Total

At Gotham this morning we did CrossFit Total. After a late-ish holiday party last night, I woke up feeling tired and congested and on the train to the gym, my cough started up pretty bad. So when I got there, the first thing I did was think about something one of my teammates said before the national championships: "Today, it doesn't matter how you feel." It was some of the best pre-game advice I ever heard, and it really stuck with me. It really doesn't matter if you got a good night's sleep or if you feel energetic -- it's too late to think about that kind of stuff, you just have to do what you can do. In the end, I didn't make quite as big gains in the squat and the press as I wanted to, though I did PR by 5 lbs in both. My 100# press attempt was very unfocused; I'm confident I will get that soon. The deadlift, I was pretty happy with, a new personal best by 10#. Mental focus and aggressiveness, that's what I need to take into every single heavy lift.

Weights:
back squat: 250#
press: 95#
deadlift: 310#
TOTAL: 655#

That's a 30# improvement over last time (July 17). Tomorrow will be a day off because it's time to get over this cold!

Food:
7:15
-coffee with cream
11:30
-handful of almonds
12
-coffee with cream
-2 scrambled eggs + a little grated cheese
-oats with a little butter, handful of pecans
afternoon/evening
-pumpkin/turkey chili
-almonds
-tea with milk
-green beans in olive oil
-tapioca