Starting the week out right

I tried another crossfit mom workout today:

"Noah" (with some adjustments)
5 rounds
200m run (I did 1/5 mile, which is 323m at 7.5, 7.5, 8, 8, 8 mph)
10 push ups (5 regular + 7 knees-down per set)*
10 good mornings #45 bar (1st two sets I did 40 lb, then upped it)
10 pull ups (85 lb standing with lat pull cable; 2 sets pull-up grip, 3 sets chin-up grip)

I managed to navigate through the gym fairly seamlessly -- and ran up and down the stairs to keep up momentum. :-)

Finished with 1/2 mile easy jog and then 60 v-sit ball tosses (with a slightly bigger ball - 4-5 kg?)

Heartrate: I took my heartrate on the treadmill after the 5th interval of running and clocked in at about 140 bpm. I did it again after my five minutes of jogging at 5.5 mph and clocked 150 bpm. Wtf? I think it was because the first time through it took awhile -- the treadmill asked me a bunch of questions in French before it would take the reading. At any rate, it took three minutes for my HR to go from 150 to -120... Is that good or bad?

Note on HR in pregnancy. In the olden days, the guidelines from the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologist prescribed that a pregnant woman's HR should not exceed 140 bpm during exercise. This has been modified, and now it's suggested that a pregnant woman should be able to pass the "talk test" during exercise, or stay with in the 12-14 ("somewhat hard") level of perceived exertion.

My 150 bpm felt well within those guidelines. :-)

Speaking of guidelines, I found some great info on exercise in pregnancy in a newsletter from the Sport InformationResource Centre (SIRC).