day eleven

Workout:

50 walking OH lunges (15# plate)
25 pull-ups
40 lunges
20 p.u.
30 lunges
15 p.u.
20 lunges
10 p.u.
10 lunges
5 p.u.

Time: 13:03

This WOD felt ok except for my hands. The lunges were easy, and the pull-ups were so-so, mostly strung together 3-5 at a time. Got plenty of sleep last night for the first time in a while!

Eating:
9
-6 oz coffee + milk
-half a banana
-1 tbsp. sunflower seed butter
-800 mg ibuprofen (not really "eating," but . . .)

12:30
-2 chicken cutlets that my mom made
-1.5 cups cooked vegetables (in olive oil): mushrooms, onions, broccoli
-1 tbsp. sunflower butter
-tea + milk

4
-10 oz coffee + milk

7
-3 turkey meatballs on a
-2" piece of baguette
-tea + milk

8-10
-2 beers!
-mini-Reese's PB cup!!

days nine, ten

Yesterday was busy: class, train to the city, rugby practice from 8 until 10. I got to bed way too late . . . probably somewhere around 1am. Rather than journal my eating, which I don't recall accurately, I'll jot down some thoughts on food: I ate oatmeal for breakfast and was starving by 9 o'clock. I need some better breakfast choices, otherwise I'll eat eggs every day. Also, cereal as a snack definitely causes an energy crash. I wonder if when you cut back on sugar and foods that are a step away from sugar (eg Rice Krispies), you become more sensitive to sugar-high/sugar-crash. Anyway . . .

Workout: 2 hrs practice with more fitness than usual -- burpees, pushups, up-downs, sprints, planks.

Eating: did not journal.


Today I woke up exhausted, surprise surprise. And pretty dehydrated.

Workout: cleans and jerks. No "WOD," just practice with 65#, 75#, 85#, 95#, 115#.

Eating:
5:30
-6 oz. coffee + milk

7:45
-16 oz. coffee + milk
-scrambled eggs
-3 slices bacon

11
-handful of cashews

12:30
-can of tuna
-stalk of celery, 1/3 red pepper
-tsp mayo
-sprinking of walnut pieces

3:30
-banana + 1 tbsp pb

5
-apple
-peanut and date bar

7
-salad with mesclun, pears, pecans, vinagrette
-halibut (cooked in butter?) + spinach with pancetta and chopped egg
-red wine (2 glasses)
-shared some bread pudding

day eight

Workout:

3.5 mile jog at talking pace, mostly flat.
Time: 34:45
Notes: aches and pains after last night's practice (r. heel sore, hamstrings tight), but good to run after a morning as student nurse at the hospital. Very rainy. Ran at a recovery pace with a friend who is tapering for NY marathon (this weekend).


Eating:
6
-2 eggs scrambled
-little onion, red pepper, spinach sauteed in olive oil
-3 slices bacon
-4 oz. oj
-6 oz. coffee + half/half

11
-8 oz. coffee + cream
-lara bar (dates and pecans)

1
-1 banana
-tbsp pb
-3 slices turkey
-tea + milk

2:30 (after run)
-2.5 oz. tuna + tsp mayo
-corn tortilla

4
-banana + tbsp pb
-tea + half/half

7:30
-pork chop
-cornbread stuffing
-mushrooms and green beans
-6 oz. red wine

day seven

Tuesday morning was first day of the new hospital rotation, which added up to a lot of sitting around through orientations. I had planned on doing a WOD, but I got out of the hospital early enough to catch a train to practice.

Workout:
Rugby practice 8-10. Legs felt heavy from squats and deads, wasn't my fastest in some sprints that we ran. But fun practice, in the rain.

Eating:
6:30
-2.5 eggs, scrambled in oil
-1 cup spinach
-6 oz. coffee + half/half

10:30
-lara bar (peanuts and dates)
-8 oz coffee + half/half

12:30
-most of a can of tuna in oil
-1 cup lettuce
-1/3 red pepper

2:30
-3/4 c. cereal
-1/4 c. milk

5
-1/2 apple
-1 Tbsp sunflower butter
-tea + milk

7
-1/2 c rice
-tofu and vegetable stir-fry (not sure quantity)

10:30
-slice of baguette
-1 oz. cheese

etc etc:
Snacks were not so good today. After eating that bowl of cereal I fell asleep on the train, not sure whether from sugar-crash or just from being tired. Didn't get home to New Haven until after midnight; sleep lately is less than optimal.

day six

Workout:

Yesterday I had a rugby game, but I didn't play so much time that I couldn't work out today. Feeling kind of sleepy after school, wanted to lift. Warmed up on the erg machine, then this (at 5:30pm):

Push Press
5 x 75
5 x 95
5 x 105
5 x 115
3 x 125

Front Squats
5 x 95
5 x 145
5 x 165
3 x 175
5 x 165

Deadlift (all singles)
165
185
225
245
255
265
275#

I feel like I don't push as hard when I go to the school gym, maybe because the weights are metal and they'd be loud to drop. Definitely would have gone higher on the squats and deads if I wasn't afraid to drop weight.


