Date with Cindy

For a special treat we did things a little different at Prevail. We threw 5 named WODS into a hat and the last person to show up to class was the bearer of bad news. They got to draw the named WOD that class would do. The 5 names were "Chelsea", "Kelly" with rowing instead of running, "Jackie", "Cindy", and "Barbara". Luckily no one picked Kelly, and lucky for me because there's no way my lungs would've handled that. Two classes enjoyed Jackie, two more enjoyed Barbara, and my class got to tackle Cindy.

Cindy was definitely the one I was rooting for, since I figured it would be the least difficult for me with still being sick. So here's how it went:

CINDY
20:00 AMRAP
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Air Squats
15 rounds!!!!

I vividly remember the last time I did this at Fire. Tommy Mo came in to 'observe' during the class I was in and I remember him yelling at me for my push-ups and that I was snaking too much and weren't legit. I got 11 rounds + 28 reps with those bad push-ups.

This time I was determined to focus on my push-ups and make every rep count! Even though Tommy wasn't physically present....he was still there. haha.

I got through the first 3 rounds and felt great. My pull-ups were all unbroken, so at that point I made it a goal that no matter how many rounds I completed, I was going to do ALL my pull-ups unbroken. And I did just that!! This is a HUGE accomplisment for me. I think I've finally pushed through the mental block that I can only do 2-4 at a time when I get back to that bar. Chris said the height on them were great too and the best pull-ups he's seen me do in well...a year and a half! :)

First 2 rounds of push-ups were unbroken and felt great, but could tell those were going to disappear quickly. Every rounds the push-ups got more and more difficult. I would try and get at least 3-5 the first set every round, then it was 1's, 2's or 3's the rest of the sets. BUT, I made sure to keep my body rigid, not let me thighs touch the ground, and not snake it up. Tommy Mo, you would be proud of those push-ups! :)

Squats were the easy part of the wod, actually the pull-ups may have been equally as easy this time around. Because by the time I got to my squats, my quads were so tired from staying so tight and rigid on the push-ups. Pretty sure that's what gives out before my arms. ha. But all rounds of squats were smooth sailing, a nice steady pace and all unbroken.

Needless to say, I PR'd by just over 3 rounds since September. And this is while I'm sick and haven't woded in a week! So if I'm healthy I think I could get close to 17. Definitely the type of day I needed to lift my spirits!