February 2012
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2/23/12
So this week has been kind of lazy as far as workouts go. I ate sloppy, had jack in the box one day because i was starving and was rushing to class, and haven’t had time to work out because I had 2 midterms to study for.
Today I was finally able to get back in the gym. I went to pride and got my crossfit workout in. It was great, but kicked my ass! I love that at a normal gym I feel...
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WOD 2/16/12
Great day today! After my workout I did my first ring muscle up! It was hard but one of the coaches saw and was amazed I could do it after only 2 weeks of crossfit. The workout was hard because it involved running and im terrible at that but here it is anyway
For time
1 mile
30 clean and jerks (I did it wit my 95, was my first time doing them)
1 mile
Time: 22:22
Pretty stoked, its been a...
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WOD 2/14/12
yep. we worked out last night instead of going to dinner. It was 5 rounds for time, with 1 min rest between each round of:
7 thrusters
12 pullups
21 sit ups
cashout: 30 pistols, 10 turkish getups
My times were:
1:16, 1:33, 2:00, 2:06, 2:00
If this rain keeps up, i’ll get to train in the rain tonight!
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WOD 2/11/12 (a few days late)
A little late but I wanted to get it down. From saturday my crossfit workout was a royal pain. I’m still in their beginner classes since they’re teaching us the movements, but that does not mean they are easy.
WOD:
21-15-9 for time:
20kg KB Sumo deadlift to high pull
20lb wall balls 10’ marker
push ups
200m run
My time was 12:12. I had a real hard time on the runs....
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WOD 2/09/12
Went to crossfit again this morning and did the wod.
As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
Buy-in 800M Run
Use the remainder of time for
5 Pull-ups
10 Squats
15 Double-unders (45 singles)
Cash-out: 100 Sit-ups/100 Mtn. Climbers/3 X 1 minute plank holds
Since I’m terrible at double unders I did singles, and managed 11 rounds. I had to pause and get some water midway...
kelli-leigh-o asked: When I first started going to my school's gym as an undergrad I had that happen a few times. I noticed it was usually when my heart rate appeared high on the machines' monitors. I was rushing into very intense workouts without really building up to them and my heart rate was pretty high as a result. I tried to take it a little easier and build up to the intense workouts. Haven't had...
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Metallic Taste in mouth after intense exercise
So yesterday for the first time I had something really weird happen. After my workout, i was extremely spent so I sat on the floor and was overcome with this strong metallic, almost blood-like taste in my mouth. I was very thirsty, and couldn’t figure out what would cause that to happen. I also ended up having a cough the rest of the day.
I googled it, and came up with a ton of possible...
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02-05-12
Was feeling like doing a crossfit style workout today after work since i had the whole gym to myself after work. My friend Allen and I moved equipment around in the gym and made a little circuit. Here’s our workout, for time:
21-15-9
thrusters (60 lbs, heaviest we had avail :/)
box jumps
pull ups
135lb bench press
row for calories
finished in 13:37, then walked on the tred for a bit...
It's almost 2:30am and my stupid ass is wide awake
full-strength:
What I get for staying up to listen to a podcast on hunting. (If I push myself past tired then I get wired for some reason). Might as well go lift some iron now.
im addicted to podcasts. i listen to adam carolla nightly before bed haha
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Crossfit day 1
O m g so much fun. I’m in love. Julia and I went and took our first intro class this morning. We both finished second, me for the guys and her for the girls.
We did a pretty basic workout :
4 rounds for time
10 squats
10 burpies
10 sit ups
200 m run
I finished in 9:27 and her in 11:xx, I forgot exactly. After the workout I tried a muscle up on the rings and almost had it....
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36 hours until my intro crossfit course this Saturday! Cannot wait!!!!
January 2012
49 posts
kelli-leigh-o asked: Hey Nathan, how have you been? I was wondering, I know you posted before about exercises for when pec muscles are unevenly defined, do you have any suggestions for if your arms are uneven? At work I have to hold heavy platters sometimes for hours and I tend to favor one arm. I noticed it makes my right arm a bit more defined than my left, and I'd like to try to find some exercises to help...
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MIA, whoops
hey everyone, sorry I haven’t posted much this week. I started school on wed so I was pretty anxious for that, which turned out to be a pretty rad schedule. I don’t start class until 10am on mondays or wed, and my first class is an olympic lifting class so we are going to learn all of the major lifts, and also how to teach others to do them properly/safely. I’ve also got a lab...
WatchBill doing the 30 day shred…kind of
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Bargain Shopping & Julia toned.0
The other day I posted about how I went bargain hunting at Ross and found a jumprope for 4 bucks. Well, I kept debating whether or not to go back and get Julia the 30DS mat and weight package they had for 12.99. Well, I stopped by on the way home from the gym tonight since Julia said she was going to start doing it tonight. I looked around and in the VERRRY back tucked behind some random bs i...
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Bargain Shopping For Exercise Gear
So today after work I went on the browse for more exercise gear. I had heard that Ross/TJ maxx had good deals on home exercise equipment so after work i decided to check it out. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of inexpensive equipment available. They had a plethora of the following equipment
ankle weights
wrist weights
yoga mats
yoga bricks
pilates balls
resistance bands of...
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I just ate way too much ham and eggs, god damnit sam I am
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Final Semester Schedule!
Exercise, Sport, and Aging
Promotion of Physical activity and healthy eating
Fitness practitioner internship
Exercise fitness & health lecture
Exercise fitness & health lab
Musculo-skeletal fitness lecture (guest speaker talks about the type of fitness they train people for, then we go to the ‘activity’ class right after and they put us through a sample workout, so we...
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Just bought the paleo solution ebook. Time to start reading up and begin dabbling
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Pretty sure when i’m done with this semester and graduate i’m going to join the new crossfit gym that just went in near my house. I’ve been tossing the idea around in my head for a while, but its pretty expensive on a college student budget. They have a student plan, but only for 18-23 and i’m turning 25 next month. But i’m talking to a buddy of mine to see if he...
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Happy Monday! 2012 Week 2 - lets get it!
Such a long Sunday! I worked from 630am to 615pm yesterday at the gym. Then I went home, took an hour nap, and came back at 830 for a staff meeting until 915. Then went home for the day, slept until 345 am, and had to come back to open the gym at 430 today. I’m not complaining, because I volunteered to take the insanely long shift yesterday to cover for some other people that...
