Weekly Workouts & Some Weekend Pics

Yay, I got in 4 sessions of CF this week!  Things started out pretty rough and I couldn't be convinced to leave my couch on Monday, but the workout didn't look too bad on Tuesday so I hit class back to back with Barbell Club.  This week was a deload week at the gym, but I still managed to get pretty sore from all the barbell work and some pull ups.  My back felt ok throughout the week since the lifts were pretty light :)

S - Rest

M - Living room yoga

T - CrossFit x 2

• WOD: 20 minute AMRAP
• 200m Row
• 10 Burpees
• Alternate rounds with a partner, rest while partner is working.
• We got 11 rounds + the row + 9 burpees, so close to finishing 12!
• Barbell Club:
• 10x1 Deadlifts with a pause at the shin, below the knee, and above the knee, 85#
• 7x1 Hang Clean with a pause below the knee, 120#
• 5x2 Squat Clean from the hip, 105#

My CF friends' new puppy and my new lifters that another gym friend gifted me since his wife never really used them.

W - CrossFit

• Strength: Front Squat - 5 at 40% (55#), 5 at 50% (75#), 5 at 60% (85#)
• WOD:
• 800m Run
• 50 Overhead Squats (45/35)
• 30 Pull Ups
• 12 minute cap - I finished in 10:13 Rx!

Th - Rest (and an awesome trip to the chiropractor)

F - CrossFit

• Strength: Squat Clean - 5 at 40% (65#), 5 at 50% (75#), 5 at 60% (85#)
• WOD:
• 21-15-9
• Power Cleans (95/65)
• Lunges (no weight, left + right = 1 rep)
• 6 minute cap

Ugh... I was the only person in class not to finish this under the cap.  I got through 83 reps out of 90, Rx.  In the first round everyone was dropping their bar to start the lunges and I still had 10 cleans left!  My quads were on fire the whole way.  I felt pretty down on myself but I just kept trying to remember that I still got a great workout in and I've come so far!  I used to feel really awkward and unsure during squat cleans and now I love them.  And I know I'm due for a clean PR really soon.  Comparison really is the thief of joy...

S - 9 Holes of Golf + 1 mi walk with Butler - I thought golf was going to be rough since I hadn't played in 2 years, but I wasn't too bad!

And here's some more shots from the weekend. On Saturday we celebrated Carter's first birthday at the Trenton Thunder game!

My Sunday consisted of two back to back baby showers.  A huge congrats to Christine, who's little baby boy Tristan came into the world this week!  He was 6 weeks early and I couldn't believe how amazing Christine looked considering she just left the hospital from her C section.  She's in the middle with the black v-neck dress.

Leah's little bundle of joy is due in October and she was convinced she knew the date of her shower, sometime in August...

And just like that, the weekend is over!

Do you compare yourself to others in the gym?  Did you do anything fun this weekend?

Weekly Workouts + 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!  I hope you had a good weekend!  I am dragging today, but some Chipotle for dinner and an early bedtime should help :)  Last week was a short week and I didn't really get as many workouts in as I wanted to.

S - Rest

M - CrossFit + 1.0 mi walk with Butler

• Strength: Back Squat - 3 rep max, then 3 at 95% and 90%.  I started to add weight and it started to hurt my back so I kept it light and did sets of 6 instead.  I got up to 105#.
• WOD: 12 minute AMRAP - I finished 5 rounds.
• 200m Run
• 4 Hang Squat Cleans (135/95) - I did 75 lbs, I could've Rxed, but my back said nope.
• 8 Toes to Bar

T - Rest Day (since we went to the Phillies game for Dave's 30th bday and got a home run ball!)

W - 1.35 mi walk with Butler around the dog park

Th - CrossFit

• Skill: 15 minutes of gymnastics goat work - I worked on pull ups because I'm desperately trying to connect them. In workouts I do them one at a time and it takes forever.  When I attempt to connect them my timing is off and I don't get a good push off the bar at the top, so I end up swinging awkwardly at the bottom instead of ready to kip into my next one.  I'm able to connect 2 now but not 3.  I will be working the new drill my coach gave me.
• WOD: 15 minute AMRAP
• 10 Handstand Push Ups
• 15 Kettlebell Swings (70/53)
• 30 Double Understand
• I did a modified version because I knew even light kettlebell swings would hurt my back.  I subbed the KB swings for 10 pull ups.  I also didn't complete 30 dubs every round, I just did attempts until the guy I was pacing with was finished... or until I threw my jump rope across the gym in frustration...

