Out of Commission

So last week I was out of commission. I came down with a terrible cold. Started feeling it the morning of super bowl Sunday and it progressively got worse as the week went on. I'm just now starting to feel almost 100%. I had the terrible congestion, sinus headache, sore throat, man voice, you name it. My voice is just starting to sound normal again and I'm coughing up less and less crap. So all is starting to look well...

I'm glad it was last week that I got sick and not next week or during the next 6 weeks. With the Open coming up, I need to be healthy and get some extra sleep. I really need to find some extra time to sleep... This week has been hard getting back into working out after taking a week off. I did nothing but strength two days last week and boy did I feel lost.

This last Monday I did a WOD that was a total breather without being sick, so that was definitely hard for me to complete. And I fell to the floor gasping for air at the end of it. I felt like I was breathing through one of those tiny straws you stir your coffee with!

Anyway, I'm glad I'm starting to get better so this next week I can build up some endurance again for the Open. The next 5 weeks are going to be exhilarating and I can't wait to see what they throw at us!

On a side note, before I got sick, I totally forgot to mention/got super busy and never blogged about it. BUT I got a 115# SNATCH PR!!! Woot! It felt amazing! I got 110 not that long ago and I was eager so I took a huge jump. I knew my technique was there, just needed to lock it out, stabilize and stand it up. I had two attempts before I nailed it where I just collapsed and lost all midline stabilization. So on my third and final attempt, I made sure to keep everything tight, lock it out and stand it up! What a rush that was! I was on a high for a couple days after that! LOVE that feeling! :)