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A word on the effects of pullups

My husband likes to remind me that my hands wouldn't be torn up so bad if I had decent form on my pull-ups. I guess, technically, I shouldn't be gripping the bar with my palms. According to him, my grip should be strong enough to support my weight without rubbing my palms. Well, I'm not there yet. And...

Posted to Red in the Face (Weblog) by cindy on 01-21-2010
Superman in an AMRAP

Just a quick note before I collapse for the night of the workout Andy and I took on tonight. I love that Andy wants to do these EPOC challenge WODs with me, but he's a nighttime exerciser, so scheduling can be an issue. Tonight, we managed to work it all out for: 12min AMRAP 3 shoulder press 6 broad...

Posted to Red in the Face (Weblog) by cindy on 01-18-2010
Arm demon: AMRAP of snatches and pushups

"Angie" caught up with me about 10 hours after I finished it on Tuesday morning. That's when, on walking from my desk to the restroom, I started to feel the muscles in my shoulders and back protest and tighten. I also noticed that my arms, which had given up trying to hang straight when I arrived at...

Posted to Red in the Face (Weblog) by cindy on 01-07-2010
Whoo-hoo for Lulu

I must have turned off my alarm this morning because at 6:38a.m., I groggily looked at the clock and sat up in a panic in bed, "Oh no! I slept late!!!!" This morning was the last of the 3 free Lululemon boot camps, and if you make it to all 3, you were entered in a drawing for stuff. I really wanted...

Posted to Red in the Face (Weblog) by cindy on 12-19-2009
Rowing AMRAP

I really liked today's WOD. It was simple and to the point. AMRAP (20 minutes) 250m row 7 Handstand pushups I completed 8 rounds and was close to the end of my row on round 9 when time was called. Rowing was an awesome change from running. Those HSPUs were tough, though. Initially, I had a lot of trouble...

Posted to Red in the Face (Weblog) by cindy on 11-12-2009
In love with "Nate"

I loved this morning's WOD. Really, I did. I was feeling pretty crappy for some reason, but dragged myself to class because when do I ever not show up? Anyway, I forgot all about how bad I felt when we started the WOD. "Nate" AMRAP 20 minutes 2 Muscle-ups 4 Handstand pushups 8 KB swings (1 pood W / 2...

Posted to Red in the Face (Weblog) by cindy on 10-20-2009
An AMRAP

The rain crashed into Austin Friday morning with a bang, startling me awake around 5:30 a.m. That's about when a huge branch fell right on the roof, and despite my urge to stay in bed, I decided to get up. My motivation ended there. I just wasn't feeling much motivation for Friday morning conditioning...

Posted to Red in the Face (Weblog) by cindy on 10-10-2009
Jelly arms

Sometimes it is a blessing and a curse to check Facebook before I leave the house on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Crossfit Central sends out the WOD in a status update. This morning -- not so bad. AMRAP 20 minutes 20 supermans (our class substituted this for 12 hip extensions -- there just wasn't...

Posted to Red in the Face (Weblog) by cindy on 09-24-2009
Barbell AMRAP

Argh. Today's WOD was really hard, and I'm not all that happy with my performance. AMRAP 20 minutes 5 Thrusters 7 Hang Power Cleans 10 Sumo Deadlift High PUlls I did 6 rounds and 5 Thrusters at 50 pounds. Ick. I felt wore out as soon as I finished the first round of thrusters. I had a tough time...

Posted to Red in the Face (Weblog) by cindy on 09-17-2009

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