So Far... It's Okay

Well, I was on myself for not working out yesterday, until I realized I worked out on Sunday and Monday. Both days I did weight work instead of any real Crossfit metcon.

One thing I know is I need to get a bar and some bumper plates. I went to the gym on Monday and the only two weight stations were swarmed with a couple of 'talking benchers.' You know the type. They do three reps of bench press, then sit and talk with everybody and their brother for 5-10 minutes, before doing a second set of 3 reps of... bench press.

I ended up doing one handed snatches with dumbbells instead of my planned work. I managed to break a sweat and come home, but I wasn't very happy about it. I guess sometimes you just have to adapt.

Today is martial arts day. I usually end up going twice, just 'cause it's fun. =D

Mostly Martial Arts

I've been spending more of my time doing martial arts instead of Crossfit. This means my technique gets better, but my fitness doesn't improve as much.

I think I need to revise my workout time. I'm still investigating getting up earlier in the morning to work out. I guess I need to prepare for that.

Quick Report

Doing okay on the workout front. Saturday, I managed to get in a mountain bike ride with the wife. We rode for about an hour and a half with a friend. The weather was perfect and the trails were fun without being too challenging. Very nice.

Sunday was spent at the lake. Mostly, I just hung out in the boat and enjoyed the weather. I even got a little sun.

Monday was an evening workout at Unity Martial Arts. Not too stressful, but definitely fun and informative.

Yesterday, I put together a full-body workout I could do in the back yard. I did 15-12-9 of 35# Kettlebell Swings, 70# Push Press and Pull Ups. I thought about doing thrusters instead of the push press, but I would have had to come down on the weight. I manged to finish the workout in 9:38. Not too shabby, but I want to do better.

I think I'll take a break today. I have some errands I need to run tonight. If I do anything, I'll probably do martial arts again.

AMRAP Hurts

So Tuesday I did As Many Rounds As Possible of:

Thusters, 5 Reps

Hang Powercleans, 7 reps

Sumo Deadlift High-pull, 10 reps.

I used 70# for the lifts (2x35# dumbells). The two places that were really worked were my hamstrings and my forearms/grip. By the end, both places were screaming. After the workout, I went inside and took an ice bath, with the water slightly over the top of my legs. Definitely worth it. I was still sore the next day, but not nearly as sore as I would have been without it.

Wednesday, I simply went to my class at Unity Martial Arts. We spent most of the hour long class working on applications for all of the material we've learned. I really enjoyed it because it gave me a chance to figure out how the movements we learn as part of our katas might work in the real world.

Today looks like it'll be a scaled version of Nate. And some grocery shopping.

Recap

Monday's workout was from the main site. I did the 4x800 a little faster than I expected. I have an 800 route mapped through my neighborhood (with ills of course). First was 3:13, with the last three all being 3:07. Of course, the perceived exertion went up with the last three, but at least my time didn't slow down.

Tuesday I did Tabata intervals on the bike in the morning with the wife. Dude, she kicked my butt. Of course, I was riding my mtn. bike and she was on her road bike. Hit close to 22mph for some of the intervals. Fun, but tough.

Today will be a workout at Unity Martial Arts. We're working on sparring basics today. It's a chance to take all of the technique work we've done and apply it. Should be a cool workout.

Wednesday Martial Arts

I spent this evening working out at Unity Martial Arts. Seems like a good way to head towards a rest day. I always have fun, learn something and have a chance to work on my accuracy of movement. In addition, it usually helps me work out the accumulated soreness from my Crossfit workouts.

Tomorrow, I'll spend some time stretching and doing some warm up exercises to help clear the soreness.

More Martial Arts

Typically, I work out at Unity Martial Arts during lunch on Monday and Wednesdays. However, they had a cool 'focus class' tonight on Snake and Crane Boxing. I just had to go! One advantage of doing martial arts tonight is I get to stretch out some sore muscles from yesterday and Monday.

The class was pretty fun and I learned some interesting moves. I really like Cuong Nhu. It's a blending of several different martial arts styles, so you can find something that works for you. I think the style is more soft than hard, which is good since most of the time when you're dealing with folks you really don't want to have to hurt them.