Deadlift Max

Awww yeah that's right I lifted 30lbs more than I weigh! 155! I probably could've lifted more but Vanessa thought it was a good place to stop for the day.

I also did not one, not two, but THREE kipping pullups in a row! Everyone was so excited :D


the kip...without the pull-up
I can't wait to get good enough at kipping pullups and pushups so that I can do full un-scaled WODs!

I really want to do a triathalon...too bad it involves a pool. and a bike. hmm.

only half a murph? how hard can that be?

ummm harder than expected.

Yesterday at Crossfit we had a choice between two workouts: Murph or Kelly. Since Kelly involves wall balls (150 of them!) the choice was easy.



oh wall balls how do I hate thee let me count the ways...

Murph, named after Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy
consists of

1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run

so half a murph would be an 800 meter run, 50 pull-ups, 100 pushups, 150 squats and finishing with another 800 meter run.

I finished in just over 26 minutes coming about 12 seconds after the first place finisher (for the 6pm class...I'm sure the crazy morning class had better times). Although I do jumping pull-ups and pushups on my knees.

I beat Alex by about 10 minutes :D.

drink the koolaid

I don't understand. The last running I did with Alex over a week ago was the beginning of a couch-to-5k type routine...just running for one minute walking for five minutes for thirty minutes total.

Today (err yesterday I suppose) since I didn't go to the run for the hungry (though I wanted to!) I decided to see how long I could run on the treadmill. I ran for 35 minutes. Of course this is a treadmill and not like running out on the pavement but still! 35 minutes? I don't think I've ever run that long on the treadmill in my life. I probably could've gone longer but I was so fed up with my headphones by then that I just wanted to quit.

Damn. Crossfit is awesome.

Snatch PR!

Aww yeah that's right I PR'd on the snatch today! heh. snatch. a whopping 60lbs!

It doesn't seem like much but I'm super excited to just be able to do the snatch correctly.

and now I want some fancy o-lift shoes...too bad they are expensive. like these!

they're pink! how cute! hmm only $120...

Bench Press Max

Today Alex and I decided to bench press which I haven't done in oh probably a year or so. Surprisingly I maxed out at 75lbs which is more than I ever remember doing at the gym in Berkeley. Guess those push ups really do work your chest muscles!

I'm also surprisingly still gluten free! I was mostly paleo this weekend with the exception of some soy...and all the alcohol of course.

Looks like we're doing back squat again tomorrow...I definitely haven't gained any muscle so I'll probably max out at 115lbs again.

Back Squat Max!

Starting a new Crossfit journal. Hooray!

Yesterday I determined my max for the back squat: 115lbs! I'll be squatting bodyweight in no time.

I also worked on the kipping pullup and I'm so close to being able to do one...although I swore I did one last wednesday when we were doing the warrior WODs

I'm also over a week sugar/gluten free! Alex and I started a 30 day paleo trial starting 11/8. I hope I do well this weekend...