Yesternight’s Workout:

 

x3

20 squats
20 tuck-ups
20 bench jumps/tuck-jumps
250m run
1 min extended plank

 

I’m still processing my grandfather’s death and memorial.
There is so much I want to say about all of it,
that I’m just choking on the whole thing instead.

I am so grateful for my sister, for The Boyo,
and for the dear friends who listened to my first explosions
after the memorial.

Thank you for holding me.

Thank you for helping me both feel and be better.

Yesternight’s Workout:

 

x4

24 lunges
15 knees-to-elbows
25 KB squat passes
(we stood in a circle and passed a 25# kb around whilst squatting.
it was both hilarious and awesome.)
20:20:20 sprint
10 KB thrusts

 

Katie’s husbear joined in our madness–yay, Kyle!

We swapped out the 20:20:20 sprints
(20 second sprint, 20 second rest, 20 second sprint)
for a 200m run on the third round, and 10 burpees on the 4th.

Those sprints.

They are MURDER.

I’m trying to work us up to a real Tabata night–
but it will be a Tabata ONLY,
because we’re not *that* crazy.

(A Tabata drill is a 20 second sprint, 10 second rest for four minutes.
MURDER.)

This was a solid workout–
closest I’ve ever come to actually puking
and/or tapping out.

It’s those sprints!
ARGH.

…

Maybe I’ll do more tonight.

Yesternight’s Workout:

 

x5

10 slow leg lifts
10 burpees
20 squats
1 min plank-to-pushup position
(I don’t really know how to describe this one…)
10 tuck-ups
100m sprint

 

It was good to know that I really and truly pushed
myself as hard as I could on this one.

We all made it through all five rounds, too!
Yay!!!

Yesternight’s Workout:

 

x2 Sprint 20 seconds
20 seconds rest

10 spiderman pushups

x2 Sprint 20 seconds
20 seconds rest

10 Hindu pushups
15 tuck ups
10 v-ups
4 chin-ups
10 knees to elbows
10 toes to bar

Yesternight’s Workout:

 

Had a tweaked back for the last couple of days,
so I decided this was a good time for the slooooow workout–
concentrating on control and strength instead of power and speed.

X3

10 toes to bar (focusing on 90 degree arm bend, and controlled leg lowering)
1 min plank to pushup to plank
1 min reverse plank
10 hollow body leg lift and lower (focusing on using abs to raise and lower legs)
10 KB swings (#20), each arm
30 sec plank
30 sec wall sit

 

Laughing hurts today.

So good.

Yesternight’s Workout:

 

Actually, Friday’s workout:

x4

10 tuck-jump burpees
30 sumo squats
20 knees-to-elbows
5 pistols, each leg
30 sec dead hang/1 min plank/1 min reverse plank/30 sec handstand

 

My ass is *still* sore from those pistols!

I’m planning on having a slow workout this week–
not easy, mind you, just slow.
It’ll be awesome and horrible!

Yesternight’s Workout:

 

FINALLY.

x3 (because we all took a week off, and didn’t want to die)

10 star jumps
20 pushups (any style)
30 walking lunges
40 situps (in 10s: leg circles/crunches/v-ups/tuck-ups)
100m sprint

 

Oh, man.
I didn’t think that taking a week off would make such a difference–
but OI.
This was *tough*.
But I was still grinning the whole way through–
it’s good to come back to the Crossfit.

 

(Friend Katie came along for the adventure, too,
which was AWESOME!)

Yesternight’s Workout:

 

x5

30 squats
20 knees to elbows (DEATH)
10 lateral pushups
10 leg circles/halos
100m sprint
10 KB twists, knees bent (20lb)

 

I’m so glad the Boyo and I made it through all five rounds–
the knees to elbows and sprints almost made me puke,
but it’s good to know that I truly pushed my body as hard as I could last night.

Boyo ran to the park last night, 2.5 miles,
and I finished up with four pullups and five KB swings on each arm.

Yesternight’s Workout:

 

200m run

x4

10 bench jump/tuck jump burpees
20 lunges
10-10-10 crunches/situps/v-ups
5 20lb KB snatch, each arm
1 min plank
2 turkish get-ups, each side, 20lb KB
1 min reverse plank
10 squats w/ 20 lb KB
1 min handstand hold

 

Since we only have one kettlebell,
we rotated out planks and using the KB.

Turkish get-ups are impossible sonsuvbeetches,
but I will conquer them.

YES I WILL.

 

Oh,
this is my kettlebell:

She's a pretty little thing.

 

The Boyo got her for me for Valentine’s Day–
he’s so romantic!

(Order here)

Yesternight’s Workout:

 

x4

20 sumo squats
20 elevated pushups
20 bench jumps
1 min plank (alternating standard/reverse)
20 tuck jumps

I need to get a couple of sandbags and kettlebells–
Sumo squats are *way* more challenging with a sandbag on your back.

I finished with three chinups and two pullups;
had to take a breather after the first three,
but I’m getting closer to my goal of five in a row by February!

 

What are your favorite WOD exercises?
(We’re using a park and our own bodyweight, so bear that in mind)