Dips, Situps, Squats

After two days of resting after my last run, I went to the 9:30am Crossfit class today. Everything was fine, except my shins really hurt during the warm-up run :( I just hope this pain goes away eventually.

I did very well and was I finished the work out in 13:30 minutes. Here is what we did: 

Conditioning: 

21 dips, 21 situps, 30 squats

2x50 Shuttle

18 dips, 18 situps, 30 squats

2x50 Shuttle

15 dips, 15 situps, 30 squats

2x50 Shuttle

12 dips, 12 situps, 30 squats

2x50 Shuttle

Afterwards, I felt fine, and had burned about 600 calories already. We then had to do 3 minutes of kb swings with a 30sec rest after the 1st minute. These are the ones that killed me. Even though I only used a 15lb kb, my back hurt and so did my knees. It's probably my form. I'll have to remember to ask the instructor next time. 

Overall, I burned 750 calories. Not too shabby!

Beginning of 3rd Week

Last week wasn't my greatest.. I didn't follow my diet very strictly and it was just a bad week overall. So I decided to try and do better this week. Working out in the morning is still weird for me. I'm not used to working out without having a lot of time to get ready and eat. What I do is I eat as soon as I wake up around 7am to give enough time for the food to digest by the time I go work out at 9am. The last two Sunday I had walls that kept me from doing the work outs to the full extent. But today I was fine.
Here is what we had to do:

Conditioning: in teams of 2
800m run
100 kb swings
50 burpees
100 squats
50 db thrusters
50 box jumps
800m run

Since this was done in teams of 2, we each had to do half of these work outs. While one person ran 400 meters, the other rested until she had to go and run 400 meters.

For the kb swings we used a 15lb. I thought it was a little too light, and it actually made it more difficult. For the db thrusters, we used 10lb dumbells. That was actually enough, a little too heavy actually.

Overall, it was a great work out and I'm just glad I didn't have anything to keep me from completing them.



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My First WOD at the GYM!

Today I had my first official in gym workout. Not that the at-home workouts were not difficult, but it was definitely more exciting and better to have a workout at the gym, with the instructor ensuring I had a good form and with the support of other people. 


Our WOD (Workout Of the Day) was the Lumberjack 20. The instructor scaled it down for me, since this is my first week, so instead of 400 meters, I ran 200 meters in between exercises. Here is how it went:


Warm-up: Run 400m

Lumberjack 20:

20 Sumo Deadlift High Pull
Run 200m
20 Pull-ups
Run 200m
20 overhead squat (with a PVC)
Run 200m
20 kettlebell swings
Run 200m
20 pushups
Run 200m
20 medball Situps
Run 200m
20 Dumbbell thrusters
Run 200m

I finished it in 23 minutes. 

I wouldn't say it was as difficult as yesterday's workout, but I had to push though a lot, especially during the pull-ups and the push ups. Plus I can definitely feel it in my arms and legs. Tomorrow should be fun getting out of bed to go to work. And by the way, I was able to do push ups just fine! :)

I'm super happy I finished my first in class WOD!!

How It All Begun

As I write this, I'm in a lot of pain, everywhere! This week I started the Crossfit introductory 3 classes program, and these last 3 days gave me a taste of what Crossfit will be like; NOT EASY.

First, let me give you a bit of a background on where I am coming from... Before Sunday, I did nothing physical except for house chores. I was completely out of shape (still am) and would be winded just from going up a few stairs. My eating habit was nowhere near healthy. Then last Saturday, my brother ran a 60 miles marathon, when 2 years ago he was a couch potato just like me. I was so inspired I decided to do something for myself also.

On Wednesday, I started counting points with WW as well as calories with MyFitnessPal and starting reading a lot about healthy eating and fitness. I had heard a lot about Crossfit in the past so I decided to sign up as they were going to start an introductory class soon. My brother also had sent me a link for a 5K Zombie Run happening September 1st, which I really wanted to be able to do, so I decided to start c25K as well.

So last Sunday I did the first day of c25K. I felt so miserable on those 20 minutes, I just wanted to stop. My husband ran with me and kept me going. I then remembered last year when I had tried c25K for the first time, how I couldn't even run the whole 30 second without stopping. This time I was able to, and that kept me going until the end. Although I was feeling very tired and out of breath, it felt good to take my first step towards a healthier lifestyle.

I woke up the following day, Monday morning, a little bit sore. I wouldn't even call it sore. It was more like I was feeling a little pull on my thighs. I knew I had my first crossfit class that evening, so I decided to keep moving so that wouldn't feel stiff. I'm not going to lie; I was really scared. From what I had heard from other people, I though I was either going to vomit or die on my first class. But I decided to go anyway. It ended up very basic and very educational. There were a group of people that was just beginning there as well and that made me feel comfortable. We learned how to do squats, kettle bell swings, lift weight among other things. At the end of each class, we had a mini workout. That was enough to make me very sore the following days. But I kept going, even though each day the pain was worse and I could barely move. We finally finished our 3 introductory classes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and I decided to sign up.

This is how I started my Crossfit journey. I hope it will be a great one.