Thursday, February 28;
Diet Coke free Day 9
I'm jonesing for Diet Coke and a work out. I don't want to talk about it.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
What a Difference a Diet Makes
Wednesday, February 27;
It's another day of forced rest for me. I'm staying at home from work today, because of sickness. February has been an interesting month for me. I've purged myself of things that are not good for me. I talked about this a little bit in my previous blog. I have stopped working out my left shoulder (partly because of my own decision and partly because of sickness and pain). I won't lie it has sucked.. big time. On the other hand, it has given me an opportunity to focus on the Zone. There was a brief period where I was off the Zone and not working out and I was miserable. Over the past week, I have not been able to workout much, but I been sticking to the diet. Despite the sickness, I am feeling really good. It shows that you can be healthy even when you can't workout.
Today marks Day 8 of being Diet Coke free!!! I really wanted one last night, but I fought the urge and won! Here's to self control, determination and hot tea.
Sorry that my blogs haven't been very fun lately. It has to do with my lack of working out. I think the endorphins actually make me funny. Without them I'm as exciting as paint drying. See.. even that joke wasn't funny.
It's another day of forced rest for me. I'm staying at home from work today, because of sickness. February has been an interesting month for me. I've purged myself of things that are not good for me. I talked about this a little bit in my previous blog. I have stopped working out my left shoulder (partly because of my own decision and partly because of sickness and pain). I won't lie it has sucked.. big time. On the other hand, it has given me an opportunity to focus on the Zone. There was a brief period where I was off the Zone and not working out and I was miserable. Over the past week, I have not been able to workout much, but I been sticking to the diet. Despite the sickness, I am feeling really good. It shows that you can be healthy even when you can't workout.
Today marks Day 8 of being Diet Coke free!!! I really wanted one last night, but I fought the urge and won! Here's to self control, determination and hot tea.
Sorry that my blogs haven't been very fun lately. It has to do with my lack of working out. I think the endorphins actually make me funny. Without them I'm as exciting as paint drying. See.. even that joke wasn't funny.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Purging the Body
Monday, February 25;
Day of rest.. I've been on the verge of getting sick, so I'm trying to get plenty of sleep and drink lots of water and hot tea.
I have also in the process of purging my body Diet Coke. Today marks day 6! It's a huge accomplishment for someone who has had at least one can of Diet Coke a day since I was in high school. Even when I was living in Europe I religiously drank Coke Lite (the European version of the drink). Nothing major happened to spark this recent purge. I just decided to see if I could so it.
It's one of those things everyone tells you that you shouldn't drink, but you do it anyway. I consider Diet Coke a weight concious person's version of a cigarette. The caffeine is just as addictive. I have used it in the past to satiate my unbelievable sweet tooth, and I drink it when I'm stressed or hungry. I have really been relying on caffeine free tea to satisfy my craving for sweets. It's surprising how little I have missed Diet Coke. The only problem is that I have a 12 pack rolling around my trunk, and I think about drinking it every time I hear one of the cans clank. That is torture.
I'm planning on purging Zone style... give it two weeks of no Diet Coke and see how I feel. I have not really noticed a change in how I feel though. No headaches, no angry outbursts.. nothing. We'll see how it goes.
Day of rest.. I've been on the verge of getting sick, so I'm trying to get plenty of sleep and drink lots of water and hot tea.
I have also in the process of purging my body Diet Coke. Today marks day 6! It's a huge accomplishment for someone who has had at least one can of Diet Coke a day since I was in high school. Even when I was living in Europe I religiously drank Coke Lite (the European version of the drink). Nothing major happened to spark this recent purge. I just decided to see if I could so it.
It's one of those things everyone tells you that you shouldn't drink, but you do it anyway. I consider Diet Coke a weight concious person's version of a cigarette. The caffeine is just as addictive. I have used it in the past to satiate my unbelievable sweet tooth, and I drink it when I'm stressed or hungry. I have really been relying on caffeine free tea to satisfy my craving for sweets. It's surprising how little I have missed Diet Coke. The only problem is that I have a 12 pack rolling around my trunk, and I think about drinking it every time I hear one of the cans clank. That is torture.
