REST DAY

Dialing in:
4:15am 8oz tea
8:00am ALOT I ate alot.
2 cups brocolli, 2 hard boiled eggs, 12 peanuts, 1.25 oz cheese, 1/2 fresh blueberries, 1 apple, 3 teaspoons of almond butter! And to think that is only a 3 block breakfast! sweet.

Trainee vs. Trainer

It's an interesting experience to be a trainer. People look at you! They expect you to be knowledgable and with authority standing up in front (like you know what you're doing)
It can be scary. I taught back squats (or at least gave "some" teaching points) I noticed right at the beginning I had skipped a couple of lines I wanted to say. But I think I ended up getting a couple of points across. I'm sure with more practice, I would remember what I want to say without stumbling.

I got stripped!

I was all excited today to do deadlifts. Deadlifts is one of my favorite lifts, besides thrusters. I came in looking forward to "maybe" hitting a PR. I felt good, rested and took my time working my way up in weight.

WOD
Backlifts 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
I think I was at my 8th set @ 195# and I got stripped (literally) of my weights and told to get my form right first. I stood there mouth open, until I fell to the ground like a big baby who's toy was taken from her. Yup, I laid there on the floor sulking until I was told to get up. I preceded to work several sets of 5 @ 135#..... :( I was not a very happy camper.

Dialing in:
4:20am(a little later the normal - I hit the snooze button 3 times today) 8oz tea
8:00am 2 oz protein, 28 oz water, 1 apple, 3 teaspoons almond butter

Not too bad....for a Monday.

Woke up still tired. Not sure what that was all about. I thought I had enough sleep. Maybe it was waking up several times from the thunder and lightening storm. It was fierce! Then the dogs got going. The "adopted" one can get up the stairs to my bedroom. (unlike the older one) and he came wanting in.... and wanting out....wanting in...wanting out! Finally I closed the door shut tight! But then your body thinks your up and it triggers you to have to use the bathroom. Up I got and down the stairs. While I'm down there I usually get a drink of water....then back to bed.

Today's workout was less then fulfilling. I don't do well with pull ups... and we did "Nicole" today. When I heard the numbers other people got made me feel "alittle" discouraged. I get upset with my progress... and not getting better over this past 6 months.

WOD
"Nicole"
Total: 36

Dialing in:
4:00am 8 oz tea
7:00am 2 oz protein 28 oz water
8:00am 1 apple, 3 teaspoons almond butter
10:30am 1 oz cheese, 1/2 cup grapes, 3 teaspoons almond butter
12:30pm 2 cups broccoli, green beans, 6 oz salmon(of my gosh was that good), 16 peanuts
1:30pm 1 cup berries, 1 oz protein, 4 teaspoons almond butter
3:30pm 1 oz cheese, 1/2 cup grapes, 3 teaspoons almond butter
6:00pm 4 oz combo salmon, chicken, & cheese, 2 cups green beans, 16-18 peanuts
8:00pm 1 cup warmed berries, 1 oz protein, (I don't want to tell you...) I think it was 6-7 teaspoons of almond butter. :) I don't feel very well right now......LOL
It's like finishing off the couple of spoonfuls of ice cream. Your reasoning is that "there isn't enough to save"?!

Hiding?

Today is one of those days I'm laying low. Trying to hide from (mainly from the kids) so that know one asks me to do anything. For the last couple of weeks I have been working on a new adventure at CrossFit. A CrossFit program for kids. In talking with the owner of our affiliate he loved the idea. Now to implement it...plan it, define it, market it, initiate it....
First step: To create a business proposal, goal and mission statement, describe the 10 General Physical Skills and 9 Fundamental Movements, and detail out the exercises being performed.

Starting Over

Today, I'm starting all over!
Starting a new blog.
Making this one better and more consistant.
Although my blog may be new and fresh,
my diet and exercise routine is far from.
Today began with......well let's first start with yesterday...

Friday's WOD
Friday's have become "Teamwork" days. So has a team we completed two Races:













But the fun didn't stop there. I had the day off from work so I decided to work on my snatches and squat cleans. My snatches seemed better than last weeks. I took video and watched and rested in between sets. Didn't realize I spent 3 hours at the gym!! But it was fun.
I got to a 70# snatch (a pr) and 105# cleans (not a pr).



Dialing in:
4:00am 8 oz tea
7:30am 2 oz chocolate protein, 28 oz water
9:30am 1 apple, 4 teaspoons almond butter
12:00am LUNCH at the Garlic Lovers
2 oz salmon, salad with basil garlic sauce
48 oz water throughtout the day
1:30pm 1 cup warm berries, 1 oz protein, 3 teaspoons almond butter
18 Hour Intermittent Fast

Saturday:
REST Day

5:00am 8 oz tea
8:00am 2 cups fresh broccoli, 3 eggs, 1 oz cheese, 2 cups fresh berries, 1 oz chocolate protein and 12 oz water
I love doubling up on my foods! Although today I couldn't finish my egg mixture. :(
12:00 noon 1 oz cheese, 4 teaspoons almond butter, 1/2 cup grapes
I was saving up for the night I was going to have tonight. I was going to long time friends' wedding in Binghamton, NY.
Good thing I did. I ate, and ate and ate! I started eating at 2:00 with cheese and veggies.
Then a family style dinner. (not good...) I was then able to eat more and more on top of the three beers I managed to consume.
4-5 servings of salad waiting for dinner

Dinner:
2.5 stuffed cabbage
1 beef roll
mashed potatoes, more mashed potatoes (I know, then I even had more!)
I was so full...........I don't know how I ate the ice cream. Maybe it was the sprinkles I couldn't resist. It just looked so good. I figured I was really doing it I might as well do it in.
















Those have been two close friends. Neil for 12 years and Matt for 7 years. Matt was my co-worker and long time jogging partner. It's great to see him so so happy. Neil gets married next month to his long time partner Monica, next month. Congratulations to both of you.

Matt! What is that on your head?!