Guess who did a rope climb today??
THIS GIRL!!! Woohoo!!
Workout
Today’s WOD was just too good to pass up. I wasn’t even planning to go to CrossFit this morning (I actually had 7 miles to run on my calendar), but the “Sweet Potato Chipper” looked like a lot of fun. I love workouts like this!
WOD: “Sweet Potato Chipper”
For time:
12 Turkish Get-ups (6 ea. side)
16 Box Jumps (24, 20)
22 Ring Rows
30 Squat Jumps
34 Push Presses (75#, 45#)
40 Mountain Climbers
48 Sumo Deadlift High Pulls (75#, 45#)
52 Russian Twists (25#, 10# plate)
58 Double Unders
64 Walking Lunges
The strength part of the workout was rope climbs, which I normally don’t like—mostly because I can’t couldn’t do them—but I learned a neat way to use the rope as leverage at my feet, so once I got the hang of it, I got my climb on up the rope. When I reached the 15-feet mark, I had the biggest, goofiest smile on my face. I still can’t believe I did it! So cool! I’m definitely getting stronger!
For the WOD, I used 25 pounds on the Push-Press and Sumo Deadlift High Pulls, which wasn’t the prescribed weight, but it was more than enough for me considering I did 34 and 48 reps respectively. I finished the WOD in 18:12. It was a tough one!
Breakfast
Before CrossFit, I ate breakfast: peanut butter and banana on a whole wheat Sandwich Thin with a glass of iced coffee with soy milk.
Lunch
Today’s lunch was a big salad topped with canned crab, balsamic vinegar, and truffle oil. The canned crab was a nice change from tuna!
On the side: sweet potato wedges with ketchup.
After lunch, I had a dark chocolate Adora disk dipped into sunflower butter to satisfy my sweet tooth. Mmm!
Snack
After lunch, I tackled my To Do list for a few hours before I got hungry. I ate a handful of almonds and then made myself a smoothie as an afternoon snack.
In the mix: frozen banana, almond milk, vanilla protein powder, and caramel-flavored flax oil that my friends at OpenSky sent me to try out. Verdict: LOVE IT!! It added a yummy caramel flavor to my smoothie, and just one tablespoon provides 8,000 mg of omega’s 3. I’m a big fan!
Mal and I were planning a date night for tonight, but I spent a crap-ton of money at the grocery store (who knew almond flour was so expensive!?), so I’m thinking dinner at home is a much better plan. Plus, Mal makes a mean MarTINA—much better than any ol’ bartender!
Enjoy your Saturday night, guys!
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looks intense!! a rope climb is tough stuff… i remember doing those in elementary school!
i love date nights… even if they are at home
enjoy!
oooh a rope climb! GO you! That rocks–those babies are hard
Have a fun date night–no matter where it is!
Way to go with the rope climbing. That is HARD work! My upper body strength to climb is not good. I was always the girl in gym class who could not do a pullup or chinup or even the flexed arm hang…it’s taken a decade of yoga to build up my little triceps. Lol
FYI: You can make almond flour. It’s super easy!
http://www.pastrypal.com/2010/12/pastry-technique-make-your-own-almond-flour/
Congrats on the rope climb!
I am so intimidated by CrossFit. There, I said it. Financially, it is not in my budget right now (full time student-one income household) which is too bad because there is a box walking distance from my house. I am still massively intimidated. I keep thinking about it though, so it may turn into one of those things that after I get in better shape and have a few bucks I wont be able to stop myself. EEK! Scary! HUGE Congrats to you on all you are accomplishing, and so quickly!
@Corrie @ Blurb Column: Don’t be intimidated!! I had honestly never worked out in my life when I started CrossFit. Everything is so scale-able, which is something I love about it. If you ever get the chance to check it out I’d say go for it!!
Congrats on the rope climb!!! Cross fit must be working if you can already do a rope climb.
Grocery are expensive! I have a hard time justifying spending so much money on food. But at the end of the day, if you eat well and eat clean, you will feel better too. So it’s worth it!!! I hope
Mmm I usually have tuna on my salads, I should try crab! Thanks for the idea.
You’re rockin’ CrossFit!! Great job Tina!! Rope climb reminds me of PE classes from 80′s movies… got to be a worst nightmare for me.
Question: Have you lost weight or inches since starting CrossFit?
Not that I know of? We’re starting a challenge next week at our CrossFit, so I’ll have some more concrete answers soon!
The caramel flavored flax sounds awesome! I try and have a tablespoon of whole ground flax every morning. The caramel flavor would be great in smoothies, oatmeal, baked goods etc! Do you know if it’s carried in stores or online yet? Or is it still in the product development stage?
OpenSky is planning to offer a deal on it soon! Keep a look out for it!
Woo hoo! Awesome job on the rope climb! I was never able to do them in gym class, so I consider that a major accomplishment.
Enjoy your MarTinas with Mal!
congrats on the rope climb! i highly doubt that’s one thing i’ll accomplish in my lifetime but i think it’s awesome you did!
Since it looks like you went to Cross Fit pre-breakfast, did you eat anything before your workouts or do you usually just go on an empty stomach?
Before I went to CrossFit, I ate breakfast!
Holy moly what an intense workout! You rock Tina! No, really you do! The caramel flavored flax oil looks really interesting. Can’t wait for OpenSky to offer their deal.
Have a great night!
I am so excited for you! I’d die if I could do a rope climb. Right now I’m shooting for one unassisted pull-up!
Thank you! GOOD LUCK with your unassisted pull-up! That’s on my list too!
Hahahah! Your pictures of you dancing (I think?) after doing your rope climb literally made me laugh out loud. You are so ridiculous- but that’s awesome… great work!
