Two good days in a row. CrossFit Total. Max weight in back squat, press and deadlift. Went well. Completed sets to warm up in this manner using percentages of desired max weight. Of course I went for a reasonable set of numbers.
8/50%
5/60%
3/70%
1/80%
1/90%
1/100%
No general warm up, got under the bar.
bs: 450 questionable depth in my opinion. I completed a solid 435lb 2 minutes early so I prefer to feel good about that and try the 450lb agin next time. Humility:)
Tomorrow is Turkish Get Ups. I need to drill the Oly's and DU's! Lovin the MaxFit programming!!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Day 1: 12/14/2009
So my training for the crossfit sectionals has begun. It was an interesting wod to say the least. Inverted hangs and ring pushups. Slow and controlled. I am not the type to journal, diary or blog, but here I am. I think it's a little self centered and I've never been accused of being narcissistic. So... Whatever, here it goes.
I'm 34yo and I haven't worked hard in the gym for a specific event in a long time. I've really just tried to maintain a level of fitness to look and feel good while maintaining enough capacity to keep up with the young athletes i work with.
When I decided to take a shot at the crossfit regionals last year, it was simply to get back into shape and to feel normal again. I had just celebrated one year of being free from cancer and I felt more than anything, i just needed to be me again. I felt so good just to be at GSX with all those hard working and talented athletes. I finished around 23rd out of 135-145 total or something. I didn't care really. This year, for some reason, I feel like I have something to prove. Not sure what that is. I have accomplished so much that I've set my mind to. No one doubts me, no one who knows me. So what's eating at me?
Maybe I still feel like I'm vulnerable because of the cancer and the better conditioned I get, the healthier I live, maybe the greater chance I have to continue living the life I dreamed of as a kid. Yeah, that's right, I am currently living that life. SO why the hell do I feel like I have anything to prove? Hope I figure it out in the next 90 days!
The plan will be to:
1. Nutrition
Paleo with GOMAD whole for month one.
Paleo with GOMAD skim for month two.
Paleo for final month.
Very little alcohol
some egg nog lol
2. WODs
will alternate crossfit.com, crossfit football and MaxFitUSA.
3. Supplements
Yeah, I will be taking some basics.
Multi
Anti oxidant
Omega's
Creatine
not a long list and nothing stupid or illegal.
TEST ME! HA
Complete five rounds of:
On the rings, lower from an inverted hang, slowly, with straight body and arms, 7 reps
15 Ring Push-ups
Move SLOWLY and methodically attempting perfect execution. Ideally this is done with two pairs of rings - one pair hung app. 8' off the ground and the second 4" off the ground.
Took about 15-20 minutes. Chose not to even time it in order to practice this new movement.
I'm 34yo and I haven't worked hard in the gym for a specific event in a long time. I've really just tried to maintain a level of fitness to look and feel good while maintaining enough capacity to keep up with the young athletes i work with.
When I decided to take a shot at the crossfit regionals last year, it was simply to get back into shape and to feel normal again. I had just celebrated one year of being free from cancer and I felt more than anything, i just needed to be me again. I felt so good just to be at GSX with all those hard working and talented athletes. I finished around 23rd out of 135-145 total or something. I didn't care really. This year, for some reason, I feel like I have something to prove. Not sure what that is. I have accomplished so much that I've set my mind to. No one doubts me, no one who knows me. So what's eating at me?
Maybe I still feel like I'm vulnerable because of the cancer and the better conditioned I get, the healthier I live, maybe the greater chance I have to continue living the life I dreamed of as a kid. Yeah, that's right, I am currently living that life. SO why the hell do I feel like I have anything to prove? Hope I figure it out in the next 90 days!
The plan will be to:
1. Nutrition
Paleo with GOMAD whole for month one.
Paleo with GOMAD skim for month two.
Paleo for final month.
Very little alcohol
some egg nog lol
2. WODs
will alternate crossfit.com, crossfit football and MaxFitUSA.
3. Supplements
Yeah, I will be taking some basics.
Multi
Anti oxidant
Omega's
Creatine
not a long list and nothing stupid or illegal.
TEST ME! HA
Complete five rounds of:
On the rings, lower from an inverted hang, slowly, with straight body and arms, 7 reps
15 Ring Push-ups
Move SLOWLY and methodically attempting perfect execution. Ideally this is done with two pairs of rings - one pair hung app. 8' off the ground and the second 4" off the ground.
Took about 15-20 minutes. Chose not to even time it in order to practice this new movement.
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