Oh my. The Marnggie. When the description on the FitWit blog is short, you know it's going to be a doozy. And boy, did the Marnggie deliver.
The Marnggie
2, 3, or 4 rounds
30 Rows
20 Slam Balls
Run 400m (5 laps around basketball court; 3 laps around indoor track)
50 pushups
20 burpees
Michelle points to me and says, let's go for three rounds. Okay. Three. I can do three. After our jump rope warm up (which I'm getting better at, thankyouverymuch), I was ready for this workout.
I'd done 30 rows before, and I knew the secret to them was breaking them down into reps that are manageable. After blisters from the last workout with body rows, I was ready to hit them hard. I really wanted to work on upper body strength with this camp, and I was not finding it as hard as it was previously. I was even able to start going for ten in a row before having to rest. (Although, as the workout wore on, that moved more to six, or so.) I got my first 30 in and moved on to the slam balls. Now, I have to say, there is NOTHING better than slam balls when you've had a crap day at work. Just being able to smack that ball down as hard as you can towards the ground, just makes it so satisfying. I even figured out my own little trick for not rounding my back. Don't look down. I tend to keep my torso straight up when I look at a spot on the ceiling when I squat down to get the medicine ball. (Thanks to Jose, for the tip!)
Sad to say, but the laps were the easiest part of this workout. Michelle told me I could do two laps around, instead of the three since I was still walking them. I have to say I was pretty grateful for that. Ever since that mile jaunt we did, my ankle has been a little on the sensitive side.
The first round of pushups and burpees were easy for me. The second round, I was definitely lagging. Joy helped me with the pushups and counted out some with me (even though she was already finished). The burpees I had to break down into reps to get through. Doing reps of five got me through it.
The last round of everything was just brutal. I was huffing and puffing, but I was going to finish all three rounds. I kept asking Michelle for time, I just knew I was going to end up being so close and miss that goal of three rounds. It was getting down the wire, I saw a lot vets finishing. I was going to do this. I was going to hit this awesome goal and feel great. It was down to the burpees and I'm breaking them down into sets of five. I just couldn't spring up from the floor worth a damn. I felt like I was getting slower. I got through the first 10. Just 10 more. I got up to six in the count, and I just about fell over. I had to push through and get the last four. I had to do it. It was going to kill me NOT to do it. Pretty soon, I was on eight. Just two more. Two more I could do. I was struggling to hold form, but I got to nine. I just couldn't make my arms bend to get down on the floor. They just stopped working. I pleaded with my body, please please work. I need to finish this. I need to kick ass and go home feeling like I really accomplished something this week. Finally, my arms bent and I was doing the last burpee.
TIME! I screamed it. I was so happy. I did all three rounds with a time of 34:47. I was sweating like a pig and I'm pretty sure my face was a nice shade of fuchsia, but I finished. I finished with time to spare.
This week, I wanted to push myself and see how far I could go. I feel like I accomplished that. I can't wait to see what next week holds.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Decatur: Week 3, Day 1 OUTSIDE!
Boy, how excited was I when it was announced the weather was nice enough to have our camp outside! The first time since last camp and we were going to be in the open air. (No offense, Decatur High, but your gym... well, it smells like a gym.) Then Michelle announced what the workout was the dreaded 1.7 mile. Okay, it wasn't so dreaded to me since I'd never done it before. But I do have to admit, that it sounded a tad daunting. Around the track is one thing, but outside. Up a hill? Say what now?
At first, I almost had an easy out. Michelle needed a time keeper since she couldn't be in two places at once. I volunteered since I wasn't sure I was ready for a 1.7 mile jaunt up two huge ass hills. I'm sure my selfless sacrifice didn't go unnoticed, and for a little while I was the timekeeper. Then, Tina showed up and since she was going to do it in the am camp the next day, I was off the hook and on for the run. (Damn!)
