Weekend Report and Tuesday's Workout

Took it easy this weekend and didn't do much. My knees have been a bit sore because of the back stance in some of the new Cuong Nhu katas. I've taken to icing them a bit to help with the soreness. I went to class on Saturday and we worked on push hands, as well as the beginnings of sparring. All this after we went through several of our katas first to warm up. I definitely need to work on my katas, since I stumbled through some of the katas during the workout.

Sunday was more of a rest and recovery day for the legs. I did do a little weight lifting (very little actually). Basically 3x6 presses (sitting on balance ball), 3x6 bench press (back on a balance ball) and 4x5 pull ups. This, as well as some stretching, were all the athletic endeavors for Sunday.

Didn't do much Monday evening either. I planned to get out, but I dilly dallied around the house instead.

Today I'm back at it hard. The WOD is "Nicole."

Tired, But Happy

Tired because I managed to finish the Scaled Badger workout in 24:55. Once again, the pull ups seem to be my sticking point. One thing that made them difficult was my sweat. I mean, my fingertips started to get pruney! My shorts looked like I had been swimming, not running around the block. But I stuck it out and finished. I think the scaling for this was just about right. It was tough enough to leave me gasping, yet not quite so hard to drive me to complete failure.

One reason I'm really happy, though, is my Rogue Rings finally came in! These things are AWESOME! I spent some of my warm up messing around with them, including dips, scaled muscle ups and push ups. Wow! The rings definitely add a new dimension to the exercises. Now I just need some chalk.

P.S. - You know you're a Red Neck Crossfitter when part of your warm up involves applying mosquito repellent. Have fun y'all.