I'm planning on purging Zone style... give it two weeks of no Diet Coke and see how I feel. I have not really noticed a change in how I feel though. No headaches, no angry outbursts.. nothing. We'll see how it goes.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
A Terrible Trio
Saturday, February 23;
Warmup:
1 round of cals
leg and shoulder stretches
Workout:
4 Rounds.. 1 minute at each station (much like Fight Gone Bad)
10lb weight vest
Row for calories: 13/14/14/15
Right arm Thruster (don't remember)
Jumping lunges (don't remember)
Rest
4 Round Total: 331
Jerry mentioned that the prescribed workout was a mixture of cardio (row), olympic lifting or modification of (Barbell Thruster), and body weight exercise (pullup). I subbed out the full thruster for a one arm barbell thruster and the pullups for jumping lunges. I also threw on the weight vest for a little more intensity. I was pleased to see that my subs fit in, although not perfectly, to the three categories. I was considering doing a deadlift instead of the thruster, but I think I'm going to back of the deadlift as well, because I'm concerned it could pull my shoulder more than I'd like it to.
I'm also really enjoying using the weight vest. It turns a tough workout into a killer workout really quickly. I really felt the added weight on the row and thruster. It is a great way to work the abs. It forces you to really tighten up your core and keeps you aware of your body positioning. It makes thrusters even more difficult, because it forces you to work extra hard to keep your chest up (again another ab killer). It's so easy to lose that solid posture once you're fatigued. I certainly fell victim to poor posture by the 3rd and 4th rounds, but it's a work in progress.
I love subbing in jumping lunges! These suckers are so great for the rear. I always feel that good muscle soreness a few hours after the workout when I've done these. It makes me feel like I'm tightening up what's back there, and I guess that never hurts.
Warmup:
1 round of cals
leg and shoulder stretches
Workout:
4 Rounds.. 1 minute at each station (much like Fight Gone Bad)
10lb weight vest
Row for calories: 13/14/14/15
Right arm Thruster (don't remember)
Jumping lunges (don't remember)
Rest
4 Round Total: 331
Jerry mentioned that the prescribed workout was a mixture of cardio (row), olympic lifting or modification of (Barbell Thruster), and body weight exercise (pullup). I subbed out the full thruster for a one arm barbell thruster and the pullups for jumping lunges. I also threw on the weight vest for a little more intensity. I was pleased to see that my subs fit in, although not perfectly, to the three categories. I was considering doing a deadlift instead of the thruster, but I think I'm going to back of the deadlift as well, because I'm concerned it could pull my shoulder more than I'd like it to.
I'm also really enjoying using the weight vest. It turns a tough workout into a killer workout really quickly. I really felt the added weight on the row and thruster. It is a great way to work the abs. It forces you to really tighten up your core and keeps you aware of your body positioning. It makes thrusters even more difficult, because it forces you to work extra hard to keep your chest up (again another ab killer). It's so easy to lose that solid posture once you're fatigued. I certainly fell victim to poor posture by the 3rd and 4th rounds, but it's a work in progress.
I love subbing in jumping lunges! These suckers are so great for the rear. I always feel that good muscle soreness a few hours after the workout when I've done these. It makes me feel like I'm tightening up what's back there, and I guess that never hurts.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Shoulder Update
Friday, February 22;
No workout this morning. I went to see the orthopedic surgeon today. It's the same guy who's worked with Jen Conlin on her shoulder. He says my left shoulder is definitely injured. There's a 1-4 scale which measures how loose the tendons/muscles in your shoulder are. My healthy right shoulder is a 1-2, my sick girly left shoulder is a 2-3. That means if pulled it can easily be separated from the socket. A 4 on the scale constitutes a dislocation.
