Day 529...i'M dOiN iT aLL...

These are NOT pretty pics of me today, but they captured moments...The one above is on my way up to a 260 lb 1 RM Deadlift.  The one below looks a little scary, but I guess it captures the "intensity" I was feeling.

I've talked about Navy SEAL Crossfit workouts before.  I love to do them because they are like regular CF only on steroids. They are longer...heavier...more endurance based....just what I like...a workout where your a** gets handed to you and you finish KNOWING you've given ALL you got!

Today I went in to the gym ready to do this workout below that I saw on the SEALS site yesterday. I normally just do the main workout. I don't usually do the first or last "phase" of what is posted. I decided to do it all today...no matter how long it took...and I took it on all alone today. It was horrible in a great kind of way. I was really "feelin it" today. I PRed my Deadlift by 15 lbs! That was really exciting and I was determined even though I had a small set back. My hand tore open during pullups...I stopped...cut the skin off and continued (I know...soooo gross). It was a little like when my friend use to tell me to just "spit on it and rub a little dirt on it" when I would hurt somethin at the gym. No tears or whining...I was tough...and I STIll had 35 pull ups to do after that happened. I did them ALL.

I felt so strong...so accomplished when I nearly crawled out of the gym today. It hurt, but I STILL love those SEALS workouts...when I'm done...

WARMUP
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RUN 800 M

SAMSON STRETCH

WORKOUT

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Phase I: Preparation
Active Stretch. 

Dead Lift work UP to 1 Rep Max

135-175-225-250-260 (This was a PR by 15 lbs!  My goal for this year was to Deadlift double my body weight or 270lbs...I'm SO close!)

Phase II: Intensity
This is the RXed weight for Men, but I just used the same weight because it was heavy...but still light enough for me to do...

For time: (32:27)
2,000 meter row
25 thrusters 65lb
25 pull-ups
1,000 meter row
50 thrusters 45lb
50 pull-ups

Phase III: Core / Cool down
 I was SO tired at this point that I considered quitting after doing the 100 situps...I'm happy to report that I hung in there and did all 300 reps!  Yay!  Perseverance!

100 situps, 100 crunches, 100 reverse crunches

Day 482...wiLL iT eVeR bE oVeR?...

I was so tired after working more than usual yesterday. I slept late and didn't wake up until after 7. It was nice to just sleep til I woke up...no annoying alarm clock buzzing...just eyes opening. The only thing is, when I do that I tend to be a little panicked because I know that I barely have anytime to get kids to school on time and I know that my husband will have already made lunches and then he'll be running late and be resentful and mad with me. Why he doesn't just wake me up...I don't know. I appreciate the sleep...hate the guilt I feel. ANYWWAY...I got the 3 kids off to 2 different schools at 2 different times looking like the typical (in my own words) "busted up housewife"...wearing PJs, a random jacket that didn't match, hair lookin a mess, and big pink fuzzy slippers. I did throw on huge black fashion sunglasses (like that helps!). I did a few things...checked emails...started laundry...and headed to the gym.

I was supposed to workout with J, but right as I was leaving, he texted to say he was having severe back spasms and couldn't meet me. I told him it was okay and went all "over protective Mom" on him...insisting he rest...telling him to let me know if he needed anything...etc etc etc. I had chosen a workout off the Navy Seals Crossfit site for us, so I went up to do it alone.

The weather was so beautiful today. The warmup was supposed to be a mile run, so I set my stuff down and headed for the train tracks (there and back is exactly one mile). Then I did a few dynamic stretches and set up my weights and the box. I put on music...started the stopwatch...and got to it! As soon as I got to the Thrusters (front squat to press with a 45 lb bar) on the first round, I knew I was screwed. I was not sure I could make it all 5 rounds...but I was determined to try. I even yelled to no one in particular...since I was alone..."Will this ever be over?!?!"...somewhere around round 3. I finally finished, but it took me almost an hour and I was beat when I was done.

I swear...EVERYTIME I do a Navy Seals workout...it nearly KILLS me! Yet I keep going back for more. Some days I wonder what the hell is wrong with me... It was really hard...especially alone...but I definitely felt a sense of accomplishment. I KNEW when I was done that I had done ALL I could and that I could not have worked any harder.

Later in the afternoon after lunch and some shopping..I went back up to meet J and talk about class tomorrow that I'm helping him with. He was finishing up the last part of the "Foundations" class for 2 firemen (I did the 1st part with 1 of them yesterday). At the end, they wanted to do a short workout and so they did a much smaller (scaled) version of what I had done earlier (half the reps...only 3 rounds...NO running). They were pretty beat in the end, so that reaffirmed just how hard I worked today.
WARMUP
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RUN 1 MILE
DYNAMIC STRETCHING

WORKOUT
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30 BOX JUMPS (24 IN)
20 THRUSTERS (45 LBS)
10 DEADLIFTS (155 LBS)
RUN 400 M
5 ROUNDS FOR TIME (58:22)

Day 443...dAmN tHoSe nAvY sEaLs!...

Oh boy...where to start???... So, I love the holidays, but I'm feeling a little "Scrooge"-ish. This morning, I was also feelin the weight of "the Monday morning after a holiday weekend". So I was STILL sitting in front of my computer wearing PJs when I got a text from my friend, J. He was telling me that he was gonna do a workout off the "Navy Seals" website. It looked really hard, but...being the crazy person that I am...I wanted to do it. He said he would wait for me, so I threw on workout clothes and headed to the gym.

Once we got started, we decided...well J suggested...that we should do 1 rep max shoulder presses first. I was feelin a little weak, so once I failed at 2 attempts at 90 lbs...I decided to take my 85 lbs and be done. After all that, we started the workout. I knew it would take us a LONG time...I was thinkin maybe 1 hour tops. J joked that it would probably take us an hour and a half. I laughed. I thought that was ridiculous. He was right.

In the end, it took us 1 hour and 35 minutes to complete. We were exhausted and our strength was drained when we were done. In fact, halfway through we were both eating a Zone bar...WHILE we continued to workout. J was takin a bite and then doing a box jump and at another point, I was cramming a bar in my mouth WHILE continuing to squat. I think it was BY FAR the LONGEST Crossfit workout that I have ever done. Wow. Damn those Navy Seals!!!

SHOULDER PRESS
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1-1-1-1-1-1-1
65-75-80-85-90 Fail-90 Fail-85


WORKOUT
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100 THRUSTERS (me=45 LBS / J=65 LBS)
100 BOX JUMPS (20 IN)
100 PUSH UPS
100 SQUATS
RUN 1 MILE
50 THRUSTERS (me=45 LBS / J=65 LBS)
50 BOX JUMPS (20 IN)
50 PUSH UPS
50 SQUATS
RUN 1 MILE

FOR TIME (1 HR 35 MIN)