Night Writing

As I was cuddling into bed last night (or a few weeks ago) at my new apartment, listening to the evening traffic screaming by my windows, I was suddenly overcome with the desire to write. My thoughts turned immediately here, to my neglected blog and I composed a wonderful post all in my head. 

I talked about the changes in my life recently.
I talked about some of the original reasons I started this blog:
I talked about my current fitness approaches like P90X3, the gym with Beef, and the "Home Life Challenge" with A. 
I talked about teaching.
I talked about the turn of the seasons and the persistent shadow of winter that's been hanging over me. 
I talked about the way I look ridiculous doing lifts at the regular gym. Stupid mirrors.
I talked about using Every Move with my coworkers (and really loving it!)
I talked about how I can't seem to stop watching Bro Science Life.


And so I've been sitting on this long list of things to write about for a few weeks and have been too overwhelmed to even write it! There's too much to say, especially all in one post.

I will say that I dreamed I was at CrossFit again last night (actual last night, not several weeks ago last night) and the personalities of Coaches H and J were so vivid it felt like I must have just seen them. Honestly, as I drove by the box over the gorgeous sunny weekend, I was tempted to stop in.

I think I'm afraid that everything would be different. I know they've expanded and ventured into other fitness areas and that anyone who started when I did (and kept with it) is probably quite proficient at things by now. So after that drive by, I went home and took a crack at the first real WOD I ever did, Angie. It's a bit different in my 2nd bedroom (otherwise known as the Gymbrary as it holds my exercise stuff and all my books). Additionally, I only made it through 50 reps of each exercise instead of 100, and I had to break it up into pieces instead of going straight through each movement 100 times before moving on to the next.

Warm Up: 
Gym with Beef
-13 Minutes Elliptical (lol)
-15 Minutes Stretching
-Garage Sales

"Skill" Work:
-30 Walking Lunges With Slingshot Band
-3x 30 Second Squat Holds With Slingshot Band
I'm trying to work the weird knee bobble that's screwing up my squats. Yes, after all this time, I'm still obsessed with my inability to squat. 

WOD:
"Angie"
-100 Pull Ups (I used the fat green band)
-100 Push Ups (I used the Slingshot band)
-100 Sit Ups with Abmat
-100 Squats (I used the edge of a chair for a target)
I ended up breaking things up into rounds of 25 and made it through two before having to stop. To be honest, it was pretty hot in there on Sunday and I haven't worked out WOD style in a really long time, so I'm still proud of myself. Not to mention I'm still sore from it two days later.

Time:
16:42

I will try to come back and fill in some of those other items I wanted to write about instead of getting overwhelmed with a million things to say. I think 2014 is going to be a good year though, the air tastes like possibilities. It also happens to smell like BBQ, which is another great thing about hanging out with Beef!

Jalapenos with cheese, bacon wrapped beans, Caribbean Jerk chicken, and Ballpark beef franks