It's funny how exercise helps you live longer because whenever I exercise, it makes me feel like I'm dying.  lol - This is so true on most days!  I don't know if you know this, but...CrossFit is super hard, guys!  ;)  But SOOOOOO addictive!  I know...I haven't been feeding my addiction this week, but it's been a really out-of-whack week for me, mostly due to that nasty stomach bug, but yesterday I was just way off schedule.  Normally I go down to our office around 9:00-ish (sometimes earlier, sometimes later) and work until 12:00.  Then, I come up and make lunch for everyone and once Hayley has finished eating her lunch I start on house work/laundry - you know - the "fun" stuff.  Then, if it's not too hot outside I lay out on the deck for an hour (30 minutes each side), then I come in and cool down and it's usually close to 3:00 by then, so I go get in my workout gear and do my workout.  Around 4:00, I watch Judge Judy or The People's Court (yes, I LOVE court shows - ha!) and decide what's for supper. I'll go to the store or to pick up supper and then it's "chill" time for the rest of the night.  I am very schedule oriented and hate when I'm off schedule, but at the same time I am a "go with the flow" kind of girl.  Isn't it weird how contradicting I am?  Oh well, as Paula Deen said on the Today Show the other morning..."I is what I is!"  Now, don't go thinking I support Paula Deen - I don't agree in any way whatsoever with what she said or with how she's handling it, but at the same time I do live in the south and we are covered with racists here.  I think she just needs to put on her big girl panties, admit she said it (come on - ONLY once?  Ever??), and get on with her life.  She's just making it worse every time she opens her mouth to apologize, but never apologizing!  Jeez!!  Okay, rant over.  All of that being said...y'all ready to work out?  lol

CaliFit Mamas:

   5 Rounds for time

      5 Deadlifts w/40-60 lbs

      25 CrossFit sit-ups

Brand X:

   Rest Day*

   "Bruck" for puppies

       3 Rounds for time

         Run 400 meters

         10 Back squats w/35-45 lbs

         10 Jerk w/15-25 lbs

CF White Head:

   "Luce" - 3 Rounds for time

      Run 1 kilometer (.6214/mile)

      10 Push-ups

      100 Squats

I'm doing the Brand X hero workout that was scheduled for Wednesday today.  I really need to do a running workout and would do CF White Head's workout, but I really don't feel like doing that many squats!  I know....layyy-zeee!!  Trust me...I'll get over it!  :)

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16:29 - THIS kicked my ass today!  HA!  I say that like running doesn't kick my ass every time - I don't know why I'm still so surprised about it!  lol   I SO did not want to run today, but am glad I made myself do this workout, but man!  I really need to get back on the band wagon with my running.  I was seeing improvement, but it wasn't showing today.  I ran the entire first round, but walked 3 blocks on the second round, then I ran halfway on the last round, walked 2 blocks, and ran the rest of the way.  I was going to run another 400 meters after cooling down, but just could not do it.  I'll be more strict with my workouts next week - I have to.  I hate not being able to run 400 meters!

I used 50 lb (total) dumbbells with my back squats - very impressed with those!  And 38 lb (total) for the jerks.  I think my jerks ended up being more push presses than jerks - it's just an awkward movement for me.  I really need to get some mirrors put up in my exercise room so I can watch my form  and improve on it.  Not sure why, but my left elbow started hurting while doing the back squats.  What would make it hurt when I'm just basically holding dumbbells over my shoulders with my elbows out to the side?  Not a clue,  but it did.  Oh well...it should get better.  Y'all have a good weekend!!

Every day I'm guzzlin....YES, I am!!  My kids think I'm crazy, but once you get used to drinking water it is really hard to drink something else - at least for me.  I've increased my water intake tremendously since I started doing CrossFit back in September.  I try to drink the recommended 8 glasses per day, and I'm doing pretty good with it - normally getting in anywhere from 6-8 per day, so not bad!  I cannot drink anything but water whenever I eat (unless it's breakfast, then it's milk or orange juice).  The food just doesn't taste as good when I drink something else - plus, it's WAY cheaper to drink water when you go out to eat!  lol    I do "treat" myself once I hit my 8 glasses mark - with a glass of sweet tea (I AM in the south!) or an orange soda.  Yes, I know I shouldn't have sodas but honestly?  I only have 2 or 3 orange sodas per week (if that) - one of those I always drink at the race track, followed by 1-2 Sprites that I mix with cherry rum (they're delicious!).  That's ALL of the sodas that I have, it's mostly water, water, water, coffee every morning and at least one glass of milk per day.  I cannot live without milk!  :)

