The Garlic Beef Stew we had for dinner last night was delicious! I was worried about the amount of garlic in it, but it really mellowed out from cooking for so long. Chunky, savory, and thick...everything a stew should be.
Yesterday was my first real CrossFit class. It was great! I warmed up alone, then we did the group warm up. We did ladder drills which were agility/cardio foot work using a fire escape ladder laid out on the ground. We lined up and did things like hopscotch, hopping on one foot, two forward and one back, etc. I held up the class twice because I couldn't get two of the more complicated footwork, but I got it with some additional instruction and everyone was very patient and nice about it...I guess they have all been first timers at some point too!
After that, we did 4 sets of 5 bear lifts which are lifting a weight bar from about shin level into a clean and jerk, press above the head, lower to shoulders behind the back, squat, stand up, pressing above the head and lowering back into a squat for another. After we all completed that, our warm up was done and it was time to set up for the WOD (work out of the day).
Lucky me, my first day we did "Roy". It is 5 rounds of 15 deadlifts, 20 box jumps, and 25 pull ups. It is a notoriously hard workout on the hands and upper body. I lifted 75lbs during the deadlifts, jumped up onto the 20inch box (the lowest they had), and used a bungee to help me during the pull ups. By the end I could not do a single pull up, even with the help of the bungee! Phew. I finished about the middle of the class with a time of 23:14 and I was proud of myself for finishing...I didn't know if I would able to!
Going to CrossFit is just proving to me that anyone and everyone can work hard and be fit. I have seen heavy people there, working out just as hard as the ripped people (doing their own level of weights, etc.), and yesterday there was a lady who was in her mid to late 40s and a woman who was at least in her mid-50s...and they were doing the weights, jumps and pull ups right along with me! It is great.
I haven't weighed myself yet for this week, so when I get the chance I will post those results and Tim's as well. Week 3 down and on to week 4!
