Hittin' PR's baby!!!

For the past two months or so my diet has been... well shady at best. I loke to consider myself 100% Paleo (my goal) but I haven't been weighing or measuring food, and I have unfortunately let cheat meals or snacks become the norm. This was highlighted when I started food logging again for the (coming up on a month now).

That being said, I have been hitting all PR's, and I have been feeling stronger and more fit than ever. I am not promoting letting mine or anyone else's diet become slack, or choosing less healthy food options over their more obvious alternatives. I am merely telling my story.

One reason I feel this is happening is that I have been crossfitting now for a year. 1 year!! This first year has given me my base of strength and conditioning. Some of you might say: 1 year just to get a "base" of strength and conditioning??" YES! 1 year.

One year of lifting and running and jumping and repeating - 1 year of soreness and stretching and yoga and crossfit and dialed in diet - to get to where I and you have a complete understanding of what it means to eat right, then eat wrong and see the difference in performance. To work out hard, and rest and repeat, and see the gains however large or small (sometimes not at all). That's what it takes to get a base.

Now I am fine tuning the diet and everything else: my olympic lifting movements, my running, my pullups, my squat -- all this is coming together to help me reach my fitness goals and make me a more proficient and effective athlete.

My body (and more importantly my mind) are able to withstand more pain and punishment than before, thereby allowing me to make solid gains and lower my times across the board. In some WOD's I have only improved by seconds (Elizabeth) and while in others I have shaved MINUTES off my time (Fran, 100 wall ball shots for time), Kelly...

I'm moving on up!!! Where are you going? Let's go!

CrossFit Central

Yes, I am now a trainer at CrossFit Central! This is something I have wanted to do for a long while now - ever since I knew that CrossFit was going to be a big part of my life... I have been shadowing Lance and Big Mike for the past month, learning the ropes and picking up on their training methods and techniques. Needless to say I have had to change my sleep patterns drastically... but I am thoroughly enjoying giving back to people what CrossFit has given to me.

I feel that my two jobs (working at lululemon athletica and now CFC) compliment each other perfectly. Both are in the business of elevating the world from mediocrity to greatness - and that's what it's all about, right?!

My challenge now is to stay on top of my diet... Although I am eating all the right foods (ok ok I definitely cheat sometimes) the quantities are all off. I should be drinking a lot more water, for one, and I should be eating more regularly throughout the day . With a busy schedule, this will be my biggest challenge!

See you all at CFC soon!

beeeen a while!

Qualifiers: Done and done.

One week ago (feels longer than that...) I competed in the Crossfit Southwest Regional Qualifiers... What an experience!  Although I ended up placing 60 out of about 120 males (not exactly what I was hoping for) the experience and fun was much more than I had anticipated.

The first WOD was:

3 Rounds for time of:

10 squat clean and anyway overhead @ 155#; 500 m row.

Time: 18:47.

The second WOD was:

50 chest to bar pullups; 50 burpees.

Time: 7:38.

The third WOD was:

21-15-9 of:

Box jumps @ 24"; Kettlebell swings @ 24 kg; Sumo deadlift highpulls @ 95 lbs.

(During this workout I was awarded a 10 burpee penalty for dropping the bar...)

Needless to say I now know where I stand... Three of the people that train me (Lance, Carey and Crystal) qualified to go to the Crossfit games in Aromas, CA. There is no doubt they will all do well and compete for top honors. 

On Friday (5-8-09) I got my body comp (179 lbs. and 8.5% body fat) -- and then did a WOD of:

As Many Man-Makers as Possible in 15 min... I got 39.

I took it easy this week... not too hard on the workouts, and eating whatever I want. tomorrow is Monday, a new week -- I will start back with the strict and intense workouts (3 days on, 1 day off) and get back on top of my diet (clean clean CLEAN!).

I know what has to be done. Time to do it. CrossFit games 2010.

The Qualifiers are here!!!

I leave tomorrow morning for the qualifiers in Ft. Worth. This is what I've been training for... This is what I've been eating for and sacrificing for. Gotta get some good rest, eat right, get my mind right, and GO.

Last Workouts

4-24: lulu yoga + jump rope.

4-25: --

4-26: Bikram.

4-27: Kettlebell WOD: 3 rounds of 3 minutes (1 minute each exercise): 

KB swing @ 24 Kg; KB Clean (ground to shoulder); KB Sumo Deadlift Highpull.

4-28: Bikram.

4-29: Hot Vinyasa.

4-30: -- 

Last couple of workouts!

Saturday (04-18-09):

4 rounds for time of:

10 dumbbell thrusters (45 pound dumbbells)

10 burpees

30 situps

Time: 9:04.

Sunday: 

100 m sprint (x8).

Then: 3 rounds (3 minutes each) of:

6 pushups; 9 knees to elbows.

Then: Tabata squats for 8 rounds.

Monday: 

5 thrusters @ 115

5 thrusters @135

5 thrusters @145

5 thrusters @155

5 thrusters @165 (last 2 =fail)

Tuesday: 

As Many Rounds As Possible in 20 minutes of:

2  muscle ups

4 handstand pushups

8 kettlebell swings @ 2 pood (32 kilograms).

Rounds: 7 and change.

Wednesday: REST.

Today (04-23-09):

21-15-9

Burpees; Deadlifts @ 275-225-225; Box Jumps @ 24 in.

Time: 12:58.