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“SMALL” Elephant wanted!!!!!
I got my orders from the Colonel…”only ride a small elephant “… so because I want to play at being a Mahout while in Thailand I have been practising spreading my legs (get your minds out of the gutter it was not that kind of spreading…well not all of it…I am married you know)…I can now sit across 2 chairs in total comfort…cool huh!!!!!…I have even been doing the sideways motions that you get when riding an elephant (I have done this before many, many moons ago…like 40 years..) This is going to be fun…bathing them and feeding them…just have to be nimble so I don’t get stomped on….lol…be a bit tough to explain to the Colonel, when he has to fix me ,that the elephant was faster than I was. We also made the decision that we are going to walk everywhere as much as we can. It will be so nice to be back in the tropics for a while..can’t wait..next week Thursday can’t come fast enough
Got my MOJO back…it’s about time
Whew….that was quite a haul…I am starting to feel better. FINALLY …Taking vitamin D, getting some energy..still having some issues with sucking oxygen during the WOD…but starting to chirp mentally again..lol… When I get depressed I get depressed…I hate being sick..and with not getting much natural Vitamin D this summer..the lack of sun really made me dig that hole deeper.
I have stopped being a baby and pandering to the ouch, ouch of my right leg and am doing normal (for me) WOD’s again…feel much better about that..the not whimping out bit. The Colonel put them in pretty good and I won’t break them for sure…what is a bit of pain in the scheme of things. I have lived with worse.
Going to Thailand next week and really looking forward to lying on the beach, riding Elephants..trekking through the jungle…getting into trouble….mmm did I say that??? I will try …try being the operative word….to be good.
Anyway it is 02:45…time to try to go back to sleep…9 more sleeps…
Under the weather…..
Got a baaad cold…..September has not been a busy month for me for exercise that is for sure . I think it may have helped me.
I have been doing a lot of stretching , Massage and range of motion stuff and today the stiffness is almost gone and the persistent aching in the right leg is a lot less….have I found the magic WOD….mmm… maybe. I am going to continue on this different track for a bit and see where it leads. I really think that I am onto something to keep everything supple.
Skimming like a bird…sorry…. Dragon across the water
This was unbelievable fun…..I really have no words….I could just cry from joy (in fact I did…don’t tell ..kills my image 😉 ). If there was water on my face it was from splashing.
To be able to do stuff like this again. It is hard to wrap my mind around it. The guys helped me in and out of the Dragon Boat….we entered and exited from the dock. We paddled the course a few times…I had Chris next to me and Tushard (Trauma Doctor) behind me…in case anything went wrong…they could just heave me off the boat…I float really good …even with the hips 🙂 The only time I had an issue was walking on the floating dock? I always had good balance being on moving objects…boats, planes etc. , this is odd I will need to go and practice on the neighbour’s dock and figure out what is happening.
Never thought that I would feel the competitive juices flowing again…gosh I love that feeling….edgy…I want to get a skull for 2 now. We live right on the Saint John River and we could build a frame to put the skull in so that I could lift myself in and out of it…like a u shaped dock with a pull up bar…That would be a blast to go skimming over the water in the summer.
I really need something to make up for not being able to skydive,bungee jump, etc. the list goes on..This could be it.
Saturday is Dragon Boat race day….can’t wait….will post some pictures 😉
Time just flies when you are having fun….except when you are doing Burpees
Yeah !!! Burpees
Tonight I had fun…did not do Burpees…5 Rounds of 12 Medball press; 12 Squats for time did 6 rounds ’cause not happy with 1 set of medball press..finished 8:34
Had a great burn in the upper thighs….
Also did the motion #1 movies for Step Ups and Rowing
I did a modified WOD on Monday…” Nate” 20 Minute AMRAP…6 Ring Rows;6 Push Ups; 6 KB swings 20 LB..Did 14 + 6
No WOD tomorrow because my Boss is taking me out for supper and I want a nice big Filet Mignon still running on my plate…in other words ” BLOODY ” I am Paleo Cave Woman…need meat…grrrr
May not have to get my “wings” clipped
Had a meeting with the Colonel on Wednesday and we discussed the usual stuff to do with the Crossfit WOD’s , motion, weights. Figured out that too much weight overhead is not good (pain) and we decided nothing over 20 LBS for overhead Squats,Jerks etc. We will be taking a closer look at all the Motion Ranges that I will be taping.
He has allowed me to paddle in the upcoming Dragon Boat races, however only if I can find a safe way to get in and out of the boat (lifting the leg to get in over the side of the boat is a big NO NO). My take on this is that we have all these guys that have super strenght….reading my mind are you….yes I am sure they can lift me into the boat as well :).
