With Christmas only 2 days away, I'm finding that setting aside time for me and my workouts a challenge. Family commitments, dinner parties, and more opportunities to deviate me from my fitness program, its a battle every day. That being said, I'm doing my best to make sure I still find time to get my workouts in... even if it means being late for the occasional dinner engagement (sorry Christie ;-).
Yesterday's workout at
Crossfit Langley
was amazing. I think part of the reason I had so much energy is the simple fact that I ate a bunch of pasta the night before. If you don't know me, I follow the Paleo diet and haven't had pasta or bread for nearly 12-months. (a little secret for you... it was awesome!) LOL! Felt like I could keep going and going all day. I guess my muscles were depleted on glycogen or something, because eating that pasta was like giving me a shot of adrenaline.
The workout consisted of the following:
Warm-up: 3 Rounds
- 15 x 20" box step ups;
- 20 x double unders;
- 5 x pull-ups.
Strength/Technique: 5 Rounds(pick a weight that challenges you for 2 reps per set)
- 2 x deadlift at 403lbs;
- 8 x 37.5" box-jumps.
Met-con: 4 rounds(my
time was 7:10
)
- 1:00 min plank hold;
- 12 x knees-to-elbows;
- 15 x pushups.
I was feeling pretty good at the end of the workout and decided to play around and try to find my max box jump height... I capped it at 42.5", but feel confident that I can hit higher with fresh legs. I'll give it a rip next time.
Here's a quick compilation video of the workout:
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