Welcome to my fitness log

I've created this to keep everything to do with my fitness journey in one place for easy reference.
I've listed links to places I visit regularly or places I think are interesting or valuable resources.

I started doing Crossfit September 22nd 2009 and I loved it - it's totally awesome and it made me a better person in so many different ways!

After nearly 4 years of Crossfit and wrist injury I tried a home fitness DVD for a change and something new - Rip 60 was really great and then I found Beachbody / Tony Horton's P90X!
It's THE best home fitness program ever!!!
It changed my body in so many amazing ways and got my cardio fitness, my core and overall strength including push up strength better than ever before!!

I now do many Beachbody programs as they are all so great.
I 'm a big Tony Horton fan because he makes me work hard but makes me laugh at the same time.
After I completed P90X, I did P90X3, P90X2 and some P90X+. I''ve tried other Beachbody programs including the P90, Piyo, Focus T25,
21 Day Fix Extreme, Country Heat, BodyBeast and Insanity, The Aslyum 1 and 2. Completed 21 Day Fix and 22 Min hard Core.

Did some Insanity Max 30 and Core de Force but my knees can't handle jumping every day so I have to mix them in.
Shift shop is great and looking forward to the new 80 Day obsession.

I'm the fittest I've ever been in my life and still getting stronger every day!

Thursday, 29 November 2012

Push ups as per GD day 19

Push ups as per GD day 19

Bar at pin 5

5 reps EMOM for 8 mins

Completed all reps - on empty stomach before breakfast and not a lot of sleep. Got tough at 6 min.

Walking more normally on foot now but still being very cautious with any balance.

Sunday, 25 November 2012

Little something not to upset my foot


Still suffering so wanted to do a little light something that didn’t involve my foot
so..
10 U/H pulldown @ 10kg
10 Abmat situps
10 Abmat back extentions
10 seated press @ 7kg
10 lat pulldown @ 10kg
10 u/h pulldown @ 20kg
10 u/h pulldown @ 22kg
Got the blood pumping and raise my temp a little grin

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Push ups as per GD day 18

Push ups as per GD day 18
Bar at pin 5
3 max sets - rest 4 mins
14 - 13 - 12 - compared to 12 - 11 - 10

My sprained ankle is still pretty bad and i really want to do some more stuff but dont want to be stupid, so 2 days complete rest and see how I feel downer

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Push ups as per GD day 17

Push ups as per GD day 17
Bar at pin 5
4 reps EMOM for 10 mins
Completed all reps

Saturday, 17 November 2012

Pushups as per GD Pullups - Day 16

Pushups as per GD Pullups - Day 16
Max sets x 3 - at bar in rack position 5
4 mins rest
12-11-10
Balancing on one foot because I sprained my ankle on thursday night cry
Only minor thankfully but it will kill my progress for a few weeks I reckon!

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Push ups as per GD day 15

Push ups as per GD day 15

Bar at pin 5

3 reps EMOM for 14 mins

Completed all reps

I did the 3 reps today and it was tougher than the 2's but not too easy so I've decided to stick to pin 5 and try for every other day so I speed things up but try not to skip too many steps - I hope I will benefit in the long run. Going to pin 4 and trying more frequently seemed like not the best idea. If I manage to do every other day and manage all the reps then I'll be going to pin 4 in 3 weeks time so that should be good and thats my goal.

Monday, 12 November 2012

Push ups as per GD day 14

Push ups as per GD day 14

A harder level and so back to 2 reps as per GD - but I’m not sure what kind of jump to harder level I should go for?

Pin 5 - which is 3 inch lower than pin 6.
EMOM 2 reps for 20 mins

Completed all reps with relative ease. So is this pin 5 too easy? Should I go to pin 4 (another 3 inch lower - all the pins in my rack are 3 inch apart).

I’m wondering about doing this push up program twice a week now as I’ve acclimatised to the volume to see if I can speed things up a bit.
Pin 6 doing it only once a week with other wods has taken me just over 13 weeks with no missed reps so at that pace I wont reach the floor for 91 weeks gulp I know I can be impatient but that surely is a long time to do proper full push ups????
So even twice a week that’s 45 weeks!!!