Woohoo! Congrats on the rope climb. My Crossfit-loving friend was so proud of herself when she did her first one, too. Maybe someday I’ll be able to do it…today’s not looking so good.
I would love a quick rundown of all these Crossfit moves. Otherwise, it doesn’t mean much to me to see “Turkish Get-ups” or “Double Unders”. Sigh.
I usually link to the exercises that I mention in my posts, but if I missed any, you can find them here: http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/excercise.html!
@Tina: Thanks! Very helpful! I’ve always been on the fence about joining CrossFit and I had no idea a video library existed!
I doubt I could make it half way up a rope climb. Way to go!
I love crab and canned tuna but I’m a little nervous about the recent evidence showing BPA on cans. I wish the fresh was cheaper.
Way to climb that rope girl! Such an amazing feeling when you reach the top, huh? & mmm sweet potatoes look/sound so good right now.
I’ve never done a rock climb but I have a feeling I wouldn’t fare too well. Congrats on getting up there!
strong work on the rope climb!! haha i love the photos of you doing your little dance. i don’t think you’ve addressed this before, so forgive me if you have, but do you feel as though your appetite has increased at all with these intense CrossFit workouts?
No, not at all, actually. I was a lot more hungry when I was marathon training!
thats seriously hardcore about the rope climb. i remember trying to do it in high school. i could get as far as i could jump and thats it. it was special.
Good job that is awesome. You keep making me want to do Crossfit but it is so expensive in my area I just can’t justify. At least I can see how fun it is through you!
Congrats on the rope climb! I love double unders!!!!
Trader Joe’s has almond flour/meal at a really good price. If you thats expensive just wait till you buy coconut flour!
caramel flavored flax oil. Man, where have I been?
Date night at home sounds fun, ya’ll could make it a little fancy. Saving money and having a good time is always a plus.
That is wild, congrats to you! A nice evening at home is just as great
Ahahaha – love the “marTINA” – maybe it should be a full on couples drink and you can call it s “MALTINA”
Congrats on the rope climb! That reminds me of the presidential fitness test from elementary school! I LOVED rope climbing!
That’s an awesome workout! Rope climbing is difficult, way to go girl!
Yum! I need some roasted sweet potato wedges SOON!
Way to go on the rope climb!!
Congrats on the rope climb, Tina!
Do you know if crossfit is safe during any point in pregnancy? Or are their modifications for women who are expecting? I have been tempted to try crossfit for awhile, and reading your blog tempts me even more. I was actually planning to join, but things have changed!!
I am very active as it is and hope to remain active throughout my pregnancy, but it seems like this might be the wrong time to try a super intense new workout. :/
And of course I would check this with my doc, just in case anyone is thinking wtf this girl is crazy!
Oh, jeez, I’m not sure. I’m sure some of the exercises are okay, but I’d check with your local CrossFit (and doctor) and see what they have to say.
Sweet potato wedges look awesome! I’m going to try those! You’re really motivating me with the cross fit classes!
Congrats on the rope climb.
Also, I don’t know much about grocery store prices in Boston, but here in Washington, DC almond flour at the store is easily twice as expensive as buying it online. It’s kind of insane actually what the markup is on almond flour at our local WF. I buy mine at nutsonline, amazon or iherb (I use a couple of different kinds for varieties sake as I have to eat GF and go through quite a bit of almond flour).
Caramel flavored flax oil- never heard of that, but it sounds good! Just curious, as a diabetic- Does it have added sugar?
Nope, just natural flavoring!
I just discovered truffle oil and I LOVE it! I roasted aspargus with truffle oil the other day and I couldn’t believe how delicious it was!
That work out is crazy! Crazy good that is
I’d love to try the flax oil. Flavored flax is a genius idea!
I can’t even imagine being able to climb that rope! Well done! And, I love the happy dance!!!
Not sure which is more impressive – the fact that you did the rope climb or that you appear to be doing the running man in one of your photos?
Date night at home can also be a blast…especially with a fridge stocked of groceries!
Congratulations!!
We used to do rope climbs in elementary school and I was quite good at scrambling to the top! I haven’t attempted it since 5th grade though…I have a feeling I would be a bit less successful now!
Wow, you go! I couldn’t climb a rope if I tried and I don’t plan too!
Your sweet potato fries look delish!
I haven’t attempted to climb a rope since I was FORCED to try in elementary school.. looks so hard still HA
your sweet potato wedges look awesome I need to make me some!
That work-out is fierce! I’m going to try it.
Love a rope climb – last year I got into circus training, especially trapeze and rope climbing was their standard warm up. Circus people are so strong! I’m in awe of them!
I’ve never tried climbing up a rope before, but it looks tough. Congrats!
Climbing ropes looks hard! Awesome job!
Congratulations! That is baller!
As per your previous post on Crossfit and running: they can be done in combination. I ran a 12 miler after Crossfit yesterday after reading “Total Fit” in Runners World. It’s easier the day off to run rather than the day after — 2nd day soreness is unbearable.
Wahoo!
Nice work!!!
My husband and I almost bought the almond flour today but wasn’t sure how it would taste for pizza dough so we came home with King Arthur’s again. I’m do glad that you said it was good so I’ll have to pick it up the next time we need flour. Thanks for the review of the taste and texture. Can’t wait to try.
That rope pic brings back gradeschool and junior high memories of having to go all the way to touch the ceiling (and beat the boys.)
I could never (and still can’t) do the rope climb! I always felt so stupid in gym class in high school. Why is that so hard!?
You climbed a rope?! You’ve got some skills! I was def that girl in elementary school who just hung on the rope, hoping and wishing that my arms would magically pull me to the top of the rope to ring the bell… Nope, never happened [haha]! We had a quiet night in too and planned to watch a funny chick-flick but football was on… Guess what we ended up watching
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