1 goal down

I already knocked off one of my goals (sadly not the 'abs like andrew' goal).

Today during the strength portion of the class, we did 4 sets of 3 dead lifts. I warmed up with 135, then 225, then 275 all pretty easily. I decided to just go with it and knocked out 305 3x. It was nice to be able to cross off one of my goals from the goal board, but now I think I should raise it to 350lbs.

Also today I discovered I can't squat clean 155lbs. I'm not sure if this was due to fatigue from the heavy deadlifts, or if I just really can't handle it. Either way that is going up on the goal board.

annnd I'm Back

What was supposed to be a quick hiatus turned into a 3 month portrait of neglect (I'm referring to this blog, not crossfit), mainly because I had run out of things to say, primarily because I felt I was just repeating myself over and over again.

Some quick updates since I last posted:

-Crossfit Rochester was awesome, I'm especially thankful they let me show up for two weeks and not pay for a single class. Apparently places in Dallas and Austin aren't as friendly, and usually have a fee close to $25 per class attended.

-I did not place in the paleo contest. I wasn't even close. I argue that instead of measuring total % body fat lost, we should have been measuring the % in relation to the starting point (i.e. losing 1/6th should be scored more favorably then losing 1/8th). Alas the coaches didn't agree with me and denied me the victory.

-I still attend pinup crossfit , and you can see me performing various lifts (or mostly just staring at my bar in disgust) by looking through the pictures. I am still going 4 days a week and have finally started pushing through my initial plateauing.

-We had a "Grand Opening / 1 year anniversary" party, in which I beat Andrew in cornhole.

-There was a big addition to the gym in the past week, a dry erase "goal board" where everyone who chooses can write their goals for the world to see.

The goals I wrote down:

1. All Wod's RX'd

2. 300+ lb Dead Lift

3. 135lb OHS

4. 50 unbroken double unders

5. free standing hand stand pushup

6. abs like andrew

7. say hello to everyone

The all WOD's rx'd goal is probably the most important one to me, as I'm making a real effort to not scale. Over the past few weeks I'm finally feeling like I'm getting strong enough (I've been attempting to 'not scale' since september) to actually handle some of the ridiculous workouts as prescribed.

Also, my diet has been 80% paleo, with sodas creeping back in and taking a few too many meals off during the weekends. I understand the importance of diet, and notice a HUGE difference when I workout after not having had a soda in a week, versus when I've been having even 1 to 2 a day. I haven't been as strict on gluten, and as such have notice I'm stagnating on "getting leaner". A renewed spirit / effort towards this will definitely yield better results.