Tiz the season for a new post.....

(THIS ONE IS FOR YOU, ROD!)
*Preface*
So the reason I made a comment about Rod is....for months Rod has been bugging me to write on my blog.  He even told me to write a crossfit blog about not going to crossfit.  Which got me thinking....

So yes I have not been going to crossfit for at least......um....a year. (where is the awkward emoticon face when you need it?) And just to clarify it's not because I'm a total lazy-unmotivated-bum.  It's actually because I'm a busy nursing student-parent-wife-exhausted-poor-lazy-unmotivated-bum. (in case you were wondering.)

Good news though.......Since it has indeed been a year since getting into nursing school that means I'm almost done.  May is graduation! woot woot! Which means, look out Rod!  More blogs are close at hand. 

(and you can disregard the unhealthy food item shown in this photo....we can just pretend that it's not there right?)
*sigh*

Anyhow, I told Rod that the day I go back to crossfit and do a 'workout of da day' (WOD) I will write a blog.  And since went to last week friday's WOD aaaaand.....I'm supposed to be writing a paper on pediatric nursing it is a perfect time to kill some time.

So here it is. 

*My 'epic' experience*

This semester is dedicated to pediatric nursing.  So this December we are taking a trip to the island of Oahu to spend a week in Kapiolani Children's Hospital to learn how to care for sick babies and children.  (I know, very sad, but obviously necessary).  Because the program doesn't fund our trip we have to find our own funds for flight/hotel/transportation/food/and parking.  My way of fundraising was to bake my 'not-so-famous' vegan bars.  And where is the perfect place to sell them? at a gym full of health freaks of course. (btw i love you guys)

So here was my plan, bake some bars, bring some car wash tickets and just be the mini vender at the gym.  Well of course my husband persuades me to bring my shoes just in case I'm able to work out.  (Mind you I haven't worked out in.....yea....a year.)  So in my head I'm thinking, "yeah right...there will be no working out for me..." But I brought the shoes anyway.  (and yes it is the one and only pink shoes)

Anyway, I get there and everyone is very welcoming (as usual).  And as I suspected always eager to try anything that sounds like it's healthy but tasty....like for example my "all natural vegan pumpkin and organic chocolate chip bars".  But also expected....not as eager to get their car washed.  :P (just kidding I had a good turn out from my crossfit buddies at the car wash).

I eventually couldn't resist our fearless leader Robert aka "Bumper" when he told me to get my dang pink shoes on and start warming up.  What really sold me was the Oly lifting.  I love doing it and I really really miss it.  I think that is what I miss the most of not being at the gym. 

Clean and Jerks.  nothing to heavy but just having the bar in my hands again and lifting it was a great feeling.

Ok so getting to the point....That night was a pretty simple workout.  Kettle bell swings and sit ups.  I didn't look at the board so I didn't really realize how many of each....thank goodness I didn't look till the workout was starting because I would of chickened out for sure. 

 

40 KBS
20 Situps
30 KBS
15 Situps
10 KBS
5 Situps

(I know not that bad but....people...give me some slack, outta shape here)

So long story short I did the whole workout, with a small #15 lb kettle bell.  Pretty stoked that I did it.  Felt good to be active again.

(although doing the car wash the next day for 4 or 5 hrs bending over didn't feel to good.  I felt like an old lady walking slow holding my back by the end of the day)

Sooo maybe not so 'epic'.....but a great experience nonetheless.  

Mahalo to all the wonderful RFM'ers (Raw Fitness Maui)  for welcoming me back for the night and buying my baked goods! :) There is much more to sell so let me know if you want some more!!!

Hey 2012!

Hi guys! I know it's been quite a few months since I've posted a blog....and for good reason.  My days in the nursing program have consisted of long days of school, long nights of studying, and lots and lots of crying.....that's right, crying.....like real tears, sobs, and snot...the works.  I'm surprised I'm still alive after my first semester and all the reports that I'm getting from students that are a semester ahead of me say it doesn't get much better....which is, to say the least "not good".

I took this past semester as a challenge similar to crossfit.  But instead of torturing my body, I was torturing my brain.  It's basically the same concept....go till you feel like puking........ and then go some more.

So long story short, I survived the brain workouts, and I'm signing up for 2 1/2 more years of it! OH YEA! BRING ON THE PAIN! :/

Fortunately for me, I was able to give my brain a rest for 3 weeks and switch the pain to the rest of my body, and went back to crossfit. YESS! Now that's what I call a real Christmas break.

Now, that is not to say that I kept a great diet during break as well.  No no, that is farther from the truth.  This break was also about the 'parties'......eat as much as you can for time....well not really but that's what I was doing.  So you can imagine how counter productive I was these 3 weeks.  the best of 2 worlds?? well no. but um yea.

To put it into prospective.....my first workout coming back to the gym was "Annie".....what is Annie you might ask? Well 'Annie' is not only a very crazy in-shape Asian woman who does crossfit, but also a Crossfit 'named' workout.  "Annie":

50-40-30-20-10 reps for time of:

Double unders (x3 singles)

Sit-ups 

I can't do double under's to save my life...so I did singles. So I had to times all the reps by 3....not so bad.  What killed me was the sit ups.  All the months of not working out was slapping me in my face during every sit up...my 'spare tire' was getting in my way, as well as the 'turkey neck' that I've accumulated during school.  Wow, I was thinking of everything I ate and was regretting it all.  

And, as you can imagine, after 4 months of ZERO working out.....I was sore for weeks! actually I'm still sore from that workout! My abs feel like an elephant decided to camp there for 3 weeks.  Every time I try to stretch them out by doing a 'cobra' I just anger the gigantic beast.  Not good....but oddly satisfying?? at least I know I got a great workout in.  

and If you wanna have a good time....'Fran' will take you there.  I did my first 'Fran' workout and thought that my life was now complete and I now know of every kind of torture there is out there. 

Anyway, this is the end of my break from school so I'm trying to get as much body torture in as I can until it is time to get back to reality and workout that brain again.  I have decided that 2012 is going to be a very exciting adventure!  Something to experience with openness and joy.  Holding nothing back and embracing whatever life has in store for me. 

I don't really believe in 'New Years Resolutions' so I didn't make one for myself.  I never stick to it anyway when I do make them.  The only thing I know is that my adventure is mainly school oriented but I really want to add some spice and still do some crossfit.  Hopefully I can talk my handy-dandy coaches to assign me some 'easy' workouts so I can still be consistent in going to the gym. 'hint hint'....

In closing I want to send out some LOVE to all my crossfit buddies who welcomed me back to the gym with tough love and encouraged me to work hard even though my body and mind wanted to call it a day.  It didn't matter that I was the last one to finish EVERY wod or complained about how tired I was, their encouragement helped me finish each wod and I am thankful and blessed to have their support! 

Hopefully Fate will be kind and I will be able to continue my journey with great workout partners...but if not it was great to be back and I am proud to be apart of such a great crossfit family! Love you guys!