After doing Fran on Monday night, last night’s “Double Trouble” WOD kicked my bee-hind!! (I am most definitely taking a rest day today.)
Our workout started with a quick warm-up before moving onto the Strength part. (FYI: Almost every CrossFit workout has this same format: Warm-up, Strength, WOD, Cool-down. The entire workout is typically done in about an hour””sometimes less.) We did six rounds of weighted sled drags for 150 feet. The gals used one sled while the guys used another, so we didn’t have to keep switching the weight. I’m not sure what the ladies started with for weight, but after each round, we added a 5-pound plate. That bitch was sooo heavy by the end! My legs felt like Jello on the last two pulls!
And then there was the WOD!
WOD: “Double Trouble”
30-20-10
Abmat Sit-Ups
Wallballs(20#)
Then,
10-14-18
Pistols
Burpees
Just typing that workout makes me tired!
Here’s how “Double Trouble” worked: We did 30 Sit-Ups and then 30 Wallballs (I used a 10-pounder – Level 1). Then, we did 20 reps of the same exercises and then 10 reps. After that, we moved onto 10 Pistols (similar to single-leg squats) and 10 Burpees. Then, we worked our way up to 14 and 18 reps of each. It was so challenging, but I absolutely love these kinds of workouts.
When I was leaving CrossFit last night, I noticed that someone changed my Level 1 Fran goal to “as Rx’ed,” which, of course, scares the crap out of me, but I’m not going to change it back. It’s a HUGE goal (65 pounds!!! I only did 35 yesterday), but it’s something to work toward. I gave myself the whole year to do it, so, who knows, maybe I’ll surprise myself?
Dinner
After CrossFit, Mal and I came home to an already-cooked dinner! Woohoo! I love you, Crockpot!
On the menu: Classic Pot Roast.
The recipe was another one from Real Simple, so I just cut up the veggies, seasoned the roast, put everything in the crockpot, and then I just needed to set it and forget it.
After dinner, I enjoyed two servings of Apple Crisp Light for dessert. I love this stuff.
Question of the Day
What’s your favorite crockpot recipe?
Please share! I love finding new (and easy) recipes for the crockpot, and I know you guys do, too!
Here’s a tip for cooking a whole chicken in the crockpot and getting more of a roasted chicken: crumple up some foil to make 3-4 small balls and set the chicken on top of the foil balls. This way the chicken is not sitting in the grease/ moisture and won’t be as soggy. Some crockpots come with racks but I just use the foil balls.
@Jj: I made a whole chicken yesterday just like that! Buying the whole chicken is so inexpensive so I invest money in great spices.
This has become one of my favorites.. Cranberry and beef doesn’t sound good, but it seriously is.. I always have mashed potatoes as a side.. They are great with the juice this makes!!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cranberry-pot-roast/detail.aspx
I posted the wrong recipe.. This is the one I use, but I don’t put the butter and flour in! I use the cranberry sauce with the whole berries.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-cranberry-roast/detail.aspx
You can totally do Fran as Rxed by the end of the year! I worked from 45 to 65 pound thrusters in about four months. Still working on the pull-ups though!
I love beef stroganoff in the slow cooker! I just buy a McKormic seasoning packet (they have one specifically for slow cooker stroganoff), throw in some beef (cheap stuff is even awesome in this), a container of chopped mushrooms, water, and the packet. After cooking all day stir in some sour cream and serve over whole wheat wide noodles. SO. GOOD.
We just made this crockpot BBQ chicken from How Sweet Eats this weekend, my husband LOVED it and it was super simple. I used her recommendation of Bone Suckin Sauce (amazing stuff), but had to sub ginger ale instead of beer to make it gluten free. Still delicious, but I’m sure you could find a good beer to use!!
http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/10/crockpot-bbq-beer-chicken/
I am making this today, as I type!
http://www.thelittlekitchen.net/2011/02/03/whole-chicken-in-a-slow-cooker/
I hope its good 🙂
The only thing I’ve tried to make in my crockpot was pulled chicken, it was so easy and good!!!
