Hi Friends!
It’s been a hot minute since we had a Fitness Friday post so let’s catch up shall we? When we left off, I’d just completed the second workout of the Crossfit Open….so here’s how the next three weeks of Open workouts went down:
14.3 was the only Open workout where I was a little bit worried about how heavy the weights were. At this point I was still pretty early in my first trimester so I was being careful but still lifting some heavier weights. I knew i’d be fine up to 155 but I didn’t really want to do many at 185…so I took it slow and when I got to the 185# deadlifts I just did 5 of them. Just enough to get me ahead of the people who couldn’t physically lift the weight…but not enough to really tax myself.
14.4 was terribly hard. Getting off the rower means your legs are jello and then having to go straight into toes to bar, which are one of my weaknesses was super rough. I actually put this one off until about 3 hours before the submission deadline because i was dreading it so much. I finished 160 reps which was through 10 of the power cleans I think.
14.5 was just miserable. Burpees and thrusters are on no one’s list of favorite movements…and there was a lot of them. To make it worse, there was no time cap…so you had to do every single rep or you couldn’t submit a score. I just took this one slow and steady. The thruster weight wasn’t super heavy but I was pretty much crawling through the burpees. But I finished! Took me 20:52.
I think I ended up in the top 40% when the open was over!
I love the Open, but I was really glad to get back to regular workouts this year. Here are some of the workouts I’ve been doing over the past several weeks:
1. I scaled this one to 75# squat cleans and used a 35# kettlebell. Finished in 7:32.
2. 5 min row – 1230 meters, 3/3 pistols 10 min EMOM, then the wod. I paced myself terribly so my rounds were not consistent at all and I ended up getting a ton the first round and hardly any by the last round.
3. 131 doubles. 6:31 for the wod with a red band for ring dips and 95# for cleans.
4. Left: Class was doing some wod I can’t remember but that wouldn’t have been good for me so I did this one instead in 7:54
Right: Made up my own wod for a quick Friday workout.
1. Hubby & I did a garage wod- I did push-ups and they took me FOREVER…can tell I haven’t been doing them much lately. Finished in 8:42. Hubby ran and finished in 11:45.
2. Class was doing 20 burpees, 20 TTB with a 15 minute cap. Last time I did TTB they didn’t feel great so I skipped those and did 20 cal row to get my heartrate up and then 20 pushpress for 5 rounds. Finished in 11:54.
3. I did step ups instead of box jumps and scaled my power cleans from 95# to 75#. Finished in 12:27.
4. Wasn’t feeling well but was hoping moving around would help. Did 10 reps of each movement for 4 rounds and used 55#.. Finished in 11:41
This week so far:
1. 25 min descending EMOTM clean ladder, then mean Cindy. 7+2 Rx. Pumped I was able to do all chest to bar pullups
2. Class was doing a wod with lots of heavy deadlifts and ring dips so I made up my own and squeezed it in before a night of pricing garage sale items. Finished in 9:55.
As you can see, I’m just taking it day by day, workout by workout. If there are things in the programmed wod that don’t feel great or are to heavy, I just modify to make them work for me!
Let’s chat:
How have your workouts been lately?
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
Rocking it buddy- 95 for power cleans….I have no words! Seeing as it’s Easter weekend, I’ve taken a de-load week this week- may or may not be because of it being Easter and being back home….. workout less.
i like that plan. hope you enjoyed!
you are awesome! pregnant and all! I think you beat all of my open times! (:
haha thanks danielle!
My workouts lately have been taking a quick run in the morning, and walking around all day in Disney world theme parks! Not that intense, but my legs are actually pretty tired!
Way to go! Looks like you’re rocking it out still! Inspiration for sure. Workouts have been going great here too. Lots of kettlebells and speed work :). Happy Easter
love me some kettlebells!
Great workouts!!! I have been doing some really fun ones with NTC, yoga, and classes at a local gym! And of course running and cycling!
yay! great job!
WOW!!! You are amazing. I would love to participate in something like the Open. Although I’m not a Crossfitter, but even to be apart of something so competitive is just up my ally.
Here is my weekly linkup. It’s pretty small, but I try to do it every week.
http://mommyhoodandmarathons.blogspot.com/2014/04/fitness-friday-staying-fit-and-holy.html
Have a great Easter!!
it’s a lot of fun for sure!
pregnant beast! awesome job girly!! today i’m going for a walk for the first time for william and me since itz finally nice enough!
You are a beast (in a good way) for sure! My workouts have been great of late, I think the weather turning around for the better has mentally helped me out, as much as I hate to admit the weather can affect my workouts it just may have.
good weather definitely helps!
My workouts have kinda gone downhill lately. The past couple weeks I’ve just felt exhausted and haven’t been able to work out like I was. I’m losing motivation! What tips do you have to keep motivation up?
definitely have a plan. write them in your calendar. try workout out at different times of the day when your schedule allows. remember that your workouts don’t have to be long. if you put in the effort, you can get a great workout in in 20 minutes or less!
It’s exam season so my workouts have been plenty sporadic. Hopefully everything will be back on track by next week!
ahh yep i know how that goes. good luck!
My boot camp was on a Spring Break hiatus this week. I had these plans to still workout. Yah. Never happened. Sleeping in won.
I took roday off of work so I did two workpuys at home this morning. One was AMRAP and EMOM. I am pooped.
nice work!
Awesome workouts! I have admittedly been slacking this year because school has been so intense. So I’m just doing some yoga and light runs. I’m looking forward to summer when I can bust a move and really get my butt in gear! You’re a fitness motivation!
aww thanks girl!
Where are the running workouts!?
woof. no running for me 🙂
I admire that you’re really listening to your body while still getting in some awesome WODs.
Workouts for me lately have included tons of walking (college visits!), a tiny bit of running, bodyweight exercises, and lots o’ burpees 😉
yay for college visits!
OMG, you are awesome! Those Opens seem intense, but I might have to try them! Crossfit is great for those needing motivation and a community feeling.
Thanks!
Awsome!!! You are amazing. I would love to participate in something like u.
Nice workout! Thanks for sharing it.
Great post! This serves as an inspiration for those who have rested quite long from working out and that includes me. Thanks for sharing!