Sept 20,2011
Randy
WOW, I AM HURTING!
75 Friggin Power Snatches for time, i did this wod scaled @35lbs in 5 minutes and 17secs. We did a 750 meter row to "warm up" and I don't remember how many hang snatches, muscle snatches and power snatches we did prior to this wod, so by the time we did the Randy WOD , I was exhausted!
IT IS A "Indiana Jones" TYPE OF NIGHT
After the Randy WOD i went to work all pumped and excited i Pr'd my power snatch from 55 to 65lbs, i finished the WOD in a good time..it was awesome! Hahahahaha then a couple of hours into my night shift the muscle soreness set in..it hurt to wash my hands! I remember those first weeks of Crossfit, which made me feel like the scene in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" where Mary asks Indiana Jones "what doesn't hurt" and he points to his eyelids, because i swear that was the only part of my body that didn't hurt. I remember it hurt to grip the steering wheel, to get out of the car i used the fire prevention tip...STOP, DROP AND ROLL, and i shuffled to my door like the comedian Tim Conway when he did his "oldest man" skits on the Carol Burnett show. If you have never seen it ...watch it its funny!
STUFF MY KIDS SAY
All my kids have a great sense of humor and of course teased me about being so sore in those first weeks of starting Crossfit. Here is some of the stuff I heard them say:
My son was helping me thru the door after a Crossfit WOD and he said to me..."Hey mom your birthday is coming up what would you like a walker with wheels or a touch screen wheelchair?"
My son "hey mom that's so great you can jump on a box i would give you a pat on the back but if i touch you you may fall over"
My daughter takes my wallet, runs away and says "hahahahahaha catch me if you can"
My son now Crossfits with me .....awesome payback! My daughter is playing field hockey but wants to Crossfit when that season ends and before her softball season starts....hmmmm more payback. Seriously tho, I am very grateful they kept me laughing thru the pain. Laughter is truly a great pain reliever.
I HAVE ASTHMA
my asthma has been so bad recently it kept me away from Crossfit for 2 straight weeks, went back 1 day and was out again. I knew that going back would be tough and that i would be sore. I also knew i would just have to "embrace the suck" of WOD-ing sore there is no way around it. I kept in the back of my mind that i would be doing the Lurong Living Paleo challenge that i needed to be wise take care of my asthma so i could come back WOD stronger and faster and do my best in the challenge!
NEW CROSSFITTERS
when we have new crossfitters and they reveal that they are sore, i let them know my "indiana jones" story so that they know muscle soreness in the beginning is normal, the pain will get better and it is survivable...i promise!
For the rest of us doing the challenge who are increasing the number of wods per week, increasing the intensity of your wods and increasing weights...we will be sore..it will suck...but the results will be worth it!
We are in for a lot of pain. And hopefully many PR's
ReplyDeletehahahahaha yes stacy we are in for alot of pain... "no pain no gain" as the say...but in the end its all worth it!! yes i think we are in store for many pr's over the next 8wks and how awesome is that!
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ReplyDeleteI remember watching you walk from my car to your front door and standing at the foot of the 2 stairs pondering if you could make it up those steps.
ReplyDeleteSix months later I witnessed the same thing...only that time you were wearing a bikini and the pain you felt was from walking lunges and not from inactivity.
No pain no gain...how true.
From the pain before X Fit, you gained the resolved to be healthy.
From the pain of X Fit you gained...your life.
awwww martha thankyou soo much...my friend! how true your words are! i am proud of you...watching you as you begin your crossfit journey!!
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