So I’ve been back to CrossFit for a week now and definatly glad I went back, although I still have a lot of work to do. I have to say that I was pretty happy with myself that when I saw the WOD was running I said I was going to go this morning because… I suck at running. And it was evident.
I was actually pretty happy with my first two runs being sub-4min, however, after that I started to get a stitch in side and walked part of it. For the last one I ended up walking back into the gym :-( But I did all for 4 runs!
And now it’s confession time… pizza and mocha :-( The mocha is happening right now, but the iced mocha tastes sooooo good right now. And the last two nights have been pizza as will some meals later today since I have left overs. This is one problem I’ve had in the past that I get so hungry after working out that I binge and end up ordering pizza instead of taking the time to cook something more health. I ask Jason to get me in touch with this guy Jake from the gym who can help out with the nutritional side of stuff. Until then, at least during the week I will continue to follow the same general clean eating guidelines that I picked up from Gary last weekend which I did pretty well with during the week (some dinners excluded).
A couple of roadblock that I noticed this past week… I’m still haven’t quite moved over to the “getting fit” mentality completly. And I’m holding back… this was quite obvious in both the workouts on Thr and Fri. Thr I was going way to light and not commiting to the catch in the Squat Cleans. Yesterday with the Clean & Jerks, I ether should have gone heavier or faster. Again, since it was my first time back to doing these movements I was playing safe… so I good workout, but not a great workout. I pushed thru that stuff today during the first two 800m runs, as there were points where I was almost ready to slow down to a walk but kept up with at least a jog.
Something I think will help me get into the right mind set is come up with a goal (aside from the general overall performance impovement). Right now I’m just going to the classes and doing the WOD. I wanna ask Jason what he recommends I work on. Since I’m the all or nothing type, I’m thinking about trying to make it to the gym twice… once for the WOD and once to do the “practice what you suck at”. A couple areas I know I could use improvement:
- Running
- Situps
- Grip (it is still my weak point for pullups)
- Front Squat / Squat Clean catch position
The question is… where to start?