Busy badonk!

Hey guys! I know I keep updating less and less. It's really hard to WOD hard with a sprained thumb and trying to PR.  I've had a busy weekend. How are you all doing?

 

Saturday, we did man makers for the first time. We also practiced some gymnastics! It was my first time doing Skin the Cat. I need to trust myself because I'm sure I have the mobility in my body to do a full range of motion for Skin the Cat. Here. Witness my struggle.

 

 

After my morning WOD and recovery meal, I headed out with my friend Tiffany to the Aloha Festival in Santa Fe Springs. It was hot. And it was great. We ended up going to Nordstrom Rack and Sprouts to satisfy our paleo needs and ended up goofing around a bit. I saw Nancy and Ana at Sprouts so it was cool introducing everyone.

 

 

Yesterday, Sig and I headed down to Del Mar for So Cal Regionals! It was great seeing all the athletes compete and whatnot. One of our locals was partaking in the event, Tory Morgan. He represents local gym Code 3 but trains at my gym at Ero.

 

The thing that I really like about CrossFit is the community and the comraderie. Even the last person standing gets the loudest cheers. I've heard that phrase a lot, but I haven't seen it in action like I did yesterday. It was an overall good experience.

 



 

Andrew, me and Sig

 

Here's a few things I bought from Life as Rx and Rx Jump Ropes. I forgot to stop by WODxLove but shopping... well.. HURTS! LOL.

Paleo: Interview at CrossFit Ero

 

So, I was interviewed this weekend about my experience in last year's Paleo Challenge at my gym, CrossFit Ero. We are currently having another paleo challenge and I'm actively participating, but not officially IN the challenge. I haven't been updating much because I'm focusing on healing. I have a sprained thumb, dislocated my knee last week (my coach put it back in place!), and yesterday, I fell and ate it hard at Ross and landed on the knee I dislocated so it's pretty swollen. Although, I did PR on my mile run! 8:56, lol. I haven't had a fast mile since I was in high school. Anyways, here's what was featured on CrossFit Ero's page yesterday!

 

Hope everyone's first week on the Paleo Challenge went well. Last year's Paleo Challenge winner was Stacy V. Her strong discipline in eating clean and working out have helped her transform exponentially in losing weight and building strength. Have you seen how much she back squats?

We want to share Stacy's experience winning the Paleo Challenge. Here's what she said:

1. Your first Ero Paleo Challenge was last year, how was it for you? It was definitely a struggle transitioning from eating whatever I wanted to eating clean for 30 days. It was a frustrating experiment finding which foods I like to eat and foods I needed to eat. After about the first week, it started to become fun because I ended up finding delicious recipes that were easy to prepare. It also forced me to learn how to cook! I find myself enjoying grocery shopping more than retail shopping!

2. What kept you motivated to stay eating clean during the challenge?
A few things kept me motivated to eat clean during the challenge, but in no particular order: being diagnosed with PCOS and told that I was also borderline diabetic; I liked the feeling of how "light" I felt after a big meal; my brother's encouragement and guidance; the changes to my hair, skin, and sleeping habits; the desire to win the challenge, of course.

3. How was your workout performance during the challenge? I felt weak at first but once I incorporated more fats into my meals and increased my fruit intake, I found myself getting stronger, and getting faster during metcons. I was PRing almost every WOD! Just don't eat a super fibrous meal before you work out, lol.

4. You were the winner of last year's Ero Paleo Challenge, do you have any tips for the new people who are just starting? Don't cave in during the "carb flu." Maybe it's just me, but just smelling the foods I craved, satisfied my cravings. Find a good support system. Eat nutritious foods that make you happy! Meal plan and meal prep for the week. Finally, just remember that good nutrition is the best gift you can give yourself.

Thank you, Stacy V. for your participation in this interview. She said it best – good nutrition is the best gift you can give yourself.

...and I'm back.

Sorry for the lack of updates guys! I miss blogging about every WOD but you know... going almost every day is kind of hard. So I'll be posting more of my main points and stuff.

 

Anyways, this past Sunday (4/28/13) some members from Ero and I went on a hike in PV. It was very pleasant.

 

 

Monday, April 29, 2013

 

Warm up: 200 rop turns and Ero warm up

 

A: Front Squat 3x12 @65%

 

B: 200m run

5 thrusters 135/95

10 chest to bar

400m run

10 thrusters

20 chest to bar

800m run

15 thrusters

30 chest to bar

 

C: 3x25 abmat sit ups

 

Let me tell you... this WOD killed me.

