Live Fit and Sore

Oh Lordy, Being Forty

I’m feeling energized today, ready to take on whatever challenges are ahead. Not sure what is bringing about this wave of energy, but I am not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. One of the actions I decided to move towards is being around positive, happy people. So I set up some…

October 15, 2013
Columbus Day – Means Switching Things Up

The kids are off from school due to the Columbus Day, so that was a great reason to sleep in a bit and hit a later CrossFit class. We are de-loading for the next week or so since we just finished the 12 week strength program. It’s a very odd feeling to be de-loading —…

October 14, 2013
50 reasons to Exercise

Strength 5×5 Weighted Pull Ups 5# WOD 3Rounds 10 ring dips 12 Front Rack Lunges (6/side) 1 min rest — 3Rounds 10 Thrusters 12 Hand Release Push-ups time: 10:23 I make sure I deliberately do each thruster properly because of my nagging shoulder/back muscle issue. It’s not worth me rushing through the movement to get…

October 12, 2013
Icing on Top of my Training

This has been a really good training week for sure. PR’s with each lift, today being no exception. I am really learning the art of resting between sets too. Coach Randy is adamant about it and it really does make a difference. It’s such a different approach to lifting for me than in the past…

October 11, 2013
Inspiring: Malala Yousafzai

I love Jon Stewart and now I love Malala Yousafzai — such a wise, brave, young woman.

October 10, 2013
Know Victory and Defeat

It’s my rest day — so I wanted to share this quote I heard today that struck a chord with me… “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the…

October 10, 2013
Improving Posture: Work your Serratus Anterior

I hit another PR this morning on my bench press. I did 115# for 3 reps before deciding to increase my load. I completed 5 reps at 120# and even then I didn’t fail but Coach Randy said yeah, you are done for today. One of the things that’s hard for me to gauge is…

October 9, 2013
Personal Records Are Being Set

This week is the end of the 12 week strength program I have been following with HighBar CrossFit. I have been training with Randy and Dan for about five months now and have seen nothing but improvements. Yesterday, I PR’d (personal record) my squat clean. This morning I PR’d my 5×5 back squat. It’s such an…

October 8, 2013
Planet Spooky at Kings Dominion

Saturday, after Nate’s football game and my workout, we headed to Kings Dominion to check out their Planet Spooky event*. I wish we had left earlier to avoid the horrible traffic on 95 and of course there was an accident so it took forever – but we got there eventually. It was a gorgeous day…

October 8, 2013
Climbing Higher

Well that was a super busy weekend, that went way too fast as usual. Saturday, I started the day off with a great workout and then headed to Kings Dominion for their Planet Spooky event and go trick or treating with the Dinosaurs!. The folks at KD were kind enough to ask me to attend…

October 7, 2013