Don't Get Mad If You're Not Going to Kick Some Ass

Today was a very weird day indeed. Mack was sick again so he had me up way too early. Finally got him to settle down so I could grab a couple more hours before I had to go work out. I should have just made breakfast, as I found out later.

Warm-Up:
8 rounds tabata push-ups
2 laps ultimate stretch (knee to chest, down into a deep lunge)
2 min. olympic squat stretch (lay on your back with your butt against a wall and position your knees so their bent at 90 degrees, kinda like you're having a baby)

It's been awhile since I stretched like that, my hamstrings and hip flexors were so painfully tight!

Strength:
5x3 front squat -- I worked with the same partner from Monday since we have pretty comparable strength. She was having wrist problems and ended up doing back squats so she could go up in weight with me. I finally maxed out at 115 pounds.

Skill:
4x15 med ball cleans (AKA squat cleans) -- so I hate squat cleans. Hate them hate them hate them. I may have mentioned them before, but they look a lot like this:

I don't know what it is, but everything I do those damn things, I just end up feeling like I want to die. Maybe it's the quick changes from floor to standing to back on the floor. I don't know what it is, but I hate them.

MetCon:
EMOM (every minute on the minute) - 12 rounds
4 broad jumps
10 kettlebell swings

This MetCon was tough. I'm not much of a jumper, if you couldn't guess from my escapades with box jumps, and broad jumping is truly difficult for me. In the end I actually did pretty decent. I would say I was consistently getting a solid 4 feet (maybe it was more than that, I was mostly measuring between the lines in the flooring that they have). My first attempt was me landing on my ass, but after that I think my hips got into the groove of things.

All in all, today wasn't bad. I was definitely in beast mode though. My partner came up to me and asked me what my secret was. I told her I get angry. I take all the baloney and convert it. She looked a little amazed that anger was capable of supercharging my muscles, and while a lot of it was me just having a strong lower body, part of it was anger too. Really it's whatever works for people. It also helps that there may or may not have been a cute guy in class. I'm female after all!

It ended up being a beautiful day outside so Mack and I finally went on a long-awaited walk. He and I have been cooped up in the house with it being so cold so it was nice to finally get out. We got back and I just suddenly felt the need to sleep. So after some mommy and son cuddle time, we took a nap for a couple hours. I'm sure a lot of my sleepiness had to do with the fact that my stomach just felt awful from the Chinese and wine last night. Those two were not meant to be mixed with CrossFit. I was starving during the workout, which has never happened before, but afterwards the thought of food just made me want to vomit. Needless to say, I haven't eaten much today.

I got my schedule for next month and it's a bit...sparse. They really didn't put me on many shifts at all (even the Saturday/Sunday/Monday ones that people don't usually take). Don't really know what's going on with that but I guess I'll just take my vacation that I inadvertently signed up for and spend some time with me. If anything it'll keep me away from a base chock full of Cheetoh's and Pop-Tarts so I guess it can't be all that bad. I'm just going to have to figure out a better gym schedule for April so things don't start interfering with each other too badly.

It's another relaxing night at home with a book and a movie! Gotta hit the books a little bit in the upcoming days but I only have 7 more days left of school! Wish I could be celebrating instead of constantly worrying about everything, but it is what it is. Paleo Challenge starts Saturday!