SHORTY

Well after my 2k I started to get a bit of a tickle in my lungs.   I thought maybe it was a little left over "Grace" lung from a few days prior, but thinking back I felt like pooh after my 2k like shaky and achy.  The next day I was really sore and achy too.  It was a downhill spiral after that.  My dear friend Erika from Tacoma, WA came to visit me!  I thought it had only been a year or two since I last saw her, it has been 6!!  Too long!  She came to visit and I proceeded to cough more and sound worse.  I got an awful rough sounding voice from all my coughing. After my throat healed up the cough changed and suddenly my ribs felt like they were going to bust.  In particular the right side, which I cracked in high school, but no lump this time.  Then last week on the car ride home to ND my left side started to ache.  I tired to workout at home the first day went alright, the second was painful and slow, and my rib ...

Well I didn't hit the 245# I was gunning for.  I definitely could have gone heavier, but not much more.  I was really light headed and hungry.  My back didn't hurt at all, but was weak and got tired fast.  I didn't want to push to the point where I was going to round even slightly.  Deadlift 3-3-3 165-185-205# Then 21-15-9 Kettlebell Swings 16kg Burpees 4:20 Shoulders were tired!!! Should have pushed harder in my burpees.  I need to get used to being uncomfortable and then push through it.  Tonight was 2k row night.  Oh man, about 300m in I was thinking, "why did I do this?"  made the remaining 1700m really long.  I learned some new techniques to rowing, to use my legs more and work on my return.  I don't know what my 2k time was previously, all I have written down is PR back in June(?).  Jenna thinks sub 8min so my 8:05.9(?) tonight disappointing.   

I went to bed at my usual time last night 9:30-10:30pm (cuz I am that exciting!), and woke up around 12:30 wide awake. Tossed and turned until 1am until I decided to just get up and do some housework done. Finally about 2:30 I felt sleepy again. This time I made my room EXTRA dark. Either I was finally exhausted or the extra darkness really helped. I think its the darkness, actually I know its the darkness.  I toss and turn a lot if I don't close my blinds all the way or leave the DVD player on. As soon as those go off, I'm down for the count. Why I keep pretending like it doesn't matter, who knows.... Didn't get to workout on Monday :( but am geared up for tonight. This will be the first time I have deadlifted since my back pulled a few weeks ago. It has been a looooog time since I have gone heavy in a deadlift as well. Looking for at least 245# tonight!

Here is the final product! What do you think? Grace Off! from Bridger CrossFit on Vimeo .

I had a fabulously unproductive weekend, and much needed after Friday's workout. Jenna and I decided to have a "Grace" off. "Grace" is 30 reps ground to over head for time (clean and jerk). I have done this workout with 85# in 3:26, 95# in 3:50, and 135# in 6:27. All three were really hard and my lungs burned (among other things) afterward especially after the 85#. I thought 3:26 was going to be impossible for me to beat. My training has not been consistent for several months now, and I suffered a minor back injury just over 2 weeks ago and just started going full weight again. I no longer feel any pain or discomfort aside from some stiffness after, however it feels a little shaky under heavy weights. Plus after my injury I've had some trouble staying focused on a good diet, and I was really nervous that I was not going to beat my previous time. I chose 85# for speed (and some other reasons), since Jenna was trying to beat a 2 min and change t...