The rest of the weekend did not include any formal workouts.  I went for a few strolls with Butler and got a few miles in walking home from the bars.  I had a catch on the beach.  I danced my ass off Saturday night.  I did one epic beach sprint carrying my not so light beach bag and a chair.  I intended on doing more, but it just didn't happen.  Holiday weekends typically mean some extra indulgence, so this week I will be focusing on healthy eats and getting back into a workout groove!

But first... here are some tidbits from our weekend down the shore with our friends Jeff and Arley.

Thursday night, we kicked off our time in Cape May with an awesome dinner at YB.  We've been there a few times for breakfast, but we've never tried their dinner.  It's a BYOB and the entrées were all so reasonable ($20 for 2 giant crab cakes), both of which are pretty rare in Cape May.  We ordered the swordfish tacos and duck fat fries as appetizers.

Then for the main course I had the crab cakes with a pesto couscous and it was just so delicious.  Our table also ordered salmon, sesame crusted tuna, and a pork chop and everyone loved their meal.  Dinner for four came to $107, which made me literally laugh out loud!  I would definitely recommend YB to anyone!

After dinner we met up with Dave's aunt and uncle, Kay and Trip.  We spent the rest of our night enjoying the nice weather in some rocking chairs at what we call the porch bar, followed up by a trip to the Boiler Room in the basement of Congress Hall.

Friday we had a great beach day, followed by a wonderful seafood feast!  Between appetizers and dinner, Arley and I took Butler for a walk around the neighborhood.

Friday night involved buckets and more rocking chair action.

Since the weather wasn't that great Saturday we laid low and played some cards on the deck.  After I crushed everyone at Rummy 500, we decided to head over to the bay so Butler could get some beach action.  We met up with Kimber and everyone couldn't stop giggling at Butler having a ball in the water.

One of the best parts of the weekend was Saturday night.  We found the perfect spot to watch the fireworks right in front of Congress Hall.

 

After the awesome display, we made our way to one of our favorite bars Cabana's for some live music!  The band was called Mystery Machine and they were great.  When's the last time you saw a band at a bar with a 4 piece horn section?!

And Sunday we rounded out the weekend with a beautiful beach day and a quick visit with some more of Dave's family that are staying at the house this week.

It was a wonderful weekend and the icing on the cake was we didn't hit any traffic on the way home!  Till September Cape May!

How was your 4th of July?!

Our Honeymoon Recap Part 4: Traveling to the West Coast

If you need to catch up:
- Part 1: Traveling to Nicaragua
- Part 2: Fresh Fish & Adjusting to Island Time
- Part 3: The Mineral Springs, Hitchhiking, & Horses

Our last day on Ometepe was sort of cloudy.  There was a pretty intense storm the night before, which was the first time it actually rained since we were in Nicaragua.  We were leaving pretty early but we spent a little time on the beach before packing up all our stuff.

Linda hacked off the top of our coconuts and we enjoyed the coconut water inside.

We knew we needed to have one more meal at Coco's before we left, so we wandered across the street for some more amazing fish!

And then it was time to say goodbye.  Linda was an an amazing host.  She provided so much helpful information, set up all our transportation, gave us cookies and fresh squeezed juice.  She really went above and beyond.  I would recommend staying at her house to anybody!  One of my biggest regrets of our trip is that we didn't take a photo with her but Linda told us that if we ate the fish on Ometepe that we would come back someday...


Next stop, Aqua Wellness Resort on the west coast!

The taxi and ferry rides were pretty uneventful, other than seeing things like this.

When we finally reached the property, we were stopped at the front gate and had to check in with them.  Then we had to ride down a fairly long driveway.  I was so ready to get out of the car when we finally arrived!  Check in was painless and included a refreshing cool towel and soon we were walking through the trees to our room.

The property was so awesome!  All the rooms were basically on the side of a cliff overlooking the beach.  When we arrived at our luxury treehouse, we discovered our room was fully decorated.

I could not get over the view from our deck!  We immediately jumped in our private plunge pool and a few minutes later, a staff member arrived with champagne for us.

After spending some time relaxing and taking it all in, we freshened up and got ready to go down to dinner.  As the sun started to set, the views just kept getting better.

The "wellness" part of the name of the resort was no joke simply based on the layout.  You had to scale some serious stairs to get to and from the beach.  I consider myself to be in pretty good shape, but the stairs were challenging and we avoided going back up to our room as much as possible.  Little crabs like this were all over the property!

The first night we tried out their fancier restaurant.  The lighting was really cool, but the food was just ok.  It certainly wasn't the fish from Coco's!

After dinner we checked out the beach bar and hit the hay, knowing that we wanted to be fresh for yoga overlooking the ocean in the morning.

To be continued... Part 5