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But I am back on it tomorrow. Just happy that I am back at it.  

Is it me, or is this site, MUCH more dead than it used to be?  Just curious.  

Make it a GREAT weekend!

As I write this I am late getting back to work after my lunch break…  AND I am shoveling lunch into my pie-hole.. uh.. I mean protein-hole.  Why?  Because I couldn’t work lunch into my lunch break.  Here’s what I did instead.

Crossfit Deadlifts 3-3-3-3-3 90# 90# 90# 90# 90#
Flat Bench Press - 10 Reps 90# 90# 90#
Flat Bench Dmb Flys - 10 Reps 50# 50# 50#
Bent Over Rows Rows - 10 Reps 50# 50# 50#
Dmb Lateral Raises - 10 Reps 50# 50# 50#
Barbell Curls - 10 Reps 90# 50# 50#
Overhead Tri Extentions - 10 Reps 50# 50# 20#
Squats - 10 Reps 90# 90# 90#
straight Leg Deadlift - 10 Reps 90# 90# 90#
Standing Calf Raises - 15 Reps 90# 90# 90#

Peace!

I did the Crossfit WOD (5 sets of 3 explosive squats) with a 90# barbell…  I know.. I could have done more… and I did 60 decline crunches and 40 oblique crunches.

Then, and tell me if you think that this is wierd, when I picked up the barbell to put it away, I did a few hanging cleans just for fun.

I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of doing explosive squats.  Sounds like one of those side effects that they list at the end of a weight loss pill commercial.. "Rarely, side effect include greasy discharge and explosive squats." I’m sorry. That was totally uncalled for.

Have a great night!

Steve

This was a great "rest day."  Not only did I do the Crossfit WOD with 90#, but I did my regular workout except for the legs and abs.  I’ll do abs tonight.

Crossfit - Push Jerk  3×70# 3×90# 3×90# 3×90# 3×90#
  
Flat Bench DB Flys - 10×50# 10×50# 10×50#

Bent Over DB Rows - 10×50# 10×50# 10×50#

DB Lateral Raises - 10×50# 10×50# 10×20#

Barbell Curls - 8×90# 8×50# 10×90#  

Overhead DB Tri Extentions - 10×50# 10×20# 10×50#

I’m just takin’ it one day at a time now.  Maybe I will rest tomorrow.    I did rest my legs, other than the crossfit WOD.

Rode my bike to work again today.  It was a whole different story.  Wow.. I am sore and I just don’t have the legs to ride the way I did yesterday.  I think that after the ride home, I will get my usual Monday workout out of the way, and rest tomorrow, regardless of what is on CrossFit.  I HATE to sit on the sidelines, but I need my workouts and I need my rest days.

I went ahead and did some pull-ups per the crossfit rx because I stink at pull-ups and I didn’t do any upper body training at all yesterday.  Now…  will I ride my bike today or rest the legs.  Hmmmmm…  I really want to ride.  We shall see.

[LATER THAT DAY…]
Yeah, I am riding.  Just rode to the office to do a couple of quick things and then… go ride some more.  Riding to the office is about 8 miles mostly on a steep uphill, and I usually have to stop along the way, but today, I just kept riding.  I have a theory as to why I didn’t have to stop.. or actually 2 possibilities:

1) I have been doing CrossFit workouts which are just insane cardio workouts primarily, giving me more strength and endurance.

2) Those insane CrossFit workouts have been so intense that they made the amount of energy that it take to pump my way up those hills seem much easier.  

That might be two ways to say the same thing.  Anyway, I am glad to be working out and riding again in case you missed that in my earlier blogs.

One of my issues has been pushing myself.  I never am sure how far is too far.  After the OHS almost 2 years ago, walking was tough, then walking uphill, then cardiac rehab, then running and riding, then weights…  each time I feel like I might be pushing myself a little too hard, and each time I look back and realize that I was no where near "too hard" yet.  So CrossFit is another one of those things.  Where some might push themselves until they puke, if I start feeling ANY adverse physical effects, I stop.  I am kind of a wuss (woose?) in that respect because I could be either too careful, or absolutely sensible, and I am the only one who can tell which it is, and there is no measuring stick.  

People my age who have had OHS of any kind, especially Valve Replacement and hwo workout are really pioneers in an unknown land.  There are not too many of us compared to the general population, and there is almost no history because they used to say, "Don’t exert yourself!" to anyone who has heart surgery.  Heart surgery itself is only about 60 years old, so who knows?  I know one thing:  So far, pushing myself has been all good!!

