That's all I can really say. Found out I didn't get into the nursing program. So my light I've been seeing at the end of the tunnel isn't even close to being seen anymore. My countdown I had going, is now removed from my calendar.
When I got the 92 on that test I felt great and that I had nothing to worry about. Only to find out they cut the number of people they accept from 60 to 48. WTF is up with that? And then on top of that this semester is the most applicants they've ever had, and with great test scores. They stopped at 95!!! Ninety fucking five!!! ugh.
So that Plan B my counselor asked me about a few weeks ago. The Plan B I didn't want to accept...yeah, this sucks. Guess I'll be miserable at this job for another 8+ months, that's saying if I even get into the program for next fall. So much for starting my new journey in January.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
More Oly
So I've been back and forth about starting some Outlaw training and seeing how that goes for me for strength gains. I've talked to a lot of people about it and gotten many opinions. One pitfall is the time it takes. With my schedule it's going to be hard, but I want to give it a shot. I'm hoping that Alex will stick with it as well so we can help each other out. The increase in volume is going to be hard to adjust, but they said it takes typically 3-4ish weeks. So we will see.
Barbell gymnastics:
1) 7x2 Snatch from High Boxes (above knee) - heavy but perfec - not maximal - rest 60 sec
85-85-85-95-95-105-105
2) 7x2 Clean from High Boxes (above knee) - heavy but perfec - not maximal - rest 60 sec
105-105-115-115-120-125-125
Snatch felt a little off today. A couple reps I just lost it at the bottom and fell backwards. Still need to work on engaging more at the bottom and making sure the position of the bar is correct.
Cleans felt pretty good. second rep at the first set of 125 was ugly. Took me forever to stand it up. But the last set felt like my best set.
Conditioning:
1a) 3x7 Seated DB Shoulder Press - heaviest possible, rest 30 sec
1b) 3x15 Reverse Hypers - heavy, rest 30 sec
1c) 3x20 BB Stepups 20" (front rack) - heavy, rest 30 sec
1d) 3x7 Weighted MU - rest 30 sec
1a) used 25# each arm, actually pretty tough especially after going through everything else.
1b) used the GHD so only bodyweight, might try bands next time
1c) used 55#, this was probably the worst part of it, surprisingly hard and tiring
1d) obviously don't have MU, so did 7 deadhang pull-ups with the blue band and 7 ring dips with the purple band. Definitely want it to be one of my goals to get rid of the band for ring dips.
Barbell gymnastics:
1) 7x2 Snatch from High Boxes (above knee) - heavy but perfec - not maximal - rest 60 sec
85-85-85-95-95-105-105
2) 7x2 Clean from High Boxes (above knee) - heavy but perfec - not maximal - rest 60 sec
105-105-115-115-120-125-125
Snatch felt a little off today. A couple reps I just lost it at the bottom and fell backwards. Still need to work on engaging more at the bottom and making sure the position of the bar is correct.
Cleans felt pretty good. second rep at the first set of 125 was ugly. Took me forever to stand it up. But the last set felt like my best set.
Conditioning:
1a) 3x7 Seated DB Shoulder Press - heaviest possible, rest 30 sec
1b) 3x15 Reverse Hypers - heavy, rest 30 sec
1c) 3x20 BB Stepups 20" (front rack) - heavy, rest 30 sec
1d) 3x7 Weighted MU - rest 30 sec
1a) used 25# each arm, actually pretty tough especially after going through everything else.
1b) used the GHD so only bodyweight, might try bands next time
1c) used 55#, this was probably the worst part of it, surprisingly hard and tiring
1d) obviously don't have MU, so did 7 deadhang pull-ups with the blue band and 7 ring dips with the purple band. Definitely want it to be one of my goals to get rid of the band for ring dips.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Deadlifts and Kelly
Wasn't sure if I was going to be able to workout today, but I jumped in with the 6:30 class as I was coaching.
2 Deadlifts EMOTM for 10:00 @ 75% of your 1RM. 175#
I was supposed to use 185#, but mom's bar was loaded to 175 and I was too lazy to set up another one or add weights, so I just went with it. I didn't feel like wrecking my back either, so I took it easy. Just really focused on form here.
"Kelly"
5 Rounds for time:
400m Run
30 Box Jumps 20"
30 Wall Balls 14#
27:59
Last time I did this wod was back in August of 2010 which was 3 months after I started CrossFit. Needless to say it was a mess then espeically the box jumps and I finished around 33:30. So I got a 5 minute PR, but I sure rested a lot. I probably could've gone harder on the wall balls, but I'm still happy with it. The runs were rough with the wind and then the last two rounds the wind and rain. Getting through that third round was the hardest part.