Well, I am working out today and I am going to do yesterday's CaliFit Mamas workout.  Just to refresh everyone's memory:

8 Rounds for Time:

   10 Burpees

   15 Jumping lunges

   20 Jump rope

   25-yard Shuttle sprint

   Rest 90 seconds

I'm going to eliminate the 90 second rests because I tend to rest a little as I go, so I don't want to make my time even worse by adding an extra 12 minutes of resting into my workout.  I actually watched the demo video Jenni had posted on her blog and can't wait until the day that I can just "go at it" like they do without stopping!  Ahhh....one day....

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AARRGGHH!!!  Just got in from work!  I had to get things caught up and together for our worker's comp insurance audit in the morning.  I really did not think it would take me that long to get everything together!  On the plus side...my desk looks amazing!  Everything is where it should be!  Hopefully, everything will be back to normal tomorrow!

Jump rope fail!  I don't look like this when I jump rope (thank goodness!), but I do trip...a lot!  Another "Mama" told me to try it without shoes, and it really helps, but I'm still clutzy as hell!

I am happy to say I am feeling SO much better today than yesterday.  I slept in between trips to the bathroom all day yesterday.  I did not eat anything until last night, and even then I didn't eat a whole lot - nibbled on crackers mostly.  Not only was I dealing with a stomach bug, but I was sore, Sore, SOre, SORe, SORE!!!!  OMG - I do not believe I will ever, ever, EVER do bear crawls again!  lol  It started off with my back shoulder muscles being sore, then it was my shoulders, then my neck and shoulder, then my upper arms, then my upper back - THEN, my upper legs were sore!!  Whenever I would fall asleep on the couch, then wake up - it was ridiculous how sore and stiff I was!  I was very surprised that I slept all night last night as well.  I fell asleep on the couch just a little after 10:00 while Honey-Buns was watching t.v. (I was reading), then he woke me up at 11:00 to go to bed.  I woke up just a little after 4:00 this morning and thought "Oh great..." but apparently I rolled over and went right back to sleep.  I did NOT want to get up this morning, hitting my snooze twice (which is normal for me!)  I'm not positive that I'm going to work out today, but I would like to.  I just don't want to overdo it today - my stomach is still a little wonky, but my body is nowhere near as sore today and that's a plus.  I am also planning (if I can) to go shopping for Honey-Buns' birthday/father's day gift today.  We were on vacation celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary on Father's Day, so the kids and I decided to combine Father's Day with his birthday celebration - his birthday is Saturday.  Since both kids work full time jobs, I get to be the one to shop for them!  So, if that happens, that will take up a good portion of my day, since I have to drive an hour each way to go to the race shop to get him a new helmet - which is what they want to get him.  The things we do for our kids!  :)

CaliFit Mamas:

   8 Rounds for time

      10 Burpees

      15 Jumping lunges

      20 Jump rope

      25-Yard shuttle sprint

      Rest 90 seconds

Brand X:

   "Bruck" for puppies

      3 Rounds for time

         Run 400 meters

         10 Back squats w/35-45 lbs

         10 Jerk w/15-25 lbs

White Head:

   "Fun Night" 

Obviously, I can't participate in "Fun Night", so that workout is out of the question.  I'm leaning more towards the Mama workout at this point, but like I said earlier - I'll see.  Keep your fingers crossed that I can do something!

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Still a little wonky today - and dehydrated!  So, I decided to hold off until tomorrow for working out.

Sick Day  :/  

I've been up all night with a stomach bug - doing good to hold my head up right now.

Your biggest challenge isn't someone else.  It's the ache in your lungs and the burning in your legs, and the voice inside you the yells "Can't!" - but don't listen.  You just push harder.  And then you hear the voice whisper "Can!"  And you discover that the person you thought you were is no match for the one you really are.