Eating:
7
-bowl of cheerios + milk
-10 oz. coffee + milk
10
-lara bar (peanuts and dates)
12:30
-sandwich: 2 slices multigrain bread, 4 oz turkey, 1 oz cheddar cheese, handful of spinach
-3/4 cup yogurt + handful blackberries
-8 oz carrot juice
4
-6 oz. coffee + milk
-2 oz turkey + 1/4 cup black beans
8
-4 oz chicken breast
-1/3 zucchini, 1/3 yellow squash, 1/3 orange pepper
-marinated in: ginger, sesame oil and olive oil, white wine, little soy sauce, chicken broth
-6 oz red wine

days four, five

Saturday was a hospital day, clinical rotation from 7 until 7. Actually, we got out pretty early so it was more like a ten-hour day. I think I need to get those "active" tights that a lot of nurses wear, because my legs don't feel fresh for rugby after all day on my feet. Food was not the best: I'd run out of fresh groceries, didn't eat a lot of vegetables, then ate dinner at the mall which was pretty terrible.

Eating (Saturday):
-breakfast was oatmeal + half a banana and coffee + half and half
-am snack was almonds
-lunch was a turkey sandwich + cheddar cheese
-pm snack was half a sweet potato
-dinner was a burger with bacon/lettuce/tomato, + fries
-then i ate some raisinets at the movies, felt pretty sick.

Sunday, got to sleep in until 8 and then headed down to NYC for rugby. I'd put my legs up for a while after the hospital and stretched a bit, but I need to do better to recover. After warming up legs didn't feel so heavy. CrossFit warmup (minus pullups) has become my pre-warmup, it's great. Eating was okay in the morning, bad after the game. Which is typical.

Eating (Sunday):
-breakfast was three eggs with lots of broccoli, red and green peppers, 1 piece toast, carrot juice, coffee
-ate some trail mix in the car on the way to the game
-right after playing, ate blueberry pie that a teammate's parents made (delicious)
-two hours after playing, ate pizza, felt terrible

day three

Workout:

3 rds, with rest between rds, of the following:

10 db clean and jerk
sprint bball court
10 burpees
10 double unders at center court
10 kb swings (53lb) at foul line

Times and c+j weights:
Round 1: 3:02 with 45# dbs
Round 2: 2:08 with 30# dbs
Round 3: 2:31 with 30# dbs


Eating:
5:20
-8 oz. coffee + milk

8
-12 oz. fresh squeezed oj
-scrambled eggs (2-3?)
-2 strips bacon
-10 oz. coffee + cream

9:30
-10 almonds

12:30
-most of an apple + 1 Tbsp. peanut butter
-tuna salad: can of tuna + slice of apple, stalk of celery, chunk of green pepper, bunch of parsley, 1/2 tsp mayo

7
-half a sweet potato
-3 c broccoli + olive oil
-1/2 c black beans
-3? oz sliced turkey


etc etc:
4-5 hours sleep, not enough. I should bring food to CrossFit so I don't have to buy an egg sandwich at Grand Central and throw away the roll. Note to self: get on top of hydration status and you won't feel terrible in the morning.

day two

(note: posting a day late for 10/22)

Workout: rugby practice 7:30 - 10pm.
The first hour and a half was some scrummaging and a little passing and fitness. Then I stood around a lot the last hour (more on that below).

Eating:
7
-3 eggs cooked in a little butter +
-1/2 cup broccoli, 1/4 of a red pepper, 1/4 of a green pepper, little onion cooked in olive oil
-3 oz. orange juice
-6 oz. coffee with half and half
10
-lara bar (dates and pecans)
-10 oz. coffee with cream
12:30
-two corn tortillas
-5? oz. grilled steak
-1/2 cup black beans
-2 Tbsp. guacamole
-handful of cabbage, spoonful of pico de gallo
1:30
-2 oz. mixed nuts (peanuts, almonds, sunflower seeds)
5:30
-2 oz. almonds
7
-Emergen-C packet in water
10:30
-Indian food: spinach + chickpeas, chicken tikka, 3/4 cup rice, samosa
-slice of birthday cake

etc, etc:
I got up too late to pack lunch today, so I ate steak tacos from the food carts by the hospital. My eating all day was not strict (eg Zone or Paleo), but I tried to make good choices. Until dinner, which was a birthday celebration, and I was tired and very hungry and just ate what I wanted.
Rugby practice was frustrating. I'm not starting for the first side this week, but coaches say because I'll get "quality time" in that game, I'm not starting for the second side either. So that meant most of the scrimmaging I stood out of. It meant I'd be rested (if not well slept) for the morning WOD.

day one

Workout:
5×5 thrusters
#65, 75, 95, 105, 115

then,
150 burpees, 13:20

Eating:
5:30
-5 oz coffee + 1 oz 2% milk
-few pecans
-600 mg Ibuprofen
8
-diner omelette with spinach + mushrooms (cooked in ???)
-2 cups coffee + cream
11
-2 Tbsp. sunflower seed butter
2:30
-small sweet potato + salt, a little butter
-6 slices turkey
-sm. handful pecans
-cup of tea
7:30
-half a split chicken breast (roast)
-vegetebles cooked in olive oil: 1/3 red pepper, 1 cup broccoli, 1/3 zucchini, 1/3 summer squash
-6oz red wine

Thoughts, etc:
Beat up from rugby. Got 5+ hours sleep last night, need more.
Post-workout breakfast with Mike, feel like I’ve set my intention: get good at this, compete in the spring.
This blog might be a bit spotty until mid-November . . .