WOD
6 rounds:
7 squats
7 bench dips

The workout was super easy today so I did the full warmup. Push-ups still suck. Also, my belly is very obvious in pretty much everything I do now. Not that it’s in the way or preventing range of motion or anything. It’s just…there. I had a little fit of giggles about it.

I also did an hour-long walk with Tika and a friend’s dog today, so I’m totally patting myself on the back for being active.

WOD
3 rounds:
10 thrusters (12# dumbells)
10 push-ups

My expanding bump is now getting in the way of push-ups so I’ve started using paralettes to keep me up off the ground a bit more. Wow, harder than expected. I had to wuss out and do most of them on my knees, and whined like a little bitch about it.

WOD:
21-15-9
Kettlebell Deadlift (24kg)
Push Press (45#)

Walked 400m as a cool down.

Kettlebell deadlifts rock. I love having all the weight concentrated infront and perfectly below my centre of gravity instead of spread over a six-foot bar. If you have a selection of kettlebell weights it’s also much easier than trying to deadlift a bar with no plates on it (which makes it 2″ off the ground), or stopping to change plates as you move up in weight. I didn’t go heavy because I was doing higher reps, but I imagine deadlifting heavy would also be easier for people who have friction problems with the bar dragging up the thighs.

WOD:
3 rounds of
10 wall-ball (5kg)
10 pull-ups (band-assisted)
10 kb swings (each side, 12kg)

Walked 400m as a cool down.

Today’s workout was the WOD from Crossfit Mom, with a little bit of tweaking. Everything felt good but man do I get winded easily.

Deadlifts:
5 x 45#
5 x 65#
5 x 95#
5 x 115#

OH Presses:
5 x 45#, 3 sets

First time working out with Jon, and his first time working out at the base gym. My warmup hit him harder than I expected, muahahaha.

PTP
Squats: 5@45#, 5@75#, 5@70#
Press: 5@45#, 5@65#, 5@60#

Cash-Out
Deadlifts: 5@45#, 5@95#, 5@145#, 5@165#, 5@175#(F), 3@175#(F), 3@165#, 3@145#

Failed the last reps on each set at 175#, but I’m still happy with where I’m at considering I haven’t been hitting the gym very hard so far this year.

PTP
Squats: 5@45#, 5@70#, 5@65#
Press: 5@45#, 5@60#, 5@55#

Cash-Out
3 rounds for time of 10 one-arm kettlebell swings per arm, followed by ten burpees.
Time:8m 22s

PTP
Squats: 5@45#, 5@65#, 5@60#
Press: 5@45#, 5@55#, 5@50#

Cash Out
3 Rounds: 30 double-unders, 15 knees-to-elbows

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED

Today something finally “clicked”. Not in a fifth-vertebrae-popping kind of way, but more like a physical epiphany. TODAY I LEARNED TO STRING MY DOUBLE-UNDERS TOGETHER. No more double-single-double-single, now it’s DOUBLE TROUBLE BABY!

Also, this workout marks day one of my repeat of the “603 PTP” program. Last year I finished the program in a little over a month and added thirty pounds to my deadlift. I’m focusing on my back squat this time and I’m hoping for a similar level of success.

Squats
5 x 45#
5 x 65#
3 x 85#

Cash Out:
30 hang power cleans, 65#

Everything felt good today. Every once in a while when I do knees-to-elbows my knees actually get close to my elbows. This was one of those times. Yay.

Squats
45# x 5
65# x 5
85# x 5

Cash Out:
5 – 10 – 15
Double Unders
Burpees
Hang Cleans
Time: irrelevant, I finished it, fuck off