This past weekend was a blast. For starters Oktoberfit as the grand opening for CrossFit Silicon Valley was a success. It was a well run event that smashed everyone. Thanks guys. My team was awesome. Benson and Helen kicked ass in their first CrossFit competition. We took third for the scaled division and had a blast. I also went to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open in San Jose this weekend and got to see Bryant’s teammates compete which was an awesome inspiring experience. Now I really want to learn BJJ.
Update: Due to the low traffic to this site I think I’m going to change the focus from whatever I have to say about stuff to whatever I have to say about a zombies. I think its more important. With the next season of the Walking Dead out I feel that its appropriate to educate you my peers on how to prepare for the zombie apocalypse. After all tha’ts why I do CrossFit, to be prepared…Just sayin!
2010 Sectionals
The CrossFit Games Open will be in February. This is the sectionals portion of the road to the Games. My goal this year is to make top 50 and hopefully make it to Regionals. Basically I have to discover my inner honey badger badassness. I’m going to be on a strength bias program until December. In December I’ll start throwing in gassers whilst still maintaining strength. January I’ll start busting out long met-cons with some strength and I think I’ll be pretty set. I’m hoping the format is a little better than last year. Set workouts as opposed to AMRAPs (As Many Rounds/Reps As Possible in an allotted time) would be ideal. I also hope they crack down on judging as well as movement standards, put a stop to the cheating and give people with good technique a chance.
Until then I’m going to try and compete in as many throw downs and local competitions as possible. The next one is Oktoberfit followed by Amazing Grace!
Anyways, aside from my training, I have been having the time of my life. I can not think of a time in my life where I have been happier. I have had many changes in my life recently and most of them were unexpected. Its amazing how one change can set the course for true happiness. The people in my life are amazing and bring me great joy. I have been really busy living. Which of course is a good thing. When was the last time you woke up and said my life is great?
Goals for the week, buy wrist wraps, practice the movement standards for Oktoberfit, buy costume for Oktoberfit, pay bills, live my dreams!!!
Below is a video of a cute little Saturday hike. Be warned, its so cute you might vomit, I know I did. Enjoi ^_^
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I just would like to send thanks to all of you people who check up on me to see if my lazy self has taken the time to relearn English and post on this ol’ blog. I keep saying to myself that I should get on the ball and post at least once a week. Part of my issue is I do not have Photoshop on this computer and I like to make my photos edgy so that you guys think I’m awesome. Another issue is I don’t really have any video editing software to make really compelling videos for you guys to watch. I would hate to bore you. And lastly I don’t really have very many people checking this place out unless reddit or some other web phenomenon decides to post a picture of me doing a really light bench press or something.
I’m not too sure if people find me interesting?! So my goal is to post once a week, I’m thinking Tuesday nights to start. Also, I’m gonna work on that Photoshop video editing software thing. I dare myself to accept this challenge. I also dare you, the reader, to give a sh*t about what I have to say. I’m actually kind of excited!
The photo is of a women’s CrossFit competition I did. I came in 21 out of 100 with only two weeks of training after being out for two months. The next FemmeFit is expected around January/February 2012, that’s my new motivation as well as the 2012 CF Sectionals. Cheer me on guys!
Femme Fit 2011 from Kaleidoscope Creative on Vimeo.
The Courage Games was definitely an experience. And once you overlooked the rain and the deafening pain of your hands and feet as they froze it was even fun. Don’t hate me for speaking up, but the judges were definitely not on the same page. They gave poor movers an unfair advantage over people who met movement standards. This is not the fault of the athlete of course, nor is it really the fault of the judges. It really comes down to the organizers and how it is their responsibility to hold everyone to the same standards. We see similar discrepancies in any CrossFit Competition, however, this was the worst I have yet seen. The reason this bothers me is because the outcome could have been different. However I feel like everyone took something from this event. Also, I feel that everyone left with a handful of new friendships. The first workout was fun. The second one made me cry for mommy, and the last one was a blast, but overall I’m glad its over.
Individual WOD #1:
a) 1.3 mile run
b) Ground to Overhead procession
Women – 65#, 75#, 85#, 95#, 105#, 115#, 125#, 135#
Individual WOD #2
10 KB Swings 53#/35#
40 Air Squats
20 KB Swings 53#/35#
30 Push Ups (hands off deck)
30 KB Swings 53#/35#
20 Burpees
Individual WOD #3
15 Deadlifts 275#/185#
10 Barrier Hurdles
30 Double Unders
20 meters out and back Overhead Lunge 45#/25#
Transfer your bar (275#/185#) 20 meters (anyhow)
20 Deadlifts 225#/135#
Sprint to Barrier
8 Barrier Hurdles
30 Double Unders
I think I’ll be getting sick. I think a full day of shivering left my immune system pissed off at me. Lesson learned, maybe think twice about doing a outdoor competition in the middle of Winter. I don’t care what the groundhog said this year, it is Winter still.
I’ll be participating in the 2011 Courage Games Winter edition. It’ll take place at Coyote Point Park in San Mateo, CA. They haven’t made any announcements as to what the workouts are going to be so it should be exciting when its all dumped on us. I look forward to being pushed in the heat of competition. I have sort of flat-lined recently with my training. partly because I have been sick, and partly because I have become bored. This challenge will boost my interest and remind me why I have been training so hard. Or so I hope. It will open up new doors as the 2011 CrossFit Games approach ever nearer.