Debating on starting some new programming to get stronger and focus more on Oly. We'll see how that goes with my time...
2 Deadlifts EMOTM for 10:00 @ 75% of your 1RM. 175#
I was supposed to use 185#, but mom's bar was loaded to 175 and I was too lazy to set up another one or add weights, so I just went with it. I didn't feel like wrecking my back either, so I took it easy. Just really focused on form here.
"Kelly"
5 Rounds for time:
400m Run
30 Box Jumps 20"
30 Wall Balls 14#
27:59
Last time I did this wod was back in August of 2010 which was 3 months after I started CrossFit. Needless to say it was a mess then espeically the box jumps and I finished around 33:30. So I got a 5 minute PR, but I sure rested a lot. I probably could've gone harder on the wall balls, but I'm still happy with it. The runs were rough with the wind and then the last two rounds the wind and rain. Getting through that third round was the hardest part.
Debating on starting some new programming to get stronger and focus more on Oly. We'll see how that goes with my time...
Thursday, October 4, 2012
"Nutts" and "DT"
Holy soreness, Batman. Ever since the Hero WOD "Nutts" on Friday, I've been super sore. I haven't been this sore in long time. Trying to determine if I need to eat more and have better PWO meal recovery or what. But sheesh this blows and I'm probably only going to be more sore after this weekend.
Friday 9/28
"Nutts"
10 HSPU (plate and ab mat)
15 Deadlifts 165#
25 Box Jumps 24"
50 Pull-ups
100 Wall Ball Shots 14#
200 Double Unders
400m Run with 35# plate
24:58
Absolutely awful! The worst part of this was by far the double unders. Normally I can rock those out, but by the time I got to them, I was wrecked. The wall balls took me forever too, I was doing sets of 10 and I think the last 3 sets were sets of 5. It was just brutal. When I got to the double unders, I just started cramping all along my sides and in my stomach. I think my biggest set was maybe 30, all the rest were 10s. Then I started to pee at 100, so I really could only do sets of 10. Miserable I tell ya. Then the run, I just basically powered walked the first 200m, and ran the rest. Brutal wod for sure.
Saturday 9/29
Oly
7x2 cleans + 1 Jerk
Clean Pulls
and BB Bridges
The clean has definitely been a struggle for me in the last few months. I can't find that point in my hips to pop the bar off like I can with the snatch. I'm also trying to focus on catching the bar instead of letting it ride me down to the ground and get stuck. It's definitely going to take some physical and mental training, but I'm getting there.
Endurance wod
10 x 200m with 90 sec rest between, try to keep runs within 2-3 sec of each other
Kept all of these within 49-51 seconds, with the exception of one at 55 where my shoe came untied. My calves were absolutely lit up from the night before, so these were hard. Think I could have been a little faster had it not been for that.
Tuesday 10/2
"DT"
5 Rounds FT:
12 Deadlifts 105#
9 Hang Power Cleans
6 Push Jerks
12:34
My goals with this were to stay unbroken as much as possible and finish around 12:00. I got the first round completely unbroken. Next two rounds the deadlifts were unbroken, but had to split up cleans and jerks a little. Fourth and fifth rounds were super hard. I got the first 3 rounds done around 6:30 and the last 2 took me 6 minutes. Ouch. Forearms and my back were lit! But happy and this gives me something to work off of.
Front squats 5 x 3
I did 1 + 1/4 FS for these instead of the 5 x 5 regular.
Trying to work on engaging everything more and not butt wink at the bottom. LOTS of work to do here, but hopefully these will help!
Friday 9/28
"Nutts"
10 HSPU (plate and ab mat)
15 Deadlifts 165#
25 Box Jumps 24"
50 Pull-ups
100 Wall Ball Shots 14#
200 Double Unders
400m Run with 35# plate
24:58
Absolutely awful! The worst part of this was by far the double unders. Normally I can rock those out, but by the time I got to them, I was wrecked. The wall balls took me forever too, I was doing sets of 10 and I think the last 3 sets were sets of 5. It was just brutal. When I got to the double unders, I just started cramping all along my sides and in my stomach. I think my biggest set was maybe 30, all the rest were 10s. Then I started to pee at 100, so I really could only do sets of 10. Miserable I tell ya. Then the run, I just basically powered walked the first 200m, and ran the rest. Brutal wod for sure.
Saturday 9/29
Oly
7x2 cleans + 1 Jerk
Clean Pulls
and BB Bridges
The clean has definitely been a struggle for me in the last few months. I can't find that point in my hips to pop the bar off like I can with the snatch. I'm also trying to focus on catching the bar instead of letting it ride me down to the ground and get stuck. It's definitely going to take some physical and mental training, but I'm getting there.