As you all know I have Heterotopic Ossification in both legs. I have started to feel a marked reduced range of motion (ROM) in the right leg (operated on the end of March 2010) and there is pain involved. The left leg which was operated on 15th July 2010 and had a partial revision 20th December 2010 is starting to hurt and both legs have areas that are quite tender and painful when pressure is put on them…they remind me of paper cuts….only from the inside. The Colonel feels that we may not have to operate …as previously discussed I do have a great pain tolerance and if the ROM loss stays what it is now…well I can work around it. The surgery would mean that everything is cut open again…the bits of ossification are snapped of the bones and then burned out of the muscles and soft tissues…and that is the problem…more soft tissue damage with no guarantee that they will not grow back…SO WE SIT AND WAIT…just like the Army…Hurry up and wait….talk about Deja Vu….
Anyway…should be a super day at Crossfit…looking forward to it ( I am a sick puppy) 🙂
Every day that I can do stuff is a great day…..may as well do everything I can and push that envelope…have fun..’cause you never know when it will end….live it to the MAX…..2 1/2 more months and I am off to Thailand….Yeah!!!!
Helen..ROTTEN,,,Helen
Right from the start she done me wrong…nothing felt right
rowing was painful and awfull…felt like my ass was scraping the floor, the sides of my thighs seemed to be rubbing on the seat.
KB’s not so bad 20lbs…however form just seemed off..pull ups…were sort off ok…maybe it is the full moon
11:43..I improved the time by 3 1/2 minutes…but I am not happy with it.
It is probably because I am not feeling too chipper…3 weeks of ongoing tummy upsets can do that to you I guess. Ah well a good night’s sleep should do some good
Knock ! Knock ! ROOM SERVICE
Knock ! Knock ! ROOM SERVICE
Chris decided to trash talk me into a competition…2 cripples going at it. Chris “Turf toe” versus MP”Hips”…MP a heavy underdog…
20 rounds: 5 push ups; 5 squats; 5 sit ups Actually between you and me he did not have to do half as much walking around as I did and…he even got illegal coaching from a 1 year old…these things should just not be allowed.
It was a blast chris “Turftoe 18:33 MP ” Hips ” 20:18 I am still laying a complaint about the coaching
I HATE LOSING…guess who is in the doghouse now 🙂
The Bear Complex WOD (Modified )
“The Bear Complex”
5 x 7 sets of this sequence: No Bar…using Medicine Ball 6;8;10;14;16 and threw in an extra set with 20
- Power Clean
- Front Squat
- Push Press
- Back Squat (modified to front squat)
- Push Press
During the warm up where I take a dowel and straight-arm pull it over my head and rotate arms behind my back ,to help shoulder motion. I suddenly sprouted a big purple bruise on the inside of my elbow??? I had blood work done yesterday???but I did a big work out in the evening and nothing…weird!!! It does not hurt anymore..it was tender for a bit…But I am tough did the workout anyway 🙂
This was a great work out…by the 3rd round I was sweating…even with lighter weight and the safety of the bench for the squat…round 5 I had to take a rest and then I had some extra oumpf and threw in # 6…a girl has to have some fun!!!
Yesterday (Monday) did a fun one as well:
5 rounds of :
3 Ring Rows
6 Push Ups
9 Squats
Did it in : 8:50 Cool…I am getting better at push ups…have a bit more upper body strenght…
Experiments in Motion #1
Did some playing around with motions etc. I will be posting these weekly with video on technique for each component :
STEP UP: Doing step ups with any weights hanging from your hands; be very careful and use technique every time…do not rush this…I could feel my hips bulge out each time I tried to go fast..the heavier the weight the more careful you will need to be.You carry the same weight on each side, stand very erect, lift your foot and step up…be very conscious of your hip when you push up and take it slowly and evenly. DO NOT try to start with heavy weights…there is no EGO involved here…you start with no weight….then slowly build up….REMEMBER you are not in a contest…this is simply to give you balance and build up muscle around your hips.
ROWING : With rowing you have to be aware that by bringing your knees up to your chest you are in a position to pop your hips. I have found out by carefully doing the motion that it is minimized if you keep your legs together, do not allow the knees to open up as you bend your legs (I did and believe me it took a few days for the pain to fade away..I WAS LUCKY ). Allow your torso to lean right back on the pull and when you move your torso up and straighten your arms allow the handle to go over your knees before you straighten out your legs. STOP from leaning over to pull foot straps or to grab the handle..BIG NO NO. Please get someone to do that for you. Practice the motion slowly and build up speed and keep the same motion without deviation from technique.
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