Aside from training I am going to Zone in on my diet. Although I have been eating well, I have been over indulging and eating too much. For example, today I engorged myself with some delectable meat, but I filled myself to the top. Basically I have felt sick all day. Not the best feeling to accompany my sinus and ear infection. Boo!
Last thing, Valentines is almost here and I have some awesome things planned and I have been careful to keep my planning a secret. I’ll post photos some time next week. They should be pretty spiffy.
The long awaited age that allows you access into damn near any establishment is finally upon me. What do I need to wait for now? What is the next milestone?
Well, I will admit that I have been having loads of fun visiting random bars and actually using my real name. I no longer need to be Natasha, which has been great! Also, this past week was awesome because I have been progressing quite nicely. I hit a new overhead squat PR at #150, which is a #25 increase since I last attempted a one rep max. I think the drinking the night before helped me out.
Aside from all that jazz, a friend of mine and I are in the process of starting up a Bootcamp, primarily for women, in the Bay Area. We will kick it off in San Ramon/Dublin/Pleasanton area, but I’m thinking it has potential to grow pretty quick. We will also be offering Personal Training services.
First of all, I will not limit myself to having resolutions this year. Why hold myself back? Resolutions expire quickly, however goals have a longer shelf life. So, for the start of this year, here are some of my goals,
No holding back
Train hard
Get my diving certifications
Eat more meat!
Get a better job
Put myself out there
Make some cash!!!
Read and write more
Say yes more!
So, those are my goals. The first action that I am going to take is putting my two weeks in at my rehab aid job. I’ve outgrown them and they are better off with a new, fresh, eager mind. I suppose if physical therapy was my career path, it would still fill the bill, but my calling is more graphic, though unclear at this point. I know I enjoy working with people as I feel it gives me purpose, however I feel I can better serve people in the fitness and health industry as I am more enthusiastic. Although I am taking into consideration bartending for a while. 21 is only a few weeks away!
I was recently featured on TotalProSports.com and boy did my page views blow up! I was so inspired that I thought about posting to make it appear as though I actually have been keeping this blog up. Since my last post I have been keeping busy on the CrossFit front. I participated in the Amazing Grace fundraiser and Pr’d my last record. I want to hit this workout again soon since I had dropped down over seven pounds for that nutrition challenge. I think with this weight back on I can hit a sub 4minute time.
Also, I have taken to Freddy Camacho’s special training program for athletes who wish to compete in CrossFits 2011 sectionals. So far the programming has been challenging and a real eye opener to my strengths and weaknesses. I’ve learned that I am strong for my size, however my metabolic conditioning is all crap. This means that most girls will be able to crush me! As daunting as that sounds I find my resolve in that I am only trying to better myself. (But they better watch their back, cuz I’m commin!)
Fight Gone Bad 5 was a fun event. Having not done any metabolic conditioning consistently since the Nor Cal sectionals, I was surprised by how well I did. Although I will admit that it did suck and that I most likely wont really be doing FGB until 2011! This year one of the hosts for FGB5 was Prometheus CrossFit. They were very accommodating and a fun crowd!
As it turns out, the man behind me in the photo lost a bet, explaining his lack of clothing. The bet was, if he raised $400 for the FGB5 Fundraiser he would have to do the workout in a speedo. Turns out when he arrived he was only short by some minuscule number and of course, people chipped in and got him to that $400 goal. Something tells me he wasn’t very surprised about reaching that goal, must have been the fact that the speedo was packed and ready for event day action.
Now, on to the Paleo challenge, the first two weeks are always the worst, I was angry and hateful. I wanted to quit just to get that quick delicious sugar fix. However, in my desperation for something delicious I decided to try an idea I had for Paleo pizza which is
actually more of a thin meatloaf with lots of toppings. But let me tell you, it was amazing. I didn’t want to stop eating it.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
For the crust I used about a pound and half of ground beef, mixed in some almond meal then threw in some basil, oregano, chives, onion, and garlic salt.
For the sauce use a small can of tomato paste, I chose Hunts, but use whatever you like. I then empty the contents into a sauce pan, add as much olive oil as needed to get the desired consistency, then throw in some onion and Italian seasoning. Let that heat up until the onions become soft. Also be sure to check the flavor of the sauce, I like mine salty.
Then for the toppings throw on whatever you like. I chose more onion, olives, mushrooms, and Italian sausage.
This dish was to die for….nearly =)
If you are like me, unless you have a definative goal, you have trouble motivating yourself. Ever since the Norcal Sectionals, its been difficult for me to motivate myself to workout. Sure, I spent some of that time trying to let my right elbow recover, but really it has felt better for months. Sometimes I would go to the gym just to “chat” when my initial reason was to get my WOD on. So, in response to my prolonged recovery, *cough* laziness *cough* cough*, I decided to participate in another challenge.
As I mentioned before, although this is a nutrition challenge, it will also provoke me to force myself to beat myself up in the gym. Why? I want to make a huge physical change to my body. Why? So I can win the pot. Why? Because I’m broke. But there is another why! And the answer to that why, is to get healthy and active again. To remind myself why I love this CrossFit stuff so much. If I introduce a healthy serving of vanity, I now have several things to motivate me.
Scrambles have become my absolute favorite for breakfast, and breakfast has become my most favorite meal. I usually start out with enough olive oil to cover the whole pan. Then I sauté in some onion and green onion. Let that go on for about a minute, then I start cracking eggs, commonly 4. I then throw in some tomato, mushroom, and whatever else looks scrumptious!
So, so far the challenge has been fairly easy, however the cry of ice cream is ever strong and that will surely be the first thing I dig into when this is all over!
