WODs & Well-Being

February 2, 2013 I have been very happy with the new Saturday format. After talking to M and K I have decided to attend both the Oly class as well as the skill/WOD following. I typically spend a few hours there anyway when I can, so this way I have a program for the whole time. Plus, more often than not, the WOD and skill is based around something I need working on (cough cough... everything... cough cough). Snatches were feeling good during the start of the Oly hour. I have been really focused on my form and fee that even though I havent been able to stick my previous PR of 125lbs agian, I have certainly been more comfortable getting up there close to it. My clean and jerks have also been benefiting from this work as well. Of course in conjunction with the few Thursdays in a row that I was working on full squat cleans from the boxes as well as the first pull off the floor. Last week I was amazed when I got up to 185bs... and today I got under 195lbs! I shocked myself that I actu...

November 10, 2012 22 Days of Thanks 2012 - Day 10 I am thankful for date night... ... and I will leave the details to your imagination! WARMUP: Row 500m 3 Rounds - 10 Squats - 10 Pushups - 10 Shoulder Openers Row 500m WOD: "Morrison" 50-40-30-20-10 for time - Wall Balls (14) - Box Jumps (20) - KB Swings (1pd) (25:20 Rx) SKILL/STRENGTH Butterfly Pullup Work .

November 8, 2012 22 Days of Thanks 2012 - Day 8 I am thankful for heat and electricity. We often take for granted things we have... and when we dont have it, we realize how hard life is. In lieu of our recent storm I have been thinking so much of those who were hit hard and are still suffering the aftermath of Sandy. I have friends with no power, still... 10 days after the storm. Slowly watching their FB status updates popping up, so very thankful that their power has been restored and they can take a hot shower... or go back to their house that they had to leave while there was no power. This storm did not his us out where we live to badly, however I was terribly disturbed by the FB posts asking "where the storm was" and saying things such as "is that all you've got mother nature." Seeing these angered me, knowing I have friends and family... and friends who have families... who were slammed with this storm. Some lost more than just heat and electricity,...

September 1, 2012 Here we go!! If you have it, keep it... if you are working on it... work harder and if you dont have it yet... there is no better time than now! I have been so inspired lately with the Garage Games coming up to continue to work hard, stay focused and really push myself to be the best that I can be. I am not one to typically give excuses, skip workouts our half ass my workouts, but being a part of this competition with so many great athletes has really made me step up my mind game. Hubs and I are continuing our sugar detox and paleo chalenge and both are feeling really good. Our head are up and our minds are determined to be the best that we can be. A week from today 10 of us from CFW will represent at  Garage Games!! This week I didnt get much of a rest day, or even an active recovery day because I wanted to test out the running WOD on Thursday night. I took advantage of today at the gym and just did my deadlift that I missed Thursday (to keep up with my...

August 30, 2012 I was feeling pretty nostalgic yesterday and decided to look back at some of my old posts. I am so happy that I started writing as soon as I started crossfit. Not only is it nice to go back and be able to see my weights and times of previous workouts, but I also can really go back into my own mind when I wrote those posts and feel those feelings all over again. I can remember what each one of those feelings were like including every struggle and every accomplishment. Its almost like I can look back and relive what I went through and use it as fuel to keep moving forward. For every struggle I had, I had a learning experience and for every PR I had a humbling moment, its pretty cool to have a written reminder of that. Yesterday was a struggle day. I was so extremely happy with myself that I had got my ONE handstand pushup that I totally passed over the fact that I did all those squats… and the entire second WOD. I took some time to reflect on that when I got hom...