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Great end to the week

2012-02-10T16:10:00.000-08:00

Good workout today. I spent the morning training people, went to the chiropractor in the afternoon, trained people some more, then worked out with the 5pm class. I haven't been snatching more than 55lbs cause that's just what felt comfortable but I went a little heavier today because I was feeling good energy and strong:

WOD – 10 MIN Every Minute On the Minute:
3 Power Snatches (65lbs)

then, 3 rounds for time:
4 Deadlifts (130lbs)
8 Toes to Bar
16 Kettlebell Swings (35lbs)

5:14 was my time. RX toes to bar and kettlebell, the deadlift weight was supposed to be 200lbs for women but I'm not going over 135 anymore while I'm pregnant. Felt really good. My breathing was nice and steady and I was able to move from station to station without breaks. Also did all reps unbroken. Must be cause I ate really clean today.

Food Cravings: Primal plan has this awesome shrimp and steak with their own version of Benihana shrimp sauce. AMAZING!! so I was looking forward to that all day and had that with broccoli for lunch, cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast, and now I'm gonna go grub on a big salad for dinner. Ready for my weekend rest days!

Skills and a little strength

2012-02-09T16:42:00.000-08:00

Finally feel like I'm not getting as sick anymore!! It still comes in waves, just not as often. Belly is getting bigger and bigger and things are feeling heavier every week! Just two weeks ago 55lb Squat Snatch felt fine and yesterday it felt like 85lbs... whatever. Today was a good workout day:

AM Skill Work - Pull ups:
2x3 Strict, 3x2 Negatives

Max L-Sit Hold x3

PM WOD:
Back Squat 5x3 (100lbs)

5 Rounds for time:
3 Squat Cleans (75lbs)
6 Bench Dips
12 KB Swings (35lbs)
time 9:05 (moved slow, obviously)

500m Row Cool Down, then:

3x20 Russian Twists (10lbs)
3x10 Good Mornings (65lbs)

Food: Going to cheesecake factory with some friends. They have this awesome pork chop with applesauce that I LOVE!

Oh btw, heard my baby's nice STRONG heartbeat a couple weeks ago. It was fast!! (Midwife says that's normal for baby) Must be all the exercising we're doing :)

Push up, Snatch, Knees to Elbows

2012-02-07T10:38:00.000-08:00

Finally not feeling sore after workouts! For a while there, everything I did made me sore as hell for the whole week which was limiting how much I could actually do. But this was day 2 and I feel fine to go 3 days on this week.

WOD - 10 Min AMRAP Ladder:
Paralette Push up
Power Snatch (55lbs)
Knees to Elbows

Finished 6 Rounds plus 4 Push ups. Pretty happy with that score even though my Power Snatch weight isn't what I would have liked to use. I have to keep reminding myself that it's not about doing shit heavy right now, just about staying fit while I grow this little human!!

Food Cravings: Gluten Free bagel with sundried tomato spread.

Hang Power Clean, Double Unders, Run

2012-02-06T18:00:00.000-08:00

Today was a lazy day. Worked out by myself at home which I hate doing but I felt good after. I found this awesome video which now I plan to do myself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNCxPvJf-VY

Here was my workout:

Warm Up - 2 Sets:
10 Shoulder Press (45lbs)
Squat Clean + Push Press (2+2), 65lbs

WOD - 3 Rounds, Not for Time:
7 Hang Power Cleans (65lbs)
14 Double Unders
400m Run

I'm gonna try to be more consistent with my workouts this week. Last week was nuts!

I Ran Again!!

2012-02-02T19:16:00.000-08:00

Rested yesterday cause I have been getting SO SORE from my workouts! My belly is getting bigger by the day, it's nuts. I actually look pregnant now (I think) instead of just looking like I have a gut. Today's WOD felt good:

Morning: Pull up skill w/ my private client. Every Minute on the Minute, 5 pull ups, for 5 Mins

Afternoon: 500m Row
then 3 Rounds
20 Wall Balls (14lbs)
15 Pull ups
15 Leg Raises (subbed for sit ups cause you're not supposed to lay on your back when preg)
Finish with 1 Mile Run

24:something RX

The EMOM pull ups have been helping me to keep my strength even with the added weight. As of now I've gained about 7 or 8lbs. Today in the wod I did the first 15 pull ups unbroken then I split it up the next 2 rounds doing 7&8 at a time. Run felt OK... took me 12 min but it was the first time I ran in over 3 months! So I'm sure that will improve.

No weird food cravings today.