Michelle laid out route, and it didn't seem too bad at first. Up a smidge of a hill, turn left, go mostly down hill for two turns and then up another hill and down to the finish. HA! LIES! Okay, so the beginning wasn't that bad. I even started to jog a little. That soon stopped on the cold, hard and unforgiving cement sidewalk. Ouch! So, I moved onto a brisk pace that had me at the back of the pack. Since I was given the grace of only going around and cutting through the parking lot, I figured I could go hard and get there without being lapped. ('Cause some of those people– Nan, I'm talking to you– they run FAST!) So, there I was huffing and puffing along. I get around the corner, and sure enough, it is downhill a little. I'm okay. People are looking at me funny, but I keep my head up and keep on going. Down the next hill towards the parking lot. I get to the parking lot, and I'm thinking, I feel okay. Why don't I keep going? I'm using the barometer of being lapped as my guideline. I haven't seen anyone, so I know that I've got some time before they catch up to me and I straggle in last. I'm about halfway up this massive hill, and I hear faintly behind me, "Go Anda go!" It's Michelle cheering me on, and I swear that gives me my little boost. I can see the traffic light at Howard where I'm supposed to turn left. I'm trucking as fast as I can. And talking to myself. I'm pretty sure I looked insane. But I was gonna make it up that damn hill.
The traffic light is there! I made it! Now it's just straight through on flat ground until the next left. Then, downhill. I truck by the Decatur High School parking lot.
(And the nice raised flowerbeds!) I keep checking behind me. No one's lapped me yet. I might not be the last person through the finish on this one! Then, I hear footsteps behind me. Fast footsteps. I've come to the turn where it's all downhill. I threw a look over my shoulder, it's Nan! Nan the fastest runner we have! She's gaining on me. God help me, I'm breaking into a run. I'm gonna finish close, dammit! So, I'm jogging as fast as the concrete will let me go (downhill, mind you) and Nan passes me. (Of course.) But I'm going to keep going. Michelle runs up to greet me and helps me jog the rest of the way in. I did it! I made it ALL the way around! One whole lap, and I'M NOT LAST! I did it in 15 minutes and 16 seconds. .85 of a mile in 15 minutes. Uphill two ways, too!
I was seriously proud of myself. I remember a time just in November where it took me half an hour to walk a whole mile. Now, I did almost a whole mile in half the time. Even Michelle was impressed at my performance tonight. I walked away under a beautiful night sky proud of myself.
At first, I almost had an easy out. Michelle needed a time keeper since she couldn't be in two places at once. I volunteered since I wasn't sure I was ready for a 1.7 mile jaunt up two huge ass hills. I'm sure my selfless sacrifice didn't go unnoticed, and for a little while I was the timekeeper. Then, Tina showed up and since she was going to do it in the am camp the next day, I was off the hook and on for the run. (Damn!)
Michelle laid out route, and it didn't seem too bad at first. Up a smidge of a hill, turn left, go mostly down hill for two turns and then up another hill and down to the finish. HA! LIES! Okay, so the beginning wasn't that bad. I even started to jog a little. That soon stopped on the cold, hard and unforgiving cement sidewalk. Ouch! So, I moved onto a brisk pace that had me at the back of the pack. Since I was given the grace of only going around and cutting through the parking lot, I figured I could go hard and get there without being lapped. ('Cause some of those people– Nan, I'm talking to you– they run FAST!) So, there I was huffing and puffing along. I get around the corner, and sure enough, it is downhill a little. I'm okay. People are looking at me funny, but I keep my head up and keep on going. Down the next hill towards the parking lot. I get to the parking lot, and I'm thinking, I feel okay. Why don't I keep going? I'm using the barometer of being lapped as my guideline. I haven't seen anyone, so I know that I've got some time before they catch up to me and I straggle in last. I'm about halfway up this massive hill, and I hear faintly behind me, "Go Anda go!" It's Michelle cheering me on, and I swear that gives me my little boost. I can see the traffic light at Howard where I'm supposed to turn left. I'm trucking as fast as I can. And talking to myself. I'm pretty sure I looked insane. But I was gonna make it up that damn hill.
The traffic light is there! I made it! Now it's just straight through on flat ground until the next left. Then, downhill. I truck by the Decatur High School parking lot.
