kettlebell deadlifts | TooTallFritz

The WOD for yesterday was straight forward, simple moves, but hard. I’m still sore.

70 Kettlebell Deadlifts – 35# (I think)
70 Lunges
70 Push-Ups
70 Step-Up – 18” Box
70 Burpees

I had a partner and between the two of us we needed to complete 70 of the specified move before going onto the next listed item. My partner was the ~~superstar~~ experienced CrossFitter of our group and she totally killed it. She also picked up some of my slack in the push-up and burpee departments. Sorry, Sarah, I WILL get stronger. It’s my mission. It’s why I show up every TUE & THUR at 5am.

We had a bit of downtime then ~~cuz Sarah is so fast~~ so started working on Ring Rows. Did 15 of those before we were redirected.

50 Supermans
50 Ab Baskets – 14# ball

Done. Quick workout but it left it’s mark.

** Determined to Get Strong ** Amanda – TooTallFritz **

I love the always changing, constantly challenging aspects of CrossFit. I never know what to expect and that is one of the attractions for me. Oh, and the fact that I’ve been running for years ~~and years and years~~ and am currently a bit “stalled” in that aspect of my life. What to do when a road block appears? Travel in a new direction! I refuse to give up on fitness but desperately needed to freshen things up and attempt to find my lost “mojo”. In the interim, hopefully I’ll get strong and ~~kick running in the ass~~ throw down some fast times somewhere in the future.

Today was Day #14. I only go 2x a week for strength and cross training but certainly see that it can become additive and lead to an every day “habit”; however, that doesn’t fit into my time budget nor would it be productive for running and TRI training. As with everything, moderation is key!

WOD

10 Wall Climbs

We’ve done the wall climbs before, once. Not an easy feat for most of us uncoordinated mortals. I’m going to revisit the demo from CrossFit Fire below.

This time was definitely better for me. I was able to climb up to the point where I was almost all the way back to the wall, enough to lean my body on it, then take a break and walk back out. Still don’t have the sliding back down the wall (to the ground) mastered so, I bent at the midsection/butt and slid my feet down with my butt in the air. Wrong. Definitely not the proper technique but it did allow my feet to come down without feeling as if I were breaking my toes. Baby steps! I’ll get there. I do notice that I’m getting stronger in the core and had more control during the wall climbs this go around verses my previous attempt. However, I apparently spent too much time upside down because I noticed miniscule red dots on my eyelids when I returned home that I recognized as broken blood vessel (last time this happened, I had a baby to show for it, and a lot more broken blood vessels all over my face & eyelids). #Winning

Next up – 7 rounds with one minute rest between rounds. I only completed 6 rounds because time wasn’t on my side today. Had I known that traffic was so jacked up that I would be 40 minutes late to work anyhow, I would have just stayed for the last round. Live & learn, right?

10 Kettlebell Deadlifts (35#)
10 Push Press (bar only – 45#) Wowzers, these were hard for me. I was about maxed out after the third round and it was getting super tough for me. I had to be very careful about form and pushing with my legs to keep everything in line. I may not have done the best job either cuz I tweaked my back getting out of the shower after the workout and it’s REALLY sore now. But we looked super ~~badass~~ tough in the photo!