ZOMG.

My workouts have been SOOOO sporadic for the month of February that a gazillion (I KID YOU NOT!) friends and acquaintances have gone “Hey Anna, you look like you’ve lost weight”, “Hey your biceps are smaller”, “Ooo, you look more like a girl now”. Like WTF?!?

The first few times that happened, I ran home and (felt like :p) cried myself to sleep while doing bicep curls. It was THE ultimate insult - its like telling James Nachtwey that his emotional work in wartorn countries is childsplay, telling Anna Wintour that her magazine sucks balls, claiming that James Cameron’s Avatar is not epic. At all.

Then it occurred to me. I’ll claim this as my off season. When I’m too busy with work to workout, like bodybuilders who have months where they let their body rest, I’ll use this time to recuperate (from working out).

So for the next person who goes, “Anna, your muscles shrank??”, I’ll just say “Oh, its my off-season” (and inside my head I’ll be saying “WAIT TILL I MAKE A COMEBACK BUSTER!!”).

Now please excuse me while I go visit the crepe lady in Freo before continuing my editing work. Nom nommm. 

WOD022210
Angie
Pull 13:25 Push 21:00 Sit 25:42 Squat 29:04

Tuesday
Deadlift 1 - 1 - 1
85 - 90 - 95
Was supposed to do 3 sets of 3’s & 5’s thereafter but bailed as I wanted to continue on with Diane :p

Diane 21 - 15 - 9
Deadlift (60kgs)
HSPU
Results 8:45
A minute slower than previously. Sore back. EXCUSES!

WOD021810
13R+3 (HPC 20kg)

WOD200210 Saturday
Power Clean : 30 - 35 - 37.5
Three rounds for time of:
10 Push Press @ 40kg/30kg
20 Push Ups
30 Pull Ups
Results: 17:52 (20kg PP)

Feb 10
WOD020910
Weighted Pull Up 3 - 3 - 3
Results: 12kg
21 - 18 - 15 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 3 reps of
KB Swings 16kg
Results: 12:05

Chest to Floor, Thighs, Bar:
11:09

Deadlift 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
60 - 65 - 70 - 75 - 80

DB Croc Row
35 : 35lbs (20 reps x 2 sets)
Strict Chin Up (3 reps x 10 sets)
DB Shrugs : 20lbs (20 reps x 2 sets)

February 2 (Tuesday)
WOD020110
10 minutes Handstand Push-ups
5 minutes Squats
2 minutes Pull-ups
1 minute Push-ups
Results: 100, 170, 20, 32 (322)
Towards the end had to break down my HSPU’s into 3s and 2s. Couldn’t touch my head to floor, but its improving in the sense that I’m more than halfway there now :D wOOt! Pull ups were CTB but after the first 10, my left wrist had a sharp pain. Its the same jarring pain that I got when I used to climb and FML, I think its gonna be a while before it heals 0.o Absolutely short on breath and felt a bit woozy after this workout. Must be the lack of sleep as I only had 4 hours the night before.

February 4 (Thursday)
Deadlift 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
Results : 65 - 70 - 75 - 80 - 85

21 - 15 - 9
Ring Pull Up (Single ring, close grip)
DB Press
Results: 11:39 (20lbs)

100 Sit Ups
Results: 3:26

Despite not having recovered fully from my flu, I thought to myself, dammit I need to workout! All work and no workouts at all makes me uber cranky so by hook or by crook I had to fit in at least 3 days of workouts into the week.

And I did! So yayyy! *skips with joy* :D :D

January 25 (Mon)
WOD 011810
“Helen”
Three rounds for time of:
Run 400m
21 Kettlebell Swings @ 24kg/16kg
12 Pull Ups
Results: 18:45 -_______________-” (CTB)
I think this is by far the longest time ever I took to do Helen. Can’t recall the exact time for my previous attempt, but I think it was less than 15 mins. Keep on reminding myself that its only normal for the body to take some time to recover and regain back the strength and (so-called) speed. Patience.

