journeyintoselfmatters

At least Ricky and Joe don't do this to us when we are jumping rope.....

I finally got double unders on Wednesday night! I even did 9 in a row!

Apologies for not blogging lately - I went to Palm Springs (update on that to follow once I have the pics downloaded to my computer!) to watch my mom at the IPF Masters World Championships. She got 2nd place! She is an inspiration that woman.

On the workout front - when I was in PS, I didn't do anything. I just drank a LOT of beer and hung out at the pool and at the powerlifting venue. This week was a little tough to get back into it...but I did it full force!
Monday: Squats with Steve
These went well -- tried some weightlifting shoes - I think they will be good for me. Start to put the suit on next week as I will be 7 weeks away from competition
Tuesday: 1 Power Snatch - 2 Overhead Squats - 3 Behind the neck Push Presses - 4 Front Squats - 5 Hang Power Cleans. 5 sets and you cannot set the bar down. I ended up at 63#. Last set was fairly easy, but I really wanted to work on my form as this was only the 3rd time that I have done snatches and overhead squats are still a bit dicey for me.
Wednesday: Did 1/2 Filthy Fifty (as Rx'ed) which is:
25 reps of: (1) box jumps (2) jumping pull ups (3) knees to elbows (4) kb swings (5) walking lunges (6) push press (7) back extension (8) wall balls (9) burpees (10) doubleunders
time was 21:36 - I am trying to work on breaking through those walls, even if it feels like my lungs were bleeding. A couple times I did have to take longer rests because I literally thought I was going to puke, but more or less I tried to push myself through this one. And like I said up there - I finally got the rythmn for the doubleunders!
Thursday: Deadlift with Steve. Ended up doing 300x3 (sumo style with suit bottoms) for my last set. They were phenomenally easy - and this is a big deal since in competition I have only got up to 341.7. My goal for February Women's Nationals is 385# - which if I continue my strength journey, I feel will be feasible.
Friday: Taking a well needed break today!!!!!