however, smush the tot into his snow bibs and take him for a short, half mile-ish walk. After nap perhaps I'll let him ride his bike so I can get my jog in.

1/2 mile stroll w/tot & dog

In spite of planning for more outdoors time yesterday, it didn't happen. A haircut for the tot did, along with the longest "rinse-off" bath in history. Bath crayons really make the time fly!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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