No-Frills - 2006 Journal

[gymgirl]

Originally Posted by no-frills

Gymgirl.... this was my 2nd time doing "cindy" which was also 14. I hope the next time around I can do 1 or 2 more (with gloves) .....It will be a long time before I can dominate like you with 26 (if ever).

you did better then my first cindy! i got 11 first time. you will be doing more rounds before you know it. your times are always quite fast!

hope you had a nice weekend, looks like you got some walks and jogs in there! good work!

[laura817]

Originally Posted by no-frills

"Cindy"

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats
Total =14 rounds

14 rounds is fantastic, No Frills. : That is no walk in the park.

[no-frills]

10/29
CFwux2

For time:
Run 1200 meters
9 assisted Pull-ups
9 reps of 45 pound thrusters
Run 800 meters
15 assisted Pull-ups
15 reps of 45 pound thrusters
Run 400 meters
21 assisted Pull-ups
21 reps of 45 pound thrusters

Total time 23:47

[no-frills]

10/30
40 minutes on eliptical (precor) on random setting, level 6
5800 steps = 588 calories

[gymgirl]

great work on the past couple of workouts...those barbell thrusters are a b$tch! nice job!

[minime]

hey no-frills - i bet it feels great to be back to those gruelling workouts!!

great job on the WOD for the 29th :

[no-frills]

Girls.. thank you very much for the encouragement. I am glad to be back to my CFWOD's but don't feel like I have been "busting them out" by any means.... it's wierd how working so many hours and stress can make your mind so "heavy". Luckily where I live the weather has been beautiful... 70-80 degrees, so I am trying to get outside as much as possible to soak up the sun.... what a difference that makes.

11/1
Went to the Gym @ 3:00 pm
Warm-up 2 rounds of:
10 forward/backward arm circles
10 squats
10 sit-ups on decline bench
10 back extensions
10 assisted pull-ups
10 dips
10 girl push-ups

1/4 mile jog on the treadmill to warm up my legs

CFWOD's Kelly"
Five rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
15 Box jump, 12 inch box
15 Wall ball shots, 12lb pound ball

Cool down 1/4 mile walk on treadmill

5:00 pm 2.25 mile jog outside with my dog. With "daylight savings time" we adjusted our clocks back by 1 hour which makes getting out in the evening with my dog much more difficult becuse its dark @ 5:30.

4 miles total cardio today which felt really good although I haven't been breaking any speed barriers...:0)

[gymgirl]

Originally Posted by no-frills

4 miles total cardio today which felt really good although I haven't been breaking any speed barriers...:0)

it's ok, atleast you are doing it! 4 miles is great, and i find it much easier when broken up like that.

we turned our clocks back too and it is still an adjustment...it's been getting dark here by 5-5:30 too! i wish we had your weather. for somereson right when daylight savings hit it started freezing here. nights are in the 20's-30's daytime 50's but so cold and crisp.

you are right about the stress and long hours. not only does it make your mind heavy but your body as well--i feel so sluggish when i am stressed, and my workouts suffer too. i'm proud of you for getting back into it eventhough your work situation is quite hectic right now. you are doing fantastic! :

[no-frills]

Gymgirl... I see you have had the "work blues" too! Amazing how the mind and body are connected.

wow.... 20 degrees IS cold. I am born and raised California girl, so anything undet 60 degrees starts to feel cold. I am such a "panzy". I would take 100+ weather over 20's anyday.

[minime]

oh yes, its been getting dark so early here too! its not even five pm and its dusky outside. It will be fully dark soon.

no frills - it will take u time to get back to doing the xfit WODs at super high intensity! As gymgirl says, u are doing it, thats the main thing. And four miles is great!

i am always amazed at how sitting on your a** for eight hours can be so tiring.. but it is! Well, ive a desk job, i know your job may be more active than mine, but still, i know where you are coming from.

down with work!

[no-frills]

11/2
precor'd on resistence 4 (random incline ranging from 1-17)
10,200 strides = 900 calories (~1 hour)

I was home watching OPRAH and heard a dr. recommend 10,000 steps per/day tracked by a pedometer.... so I thought I would do 10,000 on the precor. I was covered in sweat at the end.

I had an "AHA" today... I realize I need to do a better job counting everything(reps, miles, steps, calories,etc) to put accountability into the things I do. I am taking on a counting and logging as a goal.

[minime]

hey no frills - one hour on the precor wow! I would be bored to tears!

I wanted to comment on the 'calories' something pieirini said about HR monitor made me think of it. I wouldnt go by what the machine tells you - just because i used to think i burn 700cal an hour on elliptical til i got my HR monitor last year. First time I used it i was horrified when my time on the elliptical yeilded less than half the calories the machine told me.

then again who knows whats accurate anyway - who is to say the HR monitor is accurate either. Just something to think about.

[minime]

oh I hope that didnt sound derogatory about the boring thing : i used to spend hours on the elliptical too, but now i find it very boring. However, back when i was running, an hour pounding the streets was always very enjoyable to me so I guess it depends on what your 'drug of choice' is!

[no-frills]

minime - thanks for the 411 on the precor / calories. I would rather know up front than be frustrated later on when I do my weigh-in.

11/3/06
My new slogan "make everything you do COUNT". IN the spirit of counting here are my numbers for the day:

9:30 am
10,070 precor strides level 4 resistence, random incline from 1-17 = 900 cals

5:30 pm
warm-up
10 forward & backward arm circles x 2
10 sit-ups on decline bench x2
10 backextensions x 2

Three rounds for time of:
30 assisted pull-ups (2:18, 2:55, 2:07)
30 assisted dips (2:17, 2:14, 2:06)
100 Squats (3:45, 4:03, 5:15)
total time 27:05

5508 pedometer steps

Originally Posted by no-frills

My new slogan "make everything you do COUNT

Hi no-frills, I'm a big counter with lots of detail in my workout posts and I have found that the archival benefit is tremendous especially when repeating similar workouts. I like going back to a year ago and finding out I haven't made one bit of progress. But at my age, not sliding backwards is sort of progress.