Forced Day(s) Off

I don't want to, but I have to.  Rest, that is.  I'll take the weekend off from training and hopefully I will feel better next week.  If not, it's back to the Doc for more tests.  I'm really hoping that I don't have Mono. Ugh!  That could mean weeks of not training which for me is the worst thing ever.

Trying to stay positive, and stay awake.  Sooooo tired.

Not 100%

Still not feeling great. I thought after two days rest, I would be 100%, but no. Did a workout anyway...
WOD:
3 rounds:
10 DL @ 154#
50 Double Unders
Time- 7:04

Got some of my blood work tests back from yesterday...my lymphocyte count was high which probably means a viral infection (hopefully not Mono). Still waiting on the Vitamin D test which is what I think it is.

The Air Force WOD

The Air Force WOD
4 burpees on the minute, every minute and...
For Time:
all with 66#
20 Thrusters
20 SDHP
20 Push Jerk      
20 OH Squat
20 Front Squat

Time: 7:57 without the OH Squats
This is the first WOD I've ever DNF'd.  Not a good feeling.  I was completely wiped out after this and have been feeling totally exhausted lately.  I think I need a couple days off.

Gotta Start Somewhere!

So, why am I doing this?  Not sure, really.  Originally, I thought I would blog about moving from California to Minnesota, but months have gone by without so much as one post!  Now, my next big idea, is to chronicle my ongoing quest for fitness through CrossFit.  And maybe some other things too.

Let's get one thing straight.  This is NOT a generic new years resolution that will fizzle out in a few weeks, it is purely coincidence that I'm beginning January, 2011.  I've always worked out and had some sort of athletic endeavor, but here in Winona, it's been difficult to find motivation.  There is no CrossFit gym here, there is no beach for volleyball and right now it is beyond cold so I am forced to workout inside.

One great thing about going to a CrossFit box is the competition.  This is something that is seriously lacking for me and being a competitive person, it's difficult to push myself without a goal or an outcome of some sort.  It is also difficult to prescribe my own workouts because I tend to neglect the things that are most difficult or that I don't like.  So I came up with a plan.  I may not have people to race in workouts, or a trainer yelling at me, but I can compare myself to others through "the Girls" benchmark WOD's and against the workouts from last years Sectionals and Regionals.

I also set some goals for myself.  Something I haven't done since playing competitively on the beach and I didn't even realize I didn't have any current goals until I asked my class at WSU to set some for themselves.  I told them how important it is to have short term and long term goals and steps to reach them, and meanwhile, I don't even have any myself!  What a hypocrite, jeez-o!  But I took my own advice, and set some goals and I have started testing myself to see where I'm at and to figure out what I need to do to get where I want to be.

So here they are, for all to see, but more importantly, for ME to see.  It's a dream until you write it down, then it's a goal.  Accountability and motivation.

1.  Hand Stand Push Ups
2.  Muscle Up
3.  Body Weight Bench Press
4.  Double Body Weight Dead Lift
5.  BW Clean & Jerk
6.  BW OH Squat
7.  Pistols
8.  BW Snatch
9.  Ring Dips
10.  21+ Pullups (unbroken)
11.  Do the "Girls" I haven't done
12.  PR the "Girls" I have done
13.  Sub 3:00 minute 800m
14.  Sub 7:00 minute mile
15.  Work my way through the Sectional and Regional WOD's
16.  Outcome goal- Get under 130# and 15% BF

THEN, if I can do all that (or most of it), my goal is to compete in the CF Qualifier.  There, I said it. Whew!

So, where am I at now?
1.  I can do 3 HSPU to a plate (not to the floor)
2.  I can do a ring pull up and a ring dip but no MU.  I also don't have rings to practice on.  Slight prob.
3.  I tested my bench on Friday (1/21/11) and my 2RM was 95#.  My PR 1RM is 115#.
4.  I recently PR'd on the DL at 231#.
5.  C&J PR is 133#.
6.  OH Squat PR is 105#.
7.  Every time I attempt to do pistols, my hamstrings cramp.  Not sure how to fix that.
8.  Snatch PR is 83#.  Definitely a technique thing, not so much a strength thing.  Gotta work on it.
9.  Ring dips.  Yeah, don't have rings and I can maybe do a couple.
10.  Pullup PR is 15 unbroken.
11.  Girls I haven't done:  Linda, Isabel, Elizabeth, Nancy, Angie, Nasty Girls, Lynne, Kelly, Nicole, Diane, Mary, J.T., Daniel, Maggie, Joshie, Fight Gone Bad, and the rest of the guys.
12.  Girls I have done:
       Jackie- 10:15
       Cindy- 17 rounds
       Grace- 4:24
       Filthy 50- 28:06
       CF Total- 475
       Helen- 11:20
       Fran- 5:33
       Christine- 9:18
       Randy- 5:49
       Jack- 8 rounds

13.  800m PR is 3:36
14.  Mile PR is 7:20 (just did it!)
15.  Tried and failed my first one!  Off to a good start!
16.  Weight between 132-134#, BF% is about 21%

I feel like I accomplished something.  Done!  (For the day).