july

So July hit and I suddenly realized how crappy Id been eating and how not serious I was taking the gym. The CrossFit Games were last weekend and me and Bobby were just short of nerding out (we spent only all day Sunday watching them) :) It is the most inspirational and motivating thing for a Crossfitter to watch. You know exactly how shitty it is to do WODs like Fran, Isabelle, and Elizabeth. You know how scary it is to go for a 1RM or run a ton of 400m's. I think thats the best part about the games for the spectators is most people there and watching at home can relate. It is scary to think, this is the reason why we all push and train. The CrossFit games are getting insane though, the competitors and the workouts each year get more and more impressive.

This last week I did mostly the main site workouts but I feel like they were all a good mix. I did "Linda" last wednesday, a whole hell of a lot of wall balls and toes to bar, and a few AMRAPS. It was a great week BUT not nearly as fun as how this week started out :)

Tonight I did weighted strict pull-ups(20#) in Jake's class and weighted pushups(55#). Then I did the Clean ladder from the games! It started at a lot lower weight but was super fun! I feel like it was awesome doing all of those cleans and working up to my 1 RM. I was super warmed up and managed to get a 10lb PR. I cleaned 155! :) Its been a long time coming I feel like and I am almost at my summer goal. I want to be able to clean and jerk 165 by September :)

The fun doesn't stop there. Linds and I did back squats too.
50% X5 -110
75% X3 -160
85% X1 -185
90% X1 -195
95%X1- 210
100%X1- 220 (PR)

I was super stoked to PR by 5lbs on this lift. I got 215 around March or so but I was unable to even squat 210 in April! So happy. Linds did an awesome job today as well on her clean and her back squats!

We finished up with a max set of back squats at 85% (haha I got 4) and 5X5 max set of handstand pushups (7-13-11-7-7)

Bobby and I are back to making all of our lunch and dinner for the week on Sundays :) Its so much more convenient then coming home at 8 or 9 o'clock from the gym and making food. Plus we made my favorite this week- chicken salad! Tonight I ate a brat and steak- I was like jesus. meat city. but I ate it all. I decided if Im going to do crossfit and be serious about it I can't really care if I like Shrek. My body has already changed so much and I think I just have to get use to it.

Only a few weeks until our half marathon! doing 8 in the foothills wednesday then I think 9 this weekend and 10 next! Cant wait its going to be Lululemon heaven AND the ladies Im going with aren't too shabby either ;)