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!
Showing posts with label Walking Lunges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walking Lunges. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 January 2012

TUESDAY 100112

Warm up= arm swings/rotations, leg swings, knee highs, 5 air squats, sqaut stretch, mob prep stuff, hip flexor stretch, 2 lunges and 3 jumps on the spot.

TUESDAY 100112
Puppies:
Three rounds for time of:
Walking lunge, 25 meters - I did 25
Standing broad-jump, 25 meters - I did 25
Run 200 meters - elipitcal lev 4 no arms

Done in 15.06 (5.16,4.55,4.54)

Very strange and different WOD - I felt like a rabbit doing these jumps but I did it.

Thursday, 1 December 2011

Metcon 111108 "White"

Thankfully I haven't done any major damage to my shoulder, just a delt strain like I hoped (ie nothing more severe) so I've rested and rested some moreand now after nearly a week I need to do something!

Warm up:- Spealler, 3 hollow rocks attempts, 2 beginner rope climb (laying to standing), 3 hanging knee raises, 3 walking lunges, 100m elliptical

Metcon 111108 "White"

Scaled to
Five rounds for time of:
3 Beginner rope climbs (laying to standing)
5 Knee raises (hanging KTE attempts)
15 Walking lunge steps
Elliptical 300 meters

Done in 19.49mins
Splits were 3.40, 3.44, 3.55, 4.07, 4.22

Considering longest metcon in a while fairly please with pace - I knew when I got to 10-15 mins because everything just got harder! That's what lots of short metcons does for you, so great to do a longer one. RIP White

I haven't done any lunges in along time and I considered scaling back the reps but it was a hero wod so I didn't really want too, but I'm in pain already after a few hours so OMG!! I need lots of sleep and I need to eat more I've only just managed 1800 calories today and something tells me it's not enough grrrr

Saturday, 26 June 2010

100621 Lunges, burpees

After a crazy silly few days of extreme business, stress and lack of sleep I finally got a wod done...


Warm up:- 10 arm swings/rotations, 10 knee highs, 10 side to side lunges with overhead press, 5 band dislocates with ohs, 10 abmat sit ups un-anchored butterfly, 10 abmat back extensions, 10 push ups against bar at pin 4 (8,2), 10 blue band assisted chin ups (5,5), 5 beginner ring push ups, 10 beginner ring rows, 5 OHS with 7kg

Monday, June 21st, 2010 - Lunges, burpees

Puppies:
4 rounds
PVC -10 # barbell overhead walking lunges 35 feet - I subbed a 7kg / 15lb DB x 2 walking lunges
15 burpees - all on knees

Done in 19.13 mins

Rnd 1 = 5 good Burpees, 10 walked feet back and forth
Rnd 2 = Squat thrusts
Rnd 3 = 6 good ones, 9 walked
Rnd 4 = all walking due to painful foot - minor strain I think but it should be fine.

My cardio really slowed me down on this on - felt really out of condition!

It's good to be back at it again though - it's amazing how you miss it!

Tuesday, 20 April 2010

100419 walking lunges, squats, back extensions

Warm up= arm swings/rotations, knee highs, side to side lunges with overhead press, kstarr's over'n'unders.
10 abmat situps, 10 abmat back extensions, 5 walking lunges, 10 squats

100419
Puppies:
3 rounds for time of:
Walking lunge, 35-50 ft - I did 17 lunges
20 Squats
10 Back extensions - abmat

Done in 7.52
Splits 2.26, 2.39, 2.46

Cash out:- Push ups x 3 reps at pin 5, pin 4, pin 3, pin 2, pin 1 NEW PR!!
Tried 8" box and got 1 but very sloppy form, tried again and got it much better NEW PR!!!

Thursday, 15 April 2010

100414 Filthy fifty

Warm up= arm swings/rotations, knee highs, side to side lunges with overhead press, shoulder warm up as last time, then 3-4 of everything in the wod while setting up the equipment. I tried a jumping pull up with no band but nope still not quite.

