Have you seen some people who work out all the time and you can tell they are super strong but they still have the extra weight around their mid section? This used to be me. It was so frustrating too. I just couldn’t get my head around how this could be — I know I am putting in the work, how come I am not seeing the results that I expect?
What I realized is after a point it’s all diet related. You have to change up what you are eating — not even the amount. I wasn’t eating more than I should — it was WHAT I was eating that was affecting me. Going ‘paleo’ has made a huge difference in the physical aspects of my body — you will have to take my word for it because I’m not putting up half naked pics of myself! Sorry Charlie!
Within the first 20 days of eating this way – I lost 7lbs but now that I have been almost exclusively wheat/dairy/gluten free — my body looks leaner. Coach Conan at Crossfit Impavidus told me that the only way to really get a six pack is to do CrossFit and/or High Intensity Interval Training and go Paleo — PERIOD. The way I look at it is that unless you are training full out — you do have to live your life — so eating ‘paleo’ overall is definitely the way to go — but if you have pizza or ice cream or a drink on occasion — just get back on the Paleo train the next day. You may suffer a few days following it – but if it’s worth it to you, then do it.
On to my workout this morning —-
We had upper 60s-70 degree weather here yesterday and it’s again on the docket for today! Can’t complain about that so part of our warm-up was outside –which I may have bitched about initially but I loved it! Can’t wait for spring…
Warmup
20 Jumpin Jacks
3 200m Runs (run, run, sprint)
Dynamic Stretching
Skill
Handstands — ok I am so inept with gymnastics. I swear that if I was under the guidance of a Gymnastics coach, they would totally kick me out of the program. Coordination & Balance is key in Gymnastics.
Guess what challenges me daily?? Coordination and Balance. Fear Not — I will work at it.
WOD
15 155lb DL
5 Blue Band Assisted Pull Ups
12 155lb DL
10 Blue Band Assisted Pull Ups
9 135lb DL
20 Blue Band Assisted Pull Ups
6 135lb DL
10 Blue Band Assisted Pull Ups
3 135lb DL
5 Blue Band Assisted Pull Ups
I started with the 155lb DL — but after the 2nd round, my form was compromised so Conan jumped in and we took off 20lbs so that I could maintain proper form while doing the DL. I am so happy they are focused on form over weight. I have hurt my back working out partly because when we would do my AM boot camp, we were not allowed to scale back if we felt it was too heavy for us to continue on. Form should always be first priority especially when the weight gets heavier. One wrong move, say hello to muscle relaxers and pain killers.
One response to “Deadlifts & Pull Ups and Fun – Oh My!”
Hey, Stephy. I thought I’d share some of my own experiences concerning coordination and balance. Keep in mind that I have always been clumsy. The only thing going for me as a child was an overactive metabolism. I could eat anything, and did, without gaining weight. But I couldn’t do a lot of the things my peers could do, like throw and catch. Balance beams were right out.
Several years ago I started cycling hoping to “lose weight and get in shape.” Most of my rides were in the 10 to 20 mile range and I started using the bike and a trailer to run errands, get the kids to school, etc. It became my primary means of transportation. The weight loss never happened and my shape hasn’t really changed. But my blood pressure dropped from too high to normal and my resting heart rate also plummeted.
About two years ago I got roped into playing some yoga game on a Wii Fit with a bunch of my athletic friends. At the time I weighed over 230 pounds. Some of them even do real yoga regularly. And I kicked all their butts. Considering my past clumsiness, my current girth and the fact that I’d never done yoga or played with a Wii prior to that, the only explanation I have is the bicycle.
So you might get a bike and ride it on real roads with real obstacles. Dice it up with car traffic. Learn to be a vehicle. You’ll do plenty of dodging and weaving just trying to avoid Pennsylvania’s pot holes. And when you get comfortable with that, get some rollers…
The coordination I can’t help with.