Endurance wod
10 x 200m with 90 sec rest between, try to keep runs within 2-3 sec of each other
Kept all of these within 49-51 seconds, with the exception of one at 55 where my shoe came untied. My calves were absolutely lit up from the night before, so these were hard. Think I could have been a little faster had it not been for that.
Tuesday 10/2
"DT"
5 Rounds FT:
12 Deadlifts 105#
9 Hang Power Cleans
6 Push Jerks
12:34
My goals with this were to stay unbroken as much as possible and finish around 12:00. I got the first round completely unbroken. Next two rounds the deadlifts were unbroken, but had to split up cleans and jerks a little. Fourth and fifth rounds were super hard. I got the first 3 rounds done around 6:30 and the last 2 took me 6 minutes. Ouch. Forearms and my back were lit! But happy and this gives me something to work off of.
Front squats 5 x 3
I did 1 + 1/4 FS for these instead of the 5 x 5 regular.
Trying to work on engaging everything more and not butt wink at the bottom. LOTS of work to do here, but hopefully these will help!
Friday, September 28, 2012
Quick Couplet
Thursday was a horrible day. I had some sort of stomach bug all day and was just miserable at work. Worried I came down with some sort of stomach flu, but I'm not sure. I was finally fine when I got home, so decided I'll try going to the gym since it was a pretty light day.
Front Squat 5x5 heaviest possible
Bar - 65x5 - 85x5 - 10x3 - then my 5x5 sets at 115
Really tried to focus on my butt wink here and getting rid of that. So I'm really engaging my core and twisting out my knees to make sure I don't butt wink. Felt great. Think I could've gone a little bit heavier, but with what I was focusing on I felt good about it.
Press est. 5RM
65x5 - 70x5 - 80x5
Wanted to get this in since I missed it last week and knew it was coming up tomorrow. And since I'm doing the hero wod tomorrow, wanted to get it in. I just guessed it would be around 80 given that my 1rm is 95. Last rep on the 5 was definitely well earned.
WOD:
5 Rounds FT:
20 sit-ups
15 kb swings (53/35)
5:33
Again I was considering using the 44# KB, but with the hero wod tomorrow, I decided not to. This was a quick and easy couplet which is probably what I needed with how my stomach was feeling.
Front Squat 5x5 heaviest possible
Bar - 65x5 - 85x5 - 10x3 - then my 5x5 sets at 115
Really tried to focus on my butt wink here and getting rid of that. So I'm really engaging my core and twisting out my knees to make sure I don't butt wink. Felt great. Think I could've gone a little bit heavier, but with what I was focusing on I felt good about it.
Press est. 5RM
65x5 - 70x5 - 80x5
Wanted to get this in since I missed it last week and knew it was coming up tomorrow. And since I'm doing the hero wod tomorrow, wanted to get it in. I just guessed it would be around 80 given that my 1rm is 95. Last rep on the 5 was definitely well earned.
WOD:
5 Rounds FT:
20 sit-ups
15 kb swings (53/35)
5:33
Again I was considering using the 44# KB, but with the hero wod tomorrow, I decided not to. This was a quick and easy couplet which is probably what I needed with how my stomach was feeling.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
No plan B
After a long hiatus, I'm back. I hope to be more regular with this.
My last post I mentioned that I was participating in a competition. For my first individual competition I finished in 4th! Needless to say, I was pretty excited about that. I definitely learned a lot from that weekend.
The last few months in the gym have been a roller coaster and pretty much follows how everything else in my life has been. It's been a hard few months emotionally and mentally and that's played part in how I perform in the gym. One rep max week, two weeks ago, was horrendous. I literally wanted to quit. But I had to remind myself of everything else that is going on in my life and how it's all catching up to me.
I'm praying for good news to arrive towards the end of October/early November. Last night at counseling, she asked me, what if you don't get in to the nursing program, do you have a plan B? That scared me shitless. I've had a count down going for months. For months I've been waiting for the day that I'm finished with this job and moving on through the next chapter in my life. I'm getting into nursing school...there is no Plan B.
Yesterday was my first day back at the gym in a week. Between school on Monday/Wednesday and taking a trip to Boston to see my bro, SIL, and nephew..I hadn't been there in awhile. My trip to Boston was just what I needed as a refresher to regroup myself. But damn does it make me miss Jonas and them even more. Really sucks I can't see them as often as I'd like...