I loooooooooooooove my slow cooker. I make stuff in it all the time. My favorites are actually soups because they’re SUPER delicious, very flavorful and usually make a huge meal so that I have leftovers for days. Plus, they’re easy to freeze so that I can enjoy them again later and not get bored by eating the same thing a few days in a row.
Right now I have a pink lentil & bean soup cooking for dinner tonight, but these are some of my other good ones: http://fitflexitarian.com/category/recipes/slow-cooker/
Crockpot Tamale Pie
Layer:
1 can chili beans
6 oz. enchilada sauce
4 corn tortillas – shred them to fit
1 can whole corn – drained
1 can sliced black olives – drained
1 onion – chopped
1 green or red pepper – chopped
4 corn torillas – shred them to fit
8 oz. enchilada sauce
1 – 2 cups cheese – shredded
Cook on low for 5 hours.
Yummy!
We also have many chicken, potato, and carrot dinners in the slow cooker! That is always good.
i am all about crockpot recipes! i recently made balsamic pulled pork sliders that were incredible–that’ll be up soon! in the meantime, here are a few of my faves:
bnut squash & kale minestrone http://www.thesweetslife.com/2010/11/butternut-squash-and-kale-minestrone.html
buffalo chicken chili http://www.thesweetslife.com/2011/02/crockpot-buffalo-chicken-chili.html
tequila turkey chili http://www.thesweetslife.com/2011/12/slow-cooker-tequila-turkey-chili.html
We bought our first crock pot a couple of months ago and have used it a whopping 1 time [fail!]… I made a beef pot roast that was fabulous! I’ve been meaning to make a [chunky] chicken noodle soup and chili… Applesauce or apple crisp recipes in the crock pot always catch my eye 😀
this looks AMAZING! and makes me want to get a crock pot so much more ! i think i’m going to have to invest in one
My easy crockpot recipe is BBQ pork. You cover the pork (I have used tenderloin, butt, and shoulder) in root beer and set it to low for 8 hours. Drain the liquid, shred, and mix with your fav BBQ sauce.
@Angie R: We do the same!!! We eat ours on yummy buns covered in homemade coleslaw.
Hi,
My favorite Crockpot meal is my Southwest Chicken Soup! I just put everything in the Crockpot, come home from work and all done! I hate meals that you have to saute the meat or onions prior to putting in the crockpot. I don’t have time for that in the morning.
http://peanutbutterandpeppers.com/2011/11/02/november-1st-hit-and-so-did-christmas/
Favorite crock pot meal is cream of potato soup with pork chops. Just a can of soup (no milk) for every two pork chops, and a little garlic and onion. You can also use a pork tenderloin. The meat just falls apart, and you have a pork and potato stew type dinner. Great for a cold night.
Just wondering – is it OK to leave your crock-pot on while you’re at work? I only ever do slow cooker recipes on sundays when I’m home but this cold weather makes me want chili every night!
mmm! tomorrows post is a great pulled pork recipe… and also in my recipe link is a lighter version of beef/mushroom stroganoff.
Wow! That workout sounds intense! Go Tina! 🙂 You inspire me to keep going to CrossFit now that I’ve started! 🙂
That’s to funny — I just got home from crossfit and was so grateful for my crockpot dinner! Could hardly lift my arms to get the plates, I can’t imagine cooking too!
God, those sled drags sounded like enough of a workout… and that was BEFORE the WOD?!?!
Yep! Crazy, right!?!
I just came across your page and I love it!
This is my households favorite Crock Pot dish:
2 Cups of Rice
2 Cups of Water
3 Cans of Cream of Chicken Soup
Place 3-4 pieces of Chicken on top of mixture
Slice a few Stalks of Celery and Sprinkle on Top of Chicken
Season with: Salt, Pepper & Onion Powder
Set on Low 10-11 hours. Perfection 🙂
I just did a pork shoulder in the crockpot, I put in two cut up oranges peel and all. The meat had a nice orange flavor too it YUM!!