November post

So I haven't posted in awhile. I mean to do this once a week. I will def try and get better about it. On tuesday we has a nutrition workshop on the whole30. So far, I love it! I feel great. I know it's only been two days in but I have sooo much energy. I am sooo excited. I'm not going to officially start until the weekend but I think this will be a good a journey. Also I've really started to enjoy the workouts, even the weight lifting. I used to hate it, absolutely hate it. But now I feel so differently about it. Also, I feel like I've met a great group of people and I am to get to know them.

Realization

So I went to my second day of Crossfit today. And once I saw the techniques we'd be learning I immediately dreaded it. I hated, I mean HATED, dreaded lifting in college. I played soccer for my school, Austin College, and we had madatory lifitng sessions. All my teammates had all done lifting in high school, whereas my soccer program in high school was very relaxed, most of us played for club and that took precedent over any high school practice. So when I went to play for college I was already behind everyone. We only did team lifting in the spring and our coach barely taught us how. I actually "threw" my back out as a freshmen on our first lifting practice because no one really ever taught me the proper way or corrected me. The upper classmen were supposed to be correcting us, but the one partnered with my group was unconcerned.

So, to say the least, this area is a big part of Crossfit workouts and I want to change lifting from a harmful, ineffective workout to the complete opposite. It's just that for me, lifting is associated with humiliation, and pain, which are two very hard emotions to work through. I will give it a try though. Hopefully next week is better!

First Two Days

I'm really excited so far, and feel like I've learned and reviewed a lot. Yesterday was our second day and we did 10! with the push press and deadlift. I learned how to do these the wrong way so I'm having to retrain my muscles, my time was 5:33 soooo lame.  I can do better but I was more concerned with form than going fast. This past weekend I did a mini-yoga workshop in Austin and went to my first Crossfit on ramp training having done two hot room flow yoga classes that day, one was power the other was sweaty yoga, surprisingly they gave me energy during the on-ramp session. Over the weekend I went to four total yoga classes. I think this is a great combination, yoga on the weekends and Crossfit during the week. Anyway to say the least I'm sore but I don't think today will be a rest day.  I'm thinking a long run is in order. I know Will said to do 400s but I just want to run and not stop, well I'll stop eventually, but yeah.