It's been a really, really good week at CFC. A few firsts:
JACKSON'S arrival- can I even say more?
Mandie's Hero WOD!
I did double unders in a WOD! And didn't have to scale!
My sister tried crossfit for the first time! (Hopefully she'll keep coming back!)
Our first CSA delivery!
60 pullups and STRUNG 20 inch box jumps for the first time!
Donna did 83# front squats for the first time in a WOD.
Alex swimming 25m for the first time EVER (though I find this hard to believe)
Papa Tapalla was glowing like I ain't never seen!
Meena and Murph met each other. She loves him!
Sara C. all healed up!
Patrick and Melissa with their big wins!
Tery swearing her head off for the first time in a long time! Man, I missed that!
And I'm sure I'm missing a TON more, but it was worth a try!
CONGRATS EVERYONE! So proud of y'all!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Crossfit Total
CFT Total: 380
BS: 140#'s (10#PR)
Press: 70#'s (5#PR)
DL: 170#'s (7#PR)
Pretty happy with this effort. Tried 150 #'s with the back squat and failed. May have had it without having just tried the 140. Also almost killed myself because although I asked Alex to spot me, I don't think I knew what that meant really. Woops. Sorry guys.
Looking back through my records, there was a time I failed a 50# press. Wow.
The squat work I've been doing with Glenn has really helped me. Initiating from the hips and relearning how to do it have been paramount. I will continue to work on this.
The DL....well, it seems like it should be a strong lift for me. But I'm fairly quad dominant and glute/ham weak...so I think I need to work on strengthening this aspect. Back to the glute exercises.
Goals for strength work, by the end of this strength cycle are as follows:
BS: 150
Press: 75
DL: 185
Oly lift goals...well, let me think about those a bit more.
Kind of depends on how all this works out over the next 8 weeks.
BS: 140#'s (10#PR)
Press: 70#'s (5#PR)
DL: 170#'s (7#PR)
Pretty happy with this effort. Tried 150 #'s with the back squat and failed. May have had it without having just tried the 140. Also almost killed myself because although I asked Alex to spot me, I don't think I knew what that meant really. Woops. Sorry guys.
Looking back through my records, there was a time I failed a 50# press. Wow.
The squat work I've been doing with Glenn has really helped me. Initiating from the hips and relearning how to do it have been paramount. I will continue to work on this.
The DL....well, it seems like it should be a strong lift for me. But I'm fairly quad dominant and glute/ham weak...so I think I need to work on strengthening this aspect. Back to the glute exercises.
Goals for strength work, by the end of this strength cycle are as follows:
BS: 150
Press: 75
DL: 185
Oly lift goals...well, let me think about those a bit more.
Kind of depends on how all this works out over the next 8 weeks.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
I can't believe it...
Tomorrow I graduate from my surgical residency.
I post about this here because, much like crossfit, my residency has required super human feats. Working 40 hrs straight, multiple times a week. Being on my feet for 24 hours in a row. Putting my own life on hold to serve others. Learning under fatigue and stress and fear, and hoping that after 3 hrs of rest, I could get up and do it again.
It's hard to describe the intensity of the process. I can only compare it to the military boot camps, in which you live, breathe, and sleep one goal. When you fight through fear and exhaustion, and hope that your training will carry you through. When you stay awake on your night off, hoping your patients are ok.
I have a skill set now. I can help people in their worst times. I am scared, as I think the true learning will start now, when I have no back up, and my name is the one that's responsible.
There are a few thank you's that have to go out here.
*My family: for all the times they brought me dinner when I was too exhausted to stand up, for all the events I missed, for all the times I couldn't be a good daughter/sister because I wasn't available...I love you guys. Everything good in me comes from you.
*Glenn: I am a better person because of you. You have been my anchor over the last year and a half. You have kept me happy and sane and humble.
*All of my friends: Nichole/Tery/Krista/Stathis/Ed...thank you for your unconditional love and support. Without you guys I would have gone nuts.
*Crossfit Chicago: I was literally wasting away when I walked into CFC. My spirit had been broken from all the work. I had no fire. Rudy, Bryce, Kerry, Alison, Donna, Amy H, Kurt, and all the others that I fail to mention here...you saved my life. You got me through my worst time. I will be eternally grateful for all that you have done.
I can't believe I did it.
Cheers!
I post about this here because, much like crossfit, my residency has required super human feats. Working 40 hrs straight, multiple times a week. Being on my feet for 24 hours in a row. Putting my own life on hold to serve others. Learning under fatigue and stress and fear, and hoping that after 3 hrs of rest, I could get up and do it again.
It's hard to describe the intensity of the process. I can only compare it to the military boot camps, in which you live, breathe, and sleep one goal. When you fight through fear and exhaustion, and hope that your training will carry you through. When you stay awake on your night off, hoping your patients are ok.
I have a skill set now. I can help people in their worst times. I am scared, as I think the true learning will start now, when I have no back up, and my name is the one that's responsible.
There are a few thank you's that have to go out here.
*My family: for all the times they brought me dinner when I was too exhausted to stand up, for all the events I missed, for all the times I couldn't be a good daughter/sister because I wasn't available...I love you guys. Everything good in me comes from you.
*Glenn: I am a better person because of you. You have been my anchor over the last year and a half. You have kept me happy and sane and humble.
*All of my friends: Nichole/Tery/Krista/Stathis/Ed...thank you for your unconditional love and support. Without you guys I would have gone nuts.
*Crossfit Chicago: I was literally wasting away when I walked into CFC. My spirit had been broken from all the work. I had no fire. Rudy, Bryce, Kerry, Alison, Donna, Amy H, Kurt, and all the others that I fail to mention here...you saved my life. You got me through my worst time. I will be eternally grateful for all that you have done.
I can't believe I did it.
Cheers!
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