December 2011
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2011 in memories...
2011 was a big year for me… really big… moving (literally) half way around the world by my self big… and it was awesome for so many reasons both before and after the move… to capture some of it… -completed my first half marathon - 13.1km in 2:25ish which was right on pace with my goal (win!), also ran a 15km race and the 10km sun run (pretty good for someone who...
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What 2011 has taught me...
Things 2011 has taught me… -you cannot predict where you will be one year from now - sometimes even your wildest dreams don’t come close to guessing -it’s better to speak your mind than hold back out of fear - we need to risk our hearts to find what we truly deserve and -that which scares us the most matters most -sometimes you just need to ask for what you want - the worst...
Race Epic
loularue:
I will be running with the lovely Jac (my-intention-is-happiness) at 8am on New Years Day. My mum was against the idea of me running outside at midnight, so I adjusted accordingly. I’m going out tonight to ring in 2012 with my two amazing friends, driving myself home after an evening of sobriety and will get up to complete my first run of 2012, my first run with my new garmin and my...
12/28 - Christmas WOD #3 and #4
As a note - 39 degree (102 F) weather is not conducive to working out without air-conditioning so I waited out the day as much as I could and got these two done at 6:30pm on my front porch - life is good. Made up yesterday’s WOD along with today WOD (12/27) Max push-ups for 2 mins 1 min rest Max sit-ups for 2 mins 1 min rest Max squats for 2 mins 1 min rest Max burpees for 2...
“Sometimes I think we waste our words and we waste our moments, and we don’t take...”
– One Tree Hill (via eletheowl
)
12/26 - Christmas WOD #2
WOD: 30-25-20-15-10-5 Cockroaches Mountain climbers 4:45 After yesterdays killer leg workout this one hurt just a little but managed to get it done - on my front porch no less. Loving this ‘anywhere/anytime’ WODs. Makes you realize that there is no valid excuse to not work out… there’s always time wherever you are! Meant to get some burpees done today but with the...
coldcaveat:
I miss waking up next to someone.
This!
12/25 - Christmas WOD... new tradition
Our box - Cooee Crossfit - is awesome enough to post daily WODs for us to do on our holidays and today was the first one… it was a good one. WOD 4 rounds - 25 lunges (with hands above head) 50 squats 10:58 This hurt… my quads were pretty much done by the time I finished… it was however really awesome to head to the park in the sunshine and do a workout - it feels right...
12/24 - 12 Days of Christmas
Xmas Eve WOD On the 12th Day of Christmas Cooee CrossFit brought to me… (drawn out of the hat, care of Lily) One mountain climb Two air squats Three double-unders Four sit-ups Five walking lunges Six toes to bar Seven cockroaches Eight pistols Nine weighted get-ups Ten (one) 200m run Eleven box jumps Twelve box dips … work your way through, just like the song “On The 12th Day of...
Catching up... 12/23 - DU's and squats...
Catching up on the last 3 days of WODs… hopefully the spamming of your dashboard inspires you to sneak in a little WOD this Christmas…
Was nice to have today off work to get in a WOD that wasn’t super early… 9:30 is a wicked time and more relaxed that the other time slots (people don’t typically need to rush off - except if they have Christmas shopping left to...
Female Bloggers That Lift Heavy Weights
thespartanwarrior:
I want to follow you and your blog because not only are you doing right, but you are all badasses in my book.
Where are you?
*Raises hand* over here, pick me… ;)
12/21
WOD 400m run 3-6-9-12-9-6-3 sit-ups/push-ups 400m run 3-6-9-12-9-6-3 pull-ups/air squats 400m run 14:06 (knees, orange) This was hard… I have no sprinting ability to the runs take a lot out of me and I typically only have one speed for anything 200m or greater. Need to work on sprint repeats! It was good however because I had Sharon on the first two runs to pace with - we push...
12/20 - Lung Burner
WOD #1 3-3-3-3-3 push press 18-28-33-35.5-36.5 (PR) This was fun and 8.5kg higher than my previous PR! I did something weird however on the last lift that tightened up everything in my traps which is still sore today even with rolling and stretching and heating. Ouch! WOD #2 600m run/row 21 box jumps (20/24″) 21 burpees 400m run/row 15 box jumps 15 burpees 200m run/row 9 box jumps ...
Things your co-workers will not understand and...
femme-enforme:
The need to file/trim your calluses, blisters and skin tears at your desk, perhaps while on a conference call or conversing with said co-worker(s)
Obsessive hydration
The giant lunch box filled with individually packed items which are eaten on a schedule and in order throughout the day
The ever-present gym bag (“If I leave it in my car, my clothes will get cold”)
The...
12/19... KB's and DU's and Burpees oh my!
Warm-up Pretty standard warm up but today Match had us using a band under our feet to walk sideways across the box, pushing against it with the leading foot and resisting it to slowly move your trailing foot together again - glut KILLER - no joke - both sides, both ways and this was just the warm-up… WOD #1 10-10-10-10 Deadlift 30-40-50-55 This was deceiving - the weight felt good...
“I really enjoy spending time with you, even if we’re just going to be sitting...”
– (via raindropsonredroses)
in progress...
It’s not about the grand gestures - it’s about the million different little things - silly jokes and paper hearts, bbq’s… a shared look - staring into the others eyes with a sense of calm recognition that there is nowhere else you’d rather be. Together. It’s equally about him remembering to ask about your parents as it is about forgetting where you keep...
12/15 - Tabata's...
WOD #1 400m KB farmers carry – 5 KB push-up penalty every time you put it down 16kg (didn’t put them down at all) This one became a purely mental test of strength by the end - there was a 5 pushup penalty to be done immediately upon putting the KB’s down… I didn’t want to do this as I was sure I wouldn’t pick them up again. At the start I would alternate...
12/14
WOD 5 rounds - 4 hanging squat cleans (35/50kg) 8 pistols 12 pull-ups 12:59 (28kg squat cleans, orange band for pistols and pull-ups*) This was a fun WOD though my hands started to pay the price… I was excited about the pull-ups as just the day before I’d linked my first two unassisted pull-ups. The initial goal was to try and get the first 6 of the WOD unassisted but after...
12/13
WOD #1 5-5-5-5-5 front squat 30-40-45 Only did three rounds as I was struggling to keep my elbows high with my sore shoulders and didn’t want to push it. I did another set of 3 reps as well at 40kg with my heels on two 5kg plates which made a huge difference to the feel (better)… I can see the benefit of oly lifting shoes for sure - especially compared to my nike frees...
“Unless it’s mad, passionate, extraordinary love, it’s a waste of your time....”
– Dream of an Insomniac (via believour)
Promo Time!!!
pictureperfectbodywerkit:
First 40 to reblog will get a promo
they will be in to sets 20 each
must be following me (i will check)
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12/12 - "Isabel"
Benchmark WOD: “Isabel” 30 snatches for time (45/60kg) 3:55 (28kg) Was a little scared of this one when I saw it on the board as I don’t have much practice doing snatches and it’s a little intimidating throwing a heavy weight straight overhead. I also recalled doing “Grace” last week (“Isabel’s” sister) and how hard that was on my shoulders. I...