What that all means for me... I have scheduled a month worth of physical therapy. I'll make two visits per week. That also means I'll be missing Crossfit twice a week. If after a month of physical therapy I am not feeling better, we'll schedule an MRI and consider tightening the muscles in my shoulder. Nothing surprising here. I expect I'll be better and back to normal by the end of the March.
Day four: Diet Coke free
No workout this morning. I went to see the orthopedic surgeon today. It's the same guy who's worked with Jen Conlin on her shoulder. He says my left shoulder is definitely injured. There's a 1-4 scale which measures how loose the tendons/muscles in your shoulder are. My healthy right shoulder is a 1-2, my sick girly left shoulder is a 2-3. That means if pulled it can easily be separated from the socket. A 4 on the scale constitutes a dislocation.
What that all means for me... I have scheduled a month worth of physical therapy. I'll make two visits per week. That also means I'll be missing Crossfit twice a week. If after a month of physical therapy I am not feeling better, we'll schedule an MRI and consider tightening the muscles in my shoulder. Nothing surprising here. I expect I'll be better and back to normal by the end of the March.
Day four: Diet Coke free
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Rowing for an Rx
Thursday, February 21;
It's my second to last workout before I go to the doctor. I'm actually kind of scared to death about my shoulder. I'm a little nervous to find out just how badly it's screwed up. It's definitely worse this time than last. When it was hurt during the fall the pain went away after I rested it for a few weeks. This time the pain hasn't gotten any better. It doesn't bother me when I work out, but it does hurt just about all the time. It's really stiff and tight and it feels like there something in there pulling strangely. So like I said, I'm nervous to hear about what is wrong with it.
I figured I'd give a nice little workout and dedicate it to my little, girly shoulder.
Warmup:
medball cleans 8lbs
Workout:
3 rounds
1,000 meter row
15 Overhead squats w/ PVC pipe
Round 1: 6:14
Round 2: 6:10
Round 3: 5:57
Also.. something I'm really proud of..
My name is Adrienne and I'm addicted to Coke. I've decided to give up Diet Coke. I've been an avid Diet Coke drinker since High School. I have always had at least one a day. For about 3 and a half years I religiously drank 2 cans. In the past year I've decreased that to just one. This week I decided I will be a slave to Coke products no more!
I have now been Diet Coke free for 3 DAYS!!!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Oh my G-d My Abs Hurt... and My A-double-S
Wednesday, February 20;
Warmup
2 round of cals
runner stretches
4 tuck jumps
4 squats
4 tuck jumps
4 back lunges
4 tuck jumps
4 situps
I took it easy with the warmup. It has been great to have the longer warmup, because I've been able to really get my mind and body focused.
Workout
"Molly" (It's my "M" workout for the broken Crossfitter!)
5 Right arm strict presses 26lb
10 Single leg deck squats
15 Right arm KB swing 35lb
Total: 9.66 rounds (I did finish the set, but I
Playing Catch Up
Tuesday, February 19;
It is incredible the toll the past week took on my mentally. Physically, I think the difference is barely noticeable, but in terms of my head.. I was in a really unhappy place for the week that I took off. I just don't like missing my endorphine rush. I did it because I needed to give my broken body a little break. Needless to say it was great to be back.
Warmup:
10 Sandbag Getups 15lb
20 Squats
Workout:
Deadlift Shrug
125lb x 5, 155lb x 5, 155lb x 5
25 seconds on/25 seconds off
20lb weight vest
jumping squats
jumping lunges
Right arm bull whips
I didn't keep track very well today, but it felt great to push myself like crazy. There's nothing that makes me want to go crazy in the blue room than a week without it. It's great to be back!!!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Sprained on the Sidelines
Wednesday, February 13;
About an hour after yesterday's workout I started feeling a sharp, shooting pain in my left foot. It was consistant throughout the day. It would start in my foot at my toes and shoot up my body and end in chills in my back and face. Not at all pleasant.
