Hey girl heyyyy

I was sitting in the library today and I had so much energy, I literally couldn't keep from squirming in my chair. Too much energy to get fizzled out whilst studying, I say!

In 7 minutes I did:

3 thrusters, 65#

3 pull ups

6 thrusters, 65#

6 pull ups

9 thrusters, 65#

9 pull ups

12 thrusters, 65#

then, after that quick workout was finished...I did:

60 sit ups

3 rounds of 20 shoulder shrugs, 65#

2000 m row (easy pace. finishing time of 9mins40)

20 standing-oblique-crunch things, 35# kettle bell

20 kangaroo kicks

and some extensive stretching.

That felt so great, you guys.

Camaraderie

Today's workout was an intense one:

5 rounds of:

20 box jumps

20 wall ball shots, 20# medicine ball

10 burpee pull ups/chin ups

20 kangaroo kicks on recline

+

quality stretching for 15 mins

During about the 3rd round, a guy in a green shirt and an orange sweatband walked up to me and pointed at his new vibram 5-fingers and said, "Look! You inspired me!" I laughed, smiled at him, and said, "Awesome job buddy!" Then I offered him a fist pound, to which he replied enthusiastically.

About ten minutes later, when I was finishing some kangaroo kicks, he walked by and stuck out his foot toward mine and said "toe five!!!!" And then we toe-fived. Hahaha. Hilarious dude.

As I left the fitness center I saw him playing ping-pong, so as I walked by his table I yelled, "On your toes! On your toes!"

These things always help me make friends, y'all.

Vibrams. Bringing happy, sweaty people together since 2009.

EIGHTY-SIX

DEGREES! Oh my goodness was it HAWT today. I loved it! I ran down to the track and did my fave ladder interval workout. You know what I'm talkin' bout.

Run 1600 meters (4 laps)

20 push ups

100 sit ups

Run 1200 meters (3 laps)

20 HSPU

100 sit ups

Run 800 meters (2 laps)

40 walking lunges

20 push ups

100 bicycle crunches

Run 400 meters (1 lap)

20 push ups

1 min plank on each side of body (4 sides)

50 sit ups

SO SWEATEHHH :D

Filthy Fiftyish

Indeed.

50 box jumps

10 chin ups

50 kettle bell swings, 35#

10 pull ups

50 sit ups

50 hang power cleans, 45# barbell

500 m row

50 back extensions (WOW. HELLOOO hamstrings and lower back.)

Dayum!

"Elizabeth"

The gym had very few people in attendance today, so I ran the weights section with these cleans. I felt really strong by the third set of cleans– my form was better, my focus was perfect, and I just mowed through them. I should start at 85# next time. :D

The first part of the workout was done by alternating between sets of cleans and dips.

WOD:

12-9-6 reps of:

cleans (75#-80#-85#)

21-15-9 reps of:

dips with 30# assistance

+

3 rounds of:

30 abs on incline

30 kangaroo kick-the-skys on recline

So my old crossfit blog was on Tumblr...

...but no one could comment on it unless they were involved in tumblr too, so I've finally gotten this one up on Blogger.

I began doing Crossfit in March 2010 and kept the blog up for about 2 months until summer arrived. During the summer I was traveling and doing research [http://jlschnaak.wordpress.com/] on North Carolina's local food movement and relationships people have with it, so that kept me very busy until school started up again in the fall. I was still working out all summer and doing lots of cycling, but only the occasional Crossfit WOD. Since August I've been very into Crossfit and have been spreading my enthusiasm for it to lots of friends and gym buddies.

Each time I go to the gym, I bring with me a post-it with the WOD on it. Here are most of this fall's WODs that I have done:

Some highlights of my progress over the past few months include:

Benchpress PR: April 2010 - 85lbs... --> October 6, 2010 - 120lbs!

Push-ups: October 13 - 35 in 1 minute

Row: November - 500 m - 2:09 mins

HSPU: greater range of motion, but still doing progressions

Burpee Pull ups: could never do them before --> now I can do 10! so intense!