100414 ‘Filthy Fifty’
Puppies:
For time:
20 Box jump, 10-15 inch box - I scaled to 8”
20 Jumping pull-ups - my were blue band assist pin 4
20 Kettlebell swings, 12kg
Walking Lunge, 20 steps
20 Ab-Mat Sit-ups
20 Push press, 25-30 pounds - I did 29lb / 13kg
20 Back extensions
20 Wall ball shots, 10-16 pound ball - I subbed 29lb / 13kg thrusters
20 Burpees
20 Standard Jump Rope Jumps - I did the jumps with no rope

Done in 20.43 mins

Thrusters took me a while and the burpees took me ages - that’s what killed my time - I really struggle with the squat thrust part of the burpees grrrrrrr

Cashout:- none - poor eating during the day and a busy 24 hours meant I was shattered and looking for a recovery shake.

Monday, 15 February 2010

Monday 100215 2009 Games final event

Warm up:- arm swings/rotations, 10 abmat situps with arms cross chest feet unachored butterfly, 10 abmat back extensions, 10 knee highs, a few over and unders, 4 push ups against upper thigh high bar, warmed up muscles with 12kg bar for squat clean, a couple of push press and 2 thrusters. A couple more with 14kg and then upped to 20kg sqaut clean.

After going for an actual slow walk during the morning I got pain in my foot after only about 8 meters  :n_angry: so I hobbled another couple and came back grrrrr so I decided to take anything out of this wod that I thought would upset it further so I did..

Pack scaled as req with omissions.
Women
75-85 pound Squat clean, 10 reps - scaled to 45lb / 20kg (NEW PR)
20 Toes to bar - 10 attempts that were more like knees to elbows
[del]20 Box jump, 20 inch box[/del]
10 Muscle-ups (or progressions) - I subbed 4 push ups against upper thigh high bar + 4 bench dips against same = 1 MU
15-20 pound dumbbell Push press / push jerk, 20 reps - I used 2 x 16lb / 7kg DB's - all push press
[del]20 Double-unders[/del]
65 pound Thruster, 10 reps - scaled to 32lb / 14kg (equal PR)
20 Pull-ups - blue band assisted - feet about an inch for the first few the wider as needed to complete
20 Burpees - I subbed 1 push up against upper thigh high bar and 1 knee-to-elbows attempt = 1 Burpee
[del]200’ Walking lunge with 10-15lb plate or bar held overhead[/del]

Done in 27.33 mins

It was quite a longish slog but I upped all my weights to my known limit or beyond and so I felt good that I had pushed myself, to sort of make up for the ones I didn't do. I daren't imagine what time I would have finished with omission added in phew I guess I'll find out next time.
My arms were so shaky afterwards!!

Friday, 27 November 2009

Forgot to post this yesterday - doh!


Warm up= arm swings/rotations, 10 abmat situps with arms cross chest feet unachored, 10 abmat back extensions, 10 push ups at mid thigh high bar, 10 green band assist chin ups, 10 o/h squats with dowel. ( my knees were clicking really badly still - I think it ITB)

Wed 091125

Buttercups:
75 M Walking Lunges

Assumed 1 meter per lunge so 75 lunges done in 4.07mins.
“feel the burn” lol

Toughish but totally doable - but later walking down the stairs - oh I’m feeling it!!!!!

Friday, 23 October 2009

I had an extra rest day yesterday because my pecs were so sore
So Today I did..

Saturday 091017
“Tyler”
Puppies:
Three rounds for time of:
4 Muscle-ups (progressions or substitutions okay)
10-25 pound Sumo-deadlift high-pull, 15 reps

Done in 8.19 mins.
I subbed 12 assist. pullups with blackband and 12 bench dips on a mid thigh high bar & used 9kg /20lb barbell for SDHP's.
This was tough - it had me puffing and panting like a stupid thing!

Rested a few mins then did..

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Puppies
Three rounds for time of:
Walking lunge 15 meters
Sit-ups, 15 reps

Done in 7.04 mins
I did Abmat situps unanchored with arms across my chest for the first 15, and the next 5 then struggled so put arms out in front to finish that set and the next too.

Phew - hard workout today!! But I'm loving every minute of it in a strange kinda way that I reckon only crossfitters understand lol