Nutrition, Diet, and Exercise: Notes, Goals, and Resources (these people just keep talking about crossfit)
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It took me about a month to learn how to do it, trying on probably 6 different days. The timing is different then regular jump rope.
It took another few months to get comfortable with it. Now, when I'm fresh I can do about 30 in a row. When I'm super tired I might fail after just 2 in a row.
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I tried to jump rope when I started getting back to this. I suck at normal jump roping. A double under sounds terrifying.
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Our gym did a thing last December,called it DUcember ( dumb I know) - 50 DU's a day and you got a prize at the end if you did it every day..
At the beginning of December I could donky jump like 2-3(which is so exhausting) but I do remember christmas day going out to the garage ( it was FFFFFF'n cold) and that was the first time I was able to link around 15-20-
But its one of the most annoying things in this activity, some days I can do 60 unbroken and other days I can barely do 2-3 at a time
oh the prize was just a f'n "speed rope" (but it does work well)
At the beginning of December I could donky jump like 2-3(which is so exhausting) but I do remember christmas day going out to the garage ( it was FFFFFF'n cold) and that was the first time I was able to link around 15-20-
But its one of the most annoying things in this activity, some days I can do 60 unbroken and other days I can barely do 2-3 at a time
oh the prize was just a f'n "speed rope" (but it does work well)
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Road Guy
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my son was supposed to take weight training as a HS elective, which got cancelled even though they went back to school, but since he didnt do marching band he wanted to do CrossFit (sorry I know) its actually cheaper than HS band.
But he finished his "on ramp" class and I asked him how his first class went and his text reply..
"well we did the stupid wall ball thing"
"then we did the stupid sled pushes"
maybe this will not work out well!
But he finished his "on ramp" class and I asked him how his first class went and his text reply..
"well we did the stupid wall ball thing"
"then we did the stupid sled pushes"
maybe this will not work out well!
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This was our conditioning done at the end of class. One of the trainers is a crazy jiu-jitsu wrestler and the other is a former gymnast. The other two trainers are weight-lifters. So when they work on the class programming it's programed with weight lifting on the front end and conditioning at the end. Unfortunately, the jiu-jitsu coach has been the one responsible for conditioning this week...
Last night conditioning (following a ton of strict press/RDL/hamstring work) was: sled push 200FT/2min, heavy farmers carry 200FT/2min, and heavy ball carry 200FT/2min. So. we had 2 minutes to complete the task, but we had a partner we switched off with, so there was resting, but you wanted to die. The sled killed everyone because of the distance (double what we usually have to do). I was doing the 60lb heavy ball carry, which was super easy to get up/not too difficult, tbh. I want to try the 100lb ball next time, but I'm super worried I'm going to break my fitbit watch with how I have to pop it up.
I hate partner workouts because I'm slow, so I feel like I'm hurting the team. Like, "Sorry that you had to hold that plank and extra 20 seconds, but these burpees are taking me forever!!"
Because of this everyone prefers not to have me as their partner... except for the old slow guy. We make a good (i.e. bad) team.
Because of this everyone prefers not to have me as their partner... except for the old slow guy. We make a good (i.e. bad) team.
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csb
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Luckily our partner WODs have been set up in such a way that no one is really penalized if the partner is slow.
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No ours are usually setup where one person keeps doing something until the other person finishes.
For example:
Person 1: 300m row
Person 2: burpees until person 1 finishes
Person 2: 20 wall balls
Person 1: plank until person 2 finishes
Repeat and switch roles
It SUCKS so much. But it really does push you because your friend hates you so much right now because you're moving too slow.
People typically pair off based on fitness level.
For example:
Person 1: 300m row
Person 2: burpees until person 1 finishes
Person 2: 20 wall balls
Person 1: plank until person 2 finishes
Repeat and switch roles
It SUCKS so much. But it really does push you because your friend hates you so much right now because you're moving too slow.
People typically pair off based on fitness level.
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csb
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Sometimes we rest or sometimes we do a thing that's not awful. Last week we had a 50 foot heavy sled drag, 6 DBall over shoulder, then drag the sled back. During that time the partner was on the air bike for calories and the total score was calories. We actually flew through the workout and realized we could have "won" if we'd taken forever and just racked up calories.
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So I skipped going to the gym on Friday. I got out of work at my actual time (3:30pm) and when I got home the change in the weather hit me and I just...konked out until like 9pm.
I did go to the gym on Saturday. It was with the coach who usually does weekday mornings, but he was covering for the usual Saturday coach. I don't think I did any crazy lifts, it was push press + front squat (I did around 75lbs on both, due to feeling wonky). Also did conditioning. I really like this coach, he was like "Your form has really improved since I last saw you and you're def stronger!" He said that if I hadn't gotten stronger I wouldn't be able to keep such a solid form. So, yay! I might be getting better.
