WODs & Well-Being

May 11, 2013 Its not easy to not get discouraged when you are not yet able do something you really want to do... notice I did not say CANT... I was taught at  very young age that if I want something that is difficult for me to achieve I just have to work harder to get it. With time, patience and confidence I will hit my goals. Never, ever, ever, quit. WARMUP: Open Gym Warmup SKILL: MU Work .

March 23, 2013 I woke up this morning thinking... "my legs are FRIED." In addition to that I have been constantly thinking about how poor my double under performance was on Thursday and that there was absolutely no reason why I should not have a better split time than I did on. In fact, I have been pretty stressed about this workout since it was released. I knew for sure that my time would be better than last year, but I am just not confident at all in my double unders and that takes a huge toll on my mindset. After my horrid performance at the Love em or Leave em with the double unders and than my 4 minute frustration session Thursday today had the potential to be a disaster. My legs were all jacked up, but as I started moving I had a feeling they would loosen up. However, in my head I was just so nervous about the stress I was putting on myself and the expectations I had on myself... it was enough to make me sick. Here is where the far above average coaching we are so l...

March 21, 2013 Ahhhhh, well. I guess with the addition of thousands of crossfitters and crossfit boxes around the world it was bound to happen. With the announcement of 13.3 you could almost hear the great big "sigh" of everyone competing. What is it? Well you could just look up last years Open 12.4 and you would find out. Thats right! It was the "repeat" WOD of 2013. It happened last year and "we" (those who competed in the open last year) were all waiting to see which one was going to come back from the archives. Maybe some thought that the combination WOD 13.1 was going to cover the repeat since it was actually a combination of 12.1 and 12.2... but nope. What killed me was reading all the posts on FB (and the like), from CrossFitters world wide complaining that there was no "creativity" in repeating a WOD. That the "constantly varied" motto of crossfit was being put to shame with this workout. Really people?! What kind of a cross...

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,...

October 27, 2012 I dont know if this is a "problem" or if its a good thing... but I just cant say no to a challenge! Hubs and I were on our way to the gym this morning and we were talking about what we were going to do. I had said that I wasnt really interested in doing the WOW, so I thought I would work on some skills... still unclear of what I wanted we arrived at the gym and were ready to get moving. I started to warm up and was approached by one of my fine CFW Ladies... she says "want to do the WOW with me" and I respond "no." She was getting warmup up and fired up for it, and as I am familiar with, wanted some company. The next thing you know she asks JM if she wanted in and she accepted. Well... they only had to look at me the right way (ok they just had to look at me any way) and I was in. Before I knew it I was setting up my weights getting ready to start a pretty grueling WOW. I was happy I did it... it was a lot of work, a challenge for ...

**Had to post some of the few dates I missed back in June/July for my archive** July 16, 2012 WARMUP: 400m Run 3 Rounds - 5 Pushups - 10 Ring Rows - 15 Air Squats 400m Run Group:Clean WOD: Masters WOD - Row 1K - 30 Cleans (65) (Row 3:30, 5:56 total Rx) SKILL/STRENGTH - MU Transitions 5 X 5 From Floor - Rope Climbs 3 X 3 . 

August 16, 2012 Saw this on the book of faces today and thought it was a perfect post for today! WARMUP: 3 Rounds - 10 Step Ups - 10 Hollow Rocks - 10 Grasshopper - 10 Shoulder Opener - 10 PVC Good Morning SKILL/STRENGTH - Deadlift 5-3-1+ (Wendler Cycle 3, Week 3 - Based off 300lb 1RM) 200 (5), 225 (3), 250 (4) - Clean Practice 35lbs - High Hang 3 X 5             Hang 3 X 5             Clean 3 X 5 65lbs - High Hang 3 X 5             Hang 3 X 5             Clean 3 X 5 - Snatch Balance 65lbs 5 X 5 - Dead Hang Pullups X5 - MU Transitions with Bands (blue and green) X5 .

August 13, 2012   This is one of the most important "lessons" I learned at the beginning of my "Adventures in CrossFitting." Now, even this far into my training and experiences, I still have moments where I battle with that little voice. I have learned to kick it way to the back of my brain and the second it starts so surface I push it right back down with every positive thought possible.That thought has no space in my mind. As a "noobie" at the gym I can totally understand the feeling of having no idea how I was going to keep up with the workouts, how I was going to keep getting out of bed, wondering if I was never going to be able to walk without my legs killing all day long... all these things running through my head. One thing was for sure. I was going to do what I had set out to do and there was no question about that. The results did not come overnight and I know I am not finished yet, but if I had given into the voice, the thought that I...

