Pink Beer!

Gooood morning! Can you believe it is Thursday already?! Sheesh- this week is flying by.

Yesterday after work I headed to my part-time job to meet up with some customers. It took a lot longer than I thought it would. I was worried I wouldn’t make it to my Crossfit class. But, alas I made it I had to change so I missing the pre-workout stretch, but that was okay. I really hate days that are a rat race like that and it has been that way all week so far. But, as soon as I started working out all of the aggravation and stress ~~sweated~~ melted away.

Once I arrived at class, all changed and ready to go I got a really nice surprise! Lisa came over and introduced herself (!!!!!!). I have been wanting to meet Lisa for a long time! She has been a reader for a while, is a great blogger and is also the girlfriend of a friend of mine from growing up. Honestly it is kind of a wonder it took us this long to meet. She is so nice and so easy to talk to. We kind of clicked right off the bat- it is like we already knew each other because well, we kind of do. Thank you, blogging

The workout looked like this:

Strength:

5 x 5 deadlifts and 5 x 5 overhead squats. It was my first real workout since my half marathon on Saturday. My hips felt tight, but I worked as hard as I could.

Overhead Squat- I maxed out at 35 pounds. Holding the bar up over your head makes it so much more difficult than you would think. I couldn’t do more weight and get low enough to keep good for, so that was my max.
My form has improved pretty well with the dead-lifts. I used have the worst form ever! My form is really good on the way down, it is coming back up that I am still working on. Dead-lifts- a work in progress. Lisa and I shared a bar and we maxed out at 115lbs. The trainer thought we could do about 20 more pounds than that. Lisa and I think he is a lunatic! (Kidding- he is actually very nice, informative and motivating ).

Workout of the Day:

As many rounds as possible in 15 minutes

10 toes to bar – these are getting better for me now that I am getting better at kipping. I could get my left leg all the way up, but my right one is not feeling it. Lisa and I were laughing that we had the same issue with it- same leg and everything!
10 push ups- I did my first 2 sets regular and my last 3 on my knees.
10 plate jumps- I am too clumsy for these and need to take it slow!
10 ring rows- these are kind of my favorites!

I did about 4 and a half rounds. Not too shabby I didn’t do any Crossfit last week in preparation for my half, but you know what?! My hands must have callus memory because after one day back at Crossfit- they are already calused up again!

When I arrived home, that lovely man I married had dinner already made! I had a homemade turkey burger with laughing cow and pickles on a whole wheat and flax sandwich thin and sweet potato fries with all natural ketchup for dipping.

But wait- there’s more (said in my best game show host voice). My friend Kevin was at our apartment earlier in the day hanging out with Adam and he brought me a treat! Feast you eyes on arguably my favorite summer beer of all time! Magic Hat Summer Wacko!