Daily Workout Posting

My ShowMe fitness challenge ended last Saturday and I am please to say I won the challenge for showing up and completing all the necessary social media check-ins, food journal completion and posting videos on the site.  What blast getting to try Crossfit.
  
I am going to begin posting my workouts on here.  These workouts are what I do each day on my own to challenge myself. 
I use AHITT Timer app on my phone to time the intervals.  (Free download) you just have to adjust the time of the work and rest intervals.  Of course you can make it harder or easier making the intervals of rest longer or the work intervals shorter or by using less weight.  For the burpees they were chest to ground with a jump up.  As you see I was on my knees for the push ups.

If you try the workout post how it felt, any modifications you made.  If you made the workout harder post that too.  I'd love to hear about it.

Initiation Crossfit

Well today I took a cross fit class for the first time.  It was intense and I plan to remember this day for the rest of my life. 
Here are the high points:

The routine we performed was the Filthy Fifty.   Here is what it was

Warm up-- Bench Press 3-3-3-3-3 (progressively get heavier)

For time: 50 Box Jumps, 24/20 in 

50 Jumping Pull-ups 

50 Kettle bell Swings, 35/26 lbs. 

50 Walking Lunges 

50 Knees To Elbows 

50 Push Press, 45/35 lbs. 

50 Back Extensions 

50 Wall Balls, 20/14 lbs. 

50 Burpees 

50 Double Unders

In the class there was probably 9 people all I am pretty sure were at least 10 years younger that this gal.  

We set up all the equipment (stations) boxes, jump ropes, kettle belles, and press bar.  Then the timer started.  I will tell you that I stared at the box for a good 40 seconds.  I was scared, I will admit it, it was tall, and I am not.  So I mustered up the courage to jump and I landed on the box (yah you may think -- success, --- hear eye of the tiger playing in the background) however as soon as I landed my legs decided not to straighten up and this gal back planted on the ground just as quickly as I had landed on the box I was down sprawled on my back (where were YouTube filmers when you need them that would have gotten a jillion hits).  Other class member were like are you ok (still doing their box jumps).  I will tell you that nothing was hurt (though it probably looked BAD) other than my pride.  I proceeded to get a shorter box.  Again, the courage mustering began, I shook my head and said to the instructor I think that is too high too, he turned it on its side, and I proceeded to do my box jumps. 

The time stopped at 33 minutes.  I had completed all but 25 Burpees and the double unders.  However, I know I could have finished- just not Rx'd obviously since I could not even do box jumps at correct height.  I was sweating and red and I gave it all that I had.  

In addition, I wasn't the only one who didn't finish.

Here's the reason I want to remember this day 12-4-13.  

1. I faced my fear
2. I failed (epic- but usually I don't attempt things I am not sure I can do)
3. I fell 
4. I didn't quit and kept going
5. It so memorable because I am confident that I will perform better than I did on this day.  I will beat the girl I was today- no doubt