Holy Grip Strength

2012-01-31T18:14:00.000-08:00

Taught all night tonight so I worked out early in the morning:

Buy in/800m Farmers Carry, 70lbs (Holy shit)
then 5 Rounds:
8 Deadlifts (115)
6 Burpees (scaled to plank burpees - basically you just don't bring your chest to the floor)
20 Double Unders
Cash Out/800m Farmers Carry, 70lbs (Holy shit x2)

This was brutal on my grip and forearms. The 5 rounds felt like nothing compared to those farmers carries! Overall felt great during the wod though.

Food: craved a salad with garbanzo beans and italian dressing from whole foods and an egg salad.

Thrusters, Dips

2012-01-30T13:25:00.000-08:00

Long day at the gym. Fitting in a WOD with the 4pm class before I coach again at 6 & 7pm!

Warm up: 3x10 Bent Over Barbell Row (55lbs)

WOD:
21-15-9
Dips (on bench)
Thrusters (55lbs)

I lost my dips :( Last week we did them and I tried to get on the rings but it just wasn't happening. It's like I'm wearing a 10lb vest! Anyway, I still tried today and took forEVER on my 21 dips. The 15 & 9 I did on the bench. I finished in 8:58... Then we rested 5 min and did max reps push ups. I got 35.

and of course no workout is complete without my Progenex :)

Food: Buffalo Chili and avocado for lunch. mmmm

Oh btw, I cheated on Saturday and had chocolate french toast for breakfast (with eggs benedict!!) Wasn't even that good but french toast is my jam and it's hard for me to resist when it's there!

2012-01-27T19:05:00.000-08:00

Lazy/Tired day. Trained people in the morning, had a meeting, then edited CrossFit Soul's Anniversary video most of the day. It's AWESOME! Watch it Click HERE!

Tomorrow is the Heraean Games - go check it out at the Hard Rock Casino. All women's competition. I will be there promoting my women's event in February!

Hopefully I will get to train on Sunday!

Food: Smoothie again for breakfast, Kanisu (cucumber wrapped crab, carrot and avocado) for lunch. So good!! Been really wanting to eat out or make my own food instead of my meal delivery. No bueno... I should be saving money, right?!

"Power Elizabeth"

2012-01-26T19:49:00.000-08:00

So... today we had a WOD programmed for our members that I love, Elizabeth. Anything with heavier cleans (like over 100lbs) I really like to do, but I haven't been doing more than 75 since I found out I'm pregnant. Number 1, everything feels heavier and makes me out of breath faster, and second I just feel like I'm still lifting heavier than most women do... I have nothing to prove right now, I just want to stay in shape.

Regardless I couldn't help but go up AT LEAST 10 lbs more for this WOD! So I did:
21-15-9
Power Cleans (85lbs)
Push ups (this was our scale for the class) Ring Dips just aren't happening right now.

took me 8:00. Damn touch and go cleans get you out of breath fast!

I've also been working with a private client in the morning on her pull ups and when I have her do her 2 pull ups every minute on the minute, I do 5. Two days ago I did 10 EMOM while she did 2... Part motivation for her and part being I am determined to get a picture of me with a full belly doing pull ups!!

Food Craving: Smoothie for breakfast - Strawberry, Almond Milk, Protein, Cocoa Powder.

Baby Blog - Day 1

2012-01-25T14:34:00.001-08:00

So... I've had this blog for a really long time and I decided to start over and start using it as my workout/baby blog. Since I use my other wordpress blog for CrossFit related stuff, I figured this would be good to use as my personal one. Plus, it will keep me accountable while I go through these 9 or 10 months trying to maintain my workout routine. I also plan to be totally honest about my weird cravings and struggles to eat clean on here. If I slip, you all will hear about it!

Ok so today I am 11 weeks 3 days pregnant:

Here was my workout:

15 Min AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)
9 Deadlifts (115lbs)
11 Kettlebell Swings (35lbs)
13 Double Unders

Finished 7 rounds plus 1 deadlift. Took a lot of breathers between rounds... people around me have to remind me when I'm in the middle of it to breathe, slow down, and just do the work.

In case anyone was wondering, I have met with two different Dr's now. The first I didn't like, but he was supportive of me doing CrossFit and said that as long as it's something I've been doing (which it is for years now), there's no reason why I should stop. I am now seeing a midwife who said the same thing and added "don't increase weight and don't workout to the point of breathlessness. Other than that, continue to do what you've been doing". Most docs nowdays promote exercise while pregnant, so you DON'T have to stop. As long as you feel good while doing it, go ahead! (Please ask your own doctor to see what they say, though).

Today's weird food cravings: Chai Latte and either French Toast or Waffles (really?!) I substituted and went to whole foods for an almond milk chai, and got some gluten free cinnamon cookies to snack on later. Still haven't touched them!

mmm Primal Plan Red Velvet Cake

2012-01-13T15:24:00.000-08:00

gottal love "paleo" treats.