WOD 012510
Deadlift 5-5-5
*Lower each rep with control and reset for every rep, don’t bounce the weights off the ground. Rest exactly 3 minutes between sets.
Results: 70, 75, 80
Results:
then:-
In 20 minutes, complete as many rounds as possible of:
5 Press @ 20kg/30kg
5 Pull Ups
5 Push Press @ 20kg/30kg
5 Pull Ups
5 Push Jerk @ 20kg/30kg
5 Pull Ups
Results: 6 rounds
The presses were fine but the CTB pull ups whacked me silly. Towards 4th round I had to break it down to 2s and 3s. Enjoyed this workout totally :D

50 knees-to-elbows for time:
Results: 6:29
Switched between rings and bar throughout. I think from the 20th KTE onwards, I was breaking it down to 2s and 3s. FML.

January 27 (Wed)
Diane 21-15-9
Deadlift
HSPU
Results: 7:50 (55kg, pussy HSPU)
Lowered the weights for deadlifts cos I didn’t wanna overdo it. Will increase again slowly once I am 100% better. For now, pussy weights will do :p

Tabata HSPU & Sit Ups
Results: 73 / 113
Phwoar! Mentaaaallll!

January 29 (Fri)
WOD012910
Front Squat 5-5-5
Results: 37.5 - 42.5 - 50kg
then:-

For time of:
30 Kettlebell Swings @ 24kg(M)/16kg(W)
15 Weighted Pull Ups @ 20kg
24 Kettlebell Swings @ 24kg/16kg
12 Weighted Pull Ups @ 20kg
18 Kettlebell Swings @ 24kg/16kg
9 Weighted Pull Ups @ 20kg
Results: 12:58 (8kg)
Fun fun workout :) Managed to do CTB for the first round but after that it was chin to bar :p

J.T 21 - 15 - 9
HSPU
Ring Dips
Push Ups
Results: 10:15 (RD + R)
*heart* JT :D Ok fine so my time was longer. That’s cos I did a wod prior :p Excuses, excuses.

Overhead Walking Lunges (10kg)
Results: 1:37
Bessssss!

WOD 010410 (Mon)
J.T
21-15-9 reps for time of:
Handstand Push Ups
Ring Dips
Push Ups
Results: 10:59 (RD+R)

100 Sit Ups
Results: 3:10

Jan 5, 2010 (Tues)
Fran
21-15-9 reps for time of:
Barbell thrusters
Pull Ups
Results: 13:26 (25kg)
Last done in September with 30kg and my time was nearly 30 mins. Decided to decrease as I didn’t wanna put too much pressure on my back *excuses*excuses*. Even with only 25kgs, my lower back was feeling the brunt of the thrusters at the second set of this. Great workout!

WOD122909 (Tues)
In 20 minutes, complete as many rounds as possible of:
21 Kettlebell Swings @ 24kg/16kg
15 Push Ups
Results: 9 rounds RX’ed

100 Sit Ups
Results: 3:30

Dec 30, 2009 (Wed)
Ok. So I didn’t do today’s workout which involved DU’s (for me TJ’s). Instead did the following workout from 2008;
In 20mins, complete AMRAP of;
10 goblet squat (20kgs KB)
10 pull ups (CTB)
Results: 8rounds + 8
A decline of 2 rounds compared to what I did last year. I think overloading on my vices last night whacked me out.

100 Sit ups
Results: 3:38
Ooo…my quads were feeling it

Jan 1, 2010 (Fri)
Deck of cards at the park. Didn’t keep count of the push ups, pull ups, sit ups or squats done. But damn, this was a good workout :p

Jan 3, 2010 (Sun)
Warmed up and cooled down with 1 lower loop each time
Cindy: 8 rounds
Did this at the park, great to workout when the weather’s nice outdoors :)

This week has been crazy crazy crazy. While everyone else is in the holiday mood, I’ve been working as if I was one of Santa’s elves. Had portrait shoots nearly everyday and I’ve been trying to catch up with my photo editing before the backlog drowns me. Aiming to get everything done before the year ends for delivery to my clients. Chuga chuga choo choo!

