Sand Bagging It!

I had an interesting end to my day, little did I know I would be making sand bags and then carrying them around. . . why because I can! Can you tell I am still a bit jacked up from the WOD. I love this high I get after a WOD. I am just so happy, Crossfit is my medicine.

So I get to CFED and proceed to make three 50lbs sand bags for the ladies and one 75 lbs bag for our Dude Bwah (thank Bwah, Aimee and Jonathan for you help). I make it sound like it was easy but creating a usable sand bag was some work folks. Shana did her magical WOD creation and we were off:

Warm Up

Stretch
50 double unders (could not find my dang rhythm today)
Stretch
Pull Ups
Push Ups

WOD

3 rounds

5 Chest to bar pull ups
6 step up holding 50 lbs sand bag
7 Over Head Squats at 85 lbs
8 Burpees
100 meter sand bag run (50lbs)

My time was 19:37 ( I know i was sub 20 mins for sure, can remember the seconds)
This was a great WOD it pushed me to the limit, the last round of OHS I was seeing some stars but pushed through. I really need to get more mentally tough. I could have broken the OHS into 4 and 3 instead of sets of 2's. My last round I did 3 then 4. If I can do that on my last round of this brutal workout I know I can do it all the way through. Overall the hardest things about this WOD was cleaning the 85 lbs bar (my form sucks need to work on my arms as straps and stop pulling) and the 50 lbs step ups (my left leg is so much weaker than my right).


Cash Out
Worked on Pull Up form and Hand Stand Push Ups using some purple bands.
Shana and Jonathan has some great tips for my pull ups. My kip has gotten super big but they showed me how to have more power and control by using my hips in a different way (it is hard to explain sorry I am trying). They also work with me on the way I push off the bar. Man it totally works, I was really over kipping and my back was hurting. The less kip but more hip control and a quicker push method is great. I was breezing through some pull up even after that rough WOD.
The hand stand push ups using the purple bands sure looks funny but it is helping me get full range of motion and work all the muscles. After about 3 of them with those bands on my shoulders and being upside down I felt like my back molars were going to pop out. LOL

Big Props to my girl Aimee for getting her handstand push up this evening. You are a rock star! She will have her muscle up before regionals, I have zero doubts.
Awesome job to Shana as well for getting her inverted burpee move on the first try!
I am loving working out with these amazingly strong women.


I am finishing my day with some Chicken Stir Fry

Chicken cubed
Any Veggie you like (Broc, zucchini, onion, garlic, carrots, ginger)
EVOO
Hot sauce
Cashews

I cooked the chicken with the EVOO and Hot Sauce.
Sauteed my veggies then added the cooked chicken and cashews.

Had a 1/2 baked sweet potato and 3 olives on the side.
Side note eat the skin people all the good stuff is in the skin of your sweet potato, so eat it!

Not the best meal I have ever created but pretty yummy and easy.

I have been taking fish oil for 6 days now, almost a week, and one difference I am definitely noticing is my skin. I am usually so dry but the past two days my skin looks great! No flakiness. The jury is still out on if the fish oil is helping recovery, I will keep you posted.
Used the chucks again today and they felt good. I put my running shoes back on and they are very mushy. So far the only thing I dont like about wearing the chucks is jumping down from the pull up bar. Other than that they seem to be doing their job. I will keep you posted.

Oh and I wanted to say congrats to Maggie who is just starting her journey with eating Paleo. You have lots of support Maggie dont be afraid to use us. =)

Big love going out to my CFED family and teammates. I am having a blast!