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My CrossFit Journal (week 51)

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I handed over my credit card back on February 24, 2011 to sign up on a monthly basis for CrossFit. I’m pretty sure I went to two or three classes the week prior making my titles on the CrossFit blog posts accurate. Which is good! I’m almost at my one year mark. What a feeling…

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Week 51 Day 1.

5 Rounds

150 Running Skips
21 Deadlifts; 185/135lbs – I did 105lbs

I couldn’t complete the five total rounds I was on my 10th deadlift. Everyone was finished. I think I lifted too heavy of a weight for 21 reps and 5 rounds. Hoo wee.

Sad I only made it in once this week.

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My CrossFit Journal (week 50)

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Week 50 Day 1.

30 HSPU (I did 30 dive bombers instead)
40 Pull Up
50 KB Swing (24/20)
60 Sit Up
70 Burpee
Finished right before the 24 minute mark.

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Week 50 Day 2.

Warmup #1
150 skips
Inch worms back and forth
10  Box jumps (20″ box)
10 Hollow rocks

Warmup #2
AMRAP 8 minutes
8 pushups (The proper way: elbows in)
9 box jumps (20″ box)
10 hollow rocks
I completed 5 full rounds and on my 6th round I got to 8 pushups and 1 box jump before the timer went off.
My CrossFit coach says I need to work on my shoulder strength. We’re now supposed to be doing pushups the ‘proper’ way. It’s SO much easier to do it the conventional way. However, I need to practice keeping my elbows into my body and not out. His request? 20 pushups three times a week.
However this was a light workout day. The workout itself was practicing levers. Basically the two of us that were in the class that day were channeling our inner child and had to do flips on those gymnast rings and try and curl up into a ball and then straighten yourself, upside down! It was neat. But it definitely worked the abs.

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My CrossFit Journal (week 49) & GIVEAWAY!

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Week 49 Day 1.

7 Rounds

7 Front Squats; 165/115lbs
7 Chest To Bar Pull-ups

We had a 20 minute time limit and I finished my workout in 19:50. My wrists killed from the front squats. I lifted 55lbs in total, which was plenty. Since I still can’t do strict pullups on my own, unassisted I did 10 kips each round instead of 7 chest to bar’s.

 

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Week 49 Day 2.

 

“Fight Gone Bad”
3 Rounds:

1 Min Wall Balls; 20/16lbs  (I used 12lbs)
1 Min SDHP; 75/55lbs  – I went all out and used the 55lbs!!
1 Min Box Jumps; 24/20″ 20 inch box jumps. Totally doable
1 Min Push Press; 75/55lbs  Yep, I used 55lbs for this one too
1 Min KB Swings; 20/16kg I dropped down to 12kg for these
1 Min Rest

It didn’t seem like a bad workout, I mean it’s only 15 minutes right? It left me breathless and I stumbled to the bathroom to catch my breath and wanting to puke at the same time. I LOVE these WODs the best. The faster the better. I’m so self-competitive, I don’t want to give up.

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I also have a little surprise for you guys today! I last spoke about Goody Hair ties in a recent YouTube video that I filmed.

I thought it was appropriate to host this giveaway on my 3 weeks shy of a whole year at CrossFit. I always wear my hair up when I go to work out, of course. Since I have long hair and all. Here’s a recent find and fav of mine, the Goody Doublewear products. When the elastics are on your wrists, they look like little bracelets! Cute right? I’ve been wearing them mostly on my wrists at work as decoration. But they’re always around when I need to put my hair up. Which is never, unless I workout, which is always after work. Does that make sense? lol. DoubleWear allows you to wear a hair elastic on your wrist (and even now on your neck) and have it double as jewelry. The bracelets look great stacked with other bangles you may own. I’ve seen them displayed at Walmart, Shoppers DrugMart, and Loblaws.

What one’s are your favorite? Silver or Gold? I’m definitely loving the silver ones. Anyway, if you want to win all of the Goody DoubleWear items shown above, just use the form below and comment away! Good luck!

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