August 11, 2012 Wow, I feel like I have been writing a lot about being “down” and picking yourself back up. Not sure whats going on here, but I am going to run with it because it seems to be flowing pretty freely and when that happens sometimes I get what I need to say off my chest without even knowing. Today was one of those days where I had a lot of energy to get out and had the perfect mode to get it out with… you guessed it CROSSFIT! The week was pretty crazy and I was all for a little time with some girlfriends at the bar for a drink on my way home from work. I don’t typically do that, but it was Josh’s birthday and I wanted to have one for him! So I did. Felt nice to be out with some friends talking and having a good time. I knew we had a lot going on Saturday, nothing too stressful but I was glad to have just two beers than head home to watch a little TV and get a good nights sleep! I really needed it. Today was one of those days that I looked forward to the WOD know...

July 28, 2012 Today was another prime example of why I love my gym, wny CrossFit Wachusett has made such an impact on my life. Hubs and I slept in a little bit and got to the gym around 9:30-10:00, we were ready for our make up WOD that we both missed on our skill day on Thursday. There was great energy already pumping through the place and it just made me that much more excited to WOD. ML and JM were also doing Thursdays WOD, but were already warmed up so while Hubs and I did I warmup we were able to cheer on and encourage them to work through to the very end of the 10 minute AMRAP. As I said, the energy was so high we were all yelling and pushing. It was great! Hubs and I had our opportunity to tackle the WOD next and ML and JM stayed right in the gym with us to do the same for us that we did for them. We worked hard and kept pushing through the whole workout. Its amazing how it feels to have someone tell you to get moving and get back on the bar... or back to whatever you are wo...

November 18, 2011 24 DAYS OF THANKS #18 - I am thankful for my faith. That I have an understanding (whether its "right" or not, its my own understanding) of life and death. Not that I have it all figured out, and I dont question it every not and again. Unfortunately I have been tested over and over in my short 31 years with the question of why someone was taken to soon in life, while on the other side reminded of the blessing of new life as my friends and family have babies. Why things happen the way they do and who determines the outcome. I am thankful that I was raised with a strong faith and hold my beliefs close to my heart. It must be 12:00am, for some reason between 12:00 and 1:00am I have the hardest time sleeping. Up and down, awake asleep... than it throws my whole night off. Happened again last night. Not sure whats causing it, but once I am up... thats it for the night. I toss and turn until the alarm goes off at 4:45. Today... I just didnt fight it, got right...

October 4, 2011 This mornings workout was fantastic and really would have NEVER been able to happen at the garage... let me give you three reasons. One, you need 50' for travel distance. While we would have been  ok down the driveway, if there were more than two people WODing together there would have been a problem, especially if there was a car parked in the driveway. Two, because the people across the street (and even more so P&T who sleep above the garage) would have gone bonkers at 5:30 in the morning with T and I dropping 75lbs and 95lbs a million times while clean and pressing... and most importantly... Three, because it was POURING rain! Ahhh the joy of being indoors, and the new gym is still exciting to walk into every morning. I woke up to the rain last night. Usually... 99.9 percent of the time actually, I am not a fan of the rain. I am terrified (yes, I am almost 31 and I am still terrified) of thunder and lightning. But l...

October 3, 2011 I am going to start by saying that ther is nothing in the world like sleeping in your own bed. No matter how long you go away or where you sleep, there is something about coming home and crawling into your own bed for that first night back. Now, I dont sleep much as it is. On a good night I head to bed at 9:00pm, which means I dont really get in bed and asleep till 9:30 at the earliest... and my alarm goes off at 4:45am, so thats a little over 7 hours of sleep. There are nights I make it a point to get to bed so I can sleep at 9, but there are also nights I dont get upstairs till after 10:00, those are the harder mornings. Last night after blogging I said to Hubs, I am off to bed... it was 9:00. It had been a long and emotional day and I was out like a light within 15 minutes of hitting the pillow (around 9:45). After our "interesting" hotel stay my bed felt like a cloud. I slept straight through the night and woke up with no problem when the a...