Sunday, June 12, 2011
Shocked
Quick update that I am not sore. Who would have thunk it but I am pretty pleased with that. Can't wait to have a solid week. May miss a Tuesday class because of travel but not much I can do. What's with travel and Tuesdays? Can't escape it!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
What a week
This week was awesome. I have this feeling when I go to workout that I am excited to see what I can do and feel like I can conquer the world. The later is a little bit over the top because into the WOD I feel like someone saddled me with sandbags but overall my mental state is great.
Diet was about 80% there but the workouts were awesome. I missed Tuesday due to work but other than that it was a great week. I felt great throwing weights around and feel really good about my WODs. My running is picking up nicely. I am listening to Coach Jay on my cardio and next week I am going to try to do 3 2 a days with cardio at night. This week I did cardio twice and did a 5k this morning in 28:58. For me that is amazing. Wednesday I did a 800M in 3:36 another wow. The 5k this morning that I did when I checked my stopwatch at a mile it showed 5:49 and i chalked that up to a mistake and that must have been lap 3 so I clocked my first mile at 7:39 still pretty good. My legs are sore already and I am not looking forward to tomorrow.
I have some parties this weekend so I will have to watch the food intake because there will be beer and wine but next week its time to push it again.
Diet was about 80% there but the workouts were awesome. I missed Tuesday due to work but other than that it was a great week. I felt great throwing weights around and feel really good about my WODs. My running is picking up nicely. I am listening to Coach Jay on my cardio and next week I am going to try to do 3 2 a days with cardio at night. This week I did cardio twice and did a 5k this morning in 28:58. For me that is amazing. Wednesday I did a 800M in 3:36 another wow. The 5k this morning that I did when I checked my stopwatch at a mile it showed 5:49 and i chalked that up to a mistake and that must have been lap 3 so I clocked my first mile at 7:39 still pretty good. My legs are sore already and I am not looking forward to tomorrow.
I have some parties this weekend so I will have to watch the food intake because there will be beer and wine but next week its time to push it again.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
I haven't written for a couple of days but diet has been pretty good. I have been working pretty hard at the box and eating well with it. Net Net I am down 3 lbs. Not a lot but it is something.
One of my faithfuls for weight loss has been running. I always shed lb's when I run. Yesterday Coach Jay told me to start s a days with endurance 3x's per week. Mon, Wed, Fri so that is what I am going to try and do. Last night I ran a 5x800. The first 800 was 3:36 and I was pretty happy with that. By the time I hit the 5 they were in the 5 minute range. This was partly due to being tired and other part is the bone in my shin. There is a strange pain in my bone and I am worried it is a stress fracture. Not something I need right now but if it persists I will need to have it checked. One thing that made me happy about last night was that I found my stride again. I have been running like an old man in shuffle steps. Now I am able to get my legs in front of me and cover more ground. Now the cardio discipline needs to take hold for the Mudder.
Yesterday's diet was terrible. Egg whites with turkey bacon and then 3 protein bars, Ostrich sticks and jerky, banana, and a few pretzels. I had to blow into the city over 6 hours and the meeting and travel wrecked my ability to eat at my normal times so I tried to substitute. No veggies yesterday. That is BAD. Today I will try and make up for it.
One of my faithfuls for weight loss has been running. I always shed lb's when I run. Yesterday Coach Jay told me to start s a days with endurance 3x's per week. Mon, Wed, Fri so that is what I am going to try and do. Last night I ran a 5x800. The first 800 was 3:36 and I was pretty happy with that. By the time I hit the 5 they were in the 5 minute range. This was partly due to being tired and other part is the bone in my shin. There is a strange pain in my bone and I am worried it is a stress fracture. Not something I need right now but if it persists I will need to have it checked. One thing that made me happy about last night was that I found my stride again. I have been running like an old man in shuffle steps. Now I am able to get my legs in front of me and cover more ground. Now the cardio discipline needs to take hold for the Mudder.
Yesterday's diet was terrible. Egg whites with turkey bacon and then 3 protein bars, Ostrich sticks and jerky, banana, and a few pretzels. I had to blow into the city over 6 hours and the meeting and travel wrecked my ability to eat at my normal times so I tried to substitute. No veggies yesterday. That is BAD. Today I will try and make up for it.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Oofa
So I took Thursday off from Crossfit. My body needed it. I think it was begging me actually. I am starting to realize how hard it is to stay hydrated right now. I drink water but its not helping. I drink a lot of water too. Gotta try and get more in.
Breakfast
Egg whites witth turkey bacon
Some Cheese
Snack
oops missed that
Lunch
oops missed that
Snack
Schicken breast and almonds
Snack
Protein shake in coconut milk
WOD
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Bench press, hang clean, front squat
Same weight 135 22:36
Breakfast
Egg whites witth turkey bacon
Some Cheese
Snack
oops missed that
Lunch
oops missed that
Snack
Schicken breast and almonds
Snack
Protein shake in coconut milk
WOD
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Bench press, hang clean, front squat
Same weight 135 22:36
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Early brid catches the train
Woke up at 4:15 today but it was one of those nights where I wake up every hour for fear of missing my alarm and eventually my train to Delaware. Lucky for me I made that train but here starts the struggle of eating Paleo on the road. I don't think I did to bad.
Breakfast
Protein Bar
Snack
None
Lunch
Salad with egg, turkey, ham, swiss, and cheddar and a small amount of ranch
Small bag of beef jerky
Snack
None
Dinner
Bone in rib eye with my favorite rub
Steamed broccoli
I am very thankful that I was able to squeeze in a WOD today. Warm up was an 800M run followed by 4x200 sprints with 45 seconds rest in between. That was it, my quads were on fire. Actually it was a splitting pain in the top of them. Brutal. I had to sit. I used to be a runner running 8 miles a day in 65 minutes. Pretty crazy sitting where I am now. So far this week I have run 4 and it is taking its toll. I also have a pain on my left side of the shin bone. Worried it is a stress fracture. Lots of ice tonight and fish oil!!
WOD
5x3 Front Squat 205 - my previous was 135 back in Nov. Not sure if it was form or strength issue there but I was shooting for 185 and could have done more than 205 but my legs would be in worse shape than they are right now.
Breakfast
Protein Bar
Snack
None
Lunch
Salad with egg, turkey, ham, swiss, and cheddar and a small amount of ranch
Small bag of beef jerky
Snack
None
Dinner
Bone in rib eye with my favorite rub
Steamed broccoli
I am very thankful that I was able to squeeze in a WOD today. Warm up was an 800M run followed by 4x200 sprints with 45 seconds rest in between. That was it, my quads were on fire. Actually it was a splitting pain in the top of them. Brutal. I had to sit. I used to be a runner running 8 miles a day in 65 minutes. Pretty crazy sitting where I am now. So far this week I have run 4 and it is taking its toll. I also have a pain on my left side of the shin bone. Worried it is a stress fracture. Lots of ice tonight and fish oil!!
WOD
5x3 Front Squat 205 - my previous was 135 back in Nov. Not sure if it was form or strength issue there but I was shooting for 185 and could have done more than 205 but my legs would be in worse shape than they are right now.
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