 

Results A: 125 lbs

I am still paranoid about weight on me in the front. But I'm getting better. I actually did this at my 65% so that means progress! I need to keep my knees out and stop having them wiggle back in. I need to strengthen my inner thighs.

 

Results B: 23:21 at 75# and kipping pull ups

This is the first WOD since I've hurt myself in December that I did all kipping pull ups. It's frustrating because I had to re-learn how to kip and whatnot. What I noticed since my injury, my upper body has been getting stronger anyway. When I get a good kip in, I can do chest to bar easy. And the following picture marks my first milestone!

 

I got my first tear!

 

Not a good picture since I look like I've been with child for 3 months. LOL.

 

Thanks, Okady for pushing me!!

 

On Tuesday, I rested. TOM is in town so everything was hitting me. My friend Tiffany wanted to do the paleo challenge with me (official logging starts today) and I met up with her and her mom at Whole Foods. I was fascinated by the kid's carts, so... I took full advantage.

 

 

Last night, was fun. But first, I went to the doctor after work and had my thumb checked out. I aggravated it some time last week or the week before doing a series of snatches and clean & jerks. Turns out I have a sprain on my thumb. Doctor told me to wear a brace for 4 weeks (UGH) and straight up said NO LIFTING. UGHH. I got an x-ray done, and a follow up with my doctor and a sports physical therapist next week.

 

So I got to the gym and Coach D lent me his wrist straps and showed me how to snatch with it. Talk about relief! But he said to keep it braced for 1 week and see how I feel. I'm going to have to modify or do completely different WODs until then.

 

Warm up: 100 rope turns or 50 double unders + Ero warm up

 

A: Hang power snatch 7 x 1

 

B: AMRAP 10

10 pull ups

15 snatches 75/55

20 push ups

 

Results A: I was experimenting with the wrist straps so I ended up hitting 105. My PR is 115 power snatch, so I know I can hit higher doing a full snatch.

 

Results B: 2 rounds + 4 pull ups

I went Rx! So that made me happy!

 

After the WOD, Cecilia and I hung out at the gym until 8 pm for the paleo challenge meeting.

 

My stats from October/November Challenge:

Start weight: 172 lbs

End weight: 162 lbs

Start hips: 41"

End hips: 39 7/8"

Start waist: 39"

End waist: 37"

Start baseline WOD: 6:30, negative pull ups

End baseline WOD: 5:56, negative pull ups

 

My stats from yesterday, May 1:

Start weight: 170 lbs (oops, lol)

Start hips: 40.7"

Start waist: 38"

Start baseline WOD: 6:39

 

So, I gained most of my weight back, an inch on my hips and waist (my clothes still fit fine), but I improved on my baseline. Even though my time is longer than before, I'm doing kipping pull ups, which is a big thing for me. I hope to lose 15 lbs by the end of the challenge, and since I'm handicapped for a little while, maybe this rest will do more good and result in more weight loss.

 

Oh, and I got my first rip on my left hand too. So 2 rips in 1 week! This is progress!

 

Woops!

Sorry for not updating, guys! I've been pretty busy and things are changing on my end. I'm starting to get back into WODing 4-5 times a week. I  hope all of you are doing well! I'll update soon :)

Happy April!

How was your guys' Easter? How did you guys do on 13.4? We only have one more WOD for the Open so let's go hard!

13.4 WOD consisted of:
3 clean & jerks
3 toes to bars
6 clean & jerks
6 toes to bars ...
...
and increases by 3 each round

Considering I don't practice toes to bar, I set my goal to complete up to 9. I ended up doing a total of 50 reps, so 12 clean & jerks and 2 toes to bar. My wrist/thumb was killing me but I exceeded my expectations!

After yesterday's WOD, I was hanging out with Nancy while she practiced her toes to bar.. she's getting closer! Just gotta be more aggressive. I decided to try doing a kipping pull up.

And I fucking did it.

I did 5! Broken though, lol.

It was the first time in 3 months I was able to do a kipping pull up, and actually a chest to bar kipping pull up! I'm getting stronger, just gotta keep stretching this bad boy out.

I'm in a good mood. So...