I decided to go to the emergency room after work. It took my co-worker and I two and a half hours to get to the ER with the sleet and rain, and the panicked drivers. The place was packed with people and an eight hour wait to see a doctor. I decided to go home, try to sleep and come back in the morning. It took me an hour and a half to drop my friend off and then another hour to get home. Big thanks to my friend Meredith who schlepped along with me. More thanks to Keturah for keeping me sane as I drove home.
Got to the ER at 6:30 am. I was 1 of 6 people waiting to see the doctor. By 11 am I was still waiting and the ER was packed with others just like me. Thank goodness for saints like Keturah, who just decided she was just going to come to the hospital despite my insistence that she go to work. She brought me a Zone fit snack and waited until the doctors saw me. All the time my foot was throbbing, but she kept my mind off of it.
I finally saw a doctor at about 11:3o am. They gave me an x-ray and said my left foot is sprained. Needless to say I won't be doing much workout for the next few weeks. I will be in tomorrow morning of course, but no working out... I promise.
Sometimes the lord, karma, or whatever you want to call it.. has a way of kicking you in the A double S and telling you to stop being stupid and give your body a break. In that case I say, BRING ON THE BREAK!!!!!!!
About an hour after yesterday's workout I started feeling a sharp, shooting pain in my left foot. It was consistant throughout the day. It would start in my foot at my toes and shoot up my body and end in chills in my back and face. Not at all pleasant.
I decided to go to the emergency room after work. It took my co-worker and I two and a half hours to get to the ER with the sleet and rain, and the panicked drivers. The place was packed with people and an eight hour wait to see a doctor. I decided to go home, try to sleep and come back in the morning. It took me an hour and a half to drop my friend off and then another hour to get home. Big thanks to my friend Meredith who schlepped along with me. More thanks to Keturah for keeping me sane as I drove home.
Got to the ER at 6:30 am. I was 1 of 6 people waiting to see the doctor. By 11 am I was still waiting and the ER was packed with others just like me. Thank goodness for saints like Keturah, who just decided she was just going to come to the hospital despite my insistence that she go to work. She brought me a Zone fit snack and waited until the doctors saw me. All the time my foot was throbbing, but she kept my mind off of it.
I finally saw a doctor at about 11:3o am. They gave me an x-ray and said my left foot is sprained. Needless to say I won't be doing much workout for the next few weeks. I will be in tomorrow morning of course, but no working out... I promise.
Sometimes the lord, karma, or whatever you want to call it.. has a way of kicking you in the A double S and telling you to stop being stupid and give your body a break. In that case I say, BRING ON THE BREAK!!!!!!!
Strength Baseline
Tuesday, Febrary 12;
Warmup:
10 Situps
10 Right arm Kettlebell swings
10 Pullups
Workout:
"Pack"
6 ring rows
9 Deadlifts 125lb
12 High Box Jumps (4 mats)
Total time: 11:22
I thought my lower back would hurt after this one, but I was in for quite a surprise.
Warmup:
10 Situps
10 Right arm Kettlebell swings
10 Pullups
Workout:
"Pack"
6 ring rows
9 Deadlifts 125lb
12 High Box Jumps (4 mats)
Total time: 11:22
I thought my lower back would hurt after this one, but I was in for quite a surprise.
Bodyweight Baseline
Monday, February 11;
Workout:
3 rounds... time each round
500 meter row
40 squats
30 situps
20 Right arm push presses
10 pullups
R1: 5:19
R2: 5:05
R3: 5:15
Thank you Melanie for forcing me through the third round.
