Today was push press work. Built up and did 5-5-5-5-5 at 80lbs. I'm pretty sure 80lbs is a PR for me on push press, and doing sets of 5 shows me I could do a much higher 1rm. It was fun. I was also lifting heavier than any other woman today by 30lbs. (Okay, it helps that about half of the class was working on quick snatches for 12.2. My O-lifting coach was the trainer today and since I'm not doing the open she told me not to even do this one to see how I could do for fear I'd screw up my muscle memory. I did that with power cleans, and it was bad. It took me several weeks to get my clean back in shape.)

Followed up by
5 rounds
10 weighted lunge steps (DB racked on shoulders) 2x20lbs
15 KB swings 16Kg
I did it Rx for women. Very proud of myself. No clue on the time because I forgot to check until after I'd put my equipment away and had a drink and hit up my inhaler, and the clock was over 7min at that point. I'd guess I was about 6 min. I was slow, as usual.

Followed up by
100 situps for time.
Yeah, this killed me. I was wiped out by this point. 4:42 today.

I need to get faster. I need to get my lungs working better. The crazy thing is I'm so so so much better and faster and stronger than I used to be. I still just don't have any wind and when I lose my breath at all, I can't seem to get it back. The weather changing and weirdness isn't helping either. I feel like I'm all excuses, but when I compare myself to where I was a year ago...wowwie! I'm so so so much better than I ever was. I've still got a long ways to go, but the changes already amaze me.

you're doing great Cheri!!

It's really a testament to you and your committment!! When I look at your times, I don't see slow at all. You must have a fast box. Also, I want to give kudos to your box and coaches for having the culture that supports beginners and keeps them coming back!! That says a lot. They are getting it right at your box!

My box is very supportive of beginners and the slower or weaker of those amongst the group, and they're really good about modding things. The regulars in the group are really friendly and good with newer people, always willing to help out. I would like to think it's that way at all the boxes.

Mine is as well , Im slower , weaker than most at my box but the support and time and effort put into me is amazing.


As many rounds as possible in 10 mins of:

8 Push-ups
8 Hang Squat Cleans 43/30 kg ( scaled to 30kg )
16 Double Unders ( scaled to 40 sec of singles with trying to do doubles )

WOD last night was an AMRAP 20 rotation through 4 stations. Between the stations, we had to do lunges. It was 10 lunges for me between were each of the stations was set up. Stations were 20 each of squats, pushups, KB swings and shoulder press. It was a lot harder than it seemed it would be.

Death by Deadlifts

1 deadlift the first minute
2 the second minute
3 the third minute
...

for 25 minutes. At failure, either 400m run or 11 burpees, and then start back at one.

The class was pretty large last night, so we ran out of weights. (I actually got the last of the available weights, grabbing the 6 2.5lbs-ers.) I wound up at 130lbs. I knew it would be rough but I failed sooner than I thought I would. I made it through 9, barely, and that 2 seconds I had left just wasn't enough time to recover, so I went running instead. (I hate running, but it was absolutely beautiful outside.) I made it through 8 after coming back from my run before I went back outside.

Push Press 3-3
Push Jerk 1-1

Push press and then push jerk is mean. Too easy to do them wrong, although I suppose it's better than having them reversed, at least for me.

My WOD!!! ie Workout of the Day! CrossFit: note that the lunch crew only had time for 3 rounds after warm up of course which was a 400m run, 25 pull-ups, 25 push ups, SAM/HAM mobility exs, and 25 squats, 25 sit-ups, and 25 back extensions... Friday 120330 "Barbara" Five rounds, each for time of: (DID 3 ROUNDS) : 20 Pull-ups 30 Push-ups 40 Sit-ups 50 Squats Rest precisely three minutes between each round. Post times to comments: 29:49!

Today: Thrusters – Max until failure 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 (65#)

Tonight's WOD

3x
3 shoulder press
pushups to failure

3x for time
10 deadlifts
50 double unders

I can't do double unders (can't jump rope due to excruciating shin splints) so instead she had me to 25 burpees. Yuck.

It took me 25 minutes to finish, and I nearly gave up around the 4th time thru, but then my last round I killed it

Yay for finishing!!

run and kettlebell swings warm up
New DL PR 135# x 2. Woot! I'm always excited when I get above body weight for the first time.

then...
12 min AMRAP

3 DL 115#
6 chin ups (feet on box)
18 hand release pushups (knees mostly)

6 rounds + 2 DL

The pushups were the killer for everyone!