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CrossFit at 6AM with Steve, Noreen, Angie, Eric, Dave and Tina (first time in our morning class) with Brian coaching.

I expected that deadlifts would be on the breakfast menu this morning and I was not disappointed. The side of thusters was a bit hard to get down but I managed. As I was getting in to set 6 and 7 I was actually doing something like a squat on the thrusters. It seems like I need about 30 or 40 squats with some weight before I can actually start getting a good squat depth.

Brian had said 185 for the deadlifts but I guess Eric and I must have become confused and Eric ended up with 215 and I had 225. Strange how that happens.

I used 2 20 pound dumbbells for the thrusters which were a total fail until I got to the last 2 sets.

Today’s WOD
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I felt good about this mornings workout although there is huge room for improvement in my squatting. Steve upped his deadlifts by 20 pounds from a short time ago. Steve is proving again that is you put in the work the results will come.

Eric alerted me to a cool article about CrossFitters over 40, Age Means Nothing. Be sure to read the comments.

Eating—On plan. Weighed in this morning and……down 5 pounds. Last Friday 258, today, 253. Very excited about that. Having Kate’s 87 day challenge along with other people in the gym talking about Paleo is really helping. Still a lot of modification I need to do on the diet but I am pleased with these results.

What Hurts Today—My right heel was really messed up this morning and I further aggravated it by slamming it into the back of the stairs as I was coming down. I really think this flair up was from the double unders yesterday. As I started them I could feel a real pull in the right heel. Perhaps I need to do even more stretching of the heel prior to workouts. Otherwise feeling great.