Workout:
3 rounds... time each round
500 meter row
40 squats
30 situps
20 Right arm push presses
10 pullups
R1: 5:19
R2: 5:05
R3: 5:15
Thank you Melanie for forcing me through the third round.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Some Good Sunday Reading
Sunday, February 10;
Day of Rest
Forget my blog. Check out Jen Conlin's blog. She's featuring CFOT this week. She has some really kind and true things to say about CF Old Town and Jerry. While you're there check out some of the other posts. Since Jen's been injured, she has been featuring guest bloggers. There are some truly inspiring stories shared here. These people are truly hard core!
http://www.jensgym.blogspot.com
Day of Rest
Forget my blog. Check out Jen Conlin's blog. She's featuring CFOT this week. She has some really kind and true things to say about CF Old Town and Jerry. While you're there check out some of the other posts. Since Jen's been injured, she has been featuring guest bloggers. There are some truly inspiring stories shared here. These people are truly hard core!
http://www.jensgym.blogspot.com
Friday, February 8, 2008
Kettlebell or Bust
Friday, February 5:
Warmup:
1 round cals
Sampson stretches
3 minutes of plank & side plank
Workout:
"Clench.. kind of"
10 Right arm Turkish Getups 26lb
20 Right arm KB swings 35lbs
30 Air squats
5 Rounds in 30 minutes
Please, someone stop me when I think it's a good idea to do 10 Turkish Getups with one arm. Very painful when you're doing it.. it leads to blue burn rashes after.. and it has killed the right side of my abs. Ugh! But it was well worth it.
This morning I got on the elevator at work and ran into a man who I know from the office. I was still in my morning workout garb, because I get ready at work. He asked if I had just come from the gym and then asked how my workout was. I replied, "It was painful."
This morning I got on the elevator at work and ran into a man who I know from the office. I was still in my morning workout garb, because I get ready at work. He asked if I had just come from the gym and then asked how my workout was. I replied, "It was painful."
He responds, "It shouldn't hurt," which totally stumped me. It shouldn't hurt? What did he mean? It should feel good? It should feel like nothing? I didn't understand.
As I got dressed I thought about what he said and it really made me wonder why people workout and what they consider working out. Maybe their workout is a 30 minute round on the eliptical at a slow and steady pace while they watch the television at their box gym. I don't understand why people don't encourage each other to push themselves. Why is it alright to encourage mediocrity in our workouts? People do not encourage mediocrity in school or in the work place, so why then is it alright to push yourself to the limit everywhere BUT the gym.
People do long hours at work and pull all-nighters for class and that is acceptable. Why isn't it just as acceptable to do 20 pullups and swing around a 45 pound kettlebell? That same sort of drive to succeed should translate to the gym and not stop when you scan your membership card at the front desk.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The Sandbags are Back
Tuesday, February 6;
Warmup:
lots of bootsrappers
mixed in with Cals
more bootsrappers
more Cals.. but way more bootstrappers
Workout:
4 Rounds for time or AMRAP in 15 minutes
with 10lb weight vest
25 situps
20 One are KB swings 35lbs
15 jumping squats (butt touches calves)
10 sandbags get ups (15lbs of beach on my shoulder)
It's the return of the sandbag. I forgot how much I cursed during my subbed out workouts. They are worse than regular workouts. Bring on the uneven arms! ARGH!
It's 11pm and I should have been asleep an hour ago, but I'm not tired.
I'm pumped for tomorrow's class. I'm teaching the good ole' Kettlebell Clean and Jerk.
Should be a blast.
Warmup:
lots of bootsrappers
mixed in with Cals
more bootsrappers
more Cals.. but way more bootstrappers
Workout:
4 Rounds for time or AMRAP in 15 minutes
with 10lb weight vest
25 situps
20 One are KB swings 35lbs
15 jumping squats (butt touches calves)
10 sandbags get ups (15lbs of beach on my shoulder)
It's the return of the sandbag. I forgot how much I cursed during my subbed out workouts. They are worse than regular workouts. Bring on the uneven arms! ARGH!
It's 11pm and I should have been asleep an hour ago, but I'm not tired.
I'm pumped for tomorrow's class. I'm teaching the good ole' Kettlebell Clean and Jerk.
Should be a blast.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Squats and some other stuff
Monday, February 5;
As if my legs and rear wasn't hurting enough?!
