I did a little of this:
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| 30# backward medicine ball toss |
And a lot of this:
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| 50# sandbag get-ups |
Hung with some awesome people while doing it:
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| A fellow CFH comrade (who placed 2nd... yay!) |
And survived - with mere road rash and bruises.
Remember when I did the Barbells for Boobs back in October? I was so proud for stepping outside of my comfort zone. Well I topped that this weekend by doing an actual scaled competition hosted by my crossfit (CFH). Was I a bundle of nerves from the moment I considered doing it? Oh yeah. Did I finish first? No, but then that was not the expectation. I did finish, and not last, which equals a huge success for me!
Here's what we did:
Workout #1
6 ground to shoulder sandbags 50#
65# tire drag
10 elevated push-ups
65# tire pull
X3 rounds
Workout #2
In six minutes...
backward medicine ball toss to the line 30#
as many 50# sandbag get-ups as you can in the time left
Workout #3
As much as you can in five minutes...
6 sumo high pulls 35#
1 push press 50# (total)
6 sumo high pulls 35#
2 push press 50#
...etc.
The top five went on to compete in a brutal... BRUTAL final workout. (I've never been so happy to be mediocre.) And if you think what I did sounds hard, you should've seen what the standard division had to do. Whew!
Now I'm not one for excuses, but I'd like to note that this was my first competition and there were a bunch of overly-energetic 20-something-year-olds bouncing all over the place. There were also a number of women my age, and I was proud to be amongst them all - even those young'uns.
Will I be competing all the time? Likely not, but maybe every now and then for the experience... and to remind myself I'm strong.
There's nothing like spending the day with some awesome people, including very supportive husband and children. And it was a great lesson for my kids that it's not about coming in first... it's about competing and having fun. Though even after explaining that - over and over - they still asked if I came in first. At that point it was easier to just shrug.
Maybe next year's Mother's Day I'll opt for the spa, but this year... this one goes down in the history books. I am woman, hear me roar!
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| Competitors, scaled and standard |
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| Competitors and judges/volunteers |
3 comments:
good heavens girl - you're a machine!
You.Are.Awesome. So I'm feeling kind of weak now for complaining to my husband this morning about having to do 25 squats in my exercise video. I think I got tired just reading what you did. (I'm also very intrigued now by this crossfit thing. It sounds hard but FUN.)
I am woman, hear me roar. I want that quote in my house.
I would honestly consider a quick trip to Houston to join you in CFH part deux. Way to go, my friend--I'll take sweat and squats over a spa anytime!
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