Sunday, October 31, 2010

Sunday, October 31st, 2010 - Inspiration

Rest day

Inspiration: need some...watch the movie "The Blind Side", great movie.

Courage: Doing the WOD "Grace". It doesn't take a special person to do the wod Rx'd or scaled.

Honor:  Yesterday, I had no desire to do a wod.  Mind set, confidence, lack of training, and I just didn't want to.  I went to Crossfit Will County to support my fellow Crossfitters.  I wanted to see them do well.  Barbell's for Boobs is a great event for a great cause.  The event was practically over and I was asked to do the WOD.  I did it not because I wanted to, but because it's an Honor to be part of Crossfit Will County.  My fellow Crossfitter's and Crossfit Coaches insprire me as teachers, parents, spouses, friends, students, employees, etc.  The list goes on and on.

If every NFL athlete got discouraged because they weren't going to be the #1 draft pick, they would never make it to the NFL.  The same goes for Crossfit.  Not finishing first does not not make you a Crossfitter.  Doing Crossfit and being ready for any challenge life throws at you makes you a Crossfitter.

Working out at CFWC is an Honor.  Display it in your WOD.  I'm ready to up the intensity.  Are you?

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Saturday, October, 30th, 2010 - Grace / Back Squat / Deadlift

Amazing Grace

30 - 135lb cleans for time

Jake - 6:08 rx'd

Back Squat
40% x 5 reps
50% x 5 reps
60% x 5 reps only

105lbs x 5 reps
135lbs x 5 reps
160lbs x 5 reps only

Deadlift
75% x 5 reps
85% x 3 reps
95% x 1+ reps

240lbs x 3 (whoops my bad for skipping the other 2 reps)
270lbs x 3
300lbs x 3

Look on the bright side, this was 6+ hours after Grace was done.  Felt heavy, but I think I'm just tired.  Still on schedule, so it's allllllllll good.

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Rest day....glad to be done with class.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28th, 2010 - Bangin' some weights and a quick 50

40lb DB Bicep curls - 10/10/10
100lb Cable Tricep pressdowns 10/10/10
135lb barbell bent over rows 5/5/5

50 Burpees
3:04 - Rx'd  (18 seconds off my PR)

Not bad for no metcons in about 2 weeks.  In the past, my legs would die out during this.  Pace was being pushed, but I couldn't go any faster.  Lungs were on fire.  Strength was never an issue to push up or standup.

Another day of this...



Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 - Rest Day

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Tuesday, October 26th,2010 - Shoulder Press / Bench Press

Week 5 for the shoulder press and bench press. The confidence in overhead strength continues to grow.

Shoulder Press
65% x 5 reps
75% x 5 reps
85% x 5+ reps

95lbs x 5
105lbs x 5
120lbs x 5

Bench Press
65% x 5 reps
75% x 5 reps
85% x 5+ reps

135lbs x 5
155lbs x 5
175lbs x 8







Monday, October 25th,2010 - Class

Sorry gang...I wish I was able to WOD this week at the clubhouse.  I'm ready to come back after some time off.  Duty calls and I'm in class until Friday night.  Photo for your enjoyment.  It's a training so the scene is just a mock drill. 





Sunday, October 24th,2010 - Rest

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 - Back Squat / Deadlift

It's good to be home and see the family.  Love me some 5/3/1 though, so I got down to business.

It's week 3 for the back squat and week 2 for the deadlift.  Let me just say that things are looking up again.  The rest has helped and was needed.  I'll try to do a metcons after class out next week.

Weights felt great.  It's probably the most comfortable I've felt at these weights.  They didn't seem challenging at all.  Both lifts I could have squeezed more reps out, but that's not the point. 

Back squat
75% x 5 - 200lbs
85% x 3 - 225lbs
95% x 1+ 250lbs

200lbs x 5 reps
225lbs x 3 reps
255lbs x 5 reps (had to go to 255 because I don't have enough plates for 250)

Deadlift
70% x 3 reps - 205lbs
80% x 3 reps - 255lbs
90% x 3+ reps - 285lbs

205lbs x 3
255lbs x 3
285lbs x 6




Friday, October 22, 2010

Friday, October 22nd, 2010 - WOD? What's that?

