Wednesday 2.26.14

action shot from the competition - I hate you CTB pull-ups! 

If you haven't noticed already, I like to videotape myself! I do it to track my PRs and track my progress. Also, watching myself in action helps me recognize where I can improve on a particular movement. Posting videos and blogging helps me stay motivated and keeps me focused on my crossfit goals. I think most people can agree, that although we crossfitters love competition, our initial purpose for joining was to gain/loose weight and keep the bod looking tight. Am I wrong? Although my primary motivation for crossfitting is to get better and stronger and eventually be good enough to compete on a team in regionals, I am also aesthetically motivated. Crossfit, along with all the clean eating I've been doing, has really made a difference in my physique. A change I have been working towards for over 7 years. Even before January, my weight (as in fat!) fluctuated. Not because I wasn't crossfitting, but because I wasn't watching what I was putting into my body. My initial reason for cleaning up my diet was to improve my crossfit performance. Not only do I notice a change in my energy after cutting down on certain foods (processed grains, booze and dairy) I've also noticed my body leaning down. I feel really good about myself for the first time in a long time. So, although it might be vain that I post progress photos rather than focusing on my crossfit performance, I am excited about the direction my body is going and I have (and do) put a lot of hours and hard work in to get it in the shape that it is! 

On January 25th, the weekend of the East Coast Championships, I took pictures of myself in a sports bra in front of my mirror (the pics on the left). Today I did it again (pics on the right). I was pumped after I compared the photos side by side. There is a slight increase in muscle definition and I have leaned out a bit. How I see it... it doesn't matter what motivates you to get to the box everyday, whatever it is, hold on tight and you'll see positive results!

45 minutes of mobility

- Open WOD 14.1 on Friday, gotta rest up! 

Diet (updated throughout the day)

5:30am-12:00pm

60 oz water
3 eggs
2 power balls 

banana 

lara bar

greek yogurt with granola 

12pm - 6pm

40 oz water
2 rice cakes with peanut butter

baked sweet potato 

3 power balls  

6pm - bedtime

20 oz water'
orange
mahi mahi burger with 1/4 avocado
arugula salad with quinoa, beets, blue cheese