There will be a lot of CrossFit in my life this week. I usually go just twice a week but because I’m going to be away for a month, I’m going 4 times this week. So.Exciting.
I’ve already done two days in a row and I cannot wait for tomorrow’s session. Even though the box is hot already at 7am and I start to drip before the warm-up, I just cannot express how much fun CrossFit is. It’s something that makes me feel like a total badass every single time. It makes me forget that I’m a 37-year old mother of two who has way too many wrinkles to her liking. CrossFit makes me feel like 25 and for that feeling I keep going back for more and more and more 😀
I’m recording my sessions in Dailymile now, so here’s what I’ve been up to lately:
I don’t often come across a session where dumbells are used but they are quite good for snatches or shoulder to overhead presses – I have used kettlebells for those before and ended up with bruised wrists 😐
The WOD was totally doable. I like those WODs where you get to rest a few seconds every minute. And I think it was my first time using a 16kg kettlebell and definitely my first time jumping on the 24″ box.
This day I didn’t actually experience and true CrossFit joy. Mainly because my upper body is still weak like overcooked spaghetti and just doing pull ups and push ups for 8 minutes was a bit frustrating. Pull ups are something that if I can’t do any more, I can’t do anymore. Anything else I can always crank out more even if my brain says I’m done but with pull ups I really am done when I’m done. Hence me chickening out and switching to a stronger band for support.
Strict shoulder press is hard so I didn’t up the weight too much, I didn’t want to start arching my back and risk pulling something. 32.5kg was challenging enough.
WOD was great. I love anything to do with box jumps 🙂 I was the only girl who used the 24″ box.
Zecher squats were something new to me – you basically have the barbell resting in your elbows while you squat. I kept the weight at 50kg cause it was a new thing to me and I like to just work on my form when I do something for the first time.
WOD was one of those WODs where I think in the beginning that I’m not going to make it. But then somehow I got half way through and I kept taking a few seconds to breathe deeply after every set of burpees and somehow I got to the end. I don’t do wall balls often so they scare me a bit but my legs are strong from running so at least half of the workout is not hard – it’s my upper body that lets me down and throwing that darn ball up a 100 times was HARD.
Afterwards I felt nauseous like I do after a fast 10k race 😛
Of course I’m excited though to see what tomorrow will bring.

All colour coordinated one day, dirty burpee knees the next.
6 Comments
MuMuGB
July 21, 2013 at 3:18 pmI feel a bit bad now . I haven’t done a thing. I am just enjoying the hols…
Ffion (Chocolate and Blueberries)
July 18, 2013 at 1:32 pmI’m the same with pull ups. Once I’m done, I’m done!
Helen
July 18, 2013 at 6:14 am“It’s something that makes me feel like a total badass every single time. It makes me forget that I’m a 37-year old mother of two who has way too many wrinkles to her liking. ”
This is EXACTLY how strongwoman training makes me feel.
I like Zercher squats, they are suppose to be awesome for the core and I am very lazy when it comes to the core specifically.
Glad you are enjoyings your non kid time!
running_kmlv
July 17, 2013 at 5:54 pmWow. You are absolutely insane (in this awesome jealous-making way) and definitely a bad as.. 😀
Cindy
July 17, 2013 at 11:12 amWow. That looks like a great workout. I hope someday (after my PhD) I will be able to afford Crossfit! 🙂
MelkshamMum
July 16, 2013 at 8:52 pm@MrsB_LDN ah man! That makes my evening workouts look so pathetic!