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CrossFit at 6AM.

I was really excited this morning because we were going to do a Max Deadlift WOD. I jumped on the rower and worked on some low weight deadlifts to warm up prior to class.

By the end of class I was in a total state of shock over my performance, or lack of might be the better thing to say.

Deadlifts were the one thing that I could do better than Eric and Will. Well, now there is nothing. I still cannot believe I could not lift more than 345 pounds. My PR is 410 but since I hit that my numbers continue to go down and down. Next time maybe I will be lucky to get into the 300′s.

I can’t do a pull up anymore because of my shoulder and the idea of a muscle up seems totally out of touch with reality.

I’ll stop talking about it now because to talk anymore will just make me seem like more of a whiny little girl. I will have to figure something out and get out of this mood to just screw the entire thing and get a dozen doughnuts from the Acme.

In an attempt to end on a good point for the day I got 222 again on the scale. I know that if I just keep on my plan one of these mornings it will be below 220.

Warm Up	10 Good morning (w/bar) 10 OHS 2 Rounds
WOD	Deadlift MAX 1X1X1X1X1X1X1 Metcom 20 Air Squats 5 Wall Climbers 20 Window Wipers *AMRAP 12 Minutes
Results	See Whiteboard

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ONE YEAR AGO
CrossFit at 6AM. Stacia, Steve and Tom (arriving on Tom Time) with Brian coaching.

My right hip is acting up a bit from yesterdays squat therapy but as long as I don’t start walking like Amos McCoy I don’t think anyone will know.

We worked on a new technique of using our shoe rather than a weight for our Turkish Get Up Skill work. Here is a video I found on youTube that demonstrates the movement.

Double unders were part of the WOD today and Charlie Dunifer was there and helped us out. Charlie is an expert in double unders. This was another example of no egos at CrossFit. Charlie competed at the 2009 Games and is one of our finest athletes but that does not keep him from sharing his technique and encouraging us during our WOD. That is an example of leaving your ego at the door.

Of course, the fact that Charlie leaves his ego at the door does not mean a thing when it comes to my ability to do a double under, but it’s a nice thought. I feel like a very unhappy three year old as I stand there jumping up and down trying to get the rope to go around twice, not able to understand why it just does not happen. I actually did get a couple completed and it’s just a matter of practice. At some point I have to make double under practice a daily thing to be successful.

Here is a video that gives you and idea of what it is like in my brain as Charlie is talking to me about accomplishing the double under.

Today’s WOD
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Warm Up	Med Ball Catch 1 minute KB Swings 1 min 2 rounds
Skill	Turkish Get Up w/a shoe
WOD	2 mintues – Max Double Unders 5 minutes Max Turkish Get Ups 2 minute break 5 minutes Push Jerk (95/45) 2 minute break 5 minutes Wall Balls
Results	Stacia 24-50-95 = 169 Terry 15-50-76 = 141 Tom 20-30-70 = 120 Steve 13-30-87 = 130

As is typical for my performance the only thing that saved me was the push jerks. The TGU and Wall Balls were total fails. Although I hate the TGU’s they are the best thing I can do to make sure that when I fall down I will be able to get up. Every time I do a wall ball I have flash backs to the NEO Competition and Kate screaming at me to keep going as the wall ball beat me into the ground. I may have Wall Ball block.

Has anyone else noticed how tough Stacia is getting? It’s clear that she was the one to beat this morning as she left us all in the dust.

Eating—On track. Got a pound of shrimp on sale and have been eating on them. Trying to get more seafood in my diet. Rather than Cocktail Sauce I got some natural salsa to go along with them. All of the ingredients are OK except for cane sugar, listed next to last in the list of ingredients so that is a bit of a fail.

This is a link to an interesting article about the benefits of grass fed beef which is another thing I am looking into.

What hurts today—Small issue with my right hip that I know will go away. I think is it a result of the intense squat work we did yesterday. My heels were in bad shape this morning for work on the double unders but again, I am sure this will pass. Back and shoulders feel good.