Officially CrossFit Crazy

I had one very serious workout last night. It looked like this…

  • Tire Flips
  • Ladder in-$-out with squats
  • 50 squats with bands
  • Suicide drills with cones
  • 100 Jump-ropes
  • Side lunges with squats
  • 50 Ropes swings
  • Hurdle runs

Yea, like I said serious. And I was pretty serious about it.

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And I wasn’t the only one that was serious about it

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The tire flip was probably the most hardcore of the items we did. And apparently that was the small tire so I am just really dreading looking forward to that.

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What I can tell you if you want to do this workout/tweak it and complete it is to split up the cardio intense items with some of the less cardio intense and more muscle building items. Mary and I were partners and we made the mistake of going from the cone suicide drills, to the jump ropes, to the ladder, then to the hurdles and then the rope the first round and our lungs were very angry with us. While the tire flips are serious business they don’t kill your lungs (just the rest of your body haha) and the side step lunges are also a break to catch your breath but burn your legs like they are sitting in a very hot fire. The squats as well- will bite every part of your legs but may give you a breather.

Ideally I think it would go in this order (and some suggestions if you don’t have all of the tools)…

  1. Cone suicide drills (you can do this outside with just about anything… just give yourself 5-6 cones to run back and forth to)
  2. Side step lunges (we used round bands around our ankles but you don’t need anything- just step and lunge deep)
  3. 50 rope swings (if you don’t have a big rope- because who would right?) put a weight in your hand (even something heavy in your house) and make sure you are squatting deep and getting that weight over your head for a full range of motion
  4. Hurdle Runs (what you don’t have hurdles??- who doesn’t? haha) if you want to do these at home get pillows from your house- blankets or whatever else you can find- just give yourself something to jump over and get some air)
  5. Squats- we used tubes here as well but you don’t need them- go deep get the most you can out of it
  6. Jump Rope- if you don’t have one of these go get one! They are inexpensive and a great workout- Walmart or Target should have decent ones
  7. Tire Flips- don’t have a tire? Have a car? Than you have a tire. JK. You can just skip this one- nothing beats flipping over a tire.
  8. Ladder in and outs- you really don’t need a ladder to do this one either- it just helps focus. Jump putting your feet together and then jump out pulling your feet apart. Do this about 10 times… again deep squats! Work those quads

And if you look like hell while you are completing this workouts- well then you must be doing something right. I usually don’t like to share pictures of me on here where I look like a serious hot mess but these were too good to pass up!

Jumping rope with Mary!

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Swinging that rope!

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Christy is rocking this tire flip and looks adorable! How does she do it?!

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And even though we all work hard- we are always there to encourage each other Group

and sometimes we even have a little bit of fun!

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So what did you do for your body this week?!

Break the PLATEAU!

Today’s post is truly all about RUNNING!

So last night after I got home from work it was a beautiful 68 degrees outside (yes 68 degrees in March in Ohio- a true miracle) and I knew that it would be a wasted day if I didn’t put on my Asics and get out for a nice run.

Plus, my mom had sent me a text message earlier that day that said she had run 5 miles at the park… motivation at its finest.

So after I walked in the door, checked facebook (of course) and texted Tim to remind him to pick up the birthday card and wine for Gary, I laced up my tennies and headed out the door.

Now, at this point my running had been capped out at about 4 miles. I had only run over that a few times and I hadn’t made a consistent part of my routine. Honestly, finding the time to run for more than 45 minutes can be a real struggle sometimes and on top of that the weather in Ohio is not conducive to running for oh about a good 4 months out of the year.

Although I am not complaining because it has been an AWESOME winter.

In any case, I promised myself that during that run I would break my plateau and go over 4 miles. I didn’t really care how much over 4 miles it was… 4.3 or 5 but I knew I just wanted to break it to see what it felt like.

To my utter amazement was something that caused me pure joy… after I hit that 4 mile mark I actually felt BETTER. There was something about achieving that goal that mentally made my mind so proud of my body. Without saying it out loud it was like my head looked at my heart, muscles, and lungs and said “Great job all of you, you are awesome!”

The last few runs I was really starting to feel like my 2 mile marker was my ready to go mark. The first 2 miles my breathing is heavy, my lugs want to quit, and my legs just quiver but after those 2 miles (and in the past for only 2 more miles) my body usually felt pretty good. My legs feel lighter, my lungs are less upset, and my head clears and all of those to-do lists and wedding planning that needs to be done disappears.

It is during those moments of clarity that I take a moment to be grateful for all that I have… including a strong body and a committed mind.

Here are my results… time isn’t something to write home about necessarily but it was pretty steady. I am hoping to get my time somewhere between 9-10min/mile by the time the half marathon rolls around in September but I’ think I’ll just try to get to the mileage first and then work on speeding things up!

I think I could have run a little longer than this but we had dinner plans to celebrate Gary’s Birthday!!

There was something about feeling so free yesterday- being able to run outside and go to so many locations on foot. It gave me hope that if I had to walk a very long ways to save my life that I could do it. I even explored a few new roads I have never been on so that was a nice adventure to go on.

Although at one point I was all turned around in this neighborhood I am unfamiliar with so I was pretty much lost. Lucky for me my girl scout instincts kicked off and I ended up just just following a few cars out of the neighborhood. Their greasy night out to dinner turned out to be my savior.

I even saw a fellow soccer teammate walking his dog- so apparently we don’t live very far from each other.

Have you ever noticed that what you consider to me FAR is only a couple of miles though? As I am running and my Run Keeper app is going strong I kept thinking I honestly would have thought that I ran 10 miles considering all of the places I had been but nope only ran 5.26. It’s just so weird to think about.

And then even weirder to  think about how quickly I can put miles on my leased car.

hmm.. things to ponder.

Well hope you had a nice week and if you live in the Ohio area or the surrounding states I hope you enjoyed the nice warm weather and that you were able to get outside and play a little!

I am looking forward to another great run this weekend!