(And the nice raised flowerbeds!) I keep checking behind me. No one's lapped me yet. I might not be the last person through the finish on this one! Then, I hear footsteps behind me. Fast footsteps. I've come to the turn where it's all downhill. I threw a look over my shoulder, it's Nan! Nan the fastest runner we have! She's gaining on me. God help me, I'm breaking into a run. I'm gonna finish close, dammit! So, I'm jogging as fast as the concrete will let me go (downhill, mind you) and Nan passes me. (Of course.) But I'm going to keep going. Michelle runs up to greet me and helps me jog the rest of the way in. I did it! I made it ALL the way around! One whole lap, and I'M NOT LAST! I did it in 15 minutes and 16 seconds. .85 of a mile in 15 minutes. Uphill two ways, too!
I was seriously proud of myself. I remember a time just in November where it took me half an hour to walk a whole mile. Now, I did almost a whole mile in half the time. Even Michelle was impressed at my performance tonight. I walked away under a beautiful night sky proud of myself.
FitWit has turned up the HEAT in Grant Park!
Is it just me? FitWit has turned the HEAT on and they are kicking my butt. Week 3 is off to a intense start. Monday we did my favorite.......RUNNING!! LOL!! My group ran the entire camp and by the time we finished I was ready to go home. I can see the progress that I have made from the very beginning of camp until now. I am able to jog 1/2 lap and then walk for a bit then jog the rest. I have a goal that I am working on and I want to be able to jog the entire lap by the end of this camp. When jogging around the track, I try to set goals for myself to reach before I stop. Setting these landmarks help me to push until I reach that spot. I have met several non-FitWit members that encouraged me and asked me questions about the program. One lady made the comment that she could NEVER jog the entire time. My answer was that you have to Make an Effort and Not an Excuse and that you have to start somewhere. I told her about my blog and encourage her to check out how FitWit has HELPED ME! I don't think that that I was able to jog 100 meters before I started FitWit, but I am challenging myself and setting those goals and know that I will be able to jog the entire lap soon.
I am really enjoying the outside weather. I feel free and hearing nature between my huffing and puffing is GREAT!!! I feel GOOD when I know that I am striving to do my BEST and not making an excuse.
JCE
I am really enjoying the outside weather. I feel free and hearing nature between my huffing and puffing is GREAT!!! I feel GOOD when I know that I am striving to do my BEST and not making an excuse.
JCE
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Bring on the Ice in Grant Park
Well, we are done with week 2 and my body is sore. Ice has become my best friend. I think that my body has been put into shock again.
On Thursday we did the Tour of Jackson High School. They set up shop in the gym and then we moved through the school for 40 minutes. We stopped in cafeteria for table dips and bench squats. We ran the stairs and did jumps against the wall. We moved upstairs hallway for running/slides and band work. We had partners and while one of us was running the never ending lap the other was doing band work. This was the part that I thought that they left me upstairs alone when I was jogging the never ending lap. I think that I turned about 8 corners and there was still more hallway to go down. I got nervous for a moment and thought that I was left up there alone. I did not realize that Jackson High was that BIG. It is certainly bigger than the high school I attended(Shiloh High School). I missed a few mins with the group because I was still jogging upstairs. We were almost done and Josh had us to hold up the wall. I thought that it was doing fine on its own, but I guess it needed the help of FitWit! We were in a squat position with out backs against the wall for 30 secs...I think and round 2 was for 45 seconds. If you read my blogs before then those seconds seems like a lifetime when your legs are burning. Thought we were done....think again....it was time for 50 jumping jacks(I think)......still not done....we finished it off with a lap. During this workout, I was able to meet another vet, Carla, and we had a few things in common. We both recently got sisterlocks and her knees were hurting. It was great to meet someone new and realized that you share a few things.........I think that she is a regular 9:30am campers. That is the GREAT part about FitWit is that you are able to bond with others and it feels like family. We ALL have one GOAL in COMMON...We want be healthy and part of being healthy is regular exercise. I want to live as long as GOD allows me and I need to make sure that I do things that I have control over to keep me here. I feel that if I continue to eat and not exercise then I am cutting days off of my life. My life is changed and I see the importance of doing what it takes to be healthy. It is sad that many activities that we do revolve around food. Parties, socials, meetings........we have have food at them. I am having a Home Interior decorating party and Scentsy(check out my website at www.sensualillusion.scentsy.us) at my house next week and the menu is a salad bar. I am going to make a BIG SALAD and allow my guest to pick and choose things that they want to add to their salad. I think that it is a new start and I must not compromise what I am doing for others to join me at my home. If I brought all those other things then at the end they would be left there....and I would end up eating them later.............It is a way for my friends to see the journey that I am taking and invite them to join me. I have several members at my church that have started working out and making better choices. We encourage each other on the new path that we are taking.
