Smorgasbord Post

Thor is Scandanavian, just like the word smorgasbord

We're gonna go through a lot really quickly here, ok? First whining, then last week's stats, then this week's goals.

Whining

• My quads are better but they hurt all of last week. Really - quad pain?! Really?
• On Saturday, the weather was absolutely gorgeous... except for the hour I ran, when there was torential downpour (no, I'm not exaggerating) and hail. Do you know how rarely we get hail here? Rarely!
• Aforementioned run would have been fine anyway because as long as I'm not cold I love running in the rain. But it killed my phone. Speed workout without music? Fail.
• The phone never recovered. RIP, Charles :( This also means no new pictures. (Windows Phone 8 in one week, though!)
• Sunday I went for another run. A "long" run, if you will. (You wouldn't - it was only 6 miles. 6 miles just isn't long for marathon training.) One mile in I had terrible blisters on both feet. Why? I haven't had blister problems in ages. Stupid feet!
• Literally half way through Sunday's run (to the foot!) my Zune died! I love my Zune; the Carbnivore gave it to me and we went through a lot of the summer's failed marathon training together. Now I have no music for any running. Crushed. RIP, Ryan.
• Today I had to skip CrossFit because of my blisters. It turned into an impromptu Rest Day which was probably fine because it's been a couple of weeks but I HATE REST DAYS.

Max is a Rest Day god!

Last Week's Goals

1. Update baselines for 3 body weight exercises (100 abs - 3:06, Max push-ups - measley 6 if I go all the way down and touch my chest to the floor, Max pull-ups - 4 in a row. Hey, that's progress.)
2. Do more yoga! 3-4 sessions  (Pretty much fail. 1 hot yoga session and a few at-home sessions)
3. Drink more water - enough water to not have headaches, be dizzy, or miss workouts (Success... more or less)
4. 5 CrossFit sessions (4 CrossFit sessions + CrossFit weightlifting. Sorta success?)
5. 3 running workouts (track, interval, time trial) (Big check on this one!) 
6. Flexibility: Work on forearm handstand & splits (I completely forgot this goal even existed)
7. Take at least 1 Rest Day. For real this time. (I never even meant this one.)

If I do some sketchy math and squint my eyes I can say I got 4 out of 7. Today I'm taking a Rest Day and one day I'll get back in the yoga studio more regularly so I don't feel too bad. I'm also super proud of myself for going to weightlifing on Saturday. It was 2 hours of complete, intimidating awesomeness.

This girl did not forget about her forearm goal AND she took an awesome picture. I hate her.

Last Week's Highlights

1. Monday's workout was one of my best CrossFit sessions, ever
2. #15 PR on my Clean! (Thank you, Saturday Weightlifting class)
3. #20 PR on my Deadlift! (#225!)
4. Started pull-up EMOM strategy. 50 pull-ups at the end of Saturday weightlifting.
5. 6 miles running hard on pavement. The run itself sucked but it's the longest I've run on hard ground since the summer's fractures. I'm definitely slower and I've lost fitness (which I thought would be very demoralizing) but just being able to run without pain feels amazing. I'll take what I can get.

This Week's Goals

1. DON'T do more yoga! (Reverse psychology?)
2. 5 CrossFit sessions
3. 1 Weightlifting session
4. 3 key runs (intervals, track, tempo)
5. EMOM progression for pull-ups (6 pull-ups every minute on the minute for 10 minutes 3-4 times a week)
6. EMOM progression for push-ups (4 push-ups every minute on the minute for 10 minutes 4 times a week)
7. Take a Rest Day (Ha! I'm achieving this one right now!)
8. Try a new paleo recipe
9. Calcium supplements every day
10. Drink more agua!
11. Get a new phone
12. Get more rest - at least 8 hours a night.

That's all I got for today. Tomorrow I'll post last week's workouts in detail, but for tonight I have to work. (Boo, work. Yuck.)



Probably I deserve this for working late tonight?