Tuesday April 14, 2009: Sleep 6 hrs, no nap
WOD: 3 Rounds of
4 Handstand push-ups
8 Chest-to-bar pull-ups
12 Deadlifts, 135lbs
16 Box Jumps, 20" box
Time: 5:07
I have been contemplating over whether or not I should go to the CrossFit regionals located in Ohio in mid-May. I would obviously love to compete with other CrossFitters. However, with my husband and I both young grads and trying to get two business up and running (Stay Active Clinic and the CrossFit box) the budget is a little tight. However, one of our partners with CrossFit Asheville has been trying to convince me to go. So, Tuesday we had a deal breaker...
There was a video posted in the CrossFit Journal recently with the women's winners from the past two years and two other girls from Ohio all going head to head at the work-out listed above. Of the 4 girls their times were 5:14, 5:51, 6;23 and 6:27. The top two times were of the two previous winners so I agreed to do the same work-out as the girls in the video and if I could break 6 minutes then I would go. There is such constant variation in the work-outs that it is difficult to tell how one would do in advance. Long story short I did it last night and to my own surprise finished in 5:07. (See above video...and my apologies for the amateur camera man. He meant well, but forgot that you can't simply rotate various portions of the video [at least I don't know how to!] as you can with the photos)
Today I officially registered. One month to pump up the training intensity a bit...mostly hit some big weights especially with squatting, get more rest, eat well, etc. Most of all I want to go in relaxed and just have as much fun as possible. It is going to be completely different from anything I've EVER done.
What will I have to do there??
There will be three events on Saturday announced and one final event Sunday. The work-outs for Saturday will be announced May 1st and Sunday's work-out is announced on Saturday. The whole idea of the CrossFit Games is to determine the best all around athlete as CrossFit itself is described as, "the sport of fitness". Thus, they don't allow people to know too far in advance to avoid skill specific training.
Wednesday April 15, 2009: Sleep 6hrs, 20 minute pm period of shut eye. Didn't really fall asleep but felt better after.
Strength/skill work:
5 x 45lbs, 65, 80, 85, 90, 95, 95lbs
100 x2, 100x 1, 105x1
Muscle-up practice. I did my first muscle up back in Feb the first week we opened Stay Active CrossFit. I've been bad about working them very often these days especially because we were without pull-up bars to hang them from for the past 3 weeks while we moved the pull-up system during our merger with CrossFit Asheville. However, they are now up and I have no excuse not to get on them! I felt good today hitting them and even was able to string two together without coming down from the rings for the first time.
Feeling tired today. Definitely need get more sleep somehow. We close the gym at 9pm and reopen at either 6am (M/W/F) or 7am (T/R). That's makes it very challenging to get home, take care of the dogs, cook food for the next day and get a full night of sleep. Going to have to really maximize on afternoon naps.
Impressive stuff!
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