Warmup:
lots of shoulder stretching
1 round of cals
Workout:
"Tabata mashup"
Situps
Box Jum
Squats
Strict Press 15lb dumbbell
KB Highpull 25lbs
I needed a light day in terms of lifting, so this was perfect. The box jumps hurt like heck!
1 day with no left shoulder lifting down.. about 26 more to go.
As if my legs and rear wasn't hurting enough?!
Warmup:
lots of shoulder stretching
1 round of cals
Workout:
"Tabata mashup"
Situps
Box Jum
Squats
Strict Press 15lb dumbbell
KB Highpull 25lbs
I needed a light day in terms of lifting, so this was perfect. The box jumps hurt like heck!
1 day with no left shoulder lifting down.. about 26 more to go.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Legs and Lunges
Sunday, Feb. 3
It was an unexpected partner workout on the stairs. Keturah and I met at the Exorcist stairs at 9 am.
Warmup:
1 round of cals
leg stretches
Workout:
10 Rounds of...
1 time up and down the steps
10 jumping lunges (each leg)
10 jumping squats (butt touching calves)
Total time:
Adrienne - 23:30
Keturah - 31:12
My legs are killing. They are going to hurt even more tomorrow I think, and my arms are wasted from Friday's workout. The pushpresses killed me. I'm generally not sore three days after a workout, but that one killed me. I need to "Rest Now."
Also.. I have a new nickname for Mike Mann. Mike "the Omniscient" Mann (MOM for short). My phone rang during my second round of this workout.. it was Mike Mann. He left a message saying that he spotted me stretching at the base of the stairs.
I've finally pieced it together. I think Mike Mann is the reason that our country hasn't been attacked since September 11. He's everywhere.. keeping an eye out on everyone. Thank goodness this guy is on our side!
It was an unexpected partner workout on the stairs. Keturah and I met at the Exorcist stairs at 9 am.
Warmup:
1 round of cals
leg stretches
Workout:
10 Rounds of...
1 time up and down the steps
10 jumping lunges (each leg)
10 jumping squats (butt touching calves)
Total time:
Adrienne - 23:30
Keturah - 31:12
My legs are killing. They are going to hurt even more tomorrow I think, and my arms are wasted from Friday's workout. The pushpresses killed me. I'm generally not sore three days after a workout, but that one killed me. I need to "Rest Now."
Also.. I have a new nickname for Mike Mann. Mike "the Omniscient" Mann (MOM for short). My phone rang during my second round of this workout.. it was Mike Mann. He left a message saying that he spotted me stretching at the base of the stairs.
I've finally pieced it together. I think Mike Mann is the reason that our country hasn't been attacked since September 11. He's everywhere.. keeping an eye out on everyone. Thank goodness this guy is on our side!
Friday, February 1, 2008
It's Easy to be Hard, but it's Hard to be Smart
Friday, February 1;
Warmup:
2 Rounds
2 Turkish getups on R & L (35lb r & 25lb l)
5 Pullups
Workout:
Tabata Fight Gone Bad
Row: 4
Box Jump: 11
Push Press: 10
Sumo DL HP: 5
Wall Ball: 0 (bailed after third round)
Total: 30
This score is representative of my increasing pain in the shoulder. Time to go back to subbing everything. No more working the left shoulder. I'm giving it a months rest. I don't care if it feels great by Feb. 19.. it stays inactive until March.
Warmup:
2 Rounds
2 Turkish getups on R & L (35lb r & 25lb l)
5 Pullups
Workout:
Tabata Fight Gone Bad
Row: 4
Box Jump: 11
Push Press: 10
Sumo DL HP: 5
Wall Ball: 0 (bailed after third round)
Total: 30
This score is representative of my increasing pain in the shoulder. Time to go back to subbing everything. No more working the left shoulder. I'm giving it a months rest. I don't care if it feels great by Feb. 19.. it stays inactive until March.