TGIF!!!!! Friday we were outside and is cold. I have started my warm up lap a few minutes before so that I can keep up with the group. I started my warm of lap and made it back by the time the class started. I jogged in place to keep warm until the group came back. Bwaa worked us around the track and then we started the Tabata. Working for 20 seconds and resting for 10 seconds for 8 rounds of pushups, situps, squats and runs. We had to record of lowest score. My highest number of push-ups was 3 and I fell on my face several times. For sits-ups was 4, and 5 for squats. My knee started to really bother me by the time that we got to the squats. Working for 20 seconds seems like a short period of time, but try it and it seems like an hour when your muscles are burning and you are doing all it takes to keep moving. Bwaa was motivating us as we increase the number of rounds. Trying to let is take our minds off the physical pain and focus on your goal. When I was doing those sit-ups, I was waking up muscles that I did not know that I even had. My pastor said in a message on Sunday that we all abs/6-packs, but some just have EXTRA covering.........LOL!!! Well, even though I am not able to see mine, I can sure tell you that they exist. We ended Friday with a game and my team (Team C) tied with Team B. I really like doing games and I have been thankful to have wonderful team mates. I feel that I am working my best so that I don't let my team down.
I can't believe that we are headed to week 3. A newbie asked me if I felt that the workouts were easier since this is my 2nd camp. NO, I feel that some exercises are easier, but overall I am still challenged each day. I can see the progress that I have made over the past 8 wks. In fact, I was able to do a burpee in slow motion on Friday. I have moved from doing push-ups on the wall to on my knees. I am going at a slower pace, but I am doing them. I feel that if it is easy then I am not working hard enough and should push a bit harder.
I am excited about week 3 and all the new things that we are doing.
JCE
"A man that falls down gets up faster than a man who lies down" -Unknown
On Thursday we did the Tour of Jackson High School. They set up shop in the gym and then we moved through the school for 40 minutes. We stopped in cafeteria for table dips and bench squats. We ran the stairs and did jumps against the wall. We moved upstairs hallway for running/slides and band work. We had partners and while one of us was running the never ending lap the other was doing band work. This was the part that I thought that they left me upstairs alone when I was jogging the never ending lap. I think that I turned about 8 corners and there was still more hallway to go down. I got nervous for a moment and thought that I was left up there alone. I did not realize that Jackson High was that BIG. It is certainly bigger than the high school I attended(Shiloh High School). I missed a few mins with the group because I was still jogging upstairs. We were almost done and Josh had us to hold up the wall. I thought that it was doing fine on its own, but I guess it needed the help of FitWit! We were in a squat position with out backs against the wall for 30 secs...I think and round 2 was for 45 seconds. If you read my blogs before then those seconds seems like a lifetime when your legs are burning. Thought we were done....think again....it was time for 50 jumping jacks(I think)......still not done....we finished it off with a lap. During this workout, I was able to meet another vet, Carla, and we had a few things in common. We both recently got sisterlocks and her knees were hurting. It was great to meet someone new and realized that you share a few things.........I think that she is a regular 9:30am campers. That is the GREAT part about FitWit is that you are able to bond with others and it feels like family. We ALL have one GOAL in COMMON...We want be healthy and part of being healthy is regular exercise. I want to live as long as GOD allows me and I need to make sure that I do things that I have control over to keep me here. I feel that if I continue to eat and not exercise then I am cutting days off of my life. My life is changed and I see the importance of doing what it takes to be healthy. It is sad that many activities that we do revolve around food. Parties, socials, meetings........we have have food at them. I am having a Home Interior decorating party and Scentsy(check out my website at www.sensualillusion.scentsy.us) at my house next week and the menu is a salad bar. I am going to make a BIG SALAD and allow my guest to pick and choose things that they want to add to their salad. I think that it is a new start and I must not compromise what I am doing for others to join me at my home. If I brought all those other things then at the end they would be left there....and I would end up eating them later.............It is a way for my friends to see the journey that I am taking and invite them to join me. I have several members at my church that have started working out and making better choices. We encourage each other on the new path that we are taking.
