Three -a-days?

Ok I've double dipped a few times lately, meaning more than one workout in a day. I haven't done three yet, and today I've been challenged to go for it. I'm not really nervous or anything, but I don't want to get injured trying to do too much in a day. Mainly I just have to keep hydrated, roll out, and go for it - right?  As one of these is a Yoga class, which can be brutally hard or kinda chill depending on the day, I'm not sure what to expect besides more sweaty clothes. Take that you stupid washer and drier...

I'm very much enjoying Krav Maga, kickboxing, and Yoga along with Crossfit. I think they're the pieces to the puzzle I was missing and will definitely help me reach my goals.

2011-July-12

Crossfit Central WOD
5 rounds
15 push-jerk, 115lb
500m row
18:39 Rx

Ok, for real, this WOD was way harder than I expected. I actually think push-press would have been faster, but I am often wrong. Who knows. I came real close to puking.

Krav Maga Class
We worked palm-heel strikes, groin kicks, & choke defense.

Yoga For Athletes 
Started yoga directly after KM. It was actually maybe a bit easier b/c I was already warm (way past warm, really). We did the superman pose and Warrior 1. For some this was harder than the triangle poses from last week, but for me it wasn't as hard to hold.

>> I filled my 40oz water container 8 times! That's 40 glasses of water <<



Who has two thumbs and will sleep well tonight? THIS GUY!

Aggression + Technique = BOOM!

So I've been wanting to try out a Krav Maga class for a long time, but various things were allowed to get in the way. Yesterday, it was time to go get some!  I showed up not really knowing what to expect or how it would be. I had heard from someone (not a person that does CrossFit) that just the warmup was ridiculous, but I was not worried about that! We started off with a pre-class meeting with the instructor to go over the basics. It was actually really basic and intuitive. A couple stances and techniques and we were cleared for class.

We started by jogging around the studio room, then high knees, butt-kick run, etc then some stretching. The warmup was far from ridiculous, so my confidence that I could handle it was growing. We started with some hammer fists as the pace of class quickly increased. My partner was also a first-timer so we were in the weeds a little bit, but kept each other pushing and hitting. Once we did tons of variations of hammer fists standing, on knees and on our backs - fighting someone off - we moved to kicks. This was where principles of aggression and technique really come together when you do it right, and really shows when you don't! We were doing kicks and I was not doing it right. The instructor taught me how to rotate my hips to get more power...resulting in my next kick landing a lot better. I was pumped, until I heard "Now do it with some fucking aggression, like you fucking mean it!" BOOM! My training partner last night was far from a small man, but my kick send him stumbling back against the wall. Holy shit! It was a fantastic feeling! Then we got to do it about 100 more times. Each time I found myself losing a little power, I am sad to admit! Next thing I know we are in groups of three, with two people coming at me and me kicking and punching them away at random times and directions. This seemed to go on forever, but it was fantastic to let out all that stress.

Hooked.

I signed up for unlimited ass kicking! My classes at Crossfit Central plus these classes a few days a week will result in great nights sleep, tons of laundry, and a whole new mental outlook. The physical benefits will be great too!

Jan 19 - Excited Exhausted

It is possible to be both excited and exhausted at the same time. I didn't get a good night of sleep, probably closer to poor since I tossed and turned for three hours. I attended the 615am class at CrossFit Central because I'm going to make an offer on a house today, thus the sleepless night. The workout was brutal, and I actually feel much better now -- maybe too smoked to be nervous!

CrossFit Central WOD
5 Rounds for time
10 front squat, 155lb
25 pullups
-20:59 RXd

First time to workout with an empty stomach since I was in the Army doing PT. Interesting...

Food

• 745am - Two eggs, 1/2 small yam, turkey sausage, nut & seed mix, coffee w/a little honey, water
• 1140am - Chicken breast, a tomato, seed nut mix, water, small coffee (snack size meal).
  
• 155pm - Picked a bunch of proteins from the jambalaya. It is just to hot...upsetting my guts heh. Ate some fresh veggies, 1/2 an apple and a little almond butter, water.
• 400pm - snack of chicken breast, the other 1/2 apple, nuts/seeds, water
• 750pm - chicken sausage, tomato, bell pepper, mandarin orange, almonds, water

Jan 14 - Rain with a 100% chance of brutality

Crossfit Central WOD
For time:
800m Run
100 Pushups
50 KB Snatch (25L, 25R), 24KG
50 KB Press (25L, 25R), 24KG
50 KB Figure 8 (25L, 25R), 24KG
100 Squats
800m Run

28:56 Rx.  A lot of wasted time trying to figure out a rhythm on the KB movements.  The last run, was a struggle but there is no walking in CrossFit so we pushed through!  What a killer WOD!

Food

• 740am - two eggs, turkey sausage, 1/2 tomato, hand full of mushroom, coffee with coconut milk (about 1tsp), water
• 1125am - small piece of turkey and a hand full of almonds, water 
• 140pm - turkey breast, chicken sausage, 1/2 small sweet potato, almonds, water (post workout)
• 345pm - (snack) chunk of turkey breast, bit of chicken sausage, handfull of sliced mushroom, almonds, water
  
• 715pm - Paleo Italian feast (recipe link below) - WOW! - and a bunch of water.

Almond crusted chicken breast with spaghetti squash

I have signed up for the 2010 Warrior Dash - Texas - I'll be running in the 9:30AM Wave. Anyone else going?

Jan 10 - CC EPOC Team Meeting and WOD

Was a great Sunday meeting and WOD with Coach Zach. Here's the "fun" he set up. He had a 25 min cutoff time, but the whole team was not about to come so close and not finish up, so we kept pushing through to the end.

WOD
3 Rounds for time:
50 wall ball shots, 20lb
50 box jumps
Run 400
28:12

Here's a photo I stole from Zach's blog of the team after we finished

















Daily Food

• 715am - One egg, turkey bacon, banana, almonds, water
• 945am - coffee, water
• 1015am - protein shake, water
• 100pm - chicken sausage, apple, almond butter, water
• 415pm - two eggs, turkey bacon, tomato, almonds
• 815pm - turkey burger (patty only), salad (spinach, tomato, mushrooms, walnuts, EVOO), small yam, water

Lots of water, maybe a bit too much fruit, not enough vegetables? Hmm, besides that I feel pretty good about the food I ate today.

I'm looking at Paleo as what I CAN eat, vs. what I can't.