It's an Early Christmas!

Height: 5'5.75"
Weight 122.8 lbs


For Christmas Casey bought me a spin bike. On Friday morning he woke me up and brought me downstairs to find it completely assembled and told me I can start using it at anytime. Today I wheeled it into the garage and enjoyed a good 40 minute stationary ride and I LOVED it! Thanks Baby!

Filthy Fifty

"Filthy Fifty"

For Time:

50 of each

Box Jumps
Jumping Pull-ups
Kettle Bell Swings- 1 pood (36#)
Walking lunge (50 each side)
Knees to Elbows
Push Press 45# bar
GHD Back Extension
Wall Balls (20/12)
Burpees
Double -Unders

My workout with Alterations

50 of each:

Box Jumps (18 in box)
Jumping Pull-ups
Kettle Bell Swings- 25# Weight
Walking lunge (50 each side)
Knees to Elbows
Push Press- 10x45# bar, 20x40# bar, 20x30# bar
(dry-heaves begin, hahahaha)
Back Extension
Wall Balls- 12 lb ball
Jump-Rope 2 min

Time: 56 min

This was very intense. It was my 3rd time extreme dry-heaving during a workout. If I had more food in my stomach I'm sure it would have made a reappearance. Thankfully I made it to the restroom before it began and was able to get back to my workout right after but this added time. I didn't even attempt the burpees. If I were home I would have gone for it but if I puked in public/my place of work, I'd never live it down.

I'm going to use this workout as a benchmark. I'll try it again in about a month or so to see if and where I have improved. I would like to complete the full WOD before I focus on time. Also, note to self, bring your speed rope!!!!

Crossfit E3 WOD

It has been a while since I've blogged. I could spout a million excuses but because I have all of 2 followers whom may or may not read my blog, I feel no explanation is needed.

WOD from CrossFit E3 in Eagle, ID:

4 rounds for time:

Pull-ups 5-10-20-40
Air Squats 10-20-40-80
Double-Unders 15-30-60-80
Abmat Sit-ups 20-40-80-160

I did this from my gym (Gold's Gym). Due to lack of equipment I had to make the following adjustments:

Pull-ups done with 80 lb assist (yeah, like I can do 75 pull-ups on my own)
No speed rope (plastic beaded rope) so I doubled the number of double-unders and did speed jumps for 30-60-120-160. This clearly was an easier option so I think I am going to hide a speed rope in my desk :)

This was still a good WOD and provided a good challenge and took a not-s-impressive 40- although I can't say I was really pushing through it. The 300 abmat sit-ups were especially difficult. I will be sore in 2 days for sure!

Thank you CrossFit E3!

Where it all Began

I want to give a little background of where my love for exercise came from. In school I was not athletic at all. I was on the high school golf team for 3 years and was pretty scrawny growing up. I was good at dodge ball only because I was terrified of getting hit so avoiding the flying red and yellow balls was no challenge. Throwing them at my opponents, however, was a different story. Even badminton proved to be difficult. It wasn’t until my senior year of high school that I fully understood the benefits for physical activity and healthy eating. My vocational class choices were always extra English and math courses. Photography, ceramics, and leadership never took my interest. However, after taking all English courses available and giving up on being a math whiz, I was left no choice but to take a full year of P.E. for half day, every day.
Things at home were rough. I am the youngest of four and my sisters were no longer around. My parents both worked and were struggling through their marriage. Without too much detail, for two years I was invisible. At least at 17 years old, I felt so and I didn't like going home. It was often empty or tense so I chose other outlets to fill my time. One of them was to work out in the high school gym or run the bleachers and trails everyday after school. Soon it was for 2 hours during and 2 after each school day. It made me feel good and in control.
That was 10 years ago. 1 marriage and 2 kids later, I still enjoy that same clean feeling that exercise offers me. I'm certainly not the same size I was in high school (who is or wants to be?) nor do I have that kind of time to invest in it, but I love to work out. At times I still use it as an escape when life throws me lemons. I will forever be grateful for my body and for the ability to do something I love so much.

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weight 127.7

"300"

For time:

50 Box Jumps 18 inches
50 Toe push-ups
50 Deadlifts 65#
50 Floor Sweeps 30#
50 Bench Press 45#
25x2 Dumbbell Clean and Press 15#

Time 21'27"

Ran Hill 3 times

Today was the first day I threw up after a crossfit workout. I guess it means it was good!!!

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3 Rounds:

30 Double Unders
30 reps Bench Press 45#
30 reps Dead Lift 45#
30 reps Bent Over Rows 45#

3 Rounds:
(With 20lb Weight Vest)

Sprint Hill
30 Sit-ups

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Weight 127.3lbs


50-40-30-20-10

Double-Unders
Butterfly Abmat situps