Saturdays are for Resting (etc.)

Took Saturday off from Crossfit this week. I figured I needed to take at least one day off a week for a rest day.  I met up with a friend though and we started making plans to write a book about fitness for people like us, lol.  I think we could be rich!

Back to the box on Sunday though, since it was my cousin's first time. Well, she's an avid crossfitter, but this was her first time at my gym, thanks to that Groupon offer from last month. Here's Sunday's workout:

Warm Up: 
"Air Helen" x 4 Rounds
-400 Meter High Knees
-21 Ghost KettleBell Swings
-12 Arm circles

WOD:
We made teams of three for the WOD today. One person on each activity until person #1 finished their Wall Climbs. AMRAP in 21 Minutes.
Person #1 - 10 Wall Climbs
Person #2 - Rowing until Person #1 relieved them to go do Walking Lunges.
Person #3 - Walking Lunges until Person #2 relieved them to go do Wall Climbs. 

We got four good rounds in, but I know I had more in me if I'd had the time!

Finisher:
-Max Hold Squat Bottom 
Rest 1 Minute
-Max Hold Plank

I held each for around a minute, but my cousin is a bamf and held her plank for like 4 or 5 minutes!

I just like this.

This morning the gym was back down to being relatively empty, I guess the boom of last week was just temporary. Here's how we rocked it:

Warm Up:
Tabata 1 Round
:20 Jumping Jacks
:10 Squat Bottom
:20 Air Squats
:10 Squat Bottom
:20 Ball Slams (20lb)
:10 Rest
:20 Ball Slams

Skill:
Shoulder Press/Push Press for beginners like me and Push Jerk and Split Jerk for the more confident and skilled folks.

WOD:
AMRAP in 20 Minutes
-10 Shoulder 2 Overhead (We could choose Shoulder Press/Push Press/Push Jerk/ Split Jerk) (I did Push Press 32#)
-5 Burpee Pull Ups (No bands for this, if unable to do Pull Ups (like me!), used a box to jump up to position.)
-25 Double Unders (or 100 Single Unders) (I am SO CLOSE to a DU!!!)

Coach H said that my jump rope form is looking awesome, and so it's just my timing I need to work on. During our 20 minute workout at the office today, I'm going to jump back in (lol, literally) and try to get that DU. I WANT IT. 


That leads us to today's Reason: Because I like catching myself thinking things like, "I could totally get more weight up, and I should probably go do some push ups when I get home" because I am looking forward to being better and not focused on looking a certain way.