This is more like it

Despite delaying my workout until the afternoon out of sheer laziness (and a lack of hot water for a shower this morning), I felt great today. Strong. XFM workout today, with the addition of good mornings because the bar was already there on my shoulders. How handy is that?

4 rounds:

500 m row*
15 squats - 45
15 good mornings - 45
12 push press - 45

* The row takes between 2:20-2:30 min per 500 m. That's seriously as hard as I can go for that distance/length of time.

Then just one set of the "chin-up" pull down: 105 x 5. I figure I should throw this down every so often so I can ramp back up to regular chin-ups asap once the spring hits. (I could almost do a 120 pull-down, but not quite. Maybe at the beginning of the workout?)

When I do these circuits, I try to not take breaks between exercises; however, I do end up grabbing small breathers as necessary (to avoid the fainting). Usually just a few breaths. The treadmill and erg are upstairs, so I always get a built-in break before and after a run or row. I try to run the stairs. :-)

I did spend the morning reading one of the labour preparation books I've got, and it got me really psyched. I feel like I'm training for a big athletic event. Which I suppose is true enough. (Or possibly more true than I can imagine!)

In which I feel like a$$, but forge ahead

Today's workout was based on today's Crossfit WOD. I used the word "based" loosely, as I subbed and scaled with abandon:

5 rounds:

Run 400 m - 6.7 mph
15 sumo deadlift highpulls - 40 lb
30 v-sit ball tosses

Finished with an easy 10 minute jog @ 5.5 mph.

The SDHP's were subbed for deadlifts (the sumo stance seriously helps navigate the belly). The v-sits were subbed for glute-ham extensions which are impossible to do pregnant. I actually attempted to do crunches on the ball, but these have become really uncomfortable, so I switched to v-sits.

I shoveled the driveway again.

I was SO tired today, I could barely drag my butt out of bed, and I was terribly unfocused all day. Going to the gym gave me something concrete to focus on. But I felt like total ass the whole time. Running sucks: my belly cramps here and there, my boobs are uncontainable (sport bra issues another issue entirely), my adductors and hip flexors hurt... My shorts don't fit properly over the new curves, so I get fat-lady-bunch when I run. SUCKS.

Today, anyway.

Squataholic

I planned to shovel the driveway today, but wasn't convinced it would equal a workout. So I decided to combine the gym and shoveling.

At the gym:

4 sets each:

Squats - 65 x 8's (10 in the last set)
Calf presses - 250 x 8's
"Chins" (chin-up grip on the lat pull machine) - 85 x 10; 100 x 7, 7; 105 x 6
Bent-over db rows - 20 x 10's (each arm)

At home:

Shoveled both sides of the driveway AND the front walk. (I include this as workout because, pregnant! My sister mentioned yesterday that she wasn't "allowed" to shovel her driveway... ) Squatted into each lift to try to save my back, but got a serious lower back workout anyway. I'll let you know if I'm able to get out of bed tomorrow.