I better be careful, I'm getting life all over me!

Crashing in 3-2-1...

In what will likely prove a poor decision once the caffeine has worn off, I decided last night to go find some adventure after my homework was finished. I not only made a point to stop and see my Soul Sister, N. and meet her new baby boy, but I also visited a few other friends while I was down in that part of the city. 

The idea was to have a few drinks, go to sleep by 11 and then wake up and hit CrossFit this morning. Well, let's just say that I didn't make it to bed until 2:30 AM and then because of all the Coca-Cola I'd had with my Captain's, I just kinda laid awake all night. By the time my alarm went off, I was just relieved that I had an excuse to get up and go. 

Understandably, the warm-up at CrossFit this morning was pretty humorous. I looked like a zombie, and today's coach, J, made several comments to that effect. I stumbled through the warm-up with my usual amount of enthusiasm (approximately none) and managed to feel darned good about the rest of the workout. 

I was worried when I saw what the WOD was that it would not be challenging enough. Lies! Today was the closest I've ever been to tossing my cookies during a workout. As it is, I finished in 9:08 (only 2 minutes slower than the fastest person) and I feel pretty proud even though I was barely working with any weight. Here's what we did: 

Dancing is a workout. That's how I meet hotties like this!

Warm-Up: 
Repeat 3x (in seconds)
:20 Lateral Jumps
:10 Squat Bottoms
:20 Squats
:10 Rest
:20 Burpees
:10 Plank
:20 Burpees
:10 Plank
:20 Burpees

Skill:
-Increased weight for Dead Lift -52lbs

WOD: "Jack Bauer" (from the show "24" apparently!)
-Alternate between Sumo Dead Lifts and Kettlebell Swings
Sumo: 21-18-15-12-9-6-3 (I used the 22lb bar)
Kettlebell: 3-6-9-12-15-18-21 (I used the 20lb Kettlebell)

Finisher:
100 Double Unders (200 Singles) Note: I finally managed to do some proper single unders, although I still look like a drugged honey badger when I attempt to do more than one in a row. 



This week is a special week at my office. We get free breakfast and lunch each day... and it's delicious and bad for me. It's hard to resist, but I keep telling myself that the salad is FINE and that abs are better than pasta. 

Lies.

In other news, my new Olympic barbell came today! 45 pounds that I can certainly dead lift, but will be hard pressed to clean at this point. A nice starter for when I don't have access to the CrossFit gym anymore! I was also expecting a set of Kettlebells for my home gym as well, but there's no sign of them today. 

I seriously feel my abs after Monday's workouts, and I'm feeling pretty today as I flounce around my office. I hear that hockey season MAY be back on as early as November 2 as well. These two things combined make today's Reason to Work Out: To take a really awesome Redwings Facebook Fan of the Day picture doing an impressive Snatch in a Wings jersey and some of those cute knee-socks.