TGIF!!!!! Friday we were outside and is cold. I have started my warm up lap a few minutes before so that I can keep up with the group. I started my warm of lap and made it back by the time the class started. I jogged in place to keep warm until the group came back. Bwaa worked us around the track and then we started the Tabata. Working for 20 seconds and resting for 10 seconds for 8 rounds of pushups, situps, squats and runs. We had to record of lowest score. My highest number of push-ups was 3 and I fell on my face several times. For sits-ups was 4, and 5 for squats. My knee started to really bother me by the time that we got to the squats. Working for 20 seconds seems like a short period of time, but try it and it seems like an hour when your muscles are burning and you are doing all it takes to keep moving. Bwaa was motivating us as we increase the number of rounds. Trying to let is take our minds off the physical pain and focus on your goal. When I was doing those sit-ups, I was waking up muscles that I did not know that I even had. My pastor said in a message on Sunday that we all abs/6-packs, but some just have EXTRA covering.........LOL!!! Well, even though I am not able to see mine, I can sure tell you that they exist. We ended Friday with a game and my team (Team C) tied with Team B. I really like doing games and I have been thankful to have wonderful team mates. I feel that I am working my best so that I don't let my team down.
I can't believe that we are headed to week 3. A newbie asked me if I felt that the workouts were easier since this is my 2nd camp. NO, I feel that some exercises are easier, but overall I am still challenged each day. I can see the progress that I have made over the past 8 wks. In fact, I was able to do a burpee in slow motion on Friday. I have moved from doing push-ups on the wall to on my knees. I am going at a slower pace, but I am doing them. I feel that if it is easy then I am not working hard enough and should push a bit harder.
I am excited about week 3 and all the new things that we are doing.
JCE
"A man that falls down gets up faster than a man who lies down" -Unknown
Friday, March 5, 2010
Decatur: End of Week 2.
Strangely enough, after a miserable start, Week 2 ended up on a pretty high note. Although, Monday's workout was tough, I managed to have a bit of a breakthrough. During our week break between camps, I sought out One Step At A Time. I finally got myself fitting for some real running/walking shoes. They felt so great, I decided to take a chance. I took off the ankle braces. And lo and behold... I could jump rope. Not easily, but I did it! And I could go fast!
So, I was psyched when our warm up on Tuesday was jump rope. I could do it! Finally! I almost got a double-under in there, too. I was on fire! No really, my legs... they were on fire! But I did it and no horrible shooting pain coming from my arch and heel going up my calf. It was the TKO workout, remixed. (No sprints this time. Thank goodness for small favors.) We kept score overall, and while I wasn't happy with my number, I was thrilled with my jump rope.
The week kept moving on and by Thursday, it was time for a new routine I have now dubbed, the jailhouse workout. You think I'm kidding, but I'm pretty sure I saw these moves back when Oz was still on HBO. The warm up was a bit of a shakeup, but it was fun. I even managed to get some mountain climbers in there without too much pain. Then onto the main workout, it was a beast.
