My Visit to CrossFit Montgomery County

On Saturday, I went for an intro session at CrossFit Montgomery County.  It was great.  I love the owner/coach and in the short time that I was there, realized that I have much to learn.  I will be starting their On Ramp program next week and I'm so excited to join the gym and belong to a box.  Yay! 

Bowling and Golf

Two things I haven't done in a long time.  I went bowling last night and haven't been in a few years.  I've always have this weird overhand bowling technique because I couldn't hold on to the ball.  The person that took me bowling did an amazing job of teaching me to bowl underhanded like a normal person and also teaching me how to aim much better.  I even got a 150 on one of the games, which is pretty darn good considering this isn't something to do much.  The same person took me to the driving range today.  My golf experience is comprised of: extensive mini golf playing through my life, one previous trip to the driving range and one time playing in a best ball golf tournament, during which I only go the best ball during some of the putting aspects.  Anyway, today I went and I quickly got the hang of hitting the ball.  I didn't have many misses at all and tried out a variety of clubs.  Apparently, I can hit the ball a respectable distance and I get it to go straight most of the time.  I was told that I'm ready to head out for real golf so maybe I'll get the chance to do that soon.

Running

Well, I think I may have figured out how to get around my hatred of running.  I just need to run faster!  When I had the shin splints, I always ran a 10 minute mile because I was scared of injuring myself.  This week, I did a WOD that was 400m run/5 deadlifts - 12 minute AMRAP.  I ran at a 7.5 minute mile pace and it was pretty hard for me since I don't run much.  Maybe runners wouldn't consider that fast but I did given my history of running at a 10 minute mile.  I felt so much better just to hammer it out and drive hard. Now that I did it, it makes perfect sense to me that I would like that better.  I love intensity!  I'll have to get back on the treadmill and see how fast I can really go sometime.

Rowing

I did the same rowing WOD twice this week: 500m row, 3 min rest, repeat 4 times.  Something is wrong with my rowing technique because while I get really tired and out of breath, I just can't seem to drive myself so hard that I get into that mode where I finish lying on the floor out panting in a pool of sweat.  I'll have to keep working on it.

On a Role!

I had a really stressful week last week trying to get a mountain of shit done at work, home, etc.  Being in high gear though lead me to hit the gym a lot last week to keep the stress level as low as possible.  I went to Zumba last week 5 times (Without any shin issues!  F yeah!)  I did CrossFit once a day during the week and did two WODs on Thursday.  I feel like my body did some transforming last week as everything looks tighter and stronger.  Maybe that's just me feeling good about myself after working out so much or maybe that's the real thing from working out so much.  Saturday, I went to Zumba and really hit all the explosive moves hard.  I felt so powerful and went full force the whole time.  It was great!

This morning, my WOD was the following: 12-9-6 Clean and Jerks (43 pounds); lat pulldowns (60 pounds) and triceps dips with legs on a bench and a 20-pound dumbell in between my legs - all of this for 3 rounds.  Took me 22:45 and it was tough.  I powered through it though and only stopped a couple of times on the C&Js.  I feel like I'm in beast mode these days and I'm excited for another week in beast mode.