March 9th-29th Workout Schedule and Progress

My last three weeks of WODs in the lovely/rainy month of March. Well, it’s Open season for one, so I’ve been managing through the rest of my workouts as usual, and only using the intense AMRAPs (and the chipper) as a general benchmark to acknowledge where I stand in the Northeast region. Looking at the leaderboard, I’m actually top 600-700/23,000 ladies in the compounded scores, which is way better than I could have expected for my first time consistently using rX weights. So whatever, I’m happy! Still staying focused on getting better consistently and not just on performing my absolute best on these workouts.

Favorite workout: Can I have a tie? I loved the simplicity of the couplet of 5 rounds of 10 GHD Sit-Ups and 95 lb Clean and Jerks on 25th. It had a great balance between muscles taxed, and was the first time I incorporated the GHD into a WOD. Plus the ascending/descending ladders of Overhead Squats (65 lb) and Burpee Pull-Ups on the 12th was really spicy. I think I also liked the fact I did it at Helen Newman and everyone was giving me the ‘what the hell is that’ face from their ellipticals.

Most challenging workout: Jackie. You can read more about it here.

Achievements: Trying to do every Open workout within a reasonable time frame and with a lack of equipment and support- I think that’s an accomplishment? And working in olympic lifting a lot more than I have previously done.

Weaknesses: Constantly sore knees! I need to figure out a plan of action so they can heal properly without losing the strength gains I’ve already made. I don’t want to be afraid to squat heavy, and frankly, since I stopped doing it, they’ve gotten worse. So it’s between figuring that out and finding a way to not yo-yo my weight all the time.

Goals for the month: Keep eating lots of coconut milk and cream to up the fat intake (bought myself a six-pack), work on hip mobility throughout spring break (hold the pigeon pose while reading), and keep eating clean.