SO true...and a little deep for a Monday morning?  lol  I hope everyone had a great weekend - I did.  I did cut my grass on Friday - to the tune of 3.5 hours!  Let me tell you, it kicked my ass!  The self-propel feature on my push mower is not working correctly and coming up those hills, repeatedly...OMG I was exhausted!  I also weed-eated and edged along the driveway and sidewalk, then used the blower - all in mid-80 degree weather!  I didn't get super hot, so I didn't have to stop too much while mowing - only three times...once when I finished the steepest part of the hills, again when I finished that side of the driveway, and then when I finished the other side of the house.  Not too bad - I can really tell a difference in my fitness whenever I cut grass.  I used to have to stop every 3-4 swipes up the hill, but not anymore - I could actually push myself and cut all of it, but in the heat and humidity we had Friday, I was making sure to stay hydrated.  It is so nice to get out and do yard work again - without dreading it and having to stop repeatedly due to tiredness.  Last summer, I would take two days to cut my grass because it was so tiring.  I've said it before and I'll say it again...YAY progress!  :)

Today marks 9 months that I have been doing CrossFit - AND it's the 32nd anniversary of when I met my Honey-Buns!  It doesn't seem like it's been 32 years that we've been together.  I'm hoping to do my 9 month measurements/stats (if I remember), but not sure what they'll look like - this is my "bloated" week, but hopefully I'll remember and get them done this afternoon.  I'll post the results separately like I've done before.  Regardless of what the numbers are, I feel great and am doing more than ever and that's always a good thing!

I really like being a day behind on the posted workouts at all of the sites I follow, so I'm continuing that again this week.  I hate that I missed Friday's workout from CrossFit White Head because it looked like it would be fun, so I'm going to do that one today.  The workouts that I'm posting today are from last Friday, so if they look familiar that is why.

CaliFit Mamas:

   21-18-15-12-9-6-3

      Front squats w/40 lbs

      CrossFit sit-ups

   *I combined this workout with another one last Tuesday*

Brand X:

   3 rounds for time

      10 Handstand push-ups

      10 Pull-ups

      1 minute L-sits or tuck-sits

CF White Head:

   "Brendon" - Hero workout

      5 rounds for time

         100 ft bear crawl

         100 ft standing broad jumps

         *do 3 burpees every 5 jumps

I'm going to go down into the basement and do my workout today, since there's nothing in my way and no weights or anything else is needed.  I'll measure it off and see how many times across I have to go to reach 100 feet.  This really does sound like fun and I just realized (as I was typing it) that it's 5 rounds!!  OH...let's hope I make it!

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45:10 - WOW!  That was HHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRDDDDD!!!!!  I think that might be the hardest workout yet - at least I think so for now!  lol - I have discovered a few things today....first, bear crawls are NOT as much fun as they look!  Second, bear crawls make me sweat like I don't know what!!  Third, I CAN overcome the voices inside my head!!!  I convinced myself I would only do 4 rounds instead of 5, but then thought "No, you're going to do this!  What's one more round?"  So, I did it.  I will say, however, I cut down the burpees to every 10 jumps for that last round.  I was to the point where I did not want to get up off of the floor when doing them, and figured it be okay to cut back on 'em!  Oh my word....I can't believe I finished that workout.  I am SO sweaty, SO out of breath - almost like a running workout!  Let's hope I can move my legs tomorrow!  lol

Sore - the most satisfying feeling.   Hmmmmm....that's debatable!  I posted this today because I am SORE!!  I don't know what hurts worst - my thighs, my butt, my shoulders, my feet....it's a tough choice. My arms were sore last night, but that's gone away and my shoulders aren't as sore this morning as they were last night either, so that's a good thing.  But, I definitely know my butt is there and achy!  My thighs protest whenever I go to stand up or sit down - they're not picky about which movement hurts!  Surprisingly, the bottom of my feet are sore - maybe from the jumps?  I don't know.  I think I would have loved yesterday's workout a lot better if I could have done it barefoot, but because of the running segment, that just was not an option.  Oh well, time to take some aspirin and get over it!  lol

CaliFit Mamas:

   "Christian"

      10 Rounds for time

         15 Push-ups

         Sprint 60 yards

         Rest 60 seconds

Brand X:  

   Rest Day

White Head:

   Hike Night for them

I don't think I'm doing either workout - my yard is calling my name today.  Our grass grew so much while we were on vacation, then we came home and it's rained most of the week.  I was going to cut it on Wednesday afternoon, but we had a quick thunderstorm come through.  I chose not to cut it yesterday, hoping it would dry out some - but it's so tall and so thick, I don't think that's going to matter. Oh well, I'll just adjust my lawnmower to the highest setting and get to work.

Y'all have a good weekend!

I train because I want to defeat myself...defeat the me who couldn't do it yesterday, so I can be better today.  TRUE!!  And trust me....it is a DAMN good feeling when you do something you couldn't do yesterday, or the day before that, or the day before that...you get the idea!  Awesome feeling, for sure!!!

