Finally over flu

Went back to Crossfit yesterday for the first time in 2 weeks.  I was afraid I would cough my way through it, but once I got warmed up, I felt fine. 

200

I guess 200 was my next goal, but I won't feel like I've made it until I'm under 200

200.5

Hoping to go back to CrossFit tomorrow.  Right now I still can't take a deep breath without coughing, so we'll see. 

201.5

Finally over the flu, but still have some lingering chest congestion.  Not sure if this weight drop will hold or if it's just a temporary side effect of being sick.

203.5

Being sick is working for me

Got sick

I started feeling a bit sick on Tuesday and it probably didn't help that I'd just done the Murph.  Yesterday and today have been bad, mostly because Jenny and Owen are also sick and I was up until 5am with Owen last night.  So I think one good night of sleep will finish off this cold.

205.5

Sore and tired still from yesterday's WOD, but hopefully I recover enough for tomorrow's WOD.

"Murph" time - 66:09

Probably the hardest 66 minutes of physical activity in my life, but it felt great to finish.

I did all of the pull ups with a blue/medium band, which I was pretty happy about.  I figured I would have to go to a heavier band or maybe even jumping pull ups, but I was able to gut it out. 

The push-ups got ugly.  I didn't go to my knees, but they did get shallower and shallower as time went on.  I kept pretty good form on all of the squats.  I did stand on the edge of the mats to get a heel lift towards the 2nd half of the squats.

First linked kipping pull ups

I did my first linked/unbroken kipping pull ups.  I did 6.  This was the first WOD where I did all the pull ups without a band and I did all the DUs (I can't link those together yet, I have to go double/single/double).

skill: push ups by metronome (3 seconds down, hold 1 second, fast up, then hold 1 second at top)

strength: bench press

WOD:
10 min AMRAP ladder
(starting with 1 rep of each, then adding a rep each round)
wall ball
pull ups
KB swings
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10 Double Unders after each set

then 100 abmat situps to finish.

I did 6+1 rounds.

207

Had a pretty heavy leg workout yesterday, which often makes my weight go up or at least hold steady, so I was surprised at the weight loss.  I guess eating Paleo does show that wheat/dairy/etc makes me retain some weight.

Not only did I feel better working our yesterday, but I wasn't as sore as I expected today.  I was feeling energetic, so I went for a run.  Did 3 miles in about 33 minutes, which I was happy with since my legs felt dead from the start.

I need to work on the mental side of running, because I can run much faster when I focus, but I zone out and revert back to a shuffling jog.

208.5

Felt pretty good today.  I think I don't do well with too many nuts in my diet, so that first day was pretty almond heavy and that was probably the cause of my difficult transition. 

Today's WOD
skill: rope climb and then...
plank/Burpee/rope climb fartlek race

strength: OH Squat

WOD:
Bear Complex

We had to do 7 reps for 8 rounds.  Once you started the first rep, you couldn't put the bar down until you finished the 7th, and you had to add weight each round until you couldn't finish a round.  I did 7 rounds and got to a max weight of 85 lbs, but that took so long that I didn't attempt an 8th round.  It was a good high rep/low weight workout, which is what I feel I benefit most from at this point.

209 - January Paleo challenge

I ate mostly Paleo yesterday.  Didn't really feel great, but there is always an adjustment period.