30 - 25 – 20 – 15 – 10 – 5 reps of the following for time:
incline pushups – prisoner squats – rows
It looks so benign all typed out. Yeah, those pushups, squats and rows, those are 30 of them, followed by 25, followed by 20. Not of each, of ALL the exercises. I thought for sure my arms were going to collapse on the incline pushups. I was just envisioning landing straight on my face from the bench we were using and breaking my damn nose. I just knew it was going to happen. Surprisingly it didn't, but I did ask Michelle to stand on the other end to make sure I wasn't going to faceplant. It was one tough workout, but I made it to the end before time was called. (A rarity for me, really.) Managed to wrap the whole thing up: Anda 25:08. (Yay me!)
Friday brought out the fun workout day. I got to moonlight in the morning camp and had a great time. Stacy's always so enthusiastic in the morning, it's hard not to catch it. It was early in the day, so I decided I was going to take a chance on Friday. During the workout, I managed to not only do 100 jumping jacks, I did 50 mountain climbers and I didn't cry once! Or have to stop because of pain in my calves! For the first time in my FitWit history, I only had to have ONE SUB! One! (No squat jumps for me, yet, but I'm getting there!)
Even though I felt like I'd failed at FitWit after Monday's workout, I really felt as if I'd made some serious strides by the end of the week. I'd seen that FitWit could reduce my size in jeans, but I really feel as if I'm improving my overall fitness level with each week. Maybe setting that goal of jogging all the way through warm up by week 6 isn't so far off as I'd thought.
So, I was psyched when our warm up on Tuesday was jump rope. I could do it! Finally! I almost got a double-under in there, too. I was on fire! No really, my legs... they were on fire! But I did it and no horrible shooting pain coming from my arch and heel going up my calf. It was the TKO workout, remixed. (No sprints this time. Thank goodness for small favors.) We kept score overall, and while I wasn't happy with my number, I was thrilled with my jump rope.
The week kept moving on and by Thursday, it was time for a new routine I have now dubbed, the jailhouse workout. You think I'm kidding, but I'm pretty sure I saw these moves back when Oz was still on HBO. The warm up was a bit of a shakeup, but it was fun. I even managed to get some mountain climbers in there without too much pain. Then onto the main workout, it was a beast.
30 - 25 – 20 – 15 – 10 – 5 reps of the following for time:
incline pushups – prisoner squats – rows
It looks so benign all typed out. Yeah, those pushups, squats and rows, those are 30 of them, followed by 25, followed by 20. Not of each, of ALL the exercises. I thought for sure my arms were going to collapse on the incline pushups. I was just envisioning landing straight on my face from the bench we were using and breaking my damn nose. I just knew it was going to happen. Surprisingly it didn't, but I did ask Michelle to stand on the other end to make sure I wasn't going to faceplant. It was one tough workout, but I made it to the end before time was called. (A rarity for me, really.) Managed to wrap the whole thing up: Anda 25:08. (Yay me!)
Friday brought out the fun workout day. I got to moonlight in the morning camp and had a great time. Stacy's always so enthusiastic in the morning, it's hard not to catch it. It was early in the day, so I decided I was going to take a chance on Friday. During the workout, I managed to not only do 100 jumping jacks, I did 50 mountain climbers and I didn't cry once! Or have to stop because of pain in my calves! For the first time in my FitWit history, I only had to have ONE SUB! One! (No squat jumps for me, yet, but I'm getting there!)
Even though I felt like I'd failed at FitWit after Monday's workout, I really felt as if I'd made some serious strides by the end of the week. I'd seen that FitWit could reduce my size in jeans, but I really feel as if I'm improving my overall fitness level with each week. Maybe setting that goal of jogging all the way through warm up by week 6 isn't so far off as I'd thought.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Ruth at Grant Park
Well, after the mile on Monday with those heel climbs....I thought that I was never going to get out of my car when I got home. I was HURTING from head to toe. Then on Tuesday we had the Ruth. Ruth made me think of my grandmother that lost the battle to cancer in 1998. RIP Granny. I just knew that she was going to be with me for the workout....and she was......PAIN and ALL. I was joking with another campers and staying that she was haunting me for all those times that I did not come to visit. The modified Ruth for me consisted of
For time:
100 lunge steps
40 push-ups w/overhead claps
200 single jumps
25 mountain climbers each leg
25 jumping jacks
20 wall balls
400m run
I was able to do one round at 37.36 . My knees started to hurt so bad that Trevor modified the wall balls to 10 instead of 20. THEY WERE ON FIRE!!!!! I only did 2 laps b/c of time.
