TGIF! Even though this week has flown by, I am so glad the weekend is here!! I just got home from SUBU where I participated in my first Open Gym WOD. There was a good turnout and everyone kicked some booty.
Today's WOD had 2 parts:
Part 1:
1 Mile Run for Time - If you know anything about me you understand that running is not my forte. I ran it in 10'40" which sounds like a crazy slow grandma time (which is probably an insult to a lot of grandmas, so sorry) but I was pleased.
Part 2:
1-2-3-4-5 Muscle Ups
50-40-30-20-10 Double Unders
Since I can do neither of these I instead did: (Alternating between the three exercises)
3 Ring Pull-ups & 3 Ring Dips (with a band) and so on; 6&6, 9&9, 12&12, 15&15
150, 120, 90, 60, 30 Single Jump Ropes
The ring pull-ups were challenging but fun. I like that I can swing a lot harder on the rings. I was straight monkey on those rings! My new goal is to be able to do Five Ring Dips without a band so that I can attempt a full on Muscle Up! The video below is very inspiring and at 50sec into the video, one of the girls does a ring muscle up.
Today's WOD had 2 parts:
Part 1:
1 Mile Run for Time - If you know anything about me you understand that running is not my forte. I ran it in 10'40" which sounds like a crazy slow grandma time (which is probably an insult to a lot of grandmas, so sorry) but I was pleased.
Part 2:
1-2-3-4-5 Muscle Ups
50-40-30-20-10 Double Unders
Since I can do neither of these I instead did: (Alternating between the three exercises)
3 Ring Pull-ups & 3 Ring Dips (with a band) and so on; 6&6, 9&9, 12&12, 15&15
150, 120, 90, 60, 30 Single Jump Ropes
The ring pull-ups were challenging but fun. I like that I can swing a lot harder on the rings. I was straight monkey on those rings! My new goal is to be able to do Five Ring Dips without a band so that I can attempt a full on Muscle Up! The video below is very inspiring and at 50sec into the video, one of the girls does a ring muscle up.
Here is a pic of me doing my Ring Pull-ups. Getting close ;)
Weekend Meal Planning
Tomorrow, Ryan and I are going out to Ocala to watch our SUBU Coaches in a CrossFit Competition. Very excited to show our SUBU love!!
After the competition I plan on making some food to prepare for the week. After my 3-day food journaling, I realized that I need to prepare some food in bulk over the weekend so that I can dish it out and have a meal in minutes. I decided to steal some ideas from my Aunt Maureen and our Labor Day weekend trip. During our stay my Aunt prepared a giant batch of "Summer Porridge" or cold oatmeal. She put lots of walnuts, cinnamon, and blueberries in a bowl with oats and protein powder and let it soak overnight. I am going to make a batch for breakfasts next week. Her recipe is for a really big batch but is as follows:
Summer Porridge
1 cup oats
2 cups water
2 scoops banana protein (mixed in with the water)
lots of cinnamon
walnuts
blueberries
a little ground flaxseed
Mix it up and put in the refrigerator overnight (or a couple of hours) for the oats to soak up the water and protein mix. It will still be kinda watery and more of a cereal type consistency, just use a slotted spoon to dish some out in the morning. I haven't tried to heat it up. I will experiment and let you know!!
Below is a photo of a Rice Milk Summer Porridge. I assume other types of milk would also work!
After the competition I plan on making some food to prepare for the week. After my 3-day food journaling, I realized that I need to prepare some food in bulk over the weekend so that I can dish it out and have a meal in minutes. I decided to steal some ideas from my Aunt Maureen and our Labor Day weekend trip. During our stay my Aunt prepared a giant batch of "Summer Porridge" or cold oatmeal. She put lots of walnuts, cinnamon, and blueberries in a bowl with oats and protein powder and let it soak overnight. I am going to make a batch for breakfasts next week. Her recipe is for a really big batch but is as follows:
Summer Porridge
1 cup oats
2 cups water
2 scoops banana protein (mixed in with the water)
lots of cinnamon
walnuts
blueberries
a little ground flaxseed
Mix it up and put in the refrigerator overnight (or a couple of hours) for the oats to soak up the water and protein mix. It will still be kinda watery and more of a cereal type consistency, just use a slotted spoon to dish some out in the morning. I haven't tried to heat it up. I will experiment and let you know!!
Below is a photo of a Rice Milk Summer Porridge. I assume other types of milk would also work!
For quick lunches, I am going to make a big pot of black beans and a big batch of brown rice. Aunt Maureen also had a big pot of Black Eyed Peas and Black Beans, that started with a bunch of sautéed onions and garlic. I made a small batch yesterday and am going to have some before work tonight. I will share my official recipe next week.
I also made a big iced green tea to take to work. I found some Brenner Green Tea with Orange, Passion Fruit, and Jasmine in my cupboard. Its pretty tasty!!
Hope everyone has a fun and active weekend. The weekend is a good time to make up for any poor eating or lack of exercise that happened during the week!