My CrossFit Journal (week 39)

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Week 39 Day 1.

Floor Press (8×2)
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2

This one was difficult for me. My upper body still feels a ton more weak than my lower body. I did end up making it to 65lbs though.

The warmup was crazaay…

(Hey it’s me!)

30 box jumps (I used 20″)
20 more box jumps starting from the top and bouncing off the floor quickly (I ended up going down to 16″)

Then the second part of the warmup was an AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) in 12 minutes:

  • 3 burpees
  • 6 standing rows HP (35lbs) — the photo shown in this one is wrong, sorry. You just stand up straight, and bring your hands to your chest, with the weight. Make sense? Working your outer shoulders.
  • 9 overhead situps with a kettle bell (I used 12kg for the first round, then dropped to 8kg)
  • 12 double unders // or 36 regular skips.

I was DYING at 3 minutes in. I don’t know how many rounds I ended up doing but it was more than 3 or 4.

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Week 39 Day 2.

15*12*9*6*3

Deadlift; 185/155lbs
Burpee Box Jumps; 20/16″

*30 seconds L-Sit

Notice for the burpee box jumps: Jump on top of the box. Jump off the box and do a pushup. Jump back on the box, etc. Everytime there is a “star” you do the 30 second L sit. It goes something like this: 15 deadlifts, 15 burpee box jumps, 30 second hold. 12 deadlifts, 12 burpees, 30 second hold.

I don’t think I’ve ever had my hair soaked after a workout before. It was insane! I completed my WOD in 18:20. Note, I cannot L-Sit with my legs extended, I’m there in the fetal position with my feet under my butt, lol. Extended is way hard! For the deadlifts I did 115lbs! Isn’t that insane? That used to be my “max” lifting capabilities. Now I can probably lift up a truck and do an rv repair. Well, obviously that’s an exaggeration.

 

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An update..

Just thought I’d pop in and give an update on how I’m doing with my Walking Pneumonia.

Last night was one of the first nights I got a decent amount of sleep. The uncontrollable chest-cough was definitely still there and it certainly woke the two of us up. It’s like a dry cough, coming from your chest. My throat isn’t sore at all, I feel like there’s just an annoyance in between my adam’s apple (wait, do girls have those?) and my chest. Right where the collar of my shirt would be. The second worse thing (where being the annoying cough is first), is that my mouth tastes like metal when I haven’t eaten anything in a while. It’s from the pills I’m taking. It was sickening in my mouth this morning when I woke up, I had to brush my teeth before doing anything today.

I took a really long relaxing shower this morning and took my time getting ready as I was going in for my Chest X-ray. It was quick and easy, in and out in 10 mintues or less. I saw the photo of my side-on chest x-ray and it looked super neat. I wish I had asked her if I could take a photo of it.

The DR required a stat report on my xray, and now I’m just waiting to hear back from him, if he does indeed call me. Otherwise, I’ll keep taking my horse sized pills and slowly get better.

I can’t tell you how boring it is at home!!  There’s only so many movies and blogs you can watch/read in a day.

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What else is there to do?

What else is there to do when you’re home from work, sick with Walking Pneumonia?

Well — take silly photos of yourself with the wonderful iPad camera.

I LOVE THIS FEATURE.

Ahhh! One hand two thumbs! Who is this monster?

Weeeee! I’m a kaleidoscope! Dizzzy…

3 eyed Nancy, attached to the cheek with her Siamese twin! Raaahh!!!!

I think it’s time for me to rest. I’m scaring myself.

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