I'm still pretty pumped that I squatted 50 lbs yesterday and when I went to post my workout time at the Brand X site, I got pumped up even more!  Brand X's workout yesterday was weighted front squats and sit-ups, with puppies doing reps of 21-15-9-3.  As you know, I combined CaliFit and Brand X for my workout yesterday (increasing the reps on CaliFit just to keep it easy to keep up with) - well, several other "puppies" posted times of 8 minutes and over - my total time was 9:52 WITH the added thrusters and push-ups!  VERY proud of that!!!  And a couple of "puppies" used the same amount of weight I did (45-55 lbs was prescribed).  Sweet, huh?  Yep!

CaliFit Mamas:

   3 Rounds for Time

      Run 1000 meters

      20 CrossFit sit-ups

      30 Box jumps, 18"

Brand X:

   3-3-3-3-3-3-3

      Hang Power Clean

White Head:

   3 Rounds for Time

      20 Push-press, 115/75 lbs

      100 feet Burpee broad jumps

      Run 200 meters

I am doing the White Head workout today, with a couple of modifications - nothing too different, just adjusting for my space.  First, I my weights only go up to 50 lbs, so obviously that's my first mod for the push presses (Honey-Buns calls these push-pusses, silly man!).  Then, since I can't really measure off 100 feet in my workout room, I'm just going to do 20 Burpee broad jumps each round.  Other than that, I'm good to go!

I did look up videos of burpee broad jumps, and came across one where a guy did these for a mile in honor of his 30th birthday.  I was glad to see him "assume the CrossFit recovery position" several times throughout his mile - it just makes me feel better to see I'm not the only one.  The cutest part of the video is the toddler who shows up occasionally in the video.  Check it out:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8PKOWDeezk.  Really cute, really hard, really crazy!

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30:46 - OH...MY...GOODNESS!!!  That was a HARD workout!!!

Push-presses - all done with 50 lbs - I've never used that much weight before for push presses, and they were definitely harder than I've done before (DUH!)

Burpee/broad jumps - THOSE were killer!  These alone made up the majority of my workout time - treadmill was 5:36, and push-presses couldn't have been more than 3-4 minutes total.  I'm glad I decided on a set number instead of distance because I probably would have cheated about how far I went!  lol - I wasn't sure I'd be able to do all rounds of burpee broad jumps, I even told Honey-Buns they might become just plain ol' burpees - depending on how hard they were.  Well, I made it through the first round and was thinking I'd switch over to just burpees for rounds 2 and 3.  But funny thing...when I started on round 2, I thought - just do it, you can always switch on the last round.  I split round 2 up into sets of 4 before stopping and either hocking a lung, or just breathing period.  Got through that round okay and was really going to switch over on round 3, but thought to myself "what the hell - you've come this far, just do 20 more".  So...on my final round, I started counting them backwards and that really helped.  I think I went faster on the last round than I did on the others!  I really need to remember to count down instead of up - it works for me.

200 meter run - Who knew my running segments would be the easier part of my workout?  My, my, my...how far I've come!  lol

It seems the quote I picked out for today was a good thing...it was definitely spot-on for me today.  I defeated myself!  Team Berta!!  WOO-HOO!!  ;)

Your body hears everything your mind says.  STAY POSITIVE!  There is no truer statement!  If you guys could just hear what goes on in my head while I work out...I try to just go blank and focus on the music on my IPod and that helps tremendously - especially while running!  I am very proud of myself with my running yesterday.  I did NOT want to run on my first day back to exercising, but did it anyway.  I also did not want to keep getting back on my treadmill, but I did!  It was really hard for me and I pushed through - YAY!!  If you could have seen my face - I don't think it's been that red in a long time.  I was so sweaty and hot, but felt so good afterwards.

So, you all know I follow CaliFit Mamas and CrossFit Brand X's workouts on the internet.  I also look at another site, CrossFit White Head, and I keep forgetting to post their workouts, so starting tomorrow I'll be posting them too.  I pretty much pick and choose which one I want to do and I try to do the one that sounds the most fun or most challenging to me.  I'm not posting today's workout from them because I'm behind a day this week on my workouts and I believe they did "Kelly" yesterday, which is a running workout.  I really don't like to do running workouts on consecutive days.  I just feel like my body needs that little bit of break to recover.  Speaking of which, my butt was a little achy last night, but I was the sorest in my back and upper arms.  The soreness is gone in my legs and butt this morning, but is still there in my back.  Reverse pull-ups apparently did a number on me yesterday!  lol

CaliFit Mamas:

   15-12-9

      Dumbbell thrusters, 20 lbs

      Push-ups

Brand X:

   21-15-9-3

      Front Squats, 45-55 lbs

      Sit-ups

My plan right now is to combine both workouts and do the following:

   21-15-9-3

      Dumbbell thrusters, 20 lbs

      Push-ups

      Front Squats, 45-55 lbs

      Sit-ups

I'll start off using 50 lbs on the front squats, but will reduce if I need to.  I think I've tried to do 50 lbs before and have only been able to do a few reps, so hopefully I can do it.  Y'all wish me luck!