I'm getting the bug to train again, but I'm still at the firehouse.  Day 4 of being here.  I really wanted to give yesterday's bench press WOD a full go.  Talked another guy into doing it as well.

21-15-9
95lb bench press
Air Squats

Double D - 4:49 rx'd
Jake - 2:24 rx'd

I think I can do this in sub 2.  Nevermind the fact that I did the WOD in flip flops.  Let's just be happy that I'm finding some fun in wodding again.  I'm dying to back squat and deadlift.  It'll be a garage strength wod tomorrow.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Thursday, October 21st, 2010- 21/15/9 WODS

I lied about the rest day.  Had some time to get a quick somethin' somethin' in...

21-15-9
Tricep Pressdowns
Bicep Curls

a few minutes rest....then...

21-15-9
95lb bench press
air squats

These were not timed wods.  The bench press wod suprised me.  It wasn't a killer, but it was fun to do something a little different.  Give'er a try sometime

Thursday, October 21th, 2010 - Rest Day


You're probably thinking DANG...what's up jake?  You giving up on Crossfit.  Heck NO!  I pity da' foo...

Been at the FD for 94 hours out of the last 108 hours.  Those numbers might be +/- 2 hours.  I don't feel like doing any math right now.  I had 8 hours off last night, it was nice sleeping in my own bed.

Next week will be much of the same.  I'll be attending the final class to wrap up my Hazardous Materials Technician certification.  You know the movie scenes where the guys are wearing the yellow bio hazard suits...that'll be me.

I'm really trying to stick to the 5/3/1 schedule but the job keeps getting in the way.  I'm working again tomorrow and part of the day on Saturday morning.  I'll squeeze the back squat and deadlift in Saturday.

Looking forward to seeing everybody at the Boobs for Barbell wod.


Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 - Bench Press / Shoulder Press

Bench Press
40% x 5 reps (of 90%)
50% x 5 reps (of 90%
60% x 5 reps (of 90%)

80lbs x 5 reps
100lbs x 5 reps
120lbs x 5 reps

Shoulder Press
40% x 5 reps (of 90%)
50% x 5 reps (of 90%
60% x 5 reps (of 90%)

55lbs x 5 reps
70lbs x 5 reps
80lbs x 5 reps  (supposed to be 85lbs but I was cooking dinner at the FD and trying to workout at the same time)




Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 - Rest


Monday, October 18th, 2010 - Rest


Sunday, October 17th, 2010 - Rest




Saturday, October 16th, 2010 - 5K Row

Was not feeling the greatest.  I ate some bad food on Friday night and my stomach felt like crap.  What better way to make yourself feel better than by sweating the bad germs out.

A 5k row.....

I pr'd the row and wasn't trying to do anything special.  I put minimal effort into this and even stopped for about 30 seconds because my son kept messing with the damper setting.


Thursday, October 14, 2010

Thursday, October 14th, 2010 - Jackie

"Today was a good day, I didn't even have to use my AK".

Yes! Today was a fabo day. It was PR Heaven!

Jackie
1000 meter row
50 45lb Thrusters
30 pullups

Jake - 8:16 rx'd PR

By the way, I pr'd my 1000 meter row while doing Jackie.

Oh yeah...I PR'd my max consecutive double unders during the warmup.

Jake - 50 unbroken double unders

Shoulder Press
105lbs x 5 Reps
115lbs x 3 Reps
130lbs x 2 reps





Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 - Rest Day Work Day

24 hours at the FD today. Spent a few hours doing vehicle extrication. Due to the demands on the body, I opted not to workout today.

Here's a little video I found on Youtube. You'll get an idea of the training we do. This training is so vital. We had real life scenario the other day at work. Thanks to our training, everything turned out ok.

Enjoy...


Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 - Deadlift/Backsquat/Metcon

Had to do some catchup on the 5/3/1. I didn't want to fall behind, so I did deadlift and back squats in the same day. It kind of sucks because all 4 lifts are on different weeks.