We also talked a lot about nutrition after class, mostly because I was talking about needing to increase my protein and not knowing what to do. He gave me some numbers to aim for, for protein, fat, and carbs, and he said my main goal should just be to focus on increasing my protein right now. He said that by doing that, using lean meats (since I did mention I can't really eat red meat due to triglycerides), that the fat and carb number should fall in line and I should eat as much protein and veggies as I can.
I cooked a ton of chicken breasts and grabbed some salad stuff from costco (feta cheese, spring mix, butter lettuce, tomatoes). I also found some protein bars that are 20g protein, which will help my snacking at work, I think. Main thing is he said to try it for a couple weeks but if after 12-13 days I feel super groggy/not energetic, that I can reassess if I need more carbs or sugars.
I just need to get a battery for my digital scale so I can figure out how much chicken I'm actually cutting.
I did go to the gym on Saturday. It was with the coach who usually does weekday mornings, but he was covering for the usual Saturday coach. I don't think I did any crazy lifts, it was push press + front squat (I did around 75lbs on both, due to feeling wonky). Also did conditioning. I really like this coach, he was like "Your form has really improved since I last saw you and you're def stronger!" He said that if I hadn't gotten stronger I wouldn't be able to keep such a solid form. So, yay! I might be getting better.
We also talked a lot about nutrition after class, mostly because I was talking about needing to increase my protein and not knowing what to do. He gave me some numbers to aim for, for protein, fat, and carbs, and he said my main goal should just be to focus on increasing my protein right now. He said that by doing that, using lean meats (since I did mention I can't really eat red meat due to triglycerides), that the fat and carb number should fall in line and I should eat as much protein and veggies as I can.
I cooked a ton of chicken breasts and grabbed some salad stuff from costco (feta cheese, spring mix, butter lettuce, tomatoes). I also found some protein bars that are 20g protein, which will help my snacking at work, I think. Main thing is he said to try it for a couple weeks but if after 12-13 days I feel super groggy/not energetic, that I can reassess if I need more carbs or sugars.
I just need to get a battery for my digital scale so I can figure out how much chicken I'm actually cutting.
csb
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Welcome to the macro life. We have carbs.
Throwing it out there that if you like salads, eat salads, but if you're all "meh, salad" try other vegetables. Roasting them and having them on hand is super easy. I roasted my veggies for the week on Saturday morning and I'll just add protein to them.
Throwing it out there that if you like salads, eat salads, but if you're all "meh, salad" try other vegetables. Roasting them and having them on hand is super easy. I roasted my veggies for the week on Saturday morning and I'll just add protein to them.
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It's not that I don't like salads, I think I just get bored if they're plain salads? I think the addition of chicken and a little cheese and tomatoes will keep me interested. If I do get bored, I can always make my poblano pepper mix I usually make for enchiladas and use butter lettuce leaves instead of tortilla shells.
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I like putting hard boiled eggs and or chicken in salad both add protein. Chick peas are also a good protein add to salad.
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I think chickpeas have too many carbs? I had salad last night and I realized I liked the salad part (feta + grape tomatoes + spring mix + butter lettuce) more than the chicken part? I think I need to warm the chicken up a little? Idk. Got to keep going!
As all the EB girls know, I have a ****** up left knee (due to training TBs post-track) and the cold weather and lifting higher weights did a bit of a number on it. Body weight squats after back squat were silly: my left knee kept buckling in. Did some cold compress followed with muscle rub and it feel better today. I was going to the gym on Wednesday, but was taking Friday off due to it being my day off/me wanting an easy day, so I'm hoping it'll pop back. Trainer gave me a couple of exercises to help me grip better with my feet when lifting that he said would also help my knee, so I'll keep at it. I'm hoping the extra protein in my diet will also help out.
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Nothing says you have to eat the chicken ON the salad. You can definitely have chicken with a side salad.
Our trainers always tell us to think of your feet being planted and trying to twist out as you squat. You're a torque diagram from Mechanics of Materials. It helps with engaging everything so those knees don't come in. We also do wall squats unweighted every once in a awhile just to check form.
Our trainers always tell us to think of your feet being planted and trying to twist out as you squat. You're a torque diagram from Mechanics of Materials. It helps with engaging everything so those knees don't come in. We also do wall squats unweighted every once in a awhile just to check form.
You mentioning knee cave made me think about this.
This is a really good resource for proper lifting form and how to improve you problems. It's a site called "Squat University". The guy is a PhD physical therapist and former competitive weight lifter. He has SO many good tips and progressions to improve your lifting. I follow his IG and YouTube. He has a couple books too, if you're into that sort of thing.
https://www.instagram.com/Squat_University/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPYQTT20IgzVw92LDvtClw
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