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Friday push press 105#115#125#135#140#145#150#
Saturday “Karen”(scaled100shots) 5:37
Today. Lunges/pullups/situps 21-18-15-12-9-6 14:44
Have not posted in awhile been crazy busy still finding time for WODS though here are the last three days worth.
“the cat”
I would like to report that I achieved my first strict pull-up yesterday! When I started CrossFit in early June, I hadn’t had the upper-body strength to do pull-ups since grade school. I thought it would take much longer to get to the point where I could - my goal was within 6 months - but, now, not more than 2 and 1/2 months later, I did it.
I am always so awed by the numbers some of you folks put up and laugh when I post my very much smaller numbers next to yours. But, this stuff works, even for a 45 year old woman with an arthritic back - a back that got much better within a week of starting CrossFit, when I was able to drop the pain meds, and has stayed better this whole time. Some of the lifting has been scary, but I keep it light and slow and study the main-site videos over and over before I try anything.
So, it is time to say thank you again, especially for the scaled WODs. You BrandX folks are great! Thank you so much.
I would like to report that I achieved my first strict pull-up yesterday! When I started CrossFit in early June, I hadn’t had the upper-body strength to do pull-ups since grade school. I thought it would take much longer to get to the point where I could - my goal was within 6 months - but, now, not more than 2 and 1/2 months later, I did it.
But, this stuff works, even for a 45 year old woman with an arthritic back - a back that got much better within a week of starting CrossFit, when I was able to drop the pain meds, and has stayed better this whole time.
And we would like to congratulate you!!
Awwwwsome!!
And glad to hear about your back. GD talks about how he used to bend over to pick up the boys backpacks and his back would seize up. It doesn’t seize up so much anymore, that would get in the way of his 400lb deadlifts . . .
I would like to report that I achieved my first strict pull-up yesterday! When I started CrossFit in early June, I hadn’t had the upper-body strength to do pull-ups since grade school. I thought it would take much longer to get to the point where I could - my goal was within 6 months - but, now, not more than 2 and 1/2 months later, I did it.
I am always so awed by the numbers some of you folks put up and laugh when I post my very much smaller numbers next to yours. But, this stuff works, even for a 45 year old woman with an arthritic back - a back that got much better within a week of starting CrossFit, when I was able to drop the pain meds, and has stayed better this whole time. Some of the lifting has been scary, but I keep it light and slow and study the main-site videos over and over before I try anything.
So, it is time to say thank you again, especially for the scaled WODs. You BrandX folks are great! Thank you so much.
CF Chicago 9 AM class (first time I’ve seen a Sunday class offered). Big turnout.
That’s really awesome actually. I mean, with runners and cyclists, Sunday is one of the two get together with your friends days. I completely understand why a cfit box wouldn’t have a sunday class, but at some level of growth and having extra trainers etc, there’s no reason not to have one. Besides, I could almost always count on Sundays being lazy mornings. Saturdays not so much.
radiosound - 23 August 2009 07:57 AM
finisher: Helen
3 RFT
run 400M(+ big set of stairs)
21 KBS 1.5 pd
12 pullups (jumping today)
11:29
Nice time big man, particularly with STAIRS at the end of a 400? Cripes.
Walking lunge 100 ft. (30 steps across the Globo Gym floor; good thing there weren’t that many people there)
21 Pull-ups
21 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
18 Pull-ups
18 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
15 Pull-ups
15 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
12 Pull-ups
12 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
9 Pull-ups
9 Sit-ups
Walking Lunge 100 ft.
6 Pull-ups
6 Sit-ups
10:29
I was able to do everything unbroken, including the kipping pullups (towards the end I broke off twice mid-set, but other than that, no real problems). I seem to do better with the bodyweight-type WODS and am a lot weaker with anything involving barbells. Oh well. Off to work on my Hang Power Cleans today.