May be pin 4, then pin 2, then 1 as I’m sure it will be getting tough by then and the smaller jumps will be more beneficial???
Or keep the 3 inch / 1 pin increments and do it more frequently ie 4 times a week regardless of other wods??
I could be over thinking it, I could be just being impatient or I’m just in the wood here??
Thoughts any one please???  question

Sunday, 11 November 2012

Pull ups as per GD Day 14, Bear Complex

Pull ups as per GD Day 14
3 sets of max pull ups
@ PU rev top
4 mins rest
10-8-7 (compared to 10-5-6)
More progress I love it - this stuff really really works!!  dance

Bear Complex - I’ve never done it before but wanted to try for something a little different.
I did 1st round @ 7kg
2nd round @ 10kg
3rd round @ 12kg / 26lb
Pretty cool - I didn’t rush it but it went well. I need to be careful putting the bar down on my back.

Friday, 9 November 2012

HSPU, Run/Push Press, TTB Bx Ram 2012-09-04

Bx Ram Strength Diary 2012-09-04

EMOM: HSPU
10:00 - record reps per minute
I subbed heavy DB press @ 7kg
3 reps per min and i completed all reps so up to 8kg or 4 reps next time

Run/Push Press
3 Rounds
300-meter run - subbed elliptical lev 2
7 push press, bodyweight - scaled to 15kg
Done in 7.19mins
Splits 1.42,0.41,1.42,0.42,1.45,0.44

Max Toes-to-Bar in 4 Sets
I did KTE attempts - 2 mins rest between sets due to time.
I did 4 each set - manly due to grip - need to work on this!

Thursday, 8 November 2012

3 x 8:00 Cindy’s Bx Ram 2012-09-04

Serious DOMS from Sunday - not had that much pain in a long time and not really sure why as 24 thrusters should not have caused the pain but much better today although not gone completely so see how we go.

Bx Ram 2012-09-04

Didn’t OHS because of Wrist

3 x 8:00 Cindy’s, 3:00 rest in between

3 x 8:00 AMRAPs, rest 3:00
5 pull-ups - s/s to 3 beg ring rows
10 push-ups - s/s to 4 beg push up - pin 6
15 squats - s/s 7
Completed 1st set:- 8 Rounds + 3rr + 4 pu’s
2nd:-  8 Rounds + 3rr + 4 pu’s
3rd:-  8 Rounds

Great wod - got scaling spot on as although legs felt tired in round 3 no actual muscle failure or bar staring through out = really pleased with that so up the reps or level of difficulty/scaling next time wink

If my DOM’s are back tomorrow I wont mind because at least I’ll know why!!!

Sunday, 4 November 2012

2012-08-31 EMOM TTB, Thrusters/rope climbs

Bx 2012-08-31

EMOM: Toes-to-Bar
Pick a number to complete every minute
I did 3 KTE attempts EMOM for 10 mins

Thrusters/Rope Climbs
7:00 AMRAP
30 thrusters, 45# - s/s to 15 @ 12kg
5 rope climbs, 15’ - s/s to beginner rope climbs
Post total reps completed

Completed 40 reps = 2 rounds
At rep 10 of thrusters in round 2 my wrist started to complain so I dropped the weight to 7kg

Friday, 2 November 2012

Push ups as per GD day 13

Push ups as per GD day 13

EMOM 8 reps for 5 mins

8-8-8-8-8

Yippee I can go down to pin 5 now - which is lower and there fore slightly harder.

Do I go to pin 5 or 4?? hmmmm

Thursday, 1 November 2012

Pull ups as per GD day 13

Pull ups as per GD day 13

EMOM 4 reps for 10 mins @ PU Rev Assist top

4-4-4-4-4-2f-3f-2f-2f-3f
First time at 4 reps so not too bad - look to better it next time.