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9:52 - WHAT a workout!  That was intense!!  I did 21-15-9-3 of:

*Dumbbell thrusters w/24 lbs - no breaks at all for these - YAY!!
*Front squats w/50 lbs
    - On the 21 reps, I did:  6, 7, 8 - thought I'd have to drop the weight, but decided not to since I was    able to complete 21 reps, knowing the other rounds were with less reps.
    - On 5 reps, I did:  7, 8
    - No breaks on 9 reps - YAY!
    - No breaks on 3 reps - double YAY!
*Push-ups - I had to stretch it out every 6 or 7 push-ups, except on the 9 and 3 reps!
*Sit-ups - NO breaks - YAY!!!

I'm so glad I stuck with the 50 lbs on the front squats and extremely proud of my thrusters and sit-ups!  I've gotten so much better on those!  I think I would have done better with push-ups if I hadn't been sore still from yesterday's reverse pull-ups.  Damn you, reverse pull-ups!  lol

Time to chill and get ready for tomorrow's workout!  :)

Check your ego at the door.  It doesn't matter where you finish, only that you finish with integrity and give it a solid effort.  Leave the gym better than when you walked in.  Head high and be proud, this stuff is hard.

No truer words have been said regarding CrossFit!  I think that's one of the reasons I like it so much - anyone can do it and you're not judged while doing it.  It doesn't matter if you have the best or worst times, everyone is happy that you did it!

Well, obviously...I'm back from vacation.  We got back late yesterday morning.  I debated long and hard (for about a minute or so) on whether to jump right back in to working out - and I decided one more day wouldn't hurt!  lol - I have to say, this was the MOST relaxing vacation ever!  We did absolutely nothing - and I mean nothing.  The cabin we stayed in had a huge covered back porch with rocking chairs overlooking a lake and the mountains.  That was where I spent the majority of my time - just outside rocking and reading - just a whole lot of nothing and I loved every minute of it!!  But, back to the grindstone today.

I decided to start with yesterday's workouts from their sites, so I'll be a day behind everyone else.  Yesterday's CaliFit Mamas workout looked like a Hero workout to me, so I went to Brand X's site and sure enough - it was one they had done last week.  So, I'll do their version, but am posting both of them here.

Hero WOD - "Gallant" in honor of US Navy Petty Officer Second Class Taylor Gallant, 22 years old

   as RX'd:

      Run 1 mile

      60 Burpee pull-ups

      Run 800 meters

      30 Burpee pull-ups

      Run 400 meters

      15 Burpee pull-ups

CaliFit Mamas:

   Run 1 mile

   60 Burpees

   Run 800 meters

   30 Burpees

   Run 400 meters

   15 Burpees

Brand X puppies:

   Run 800  meters

   15 Burpees

   15 Pull-ups

   Run 600 meters

   10 Burpees

   10 Pull-ups

   Run 400 meters

   5 Burpees

   5 Pull-ups

I'm going to run (or attempt to, anyway!) the week 2 5k training - which is run 2 minutes, walk 1 minute - for every run segment until I reach the prescribed distance.  Y'all wish me luck...I'm going to need it since I did NOTHING last week!  :)

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30:51 - All I can say is...wow.  Just.  Wow.  I am SO sore/tired/exhausted/hot - you name it - I'm it!  lol  Sorry I'm posting later than usual.  I went to the store during my normal workout time, and started putting together my spaghetti sauce and let it simmer while I worked out.  Then, I went ahead and finished up cooking.  I just now have sat down to "chill" - still haven't eaten yet.  I told Honey-Buns I was afraid that once I sat down, I wouldn't be able to get back up!  lol

