Catching Up

This is what I thought I blogged last night, when in fact I emailed to Lauren....
On Apr 19, 2010, at 11:43 PM, Denice Sandoval wrote:
Well, I had a really good,hard w/out. I rowed 500m rested 4 min, 500 m, rest 1 min, row 500 m /done. My time was 2.33 2.34 2.36 pretty consistent. Also it's the first time I've been able to row 500m with resting part way. Did it all three times. Did some lifting. Of course I can't remember the correct name so I'll describe it. Using a 15 lb. bar I step in front of the bar, lift it off the rack, raise it overhead and do 5 squats. Next round I added 5 lb. and did 5 squats. Then trainer Lamarr advised me to take off the 5 lbs. and just work on form, with the bar spreading my hands farther apart. It made a good difference and I was able to squat a little lower. Really felt the stretch in my back... it felt good. You know I really though I would not like weight lifting, but I really do! After the w/out I did 20 situps (bent knees, no weights on my feet). Overall it was a good one and I'm going back at 6 pm Tuesday for the Masters class. It's been several weeks since I weighed in soooooo, today I weighed in at 172.5 lb. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! That's 35 pounds!!! I'm thinking the scale is probably off 5 pounds, but I don't care...I'm taking it! Overall I've been eating much healthier than I was six months ago. No soda, chocolate or candy and it really makes a difference. I don't ever need Pepto Bismo in the middle of the night like I used to. I don't do that little cough thing when I laugh anymore. It feels like my lungs fill up more when I'm breathing. Does that make any sense? But it does feel different. Well, bed time for me. Hope you had a good rest. When I sign off I'm going to make air reservations for June! Can't wait! Love Mom

Now today Tues. It feels so good to complete a workout. A lot has happened since my last blog on April 8. Zionna aka Z told me I'm ready to do full workouts, with very little modifications i.e.
tonight the workout was 150 wallball squats/100 for me. I'm lifting 'real' weights now, the floor work situps and pushups are really paying off with my pullups. I can actually get my chin over the bar on the green belt 3 times, then almost, then a little....but it's coming along.
Another progress point, now doing full situps, no more bent at the knees. I do 20 situps and 15 pushups (knees bent) after each workout.

The first couple of months were kind of playing at Cross-Fit because I still felt intimidated at times. To break through that I'm planning to w/out 5 times a week till my trip in May. That's a darn good goal.

Lauren, speaking of goals, you're a fine model for me to follow...setting goals, then accomplishing them. I told a couple of lady X-Fitters tonight about your 80 pound press squats....ah, you know what I mean and they were very impressed. Me too.

Well, gotta sign off shortly. I have a cake in the oven (for work tomorrow) and a load of laundry in the washer and dryer. Wow exercise energizes me. And I'm tired. Nite, l-m

PS: How about making that salmon dish for me in June?