Anywho, back to the gym and that metcon really hurt my lungs. I"m coughing today like I've smoked for years. But the cleans felt great. And establishing a 5RM deadlift was fun. Hopefully I can make some progress in the DL area this cycle.
On top of all that, last Monday we started at 60 day challenge at the gym. It's strict paleo, and I'm happy to say I've been 100%. Even with the trip to Boston and all of the temptations. I'm feeling great and haven't really had any cravings, which is awesome. I haven't stepped on the scale, but I can already tell I'm down some by the way I feel. I'm super excited to see how everyone does in this challenge!
My last post I mentioned that I was participating in a competition. For my first individual competition I finished in 4th! Needless to say, I was pretty excited about that. I definitely learned a lot from that weekend.
The last few months in the gym have been a roller coaster and pretty much follows how everything else in my life has been. It's been a hard few months emotionally and mentally and that's played part in how I perform in the gym. One rep max week, two weeks ago, was horrendous. I literally wanted to quit. But I had to remind myself of everything else that is going on in my life and how it's all catching up to me.
I'm praying for good news to arrive towards the end of October/early November. Last night at counseling, she asked me, what if you don't get in to the nursing program, do you have a plan B? That scared me shitless. I've had a count down going for months. For months I've been waiting for the day that I'm finished with this job and moving on through the next chapter in my life. I'm getting into nursing school...there is no Plan B.
Yesterday was my first day back at the gym in a week. Between school on Monday/Wednesday and taking a trip to Boston to see my bro, SIL, and nephew..I hadn't been there in awhile. My trip to Boston was just what I needed as a refresher to regroup myself. But damn does it make me miss Jonas and them even more. Really sucks I can't see them as often as I'd like...
Anywho, back to the gym and that metcon really hurt my lungs. I"m coughing today like I've smoked for years. But the cleans felt great. And establishing a 5RM deadlift was fun. Hopefully I can make some progress in the DL area this cycle.
On top of all that, last Monday we started at 60 day challenge at the gym. It's strict paleo, and I'm happy to say I've been 100%. Even with the trip to Boston and all of the temptations. I'm feeling great and haven't really had any cravings, which is awesome. I haven't stepped on the scale, but I can already tell I'm down some by the way I feel. I'm super excited to see how everyone does in this challenge!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Funk
Kind of took some time away from blogging. I think it was more that I was just frustrated with the way things have been going in the gym and in my personal life the last month.
I've been the most stressed/depressed I've been in awhile and it's affecting everything. Weight gain because of stress and lack of sleep. I haven't eaten terribly. Saturdays I tend to slip because of parties or some sort of occasion. Other than that I'm 90-95% paleo during the week.
I'm taking some steps this week in order to figure out a different approach to my stress and everything going on in my life. I really hope this works, because I do not enjoy being this way.
Anyway, things in the gym have been rough lately. My o-lifts, especially my clean have been horrendous. The combination of my stress and that we haven't really worked on them, definitely took a toll. But last night was a little better, actually light years better than last week. I set my 1rm clean and jerk at 135. I've done them each separately and those 1rm are both 145. I just couldn't get out of the hole on my squat every time I cleaned 140 or 145. But even just getting into the squat at those weights was a success as of late.
New thing to work on is either not dropping so low or training my muscles to get out of it. Dan said he's got some things for me to work on, so hopefully that will help.
I signed up to compete at The Deuce, a cf/oly competition at CF Rise. I need to lose a minimum of 5# in the next 3 weeks so I'm not in the fatest weight class. ha. Time to get serious!
I've been the most stressed/depressed I've been in awhile and it's affecting everything. Weight gain because of stress and lack of sleep. I haven't eaten terribly. Saturdays I tend to slip because of parties or some sort of occasion. Other than that I'm 90-95% paleo during the week.
I'm taking some steps this week in order to figure out a different approach to my stress and everything going on in my life. I really hope this works, because I do not enjoy being this way.
Anyway, things in the gym have been rough lately. My o-lifts, especially my clean have been horrendous. The combination of my stress and that we haven't really worked on them, definitely took a toll. But last night was a little better, actually light years better than last week. I set my 1rm clean and jerk at 135. I've done them each separately and those 1rm are both 145. I just couldn't get out of the hole on my squat every time I cleaned 140 or 145. But even just getting into the squat at those weights was a success as of late.
New thing to work on is either not dropping so low or training my muscles to get out of it. Dan said he's got some things for me to work on, so hopefully that will help.
I signed up to compete at The Deuce, a cf/oly competition at CF Rise. I need to lose a minimum of 5# in the next 3 weeks so I'm not in the fatest weight class. ha. Time to get serious!
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