Wednesday's Wod and thoughts about food....
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Couldn't get my hiney out of the bed this morning. So I arrived at GSX a little later than normal. Did a quick:
20lb weighted ring pushups:
5,7,5,7,7
These are getting easier!
Then joined the 8:30 class for:
7 rounds of:
5 Sumo Deadlift High pulls
5 Power Cleans
5 Pushjerks
at 75lbs
Time: 6:16.
Skinned my neck a little. I'm sure that looks attractive.
Ok, so picked up the book "Naturally Thin" by Bethenney Frankel who you may have seen on "The Real Housewives of NYC". Yeah, yeah laugh it up. But, I was curious as to what she had to say about food. She's pretty antidiet and well, she's thin. Having been on a diet for the last 15 years to say I am really tired of dieting is... well, it's a major understatement. I want to one of seemingly effortlessly thin people damn it! Well, I'm a couple of chapters in a this point and it's making we wonder about a lot of things concerning food. Mainly, I am questioning my constant counting and calculating and eating based on what I should be eating and eating. Wouldn't it be nice to go back to the days when you just ate what you wanted. You stopped when you were ready to and you didn't obsess over every detail. I swear I did this once many many years ago. I wasn't scrawny but I was probably about the same weight I am now... with a lot less anxiety and fear regarding food. So, that' all I've got for now... I'll keep you updated as I work my way through the book.
Really? My legs are still sore!
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So, I just did a 3 mile easy run in the afternoon and then went to visit Chuck at GSX. He's spending a ton of time of there helping to get GSX ready for the regional.
Monday 5/17/10-ouch
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Bench:
85lbsx5, 95lbsx5, 105lbsX4, 105x5
5 rounds:
15 1 pood swings
outside rope climb (It's important-it's taller than the one inside ;-) although I was too scared to go all the way to the top! LOL!)
10 pushups
70 meter run
Then rest. No sprints that afternoon. WAY too sore.
Update! Long time no blog.
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So, I'm trying out some new training lately and some new nutrition strategies (mainly just more calories). Seems I have been chronically undereating for...years. I knew this already and while it may not LOOK like I undereat apprently that's why my body clings to body fat for dear life.
So, the new strategy looks like this:
Monday:
AM:
Resistance training
Bench press at 60% of body weight.
3 sets. Max reps for each set.
Metabolic Conditioning workout: These workouts will contain strength, power lifting, and Olympic lifting, agility and speed work as well as plyometric moves to build power, strength, and to enhance metabolic condition and facilitate added caloric expenditure directly and through EPOC. These will be chosen from a pool of movements listed below. Each varies in reps, weight used, and time taken to complete the workout (i.e. an undulating model).
Movements:
Monday:
AM:
Bench Press
5 sets for 3-5 reps of 80-90% of max
Metabolic Conditioning workout: These workouts will contain strength, power lifting, and Olympic lifting, agility and speed work as well as plyometric moves to build power, strength, and to enhance metabolic condition and facilitate added caloric expenditure directly and through EPOC. These will be chosen from a pool of workouts listed below. Each varies in reps, weight used, and time taken to complete the workout (i.e. an undulating model).
PM: Sprint work if none included in AM workout.
Tuesday:
Recovery work: 3-4 mile jog, stretching (yoga if I have the time and moolah)
Routine practice, stretching (Not this year. But next’s years plan will include this).
Wednesday:
Weighted ring dips
5 sets of max reps with a 20lb weighted vest. Increase weight when greater than 10 reps can be completed.
Metabolic Conditioning workout as described above.
PM: Sprint work if none included in AM workout.
Thursday:
Rest/Yoga
Friday:
Strength training:
Press or Push press:
5 sets for 3-5 reps of 80-90% of max
Metabolic conditioning as described above.
PM: Rest in anticipation of Saturday’s longer workout.
Saturday:
Team training: Obstacle course work plus a variety of metabolic conditioning and skill specific training. This is programmed by a trainer and I don’t have any control over what I’ll be doing when I go. However, it works well with the undulating program I do during the week.
"Get in shape girl!"
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Today's workout:
30 minutes of globo cardio (I don't want to hear it!)
Then:
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.
My impression: I suck at front lever work.
Then I was waiting around the gym for the guys to finish and for some reason remembered the workout stuff I had when I was probably 6 or 7 years old. It involved a ballet bar, gymnstics ribbons, some hand weights, a visor, and I even had arm bands and leg warmers. The little kit was called "Get in shape girl!" and I think this may have kicked off my obsession with working out.
Here's the old commercials:
Happy Birthay to Meeeeeeee!!!!!!
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I love you guys. Everyone who wished me a happy birthday and knows how hard I've been working the last few weeks, thank you for the encouragement and the support.
Mike and Kristy thank you for the bottle of wine. You guys are the best. Love, love, love you both.
Chuck, well words just can't explain it all...
Mom and Dad, thank you so much for everything. I'm almost a big girl. One more year.
Oh and hears to looking better at 30 than I ever did at 20.
Kristy and Nessa are HOT!
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But if this ever happens... nuh uh...
Thursday a Friday got derailed. I had to work two very long (13 hour) days spent on my feet the whole time. The work was unplanned but when the opportunity arises I have to take it because working out doesn't pay the bills (how I wish it did!). I thought Saturday was going to be an awesome day to workout given my rest days but my body had other plans. I was going to do "Eva" which is 5 rounds of 800 meter run, 30 1.5 pood swings, 30 pullups. Well, one round in and I felt like I couldn't breathe, my legs were made of lead, Iwas nauseated, and felt just plain weird. I'm still not sure what was (and still is) going on. I stopped drinking Coke Zeros this week and tried to avoid anything with artificial sweeteners and drank more coffee than is good for any human being while I was at work...and minimal water. So, I think I was definitely dehydrated. But, I'm still feeling weird today. Hopefully, this will pass by tomorrow.
Oh....and I got a HSPU! Yeah! Finally! It's kipped and I can only do like one at a time but still! I got it!
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