The Importance of Having Fun

Take a minute and thing about all the things you face on a typical day:

Alarm Clocks
Making breakfast
Dirty Diapers
Paperwork
Office Politics
Facebook Drama
Annoying people
Potty Training
Work
A messy husband or wife
Spilling your coffee
Etc...

Then you turn on your computer to check the news:
"US Credit Downgrade"
"Shooting Spree in Ohio"
You are starting to get the idea right? Its a high stress world that we live in nowadays. And during the 24 hours, well during the 16 hours that we are awake, it seems to be full of bad news and burdens. I know, I know, Its not ALL bad...but it seems that way on paper, Huh? Well the point of this post is to remind you that it is INCREDIBLY important to have fun every once in a while and forget the stress of everyday life.

CrossFit Vicenza should be that escape. Too often, going to the gym becomes just another task that you must get dressed for, a task that requires you to mentally prepare for the visit. Think of CrossFit Vicenza as a playground, and for that hour each day, you are a child. Remember what that felt like...How often do you wish you could be a kid again? No bills, no work, no expectations. You could just PLAY!

Run, Jump, Lift, Swing. For some strange reason, there comes a point in our lives when these movements start being a chore as opposed to a natural instinct. WRONG!

Lets get back to basics.


LUNCH WOD:

5 Rounds:
10 Burpees
10 Push Press
10 Box Jumps

Today we learn the Press Series of Movements: Shoulder Press, Push Press, and Push Jerk. Also the burpee and proper form on the box jumps.

EVENING:

We have a long week ahead of us, thats for sure. Here we go!

60 Seconds of wallballs
60 seconds of rest
60 seconds Power cleans
60 seconds of rest
60 seconds of box jumps
60 seconds of rest
60 seconds of push press
60 seconds of rest
60 seconds of burpees
120 seconds of rest
Then Tabata squats

Score is TOTAL number of reps.


Everyone:
Lets have some fun today!

WOD: 15July2011

Top: Before Picture Bottom: 6 weeks later. Courtesy of Orange Coast CrossFit. Read the whole story at http://orangecoastcrossfit.com/crossfit-for-women/

Sit down, we need to have a little chat. See, when you step up, take fitness seriously and dedicate yourself, your body, well, it...ummm goes through changes. Sure they may seem new and weird, but its just part of becoming an healthy adult.

You are hitting a new type of puberty, for brevity's sake, I will call it "New-berty"

What does that mean? Well, Think back to your old daily workout routine. Think how it made you feel. Now, think of how you felt the day after "Fran" or "Cameron's Jacked G-Ma". You are sore in places you didnt even know had muscles Not even that, you are probably going to bed earlier, eating more, and if you are in the later stages of "New-berty" you are probably doing normal household chores "for time".

This is a verbatim conversation I had with myself while baking a meal:

"Mmmm, combine all ingredients and bake at 350 Degrees for 25 minutes....F*ck that, If I jack the tempurature up to 450 degrees, I can finish it in 15 minutes! 3-2-1...GO!"

While you are going through "New-berty" it is VERY important to "Listen" to your body. You are eating more for a reason, so make sure its high quality, paleo-esque foods. (Lean meats, fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds.)

You are sleeping more because you are working more. We should all be getting 8-9 hours of sleep in a cool, blacked out room. So pull down those massive "panic room" Italian shutters and put the cell phone/computer/TV away!

If the body be feeble, the mind will not be strong. ~Thomas Jefferson

WOD:
Strength
3 sets of 5 reps: Shoulder press

Rest~10 Minutes

100 Pushups
100 Situps

Go to failure on each exercise: if you make it to 25 on the pushups and fail, switch to situps until failure, back and forth until you finish all reps. Focus on PERFECT form!