Today's workout was ridiculously hard - I worked up such a sweat and YES, my face is blistering red!!  So, during my run segments, I chose to run 2 minutes, walk 1 minute up until I reached my distances - and let me tell you - it was hard, but I did it!!  I did burpees, then did reverse pull-ups using the bars on my treadmill.  It was EXTREMELY hard to get up and run on my treadmill after kind-of lying down doing the pull-ups.  I probably would have stopped, except for the fact that it was a Hero workout and that is the ONLY thing that kept me going!  Below is a breakdown of my workout:

800 meter run - 7:36 treadmill time - ran a total 5:36, walked 2 minutes
   (ran 2 minutes, walked 1 minute, ran 2 minutes, walked 1 minute, ran 1:36)
15 burpees - I did 6 burpees, stopped for a breather, 5 burpees, stopped, 4 burpees
15 reverse pull-ups
600 meter run - 5:52 treadmill time - ran a total 4:52, walked 2 minutes
   (ran 2 minutes, walked 1 minute, ran 1 minute, walked 1 minute, ran 1:52)
10 burpees - I did 7 burpees, stopped for a breather, 3 burpees
10 reverse pull-ups
400 meter run - 3:48 treadmill time - ran a total 2:48, walked 1 minute
   (ran 1 minute, walked 30 seconds, ran 1 minute, walked 30 seconds, ran 48 seconds)
5 burpees - I did 5 burpees
5 reverse pull-ups

I really wanted to run the entire 400 meters at the end, but I just could not do it!  As you can see, I was pushing myself to run - I just wanted the workout over by that point!  lol   I originally set a goal of 25 minutes, then I saw that I was already at 24 minutes and some odd seconds and I was just starting my last run segment I quickly changed my goal time to 30 minutes.  Still didn't make it, but it's okay - I DID IT!!!  And YES!  I did assume the CrossFit Recovery Position...with a fan blowing on me and water bottle in hand.  I don't know which I'm happier about - it being a great workout or it being over!!  lol

Sorry I didn't update anything on Friday - I went to have lunch with my daughter, Katy.  I dropped off the changing table I purchased for little Addy, then I ended up bringing home my grand-dog, Rex.  Katy and her husband were leaving to go to Indiana for his grandmother's funeral - so we had Rex all weekend...and what a handful he is!!  They will be picking him up today, then we are off to the beautiful north Georgia mountains - specifically Helen, Georgia which is in the picture above.  We always go to the mountains around Helen and this time we have a house that's on a lake, so I can't wait to get there.  Busy morning ahead, then off for vacation!  I probably won't post anymore until we get back, but I will have internet access and able to see the workouts, although my workouts will probably be walking around the lake!

Y'all have a good week and I'll talk to you next Monday (or Tuesday)!!!  :)

CrossFit now....breathe later.  This is SO true!  Then, you assume the CrossFit recovery position!  lol

Feeling great this morning - no soreness!  YAY!  I'm so glad it's Friday and it looks like our rain is moving out this morning - really happy about that!  I bought my daughter a changing table last night, so once I finish up billing and payroll I'm taking it to her.  We're having lunch together today, so I'm super excited about that.  She and her husband will be travelling to Indiana tomorrow to attend his grandmother's funeral on Sunday.  Y'all please say an extra prayer or two for them to stay safe.  They're driving there tomorrow, funeral on Sunday afternoon, then they're planning on driving partway back Sunday night with the remainder on Monday morning.  I just worry for her - she's been so tired this past week.  I think she's planning on taking her leave early so she can get plenty of rest before little Addy gets here.  I can't wait!!!

CaliFit Mamas:

   2013 Regional Event 4

      100 Wall ball shots, 10 lb ball

      100 Push-ups

      100 One-legged squats, alternating

      100 Dumbbell snatches, alternating

Brand X:

   As many reps as possible in 20 minutes

      7 Dumbbell shoulder press, 25-35 lbs

      10 Pull-ups

      10 Dumbbell squat snatches, 25-35 lbs - alternating

I believe I am going to do the CaliFit workout today.  I  know you're not supposed to, but I think I'm going to split this up into 4 rounds of 25 reps each.  It just sounds so intimidating to see that 1-0-0 in front of everything, isn't it?  I love several rounds of smaller reps, then when you finish up you sit and think, "Wow...I did that many reps?"  THAT is a great feeling!!  I'm not competing in the regionals (I don't foresee that EVER happening), so I'm giving myself a pass to split it up.  Sounds way more do-able that way!  :)

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Assume the CrossFit recovery position!  Ha!  I really love this!  This is SO me!!  Especially when we have a workout where the last exercise is something on the floor (sit-ups, push-ups).  Too funny!!  I hope I'm not the only one who does this!!  lol