December 22 (Tues)
WOD 122209
Deadlift 2-2-2-2-2
Results: 65, 70, 75, 85, 90

then:-
In 10 minutes, complete as many rounds as possible of:
3 Kettlebell Double Press @ 24kg(M)/16kg(W)
12 Medicine Ball Cleans @ 10kg(M)/5kg(W)
Results: 8R + 3 (press 12kg)

Diane
Results: 8:59 (132lbs)
FML, previously in Sept I did 112lbs this was an increase of 20lbs and my time was 6:58 previously. Urghhh. Had expected to maintain my time with the increase of weights but it was quite a struggle.

December 24 (Thurs)
WOD 122309
Weighted Pull Up 1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Results: 20 | 21.25 | 21.75 | 22.25 | 23 | 23.5 | 24

Tabata Mash Up - Push Ups and Sit Ups
Eight rounds of:
20 secs Max Reps Push Ups
10 secs Rest
20 secs Max Reps Sit Ups
10 secs Rest
Results: Total 121 | 104
Push Ups 22 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11
Sit Ups 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12
Surprisingly I did more push ups than sit ups. Wata..?!?

Dec 27 (Sun)
Mini Murph
1km run - 50 Pull Ups - 100 Push Ups - 150 Squats - 1km run
Results: 43:17
Park workout with some of the PM boys. I had the great ambitions of doing the full Murph initially. Fat chance of that yo. Torturous but fun. Yes, I’m sick in the head. Lil bit ;)

December 14, 2009 (Mon)
WOD 121209
With a continuously running clock, do one Deadlift the first minute, two Deadlifts the second minute, three Deadlifts the third minute… continuing for as many minutes as you are able.
Use as many sets as needed to complete the Deadlifts for each minute.
Deadlift @ 100kg(M)/60kg(W)
Results: 10mins + 3
8th minute onwards was a mind game. Absolutely.

WOD 121409
In 20 minutes, do as many rounds as possible of:
5 Handstand Push Ups
5 Pull Ups
5 Kettlebell Swings @ 32kg(M)/24kg(W)
Results: 12 + 5, 5.
Swings were a killer 0.o

WOD 091216 Wednesday (from www.crossfit.com)
For time:
21 Pull-ups
21 Handstand Push-ups
18 Pull-ups
18 Handstand Push-ups
15 Pull-ups
15 Handstand Push-ups
12 Pull-ups
12 Handstand Push-ups
9 Pull-ups
9 Handstand Push-ups
6 Pull-ups
6 Handstand Push-ups
3 Pull-ups
3 Handstand Push-ups
Handstand push-ups are “nose to floor” and pull-ups are “strict” or non-kipping.
Results: 20:20 (HSPU were half and pull-ups were strict)

WOD121709 (Thurs)
“Jackie”
100 Sumo Deadlift Highpulls @ 20kg
50 Thrusters Barbell @ 45lbs
30 Pull Ups
Results: 31:47

 It has been a crazy week. Returned from KK midweek and there were shoots to cover, clients to meet, emails to reply and pictures to edit. I’m still halfway through this week’s to do list and its already Sunday evening 0.o Hope to get all this done by Wednesday so that I can have a somewhat regular workout schedule again.

WOD12102009
Tabata Mash Up: Squats & Ring Dips
Eight rounds of:
20 seconds Max Reps Squats
10 seconds Rest
20 seconds Max Reps Ring Dips
10 seconds Rest
Results: 156, 71 = 227

21reps of;
Dumbell Squat Snatch 20lbs
Pushups x 2
Results: 8:30
Supposed to be followed by 15 & 9 reps but I pamchiatdotcomdotmy :p Shoulders and triceps burning bay-beh!

Deadlift 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1
Results: 70 - 75 - 80 - 85 - 90 - 95

December 11, 2009 (Fri)
Swam 12 laps

December 13, 2009 (Sun)
Swam 20 laps