I have officially reached the one-month mark of rejoining CrossFit. The good things are that my asthma is much better during workouts. My first two days I had to use my inhaler just after the warm-up. Two weeks into it I had to use it once or twice during the WOD, but the last two weeks I have not had to use it at all.
Another good thing is that I have kept up my goal of three workouts a week. So now I have 12 under my belt. Two of those were 3 mile run/walks when I was unable to make it to class on time, but I still made my goal of 3/week.
The only lame thing is that I have put on a few pounds. My eating has not gotten worse. It’s certainly not perfect, but it’s not like I’m out pounding nachos, either. It is about the same and in fact, I precooked all of my meals last week to make sure I had healthy things to eat. So I don’t know what is going on there. I would blame it on muscle, but I have a good 20+ pounds to lose and I don’t know that one month of CrossFit is enough to put on so much muscle I would gain weight. So I guess we will see how that plays out. My clothes fit the same.
To end on a high note, that whole weight-loss aspect of it is just an expected positive side effect. I have felt so unhealthy since I started working at Disney just because of all the sitting and commuting I do. I have even had to go see Dr. T (who some of you know) a few times in the last 2 years. Just because of sitting! I already feel a lot better in regard to that. So kind of success!
Workout of the Day | |
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Strength of the Day | Deadlift: 5 reps EMOM for 5 minutes |
Level 1:
8 Minute As Many Rounds as Possible 6 Burpees 12 KettleBell Swings, 24 Jump Rope |
Level 2:
8 Minute As Many Rounds as Possible 6 Burpees 12 KettleBell Swings, 44/26# 24 Jump Rope |
Level 3
8 Minute As Many Rounds as Possible 6 Burpees 12 KettleBell Swings, 53/35# 24 Double Unders |
Level 4: 8 Minute As Many Rounds as Possible 6 Burpees 12 KettleBell Swings, 70/53# 24 Double Unders |
To Get More Awesome – 3 x 20 ab mat sit ups. One minute break between sets