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June 04, 2010

WOD 6-3-10

For Time

Row 1000 meters, 50 box jumps (24” box), run 800 meters

When I walked into the box and saw this WOD on the white board I wanted to turn around and run back to my car and go home. Running is my weakness! It was then that I gave myself a little pep talk. How am I ever going to get better at running if I don’t do it?! On with the WOD and positive thinking! I completed it in 13:26. I didn’t think I could do it in less than 15 minutes. I was pretty impressed with myself. :-)

Thankfully today is a rest day. I don’t think I could do anything today if I wanted to. *sigh*

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June 03, 2010
I’m super amused that my orange has a butt crack. How can I eat it now!?!

I’m super amused that my orange has a butt crack. How can I eat it now!?!

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June 03, 2010

WOD 6-2-10

First let me start off by saying that Im kind of displeased with myself after lastnight’s WOD. I went a little light and I know I could have gone heavier. With that said here is what went down yesterday:

4 Rounds for time: 6 pull ups 6 ring dips 16 KB one arm snatches (8 each arm) My time was 6:56.

For the pull ups I used two bands, the blue and purple bands which are our smallest, and for the ring dips I used one small band. For the KB snatches I used an 18 lb KB. I probably could have used the 35 lb which is why I am disappointed in myself. It would have effed up my time but I really should be focused on getting stronger rather than my time on WODs like this. That’s hard for me to get through my head because I’ve become so damn competitive. Arrg!

Anyway, I just got word that our gym will be starting a 40 day nutrition challenge starting the 12th of this month. I want to really kick ass with this challenge. I’m a little nervous about it though. Food is my weakness. Especially when it comes to sweets. It is awful! The good news is that when this challenge is over I should be in the best shape of my life. Don’t get me wrong, I follow a fairly strict Zone diet but on the weekends I tend to cheat. That will all be over once the challenge starts. And that’s what makes me nervous!

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June 02, 2010

WOD 6-1-10

WOD is CrossFit speak for Workout of the Day. I will try to post my workouts daily so that I can keep track of my progress.

I’ve been doing CrossFit for three months now. It’s the best workout regimine that I’ve ever done. I’m usually bored by the second month but this program keeps me guessing and keeps me on my toes. www.crossfit.com for more info. I belong to CrossFit West Jax - website: www.fieldhousegym.com. So far I’ve lost 10 lbs, lots of inches and gained a new pant size. Fabulous! If you’re interested in starting, just know that working out alone isn’t going to get you the results you want. Nutrition and working out go hand and hand. The Zone diet or Paleo diet is what most Crossfitters follow. I am a Zone dieter. On with the WOD!

4 Rounds

3 reps max front squat (@135lbs)

Immediately following - 8 box jumps (@ 20” box)

THEN

3 Rounds for Time

8 front squats (@ ~ 80% of max, mine was 95lbs)

Run 400 meters

Times were as follows:

Round 1 - 2:31

Round 2 - 2:20

Round 3 - 2:24

For me, this was a success. I hate running. Lothe it! But lastnight I banged it out. I was super proud of myself and I set a new PR with my max front squat. Rock!

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June 02, 2010
I’m a Louisiana girl - Born and raised in Baton Rouge and New Orleans for most of my life. Now I’m a Florida girl - I live near the beach. Throughout my short 28 years on this earth I have found great solace in the ocean. Being near the water always calms me, relaxes me, makes me feel at home. The reason I’m bringing this up is because of the massive oil leak in the gulf. It sickens me. It’s hard to think about and I try not to, because really, what can I do about it? Apparently there isn’t anything anyone can do about it. But is that really the case? You can’t tell me that with all of the brain power in this world that we can’t figure out how to stop something that we started. You can’t just drill a hole in the earth and not have a back up plan. That’s not how it works. You can’t have such a blatant disregard for wildlife and people that live off of what the gulf provides them to not have a back up plan. No one knows how this is going to end, but I can tell you that it won’t end well. Even if they ‘plug’ the hole tomorrow too much damage has been done. My future children will never be able to enjoy the gulf like I did. The ramifications are beyond me. How long will it take for the wildlife to flourish again? The people who make their living off of the gulf - How long until they will be able to make money again? This economy sucks already and we’ve only made it worse. “We’re only gonna die for our own arrogance” 

I’m a Louisiana girl - Born and raised in Baton Rouge and New Orleans for most of my life. Now I’m a Florida girl - I live near the beach. Throughout my short 28 years on this earth I have found great solace in the ocean. Being near the water always calms me, relaxes me, makes me feel at home.

The reason I’m bringing this up is because of the massive oil leak in the gulf. It sickens me. It’s hard to think about and I try not to, because really, what can I do about it? Apparently there isn’t anything anyone can do about it. But is that really the case? You can’t tell me that with all of the brain power in this world that we can’t figure out how to stop something that we started. You can’t just drill a hole in the earth and not have a back up plan. That’s not how it works. You can’t have such a blatant disregard for wildlife and people that live off of what the gulf provides them to not have a back up plan. No one knows how this is going to end, but I can tell you that it won’t end well. Even if they ‘plug’ the hole tomorrow too much damage has been done. My future children will never be able to enjoy the gulf like I did. The ramifications are beyond me. How long will it take for the wildlife to flourish again? The people who make their living off of the gulf - How long until they will be able to make money again? This economy sucks already and we’ve only made it worse.

“We’re only gonna die for our own arrogance” 

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June 01, 2010
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one forty plus: What's Your Unit?

There’s a question commonly asked within the gambling community from one player to another: “what’s your unit?” Your unit is defined by the amount of money you think in multiples of; if you perceive a thousand dollars as ten sets of 100 dollars, that makes your unit 100 dollars. In college, a…

I should follow this advice. Perhaps I’m “thinking in units that are too big for my bank”. I’m speaking in terms of my career. I’m lucky to be employeed. end.of.story.

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June 01, 2010

Pretty much the best quote ever.

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring”

Happy birthday Marilyn Monroe.

And this is what I live by…