Just Jump

So yesterday I finally got back to the gym. I think I've officially become an addict - I don't know if that's an unhealthy thing or not yet. But regardless. I was determined to kick some ass.

Warm-Up:
3 rounds of Cindy (5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 air squats) I was going to try full body push-ups but with the way I've been feeling lately I felt too weak.
10 scorpion stretches
20 ham to plow

Strength:
5 x 3 deadlifts with 2 min. rest. So apparently my back isn't as weak as I thought because I can easily deadlift 155 pounds. Granted, I was really feeling it in my lower back but it wasn't bad. I actually googled it today because I was curious about just how many muscles it works and it's like all of them so that may be why I can do more weight with those.

Metcon:
This MetCon was kind of wacky just because it was 3 minutes of sprinting with 1 minute of rest, and we did 3 rounds with various exercises. The final score was how many of the strength exercises you could complete before the 3 minutes was up.

Round 1:
500 m row
Max effort box jumps
Round 2: 
200 single under jump rope
Push-Ups
Round 3:
500 m row
Wall balls

Midline:
4 x 25 hollow rocks -- I hate them, you literally raise your arms and legs slightly off the floor and just rock back and forth, it sounds easy but it's not.

So my final score for the MetCon was 7, 15, and 3. I started off really strong, I think I made record time with my 500 m row. Generally when you get me angry enough and put me on some kind of cardio machine I will just beast through it. I was super proud of my box jumps though. I finally took the plunge and grabbed the 16" box. There were some humorous first attempts (I didn't fall on my face!), but I finally got it. Never going back to that wimpy 12" box again! The rest of the MetCon was relatively uneventful.

I'm starting to get a little more of my juju back. Mentally I'm still pretty wrecked so I think it's still affecting me physically, but I'll hopefully be back to myself in no time.

I got my info on the Paleo Challenge this morning! They sent us a list of foods that we can have, as well as a list of foods that are better nutritionally raw versus cooked. We also got an e-Book that we can read to help us along. I'm meeting up with the group at 8 am on Saturday morning to head to the Public Market where they're going to introduce us to all their favorite farmers as well as a farm that sells organic grass fed meat at lower prices than Wegmans. Then at 11:30 we'll all head back to the gym for measurements, pictures, and a workout. I'm so ready for it to start! Conference is kind of going to be an unofficial cheat weekend but other than that I'm more than ready to go. I'm ready to get rid of the cheat days and focus on me for 6 weeks.

I did measurements today, mostly for shits and giggles, and I've actually lost a couple inches here and there. Wasn't anything drastic, just mostly half an inch on my calves, hips and upper arms, but it's something! I'm going to start saving up some money to put towards my shopping spree that I'm undoubtedly going to need to have after all this is over. Things are already falling off of me. Not that I'm complaining.

I'm having one last hoo-rah tonight with the Chinese food, as well as pairing it with a little wine. Going to get a little homework done beforehand though <_<