A true classic. I also hail from Cincinnati, and it has something to do with the Bengals, eh? But, I don't care about that. This song blasted over the speakers last Saturday at the 2nd Voice of America (VOA) Crossfit games, sponsored by my current box, Crossfit Cornerstone. And as I understand it, it was a huge success! The day consisted of a Masters (above 40 division), an open (anyone), and the Firebreathers (elite), divided by men and women. I won't go into detail about all of the events (running up a huge hill with a 50-70 lb sand bag, burpees/front squats, cleans, pull ups, push ups, double unders, snatches, sit ups), but there were 3 sections and each event lasted less than 15 min/piece. It was a very intense, but drawn out day. There were about 100 competitors, at all levels. I saw a woman in her 50s, a boy in his teens, and plenty of people in between. I came as a spectator and cheerleader. It was immensely fun to cheer on fellow Cornerstone crossfitters and to see the expanded community of Crossfit participants. The day was gorgeous, and it is really something to see a woman clean a new weight and do a happy dance in the middle of the competition. I would say they all pushed themselves to the point of almost puking and new physical feats. In the future, when I have children, I want them to not only participate in team sports (it's good to feel humiliated once in a while and learn about teamwork), but also individual sports. It's how adults mostly compete in the real world, and it really builds a sense of confidence and comradery. They also had a Passion 4 Paleo booth there selling delicious food, free massages, frozen yogurt, and a yoga booth. I hope to go to this event (as both a spectator and competitor, one day) for many years to come.
Today, I went to Crossfit and the WOD was similar to the first event from Saturday:
Warm up: 800m run/10 wall walks/15 strict pull ups/15 strict dips 15:00 cap
**I completed 5 REAL wall walks, and I felt so much stronger. I am not as afraid of falling anymore, and I used to only be able to go up from the push up and just stay there for about a half a second. I did "strict" dips with a band, but didn't go all the way up. I require too many bands at this point. Plus, it's hard to get into those things, alone! Didn't get to the strict dips.
Then we did a 21-15-9 with a 10:00 cap: sandbag front squats/lateral burpees
Followed by a 10:00 squat hold.
It doesn't seem like a lot, but I didn't finish my last 4 burpees, and I barely laterally jumped. I stepped over, a lot. I Rxed with a 50 lb bag at first, but dropped to 40 lbs for the 2nd and 3rd sets. I easily could have finished (in a class of 5 people, I was the only person not to), but it was freaking hard! And I didn't do as well with my squat hold as I would have liked. The loss of blood to my lower body really made my thighs and insteps scream with burning! But I'm so glad to be into this.
I have really been challenging myself to eat well and not let hunger become a beast the past week or so, and I feel so good about it. I was always that person who would say, I'll just eat half, and end up eating way more. I am not the kind of person who is good at eating just one bite of a delicious dessert, but I can be. I went to Chipotle tonight, and I ordered a bol with no rice. And amazingly, I didn't miss it. It was still delicious and filling.
I am headed to Disney World in a couple of days (eeks on eating healthy, right?), but I am going to be very conscious about "treating" myself seldom, and truly enjoying this treats. I also planned WODs I can do out by the pool in the mornings before we get going. I'm very excited. The vacation part is being away from work and being in Disney World. It's also taking it a little easy on the Crossfit (after all, I won't have as much equipment to use) and splurging now and then. But eating and lazing myself into complete misery will not allow me to enjoy my trip, anyway. And junk food makes me cranky!
Things are definitely looking and staying up!
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