My upper body is still a little sore - of course that could also be from pushing the lawn mower up those hills yesterday.  The self-propel feature on my mower is NOT working correctly - something is just a little loose on it.  It helps a little, but nowhere near like it's supposed to.  Oh well, that just makes my "workout" just a little bit tougher when I cut grass, right?  ;)  I can tell such a difference in my stamina while cutting grass.  I used to have to stop after just a couple of rounds and catch my breath, drink water, etc.  Now, I only stop to drink water and blow my nose!  I can now complete one whole side of the yard before stopping - and I only stop then because I'm at a good stopping point!  lol  Still - it's progress and I LOVE progress!!

CaliFit Mamas:

   As many rounds as possible in 12 minutes 

      12 Box jumps, 18"

      6 Thrusters w/20 lbs

      6 Bar-facing burpees

Brand X:

   "Annie"

      25-20-15-10 reps of

         Double-unders (jump rope)*

         Sit-ups

            *sub tuck-jumps if you can't do double unders

As fun as CaliFit sounds today, I'm going with Brand X because I've never done "Annie" before - at least, I don't think I have.  I always post the "puppy" modified version of Brand X because that's the one I use, but the actual "Annie" is 50-40-30-20-10 reps.  Brand X said if you can't do double-unders, then sub tuck jumps, so that's what I'm going to do.  Well...my plan is to attempt tuck jumps.  I don't foresee any issues, but with me?  You never know!

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10:01 - Happy with that - I set a personal goal time of 10 minutes and really worried about making that.  Why is it something that looks and sounds so simple is in actuality hard as hell?  Ahhh, universe....you riddle me!!  I was very surprised at how difficult tuck jumps really are.  Needless to say, my knees did not touch my hands/arms, but they were tucked and I did jump, but wow!  Hard.  As.  Hell.  I didn't have any problems with sit-ups today, so that was a plus.  It felt like I breezed through those, which means the tuck jumps took up the majority of my time.  Well, those and breathing!  Very sweaty.  I know I should have jumped on the treadmill as well today, but I did not wear shoes...bummer.   Really, bummed about that!  wink-wink!!  I can now say Annie kicked my ass and yes...I assumed the CrossFit recovery position!!  Hey!  We ended up with sit-ups - I was in the floor, what else is a girl to do?  lol

Deadlift....because somewhere a girl is warming up with your max weight.  I love girl power, don't you?

I am happy to say I'm nowhere near as sore this morning as I thought I'd be.  My shoulders were a little achy (especially my pecs), but that has even gone away since I've been moving around some.  Hopefully, the soreness will stay away.  It is kind of nice not having a sore ass for a change, but I don't think I'm ever going to get over sore thighs!  lol   My abs were killing me last night right before I went to bed, but I haven't noticed anything else going on there this morning - just my pecs/shoulders.

CaliFit Mamas:

   3 Rounds for time

      10 Deadlifts w/40-60 lbs

      50 Jump rope

Brand X:

   As many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of...

      Row 250 meters - substitute 25 deadlifts if rower is unavailable

      25 Push-ups

I would do Brand X today, but I don't think my upper body could handle very much in way of push-ups. so I'm doing CaliFit Mamas today.  I'm hoping to do some sort of running as well.  I'd love to do a full set of Week 2 5k training (7 rounds - run 2 minutes, walk 1 minute) - but not sure how long I'll have.  But, I will do something, just not sure how many rounds.

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2 hours yard work today!  It was nice and cloudy when I started - which was why I cut it today before the rain moved in.  Wouldn't you know that as soon as I started mowing, the sun came out and it was hot as hell!  Guess what?  NOW it's cloudy again.  Story of my life!  :)

I will not quit.  I will not rest.  I will not stop.  I will not cry.  I will not surrender.  I will not relent.  I will not give up.  I will be back for more!  TRUTH!!

Sorry I'm so late posting today.  My son-in-law is out of town with his work, and my daughter was going to get her glucose testing done this morning and was very nervous about it, so I went with her.  Crazy morning!  Got up...got dressed...made my coffee and went out the door.  We had a very nice breakfast at Cracker Barrel (I love Cracker Barrel), then went to the doctor's office.  After she drank the "gross stuff" as she called it, we had to wait one hour for them to draw blood to check her blood sugar levels and to check for anemia.  Fingers crossed that she doesn't hear anything from them today!  If not - that means everything is okay.  :)

I'm still on a high from my running yesterday.  At least I was until I saw today's workout!  Man - what a workout is scheduled for today!!  I was really hoping Brand X would have a more fun (and less strenuous) alternative, but NOPE - it's a rest day for them!  Bummer!!!