Deadlift

5@65% - 205lbs
5@75% - 240lbs
5+@85% - 270lbs x 6 Reps

Metcon

15-12-9-6-3
Handstand Pushups
Chest to bar pullups

Jake not rx'd 6:32
(I did the handstands from a box. They always strain my left shoulder. Once my shoulder strenght gets built up from the cycle, this shouldn't be a problem)

8 hours later

Back squat
70%x 3 reps - 185lbs
80%x 3 reps - 210lbs
90%x 3+ reps - 235lbs x 5 reps



Monday, October 11, 2010

Monday, October 11th, 2010 - Bench Press / Maybe Squats Later

Yeeeeehaaaawwww.....

I'm almost having fun again.  Been taking my fish oil (thanks johnny).  Tied my old 5 rep max back from April 2010.

Bench Press 5/3/1

5 Reps @ 75%
3 Reps @ 85%
1+ Reps @ 95%

150lbs x 5 Reps
170lbs x 3 Reps
190lbs x 5 Reps

I might squat later tonight.

Sunday, October 10th, 2010 - Rest Day

Working at the FD today.  Shout outs to my homeboy Whalen and his 4:17 marathon finish!  Way to go buddy.

Been thinking about the upcoming "Crossfit Regionals" alot lately.  I've realized that I'm training for something that I don't know.  This is what Crossfit is all about.  The unknowable! Why sit here and analyze about what could or might be.

You're either trained or untrained.  Shut up and train.  Stop thinking and just workout.  Have fun and be loose.

I ran across a very timely video for myself.  Perhaps some of you can apply it to yourself as well.  This is exactly how I've felt lately.  I'm just about ready to get back at it.



Saturday, October 9th, 2010 - Team 20min Amrap

20 min amrap

95lb front squat amrap
then
Pullups amrap

Only one partner can be moving.

Jake - 70 Front Squats/80 Pullups

I didn't want to workout today at all.  I really tried to pace it and not give it my all.  Had I done this full tilt boogie...I would have done about 120 pullups.

In retrospect, after beating myself up about performance I'm pretty pleased.  2 years ago, I was doing jumping pullups off a box.  Now I'm pacing myself and ended up with 80 pullups at 1/2 effort.





Friday, October 8th, 2010 - Rest Day

Spent the day chasing the little mini-me's today.  Took my little people to go visit my Dad at his Firehouse.

Rest consisted of lots of 2-5 meter sprints after the kids...haha

I've been eating lots of this...

- Grass Fed ground beef
- Red, Yellow, Green bell peppers
- Spinach
- Broccoli
- Tons of Mrs. Dash seasoning
- Little bit of salt

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Thursday, October 7th, 2010 - Standing Press / Paleo Info

My goodness!  I've had nothing but strict paleo meals since my tirade.  I feel 100% better than I was feeling.  I'm not at 100% obviously, but I'm just amazed at how food makes you feel.

Now don't get your panties in a bunch.  I'm a firm believer in Paleo and I'm a firm believer in Zone.  I've seen the benefits and I've seen the consequences of not following zone/paleo.

If you feel like cheating, let me tell you....DON'T.  It sucks when the overtraining monster rears it's ugly head and bites you in the ass. 

I truely feel that had I not ate a bunch of junk, I wouldn't be where I'm at.  It's not like this just happend.  I skipped fish oil for about 3 weeks.  I ate like crap since Sept. 25th.

Now for the good news.  I did some 5/3/1 stuff today and I couldn't be more pleased.

I've always said that Overhead movements are my weakest point.  Well this is slowly and I do mean slowly, becoming untrue.

3x3
70% x 3
80% x 3
90% x 3+

95lbs x 3
110lbs x 3
125lbs x 4 (should have fought for 5....but what'cha gonna do)

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 - Bent Over Row

My apologies for my tirade yesterday.  It was a very low Crossfit moment for me.  People do we know why this is?  Because I overtrained...

I had a talk with JA and he confirmed my beliefs.  Reassured some of my doubts and helped me get back on track.

