262.0
Strength:
Deadlifts
5 reps at 225
3 reps at 255
10 reps at 275
Power Cleans (hang)
5 X 2 at #155
*Next Power Clean workout will be 5 X 5 at #140 (hangs)
Metcon:
7 KB Presses each arm (#35)
15 KTE
60 single skips (20 DU)
X4
8:57
Food:
3 eggs
3 sausages
bacon
Brisket
Pulled Pork
Squash
Grapefruit
Red Bull & Gin
More Gin
Salad - chicken, lettuce, cucumber, red pepper, blackberries, blueberries, red onion, olive oil, feta dressing, blue cheese dressing
Yogurt with walnuts, blackberries, blueberries, and honey
Apple
I had a thought yesterday, which is that stability is good for me. I seem to operate better when I have structure and stability. Chaos, while stimulating, tends to throw me off track. Trying to do too much in the first half of the year really threw me for a loop and got me off track. Crossfit, diet, job search, PMI, and Toastmasters divided my attention and more importantly, my focus. This is odd, because I'm actually bored quite a bit. It's not like I'm busy, busy, busy all day everyday. But it seems like, when it comes to focusing on self-improvement activities, that there's only so much I can have going on at any one time. Other things going on throughout this year included: buying a new car, looking for a condo, dating, breaking up, and dealing with family committments. Of course, a lot of this is just life. I can't expect to live a monastic existence free from daily pressures and normal, ordinary stuff that people have to deal with. What if I had kids? Talk about a time sink. But it does seem like, when it comes to self-improvement, which in my case is mostly about working out and keeping the weight off, that I am easily distracted. If I have too many things going on, I simply lose focus. I don't pay nearly as close attention to what I'm eating, I don't journal my workouts, and I don't think about goals for fitness and weight loss.
Enough about that. Yesterday was an exemplary eating day and my goal for today is to do the same. No Schultzy's or Pagliacci's tonight or tomorrow, and no ice cream. There will be cake (and ice cream) on Sunday and for several days next week, which is fine, but I need to compartmentalize that so that the entire week doesn't become a huge carb-fest. It would also be a good idea to get some extra workouts in, maybe do a spin class at LAF. I know CF'ers tend to scoff at spinning and step aerobics and what not, but as supplemental activities, I think they're fine and useful. One spin class every two weeks added into my CF mix would help with endurance. Plus, it's more fun than CF. I like CF and I'm in it for the long haul, but sometimes it's a real grind. Also, CF'ers tend to be close minded if you ask me. No, globo fitness classes aren't as effective as CF, but they do have the advantage of being a lot cheaper. Also, it's been pretty well-established at this point that diet is more important, especially when it comes to weight loss, than one's workout routine. So what makes more sense, paying $200/mo for CrossFit or doing globo classes and putting that extra money into improved diet? I think the answer is fairly obvious.
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