Climbing, CrossFit, FitFluential, Fitness, Health

CrossFit Journal Year 2 Week 4

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I’ve been really enjoying climbing this month and it’s only going to get better from here on out. I’m already scoping out a new pair of climbing shoes as the La Sportiva Miura’s I have right now are 9 years old and have never been resoled. Can you believe that? Now, I’ve stopped climbing for about 5 years in between that time frame, but still! They’re old. I’m not sure whether to replace them with the same type of shoe (that are now the MENS version – they came out with a women’s version but different color. That’s how old they are), or get a less aggressive shoe. The Katana’s, which I’ve been eying for years. Ho-hum, we’ll see.

On Saturday I sat down to a 3 hour paleo seminar. My paleo challenge starts on April 7th, so YES I did get to enjoy some Easter chocolate, and no I didn’t “fail already”, because it didn’t even START. Now that that ramble is out of the way, onto my workouts from last week.

The short:

Sunday — rest
Monday — CrossFit
Tuesday — sick day :(
Wednesday — rest
Thursday — Bouldering
Friday — rest
Saturday — paleo seminar? (Not really working out)

The long:

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year 2, week 4, day one

5 rounds
10 under bar power hang clean
50 double unders (0r 150 single skips)
10 burpees
1 minute rest
What I completed:
Each round we went up in weight, here’s what mine looked like: 55lbs – 65lbs-70lbs-75lbs-80lbs.
I completed ALMOST all five rounds. I was short of oneeeee burpee :)

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year 2, week 4, day two

I wasn’t bouldering this time, but I ended up doing a lot of top rope on Thursday night which was fun. My friend took a few pictures of me, too! Yay!

 

blurry climb

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I’m going paleo

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That’s right you guys. I’m jumping on that gosh-forsaken bandwagon and going strict paleo for 30 days starting on April 7.

What the hell is paleo? I wrote about it on my blog last week.

I signed up at my local CrossFit box on Monday and my hands started shaking as soon as I finished writing my name down. My reaction to starting this challenge:Scared. Ha ha!

I’ll try my best to document everything on the blog, that I’m eating. I’ve already made a little binder with what my meals will be throughout the days with a little box for my workouts on the side.

This paleo challenge is not for anyone but me. I’ve never been on a “diet” of any sort before. I know Paleo isn’t a diet, it’s a lifestyle, blha blah blah. Anything that limits what you’re allowed and not allowed to eat, is considered a diet in my mind.

Last year I was going to sign up but I chickened out because I knew I’d fail. I knew I wasn’t in the right mindset to give up 3 scoops of sugar in my tea, or give up my lunch time sandwiches. This year, I’m all for it — a little scared of how I’m going to do but I’m definitely ready.

Saturday I’m sitting down at my CrossFit box and sitting in on a 3 HOUR seminar on why “should” choose paleo, why it’s so great and whatnot.

I personally don’t believe in cutting out food groups like dairy and wheat, but hey — I think if I start documenting my food intake, I can really see what I’m putting into my body. Because right now I have no idea what my starch, or sugar intake really is and I’m taking a blind side to it all. I know I’m an unhealthy eater right now and I want to change that. I think starting fresh will make my stomach feel much better, and hopefully a little more toned than what it is right now.

Good bye McDonalds, good bye cheese and nightly glasses of milk with my supper I will miss you. So long Swisher Sweets ( Don’t know why I said that… I don’t smoke).

See you on my Birthday… Ha, suckers! Paleo challenge ends on May 7th, being my BIRTHDAY. I’m so excited.

Please share your (uncomplicated) paleo recipes below. I’m a doofus in the kitchen sometimes.

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CrossFit Journal Year 2 Week 2

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Success! I’ve been climbing more frequently now and actually went twice last week. Keepin’er up.

The short:

Monday — CrossFit
Tuesday — Bouldering
Wednesday — Rest
Thursday — Bouldering
Friday — CrossFit

The long:

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year 2, week 2, day one

5 rounds:
In 2 minutes complete:
3 Overhead squats
6 burpee box jumps (24″)
As many kettlebell swings as possible with time remaining (24kg)
* 1 minute rest
What I completed:
For the overhead squats I used 55lbs. The box jumps I used a 24″ box and the KB weight I used 20kg.

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year 2, week 2, day two

Bouldering!!
bouldering

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year 2, week 2, day three

3 rep max Hang Clean
WOD:
150 skips
30 pushups
225 skips
20 pushups
300 skips
10 pushups
What I completed:
My 3 rep max for the hang cleans was 90lbs! I went up to 95lbs but failed once and then time ran out. As for the WOD, I completed it in 8:38, I kind of impressed myself with that time. Ha!

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year 2, week 2, day four

More bouldering!bouldering 2


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