That night was the first time that I wanted to give up. The lunges were getting harder and harder by second. I am now doing push ups the regular way and they are much harder than the ones on the wall. My shoulders were burning and shaking as I was pushing up. I was able to do 4 push-ups in a row. After doing about 20, it seems like my hands weighed a 100 pounds when I was lifting them up to clap. I try to stay focused when I am working out and not think too much, but this workout I did not have to think... I was feeling the PAIN! Sweat was dripping off me like someone poured a keg of water on me after a victory game. I got upset with myself and feel that at times I need to push a little bit harder and that I need this more than anything. I am still working on my motivation at home and my nights off. I have to make this work for me. I have a goal that I am trying to reach and I got to kick it into gear.
I was seeing my chiropractor on a weekly until last week. I can tell the difference. In fact, I called him and told him that I was going to see him starting back on next week. My body did not feel the way that it is feeling now. I had pain but not at this intense. I am somewhat ready for tonight (Thursday) my knee feels a bit better. I have been icing it when I get home and tried to rest it on yesterday. It did not bother me this morning when I went down the stairs. We will see what happens.
I bet that this will be one that we will do again to see if our time changed.....I thought that Victoria was rough until I meet Ruth....LOL!!
JCE
For time:
100 lunge steps
40 push-ups w/overhead claps
200 single jumps
25 mountain climbers each leg
25 jumping jacks
20 wall balls
400m run
I was able to do one round at 37.36 . My knees started to hurt so bad that Trevor modified the wall balls to 10 instead of 20. THEY WERE ON FIRE!!!!! I only did 2 laps b/c of time.
That night was the first time that I wanted to give up. The lunges were getting harder and harder by second. I am now doing push ups the regular way and they are much harder than the ones on the wall. My shoulders were burning and shaking as I was pushing up. I was able to do 4 push-ups in a row. After doing about 20, it seems like my hands weighed a 100 pounds when I was lifting them up to clap. I try to stay focused when I am working out and not think too much, but this workout I did not have to think... I was feeling the PAIN! Sweat was dripping off me like someone poured a keg of water on me after a victory game. I got upset with myself and feel that at times I need to push a little bit harder and that I need this more than anything. I am still working on my motivation at home and my nights off. I have to make this work for me. I have a goal that I am trying to reach and I got to kick it into gear.
I was seeing my chiropractor on a weekly until last week. I can tell the difference. In fact, I called him and told him that I was going to see him starting back on next week. My body did not feel the way that it is feeling now. I had pain but not at this intense. I am somewhat ready for tonight (Thursday) my knee feels a bit better. I have been icing it when I get home and tried to rest it on yesterday. It did not bother me this morning when I went down the stairs. We will see what happens.
I bet that this will be one that we will do again to see if our time changed.....I thought that Victoria was rough until I meet Ruth....LOL!!
JCE
Decatur: 4 rounds of what now?
Monday was the first time I have ever left a FitWit workout with my head hung in shame. I was so disappointed in myself that I seriously thought about quitting. It sounds totally melodramatic, but it was the first time I saw a workout and felt that there was nothing in it I could do.
It's Worth the Weight- 3 or 4 rounds for time:
3 laps (400 m run)
30 weighted squats w/KB(s) or bar(s) (only 20 reps for w = 25lb+ and m = 40lb+)
50 weighted walking lunges
200 jump rope singles
10 burpees
All I kept thinking was, I worked so hard to take this weight off my poor body and now you want me to put it back on AND work out with it? But the worst of it was, the jump rope. It's been the only thing to elude me completely (other than being able to do jumping jacks). I just can't do jump rope fast. I lose my count, my coordination, and the shooting pain that goes down the back of my heels when I land. It all adds up to a trying time with the ropes. I finally had to call out for a sub. I know Michelle wanted me to do something with jumping it, but I didn't have the will to finish it. I had to sub out with just plain squats.
