Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Variations

Tonight I had some risotto, and I think I reached the pinnacle of my non-Paleo eating.  I had been more or less doing 2 paleo meals per day plus snacks and then one at the dining hall (laziness, forgetting to unfreeze my frozen meats), and tonight I decided that I just needed some comfort food.  I'd had a headache all day and obviously there I also some relationship drama lurking in the background...anyway, this risotto is sitting in my stomach like a ton of bricks.

I almost decided not to go to the gym, actually.  Wasn't in the mood for a 20 min AMRAP, and I can't do HSPUs or muscle ups.

I've been eyeing CrossFit Endurance for a while now.  Sunday's Michael (21:22) showed me that I can improve a LOT in my running/rowing, and I need this more than I probably need to get my strength up.  Strength comes up anyway, Coach Glassman says, because of the nature of the programming.  Tonight I did the CFE WOD in lieu of the HQ WOD.

I accidentally left out the first minute of rest, but wow...what a workout!  It actually wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it'd be.  In 14:50 I managed 2741 meters.  I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to do that a few months ago...cool.

I am going to try for the HQ WOD in the morning and CFE in the evening...we'll see how well I can manage that.  When it comes down to it, though, I am trying to be a CrossFit athlete, not just someone who works out at the gym from time to time.  My goal is performance on the WODS, and 2-a-days and strict Paleo are a great way to achieve that.

Also, I can do 8 pull ups with a blue band without coming off the bar, which is a huge thing for me.  Wheeeee.  My dips are getting there slowly too.
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  1. Nancy/n.o.eOctober 27, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    Great job on the workout!! It sounds like you have things figured out, Jenni. I'll have to check out the CFE and see what those workouts are all about. I'm reaching the conclusion that the more paleo the better, too. Hmm, maybe sometime soon, paleo will be comfort food!

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  2. JimOctober 28, 2009 at 4:35 PM

    I think it's incredible you are doing 8 pullups with blue band. That is total progress. Comparing non paleo extravaganzas, your mother and I went to Flip tonight - I had burger, fries and a peach shake. Yikes, I hate to see what that is going to feel like tomorrow a.m. In Chicago we were doing Eva T workouts - squats, situps and pushups. The "gym" at the Sofitel was tiny; had a few ellipticals, a bicycle machine, some dumbbells, and 3 other fancy, specialized pieces of equipment which were essentially space - occupiers. Like the manager of the hotel had been sold on them by some salesman. Anyway, will be interesting to get back to CFATL tomorrow. I am back out to Munich / Frankfurt for 8 days on Saturday, so I need to make it count1

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