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This weekend was what I like to call a throwback to 2010. I spent the entire weekend at a friend's house, cooking and drinking. It was a great respite from all the school work lately, but I missed going to the gym. SO I did a brief living room based workout while she cooked chicken divan!

-50 Squats
-100 Sit Ups
-50 Double Under Attempts. (My shins look fantastic!)
-25 Jack Knives
-25 Mountain Climbers
-50 Flutter Kicks

My back is still giving me some trouble. It's been kinda tweaking when I'm laying down for the past 3 weeks or so, but today it was just killing me. Sometimes the spot that it hurts causes me to be short of breath, which is what happened today. While I was using the foam roller and tennis ball to try to work it out, I had the most peculiar feeling that my collar bone was about to snap in half! Overall, the back pain was distracting. 

This is where it hurts. :(

It didn't hurt particularly during this morning's workout, but in general when I was up moving around. It's weird. Anyway, I took it nice and gentle during the WOD, but I am kinda disappointed. I hate walking out of there feeling like I didn't give it my all... even when I'm hurting.

Warm Up:
For Ten Minutes
-1 Minute High Knees
-15 Burpees
-10 PVC Bar Pass-Throughs
-25 Sit Ups
-5 Roaming Plank

Skill:
Ring Supports 3 times 30 seconds holding.

WOD:
AMRAP in 20 Minutes
-250 Meter Row
-21 Sumo Deadlift (22lb didn't hurt my back when I was using proper form, so I went with it.)
-15 Ring Dips (I did tricep dips from a box.)


I thought about going to LaVida Massage down the street from my office, but that's money that I don't need to waste. I'll set it aside for my December dues for CrossFit. I've got unfinished business with that gym.

That leads me to my next thing. I feel like I've been going regularly all this month, and from time to time I feel stronger, but I don't think I look any different. Friends keep asking how much weight I've lost or if I'm getting skinnier (not in the "OMG, have you lost weight?!" kind of way but in the "How's that working out for you over there? Lose any weight yet?"), but I don't feel any different, and I don't look any different. 

Sadly, depressed me keeps looking in the mirror and thinking how gross I am. That leads me to today's Reason: Because I need to learn patience and persistence.