Eh is a Thing of the Past

My last post was rather uninspiring which is funny because I've had a few inspiring moments since then. The first was last week when I discovered on my first attempt that I could do two kipping pull ups in a row. Next up 3-5. The second was Friday morning's workout where I knocked out 18 pull ups (2 rounds in the WOD included 9 pull ups- actually there was a third round but I didn't get to it). Then yesterday we did Angie and I did my first attempt at an RX Angie. Crystal capped the pull ups at 10 minutes, but I stopped at about 9 minutes when I realized my hands were too cut up to go any further. Even though I only did 35 out of the 100 pull ups, it still set a new record and I'm still counting it as RX. My total time was 23:47. The 100 squats and situps are like nothing to me now but I still get a little caught up on my pushups. I don't feel sore from them today so I think that was mental and part exhaustion and leftover pain from the pull ups. Anyhow, I feel pretty inspired that I can RX almost any Crossfit WOD (still some weights are too heavy) but I also know there's A LOT of room to grow especially with my speed and endurance and definitely some of my lifts (hello, flat back deadlifts).

So my most inspiring workout moment of the week is that I decided to do the Spartan 300 Challenge. This is my third year doing it (crazy!). The first year I did it was August of 2008. I had just joined Crossfit and I didn't do the whole challenge, but got to do the end workout anyway. Box jumps were step ups, the weight was just the barbell, the pull ups were jumping, the pushups were on my knees, and my kettlebell was the light silver one. Fastforward to the 2009 Challenge and the pushups were on my toes, the weight was intermediate, the pull ups were still jumping, but the box jumps almost all jumps with maybe a few step ups. Now for 2010, my goal is to do it RX. I'm pretty sure I can RX the weight but I know I can do 25 pull ups without stopping. The pushup and box jumps are going to be hard but more than doable.

The hardest part of the challenge will be self-discipline and nutrition since it begins in Geoff's final months before he leaves for Afghanistan. But he is a very supportive husband and I know he is proud of me. This challenge will make stronger on a personal level and strength is something I am going to need to get through this next deployment.