Thruster, Double Under

Did a quick workout with the class today in between setting up for our event this weekend. It was supposed to be Clean and Jerks but I can't really do Olympic lifts anymore with my belly... it's getting big! I subbed them for thrusters from a rack, cause that's what the other pregnant girl at the gym did:

7 Min AMRAP:

5 Thrusters (65lbs)
25 Double Unders

Got 4 rounds plus 1 thruster.

My ankle felt kind of weird during the first set so I had to stop and adjust for a second. By the last set the stupid rope kept getting caught in my shoelace! I thought I would get all the double unders unbroken but nope.

Not sure what I'm gonna do for food tonight, gotta figure out what I'm craving!

Strength / Short Metcon

Back Squats (95lbs) 3x5
Good Mornings (65lbs) 3x10
Bent Over Barbell Row 3x10
10 reps 95lbs, then switched to 65lbs for the next two sets cause I was using too much of my body and wanted them to be "strict"

Metcon:
30-20-10-20-30
Double Under
Kettlebell Swing (35lbs)

Time: 11:16

Food: Eggs and avocado for breakfast, peppermint tea. Spaghetti Squash and Turkey Meatballs for lunch! Bacon wrapped fish and sweet potato for dinner

Back at it!

So today I actually felt really good. I started taking a new prenatal that's for digestion and has enzymes to help me break down food better. I also started taking a digestive enzyme before every meal and HOLY CRAP! No pain today whatsoeverrrr (well, a teeny bit but barely anything). Hopefully it gets even better the more I adjust to it.

So I did the workout with the class today, it was pretty basic and not really for time so it was perfect for having taken a week off.

Skill Work: 3x Max rep Dips (did stationary dips) 6 reps each set

Metcon - 5 Rounds:
1 Push Press 185/115 (I used 75)
1 Strict pull up (I used two thin red bands)
3 Push Press
3 Strict Pull ups
Max Push Press
Max Strict Pull ups
Rest 90 seconds between rounds. Score only max reps for each round.

My scores: 8/4 - 7/4 - 8/3 - 7/3 - 10/4 Pushed extra on the last round for 10 unbroken reps... honestly, the bar felt fine but I didn't wanna kill my shoulders for the pull ups which required more core from me. My core is really hard to keep strong right now while my muscles are stretching out!

Food: Smoothie for breakfast and Giradino's salad for lunch

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Not working out is KILLING me!! I think I'm gonna do something light today, just to get moving again. I upped my appointment to today so that I can figure out what's going on. I really hope that I don't have to deal with this for the next 4 months. Send me positive thoughts!

Food: I started taking my fish oil again and it's helped me with my super slow digestion, which is great. I also started eating a lot of watermelon and drinking a little caffeine (chai lattes). All this helps when your intestines are working super slow just to get nutrients to the baby. Otherwise, the stomach pain and gas is freakin unbearable. Ahh, how wonderful right?

UPDATE: Got the ultrasound done and consult with the midwife. It's trapped gas. TRAPPED GAS!!! Looks like i'm gonna be taking more digestive enzymes, beano, and herbal teas for the next 4 months. I'm really shocked that's all it is cause the pain is unbelievable!

The bright side is that I feel the little monster kicking me all the time now, which is amazing! 4 months and a week to go!! :D

Saturday Yoga!

Did yoga today to get some rest. Here's why...

This rib pain is not a digestive issue. Unfortunately (though I have not yet been diagnosed), I think it's something called costochondritis. Looking up the symptoms and reading about lots of other pregnant women experiencing the same exact things that I am, I came to this conclusion. I'm gonna verify it with my Midwife in two weeks and see what she thinks.

Here's the deal, lots of things can cause it. Simply being pregnant can cause it, "over exertion", diet, trauma to the chest, etc. I've been tracking when I feel it most and its after eating (even eating clean or small meals), after a long day of walking around being super active, and today I felt it during the yoga poses that forced me to contract my UPPER abdominal muscles. This depresses me for the obvious reason that I might have to dial down my training since "over exertion" can cause it to flare up. The pain is REALLY sucky and uncomfortable. It only completely goes away over night. F - M- L!!!

I'm take a few days off to see if I feel better. :/

Run, KB Swing, Weighted Lunge

Came up with this very last minute. I'm still sore from doing Nicole earlier this week so I decided not to do the open 12.5 workout yet...


Buy in: 400m Run
21 Weighted Overhead Walking Lunges (25lbs)
21 Kettlebell Swings (35lbs)
15 Weighted Overhead Walking Lunges (25lbs)
15 Kettlebell Swings (35lbs)
9 Weighted Overhead Walking Lunges (25lbs)
9 Kettlebell Swings (35lbs)

Time - 11:28

Then 3x10 Barbell Rows (45lbs)

Food: Going to LoKal for burgers!

Push ups, Dubs, K2E

Feeling sore today but decided to do the WOD with the class. I know that as sore as I feel, sitting around doing nothing isn't gonna make it better! Today the class called for sit ups and since I can't do them I switched it out for knees to elbows.

Warm up: 300m Row x2, equal rest in between

Metcon - 3 Rounds:
21 Push ups (used box so mu tummy doesn't hit the floor)

28 Double Unders

14 Knees to Elbows

10:26 RX

Food: MEAT!

"Nicole"

Called the doc today and told them about my rib issue... they said take some metamucil! This, I guess, is one of the joys of pregnancy. I started feel spasms in my upper abdomen last week, really subtle but noticeable. Then a few days later I started getting that pain. I'm gonna see if this helps and hopefully it does cause the pain is pretty annoying!!

Anyway, my workout today was good. The pull ups felt fine and I ended up doing 13, 11, 13, an 15. The run was really slow... I am figuring out comfortable ways to run without feeling like an earthquake. I might have to invest in some sort of preggo running support shirt. LAME!



Skill Work: Double Under practice

Metcon - 20 Min AMRAP:
400m Run
Max Pull ups

Score = 52 Rx

Yoga

Yoga today. Super sore from all the wall balls, holy crap.

My ribs under the left side have been bothering/hurting. Not sure why, maybe everything is squished? Maybe I pulled something? Maybe I'm backed up and irritated up in my belly? Whatever it is, it really sucks. I feel it mostly when sitting down. Stretching, opening up my chest and icing have been helpful. We'll see....

Open 12.4

These workouts have been interesting during the Open. The programming that HQ is doing is pretty lame (except for last weeks). So much of the same repetitive movements just seems stupid to me , but whatever. I've continued to do them just to see how I do...

Warm up / Skill: 500m Row

Open 12.4 WOD - Complete as many Rounds and Reps as possible in 12 Min:
150 Wall Ball Shots (14lbs, 9ft target)
90 Double Unders
30 Muscle ups

I got 195 reps. I took a long time to get through the wall ball shots but stayed consistent, 3 sets of 15 then sets of 10 the rest of the time. When I finished I had to take a while to start the double unders, and ended up getting 45 reps in 40 seconds... that's all the time I had left! Wish I wouldn't have rested quite so much in between sets so I could have finished the 240 reps but whatever. It was fun regardless...

Food: Avocado chicken salad!