Key pointers for you followers out there, if you want to avoid overtraining:
-Nutrition  (Not only did I get away from zone...I had a few and I mean a few days where I wasn't even Paleo)
-Supplements (no good reason why, but I ran out of fish oil and didn't buy anymore)
-Intensity (I've been going balls out for 21 months and haven't ever truely backed off the intensity for a while.)

JA!  Thanks homie...much love

I did come across this article regarding "Recovery" from Coach Glassman...read it and enjoy
http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/29_05_What_About_Recovery.pdf

Worked at the FD for a few hours and got my Bent Over Row on.  I'll be skipping metcons for a little while.

Bent Over Row 5x3
135lbs x 5
145lbs x 5
155lbs x 5

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 - Deadlift & OHS/C2B

I'm going to vent if anyone is listening.  I'm fustrated with Crossfit.  Nothing specific, just a mental rut.  Not sure what's bugging me.  If I had to put a finger on it, I would say it's my progress and where I think I should be performing.  Crossfit exposes your weakness and it can be very unsensitive to your ego.

I just PR'd Fight Gone Bad by close to 100 reps from 12 month ago.  I just PR'd Helen by close to 4.5 minutes from when I first started Crossfit.  I just PR'd Christine by 8 minutes from 8 months ago, which wasn't even RX when I first did it. 

Huge acomplishments and I'm unhappy.  Determined to be elite?  Huge ego?  Unpatient?  As asshole?  All of the above?

Even more ego crushing...I got my ass HANDED TO ME by todays WOD.  I haven't done a balls to the wall metcon in about 6 days.  My condititioning was nonexistant.

Mentally irritating was the fact that I screwed up my 5/3/1 strength programming AGAIN.  I mistakenly grabbed a 35lb plate instead of a 45lb plate, so I was uneven on one side of the bar.

Deadlift
205x5
230x5 (supposed to be 240)
260x6 (supposed to be 270)

WOD
3 rounds for time
21-15-9
95lb OHS
Chest to bar pullups

Jake - Rx'd
9:24

The only happiness from today was that the 9's were all done unbroken.  The extra shoulder presses are helping with shoulder strength.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Monday, September 4th, 2010 - Continuous Clean and Jerk Ladder

With a continuously running clock do one 135 pound Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 135 pound Clean and Jerks the second minute, three 135 pound Clean and Jerks the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.

Jake - 6 Rounds+4 reps RX'd

Kinda disappointed with this.  I'll give it a go in a few weeks.  Ran quite a few calls so far and the shift is only half over.  Wasn't really in the mood to WOD.  I'd like to finish 8 rounds next time.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 - Bench Press/Back Squat

Bench Press
70% x 3 Reps
80% x 3 Reps
90% x 3+ Reps

140lbs x 3
160lbs x 3
180lbs x 6

Back Squat
65% x 5
75% x 5
85% x 5+

170lbs x 5
200lbs x 5
225lbs x 5

Side notes:

I felt like absolute crap the last few days.  Ever since the Double AMRAP.  Probably the stupidest thing I've ever done.  Who do I think I am?  Miko Salo?  Shame on me...it's probably the worst I've ever felt since I've been crossfitting. 

On a positive note, the bench press felt super light today.  Back Squats felt...ahhh ok.  My legs and hips though just feel like rubber.  Tight and achey.  Does that even make sense?  haha

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 - Rest Day

Needed some well spent family time. Took the kids to http://www.abbeyfarms.org/Abbey_Farms/The_Pumpkin_Festival.html

That should be considered a WOD. Carrying 2 kids though a 10 acre corn maze.

Got a unexpected call and I'll be working 48 hours (Sunday/Monday). Let's hope to sneek a few wods in.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Friday, October 1st, 2010 - Rest Day

Wouldn't you know it! I plan for an awesome WOD today. I started the day but loading my car up with my bumpers at 5:45 a.m.

I get to work and the day it going great. Get called to a super small fire and I smash my right ring finger. To be perfectly honest, I thought I smashed it hard enough to fracture it. X-rays came back negative.

No wod for this guy.