Monday, January 7, 2013

I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when I'm done.  I posted this because after looking at today's workout, I will probably have the suckiest time, BUT I will complete today's workout when it is DONE and record my time accordingly.  I told Honey-Buns last night that I had a crazy feeling today would be a  run day, and guess what?  I was right!  Don't get me wrong, I love to say "I was right", but in this instance I was really hoping I'd be wrong!  lol  - Notice the saying in the bottom right corner of this pic...I love to run...hopefully I will, one day.

I will say, my upper body is TREMENDOUSLY sore today.  After all of the thrusters and pushups we did at the end of last week, plus the planking/pushups/mountain climbers I did with for the January challenge...OMG I am so sore!  Looks like I'll be pushing through the pain because we have pushups again today.  Starting this week off with a bang!

Today's workout is for time, 6 rounds of:
   24 squats
   24 pushups
   24 walking lunge steps
   Run 400 meters (.248/mile)

No matter what, I WILL run 200 meters (1/8 mile) EACH run segment.  That has been the distance I can run, so I will do no less than that.  Let's just hope I can make it down the stairs to type my results this afternoon.  No, I take that back.  I know I can at least "slide" down the stairs, it's the getting up at the bottom and walking to the couch that will be the hard part!  lol
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34:26

Okay...some irony here.  My picture I posted today?  I lied!  My legs are MUSH right now - I only did 4 rounds, but man-oh-man, what a workout!!  I need to go to the grocery store and pick up something to cook for supper, but I'm not sure I can walk anymore!

I did stick to my plan to run 1/8 mile every round (ran @ 4.7/mph), and when I slowed to a walk (3.5/mph), I inclined every 30 seconds working my way up to a 3 incline, then back down to 0 - but ended up on a 2 incline every time.  So, I ran 1/2 mile today and walked 1/2 mile!  Proud of that!!

The only thing I did different was I ran first every round, other than that everything else was good.  I made it to 17 pushups on round 1 before my arms gave out, finished them after a quick conference with my carpet and towel.  Made it to 15 on rounds 2 & 3, but only 14 on round 4. 

Between the squats (which I did without stopping each round!) and walking lunges (also, no stops!) and  running, I am exhausted!  I drank all of my water (32 oz.) and had to have Honey-Buns bring up more because I was completely out!

I'm happy with my workout today, especially since Mother Nature decided to make a call - I did not let THAT stop me!  But, I do believe I will be a couch potato the rest of the night.  :)


3 comments:

  1. I read a crossfit poster yesterday that said, the soreness you feel today is strength you'll feel tomorrow! that's good incentive to work til your sore! and I have a feeling today's wod is going to do just that!

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  2. Can I find the challenge that you are doing online?

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  3. Gina - so true! I'm ALWAYS sore! I told Honey-Buns you'd think the soreness would be gone by now, but every day it's something new.

    Jen - it's on Facebook - Ripped Goddess is the name of the page. I'll also do a post and include it in there for you. It's not hard (not like the squat-a-thon in December), but for someone who has never done planks or mountain climbers it is killing me!

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