CaliFit Mamas:

   For time

      30 Push-ups

      40 Walking lunges

      50 Kettlebell swings w/20 lbs

      60 CrossFit sit-ups

      70 Burpees

Brand X:

   Rest day

Yup - that's a big 7-0 for burpees!  Wow!  I think I'm going to do half of my burpees at the beginning, then do the remainder at the end.  That's going to take awhile either way, but hopefully splitting them up will make my time a little better.  Just looking at this makes me tired!  lol

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25:50 - THAT was ridiculously HARDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought it would be a great idea to split up my burpees, which I did - but I completely forgot about how difficult 60 sit-ups would be!  lol  - but really...NOT funny!!  ;)

I did 15 burpees right off the bat - my time was 1:30 for those and I thought this might not be too bad and set a personal goal of 20 minutes.  I then did 30 push-ups, followed by 17 burpees.  Those burpees took me 2:30.  Walking lunges were a breeze today - very proud of how low I'm going on those!  Followed that with 15 more burpees - completely forgot to see how long those took me, but it wasn't as quickly as the others, I'm sure.  Kettlebell swings were with 19 lbs - it was either 22 or 19 with the dumbbell that I have - I wisely chose 19!  I did 12 burpees this go-round, followed by my 60 sit-ups which I really, really, really should have split up as well.  While doing those burpees, I noticed my timer was already close to 20 minutes, so I changed my goal to 25 minutes at that point.  Sit-ups #40-60 were the sl-ooowww-esssstttt EVER, but I did them.  Then, I only had 11 burpees left to do.  I thought these would be easy, but I think they were the hardest.  Needless to say, I did not meet either of my goals, BUT I'm not the slowest time of the day, so THAT's a plus!!

I know my shoulders are going to be super sore later - they're already kind of achy right now.  It would be an aspirin kind of night, but Mother Nature has decided it's a Midol night.  :/   Oh well...it is what it is.  GREAT workout!!

You can exercise all you want...you're never going to burn off crazy.  I needed a "funny" today, because not only is it Monday, but it's RUNday!  BOTH workouts that I follow are exactly the same!  I think this is the first time that's happened since I've been following both of them.  Great start to the week...really...great...start...   Just kidding - it really will be a great start - I'm just still sleepy and not fully awake and appreciative of this workout that has been handed to me.  ;)

I must, must, MUST say I don't think I'm fully recovered from Friday's workout.  My shoulders and upper body is still sore!  It wasn't too bad yesterday, but then I helped some friends of ours move and I think that brought back some of the tenderness.  I slept with my arms stretched out over my head most of the night - which, of course, meant I was a little stiff this morning when I got out bed.  But it sure did feel good to stretch my arms out like that!  I'm sure I'll work the soreness out once I get to moving around, but right now?  Owieeeee!!!

CaliFit Mamas:

   Run for 30 minutes - post your distance

Brand X:

   Run for 30 minutes - post your distance

   *puppies - run/walk for 20 minutes

   *buttercups - run/walk for 15 minutes

Well, I'm running!!  I won't wimp out and change the amount of time that I run, but my modification will be to walk occassionally.  I think I'm going to do "Week 2" of the beginner 5k training chart, which is to run for 2 minutes, then walk for 1 minute.  It says to do 7 reps of that, so I'll do that and then I'll either walk/run the remaining 9 minutes.  Y'all wish me luck - you know how I am with running!

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WOW!!  I am so happy with my running!!  Well...at least TODAY I am happy!  lol

So...I did the second week of 5k training, which is to run for 2 minutes and walk for 1 minute.  You do that 7 times.  I did it!!!  I am so proud of me!!  I was not as out of breath, either (until the 6th and 7th round of running) - although Honey-Buns said my face was the reddest he's ever seen it!  THAT's why I can't run outside!!  Can you imagine how red my face would get if I were running outside in this Georgia heat?  Oh man!  I'll be there one day.  :)

After doing 7 rounds of 2 minutes running and 1 minute walking, I was at 1.34/miles and 21 minutes.  I really wanted to stop, but decided to continue walking until I hit the 1.5/mile mark - which I did for a total of 24:10.

Great start to the week!!  :)