You Gotta Walk Before You Run

Tuesday, April 6;



I had an interesting life lesson the other day. It's good when you can learn something about yourself from a one year old. I was baby sitting my niece, who is about 13 months old this weekend. She's adorable! She's at the stage in life where she's doing something new everyday. She's been standing up on her own and getting more solid on her feet. Everytime I call my brother he says, "she'll be walking any day now."

I was babysitting Saturday night, so they could have a date night. We went for a walk in her pink plastic cart.. It's pretty hip. I push her from behind, and she has a little wheel she can hold on to. Anyway.. I digress. After her walk we had about an hour for playtime. We were downstairs in the basement, and she was standing up holding on to one of her play houses. I suggested she walk over to me, and SHE DID IT! I couldn't believe it. I asked myself if I had just witnessed my nieces "first steps". So I encouraged her to walk to me again. She did it again! So I grabbed my cell phone to record this momentous moment. She looked right into my phone and walked right to me. It's one of those moments where you realize how incredible little babies are.

I also noticed something interesting that I can apply to myself. Very much like me, my niece was so excited with her newly found skill she'd get ahead of herself. She stands up, puts her hands in front of her, and then takes off running. She'll only get about four or five steps in before she leans too far forward and then tumbles over. I felt like a Crossfit coach, encouraging her to try it again and telling her what a great job she was doing.

I realized this is exactly what I am doing with my workouts. I am so excited that I can do pushups again, and I can pick weight up in my left arm again. It's hard to go slow with it. I have to slow down. I have to take my time and remember not to get ahead of myself. My muscles will catch up eventually, but I don't have the strength to throw up lots of weight right now. If I take it slow to train and strengthen my muscles, it'll pay off in the log run.

Monday's workout:
"Beowolf" modified
1000 meter row
800 meter run
50 dips (on a chair)
100 ring rows
150 weighted jumping squats 15lbs
1000 meter row
800 meter run

exercises are partioned into:
2 sets of 5-10-15
Total time: 37:51

Tuesday's workout:
clean and jerk practice with PVC pipe

5 Rounds for time:
9 KB R arm Cleans & Jerks 35lb
15 KB R arm High pulls 35lb
21 jumping squats
Total:11:26