I got through the laps, walking, but I got through them. The weighted squats I did okay with, but my knee was screaming by the end of them. The walking lunges, those were a special torture for me. My knees just wanted me to stop. I felt all that extra weight from the bars just pulling me down. I saw exactly how much damage the weight has done to my body with those lunges. My knees, my ankles, me feet... everything hurt. I made it through the 50, but I have to say, I was really slow with them. My form was definitely less than perfect and I had to be stopped more than once by Michelle to correct my stance and how I was holding the weighted bar. It was a struggle. And the jump rope, well, you can imagine how that went. Jam stayed with me and was a good cheerleader, but my knees and feet were just not listening.
By the end of all those exercises, I had to do the beginner burpees. I just had no energy left and I felt so down by then. I was "hitting the wall" at full force. Everything I did just got slower and slower. By the time I got to the beginning of round two I felt like I was walking through molasses. I had no energy and my feet felt like two blocks of cement. Every time Michelle called out the time, I just got slower and slower. I made it through the three laps and got all of two weighted squats in before time was called. I made it exactly 1.1 rounds out of 4.
I felt horrible. I felt like I failed at FitWit for the very first time.
It wasn't until I talked to my fellow FitWitt-ers the next night did I realize how had that workout was. Tena even compared it to Victoria, saying it was her new most disliked workout. And my ever-enthusiastic morning camper buddy, Michelle said it was a tough one for her, too. I still am not terribly proud of how I did on that workout, but I'm no longer desolate about it.
It's Worth the Weight- 3 or 4 rounds for time:
3 laps (400 m run)
30 weighted squats w/KB(s) or bar(s) (only 20 reps for w = 25lb+ and m = 40lb+)
50 weighted walking lunges
200 jump rope singles
10 burpees
All I kept thinking was, I worked so hard to take this weight off my poor body and now you want me to put it back on AND work out with it? But the worst of it was, the jump rope. It's been the only thing to elude me completely (other than being able to do jumping jacks). I just can't do jump rope fast. I lose my count, my coordination, and the shooting pain that goes down the back of my heels when I land. It all adds up to a trying time with the ropes. I finally had to call out for a sub. I know Michelle wanted me to do something with jumping it, but I didn't have the will to finish it. I had to sub out with just plain squats.
I got through the laps, walking, but I got through them. The weighted squats I did okay with, but my knee was screaming by the end of them. The walking lunges, those were a special torture for me. My knees just wanted me to stop. I felt all that extra weight from the bars just pulling me down. I saw exactly how much damage the weight has done to my body with those lunges. My knees, my ankles, me feet... everything hurt. I made it through the 50, but I have to say, I was really slow with them. My form was definitely less than perfect and I had to be stopped more than once by Michelle to correct my stance and how I was holding the weighted bar. It was a struggle. And the jump rope, well, you can imagine how that went. Jam stayed with me and was a good cheerleader, but my knees and feet were just not listening.
By the end of all those exercises, I had to do the beginner burpees. I just had no energy left and I felt so down by then. I was "hitting the wall" at full force. Everything I did just got slower and slower. By the time I got to the beginning of round two I felt like I was walking through molasses. I had no energy and my feet felt like two blocks of cement. Every time Michelle called out the time, I just got slower and slower. I made it through the three laps and got all of two weighted squats in before time was called. I made it exactly 1.1 rounds out of 4.
I felt horrible. I felt like I failed at FitWit for the very first time.
It wasn't until I talked to my fellow FitWitt-ers the next night did I realize how had that workout was. Tena even compared it to Victoria, saying it was her new most disliked workout. And my ever-enthusiastic morning camper buddy, Michelle said it was a tough one for her, too. I still am not terribly proud of how I did on that workout, but I'm no longer desolate about it.
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