From Thursday to Sunday, I danced every night to swing and blues. Thursday, I went to Forest City Swing in Rockford, where there was a lot of swing and jazz, with the occasional blues and waltz. There is a distinctly clique-ish feel there, with the majority of the dancers under the age of 21. Some of us are in our mid-20's, and some are older ( Read more... )

So, good news! I got a job! Better news, it's only 8.6 miles away! I know that it's high summer right now, but I still wanted to try riding my bike to work, since functional fitness is easier to motivate yourself for. I have a nifty bike computer that Rich gave me last year, so here are the stats from my ride:

Time: 48:44
Cal: 441.7
Cal from Fat: 39.2
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Started working out with Robert this week. He's a blessing, since he's the first person since I started these workouts who will go with me to the gym and actually work out with the same mindset as I do, while still being my partner and not someone I have to take care of, or watch as they do the treadmill the entire time ( Read more... )

Ok, so... I totally get this whole "be fit thing." Yes, it's good for your health, blah blah ( Read more... )

CFWU

This is the first time I’ve tried doing Burpees since posting my Topic: “Nemesis, thy name is Burpee” in October of last year. I wasn’t able to do ANY burpees because presumably my lower back was too weak, and I hurt myself trying to do them. I didn’t time myself for this exercise because I felt nauseous enough thinking about attempting ( Read more... )

Friday:

Shotput + discus training
CFWU
5x Back Squat 165, 185, 205, 205, 215
5X Overhead Squat 85, 95, 95(fail), 95, 95, 95
5x Front Squat 135, 135, 135, 145, 145

PR for all 3! W00t!

Last week, did 100m sprints one day, and AMRAP 3x bench 65# and 5x back squat 85# in 12 minutes. I should have done more warmup and stretching on the sprints day, because my body resisted, badly.

Today, CFWU with 50% pull-ups (yay!). My left groin tendon needed some major stretching, so I'm glad I got to warm it up enough to beat it into looseness ( Read more... )

CFWU with much emphasis on the stretching yesterday.

3 sets:

400m run
12x 20# squat snatch
6 pushups

Shotput practice
10 push-ups
10 back squat fling
10 power throw
10 throw back
15 competitive throws

Rapier practice
Footwork drills with Terrence

:-( I'm really getting annoyed with the nerve pinches. I may actually go see a physiologist or

really quick (im on my phone)

cfwu

15-12-9

45# sumo deadlift
45# overhead squat

my IT bands hurt like a mofo. Layin off the squats for a day.

So, I did the 3-3-3-3-3-3 snatch today. Let me tell you what, they're a lot harder than they look. Check out the Bergener warmup. I kind of like this one better because it gives you a bit more technical breakdown, but really, as long as you work on core strength, balance, and weight transfer, you're workin it good. I have an unfortunate tendency to ( Read more... )