May 29 - WOD

Today's WOD focused on (back) squats. It's actually been several months since these have been on the agenda for the day so I wasn't sure how I'd do. But all in all, I'd have to say I'm happy with the results.

SQUATS:
3 * 115
2 * 135
2 * 155
2 * 175
1 * 195
1 * 205
1 * 205
1 * 210
1 * 210

We followed these up with 25 knees to elbows and 5 Pistols (each leg). We're using the awesome Rogue Monster Bands to assist us in getting the right form for the pistols. I'm so glad to have another use for these bands. They are starting to make a pretty big impact in my workouts.

This wasn't a timed workout so we got to take as much time as needed to recover between sets. I needed it. Especially for the last 4 sets or so. It's funny how carrying weight on your shoulders/back can make it so hard to breathe.

I want to stop for a second and AGAIN say how much I am loving my lifting shoes. If you missed it before, I have been lifting in the Inov-8 F-Lite 185s for a few months now. And they have made SUCH a huge difference in my lifting. I was having a lot of foot pain - to the point of cramping - during our WODs. Even when the weight was light (which usually equates with a high volume of repetitions), my feet would just ACHE. And when you start focusing on how much you are hurting, it gets really tough to focus on the important things - like your form. And that leads to balance issues. And that actually leads to MORE pain.

That's not a fun cycle to be caught up in.

But these shoes have changed everything for me! And I really felt it during these lifts today. I could actually feel myself pushing through my heels. I felt stable. And my feet did not hurt during a single rep.

I wish Inov-8 would hire me to be a spokesperson... I *love* to tell people about the difference these shoes have made in my workouts. I don't even mind running (short distances) in them. I'm thinking of putting another pair of these (maybe their trail running shoe) on my Christmas list this year.

April 22 - Inertia

Today's WOD was all about overcoming Newton's 1st Law of motion that says "An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force."

Lately we have most certainly been at rest. It started with an injury. And then we added a mega killer WOD. And then we topped all of that off with a few 14 hour work days.

Bottom line - our bodies needed a break. And so we were forced to take it easy.

But today we made up our minds to break the cycle of inertia (where rest breeds more rest). So our break in WOD featured this:
3 Rounds for time of the following:
400 M run
50 - Squats

My first run was down right pathetic. But things got better as my body warmed up. And in the end, I finished in 15 minutes & 37 seconds.

We finished off our efforts with push ups (I did 30), sit ups (I did 50), and knees to elbows (I did 20).

All in all, it feels good to be "in motion" again. Hopefully we can keep it up for a while.