Okay, I know that it was basically just running a mile with 2 min breaks every quarter mile, but you have to celebrate the victories where you can find them, right?  It’s the first crossfit WOD that I actually finished (except for rest day - ha ha!).  I did it in 16 mins, which boils down to  a 10 min mile…  not spectacular, but a start.  I hate running and I never do it, so I know that my body was saying, "Wait!!  What are you doing?!?  You don’t do this!  You ride and weight train!"  So that’s gotta be good.  Tomorrow is rest day no matter what crossfit says .

I went home at 11:30 for lunch… and while my eggs were boiling, I attempted my second crossfit WOD, "Nasty Girls."  Why would anyone name a routine that?  You can’t use it in a sentence in polite company..  "I went home at lunch to try to do nasty girls." And then, "… but then I realized that I can’t do all of nasty girls, so I only did like two-thirds of nasty girls."  Nope.  That does not work.

And then after attempting it and falling short, I watch a video of the way the routine is SUPPOSED to look.  It was 3 women moving at an amazing speed through exercises that I could not get through at one fourth of that speed.  Then I go to the comments page where I see a huge list of people who had no problem getting it done, and some who are incredulous that others did not do the whole thing in under 20 minutes!  It’s right there on the edge of challenging and mocking.

Aneewhooo.. I did 14 pullups, 14 dips, 50 squats, 20  90lbs. hang power cleans.. and then I did all of that again.

So I put the eggs on ice to get them nice and cool after they finished boiling. and then I did my regular three-day-a-week workout:

Flat Bench Dmb Flys 10 x 50# - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50#
Bent Over Rows Rows - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50#
Dmb Lateral Raises - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50#
Dumbbell Curls - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50#
Overhead Tri Extentions - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50#
Squats - 10 x 90# - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50#
Straight Leg Deadlift - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50# - 10 x 50#
Standing Calf Raises - 15 x 50# - 15 x 50# - 15 x 50#
Decline Crunches - 20 Reps x2

That was fun.  I REALLY need to work on my cardio/crossfit.  That is where I am weaker that I thought I was.  Then I had some tunafish/eggs/garden veg cream cheese (tuna salad?) and headed back to work at about 2.

Now I can relax until Monday as far as weights are concerned, but I will be riding at some point, and I may jog a mile with my 6th grader daughter if I can get her out there to do it.  After that workout, she just might leave me in the dust!

Have a GREAT Labor Day Weekend!!

I want to workout and ride my bike so bad, but I am going to wait until tomorrow and work just that much harder.  Part of my "always leave myself wanting more" strategy.

Never thought that rest days would be tough, but not working out is not easy.

My plan for tomorrow is to try to get up early and ride for at least 20 to 30 minutes;  Come home at lunch and workout; Crossfit after work.  Obviously that sounds good without real life factored in, But we’ll see.

I have been friend-adding-crazy on BS (Body Space) lately.  It has been really good because I have seen and heard from a lot of new people.

AND after being away from working out, and then looking at the progress of my friends who have stuck with it, I want those results too!  You guys (and you know who you are) a lookin’ hard core in your latest pictures.  Seeing how far everyone has come has really made me want to push myself - without pushing too hard too fast - to get stronger and build some LBM!

Thanks for your inspiration!

So I tried today’s Crossfit workout today.  Whew! It was the first time I really tried to get through one.  I liked it.  I couldn’t do it.  But I liked it.

30 Handstand push-ups (Did 30 with my knees on the back of the sofa)
40 Pull-ups (did 12)
50 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 poods (did 25 with 50 pounds of db)
60 Sit-ups (did 20)
70 Burpees (did 20)

And then an hour later.. Columns are sets, numbers are lbs.

Flat Bench Dmb Flys - 10 Reps 50 50 50
Bent Over Rows Rows - 10 Reps 50 50 50
Dmb Lateral Raises - 10 Reps 50 10 10
Barbell Curls - 10 Reps 90 50 90
Overhead Tri Extentions - 10 Reps 20 20 20
Squats - 10 Reps 50 50 90
straight Leg Deadlift - 10 Reps 50 50 50
Standing Calf Raises - 15 Reps 50 50 50
Crunches - Decline 20 Reps 1 1

Feel better now.    Only got through that by the grace of God and the music of Family Force 5 (Cadillac Phunque)!

I am not discouraged.  I always tell my kids that they can do anything that they want to if they keep trying and if they want it badly enough.  Now the questions are:  Can I walk the walk?  And how bad do I want it?  LOL