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My 2 new hips at age 61- check with your Surgeon before doing any of these exercisesArchive for journal
Sunny Saturday at the UNBSJ Track
What a wonderful day…we have not had much sun here this summer and it felt so nice…light breeze .
We met at the track Mike, Nick, Greg, Jeff, Alexis, Doris Chris and me. Two teams of 3. Chris has an injured toe so it is difficult to run and he was told by the doctor at Emerg to give it a rest and I am not allowed to run (which of course I have been whining about ) and yes Colonel you are right again…IT HURTS TO RUN!!!! 😦
I just got happy…lost my mind and ran…(like a colt in a field..NOT…more like a Flemish Horse )…mmmm tried to run is more like it. I did about 10 yards…it is the motion I think of trying to stretch the leg out and push off…could not do it….tried itty bitty steps…that did not work either…then I realized what I was doing and stopped…I am such an idiot!!!! I get so happy I just start dancing around and forget where I am…must be the anaesthetics 🙂
Anyhow…it was a great day and a lot of fun..Cheering,taking photo’s and movies of the CF’s during their WOD
Humdinger Friday
TEAM WOD for time – A Regionals WOD
- 250 Pull Ups
- 250 Kettlebell Swings (55/35)
- 250 Double Unders
- 250 Overhead Squat (95/65)
We had a team of 4 Ben,Kevin, Maddy and moi:
Since I do not do all of the weights or etc. here is what i did to help the team
90 Ring Rows
70 Kettlebell Swings (20)
60 Single Unders (Mike called a stop since I am only allowed to do 25)
90 Medicine Ball Power Clean Box Squat 
(this is what we made up so that I could squat safely. We had a bit of a scare when I went right down on Thursday, muscles are not strong enough to power up yet).
And drumroll please we finished in 21:29 and beat the other team…..then we went and cheered them on…lol 🙂
I’m back….sort of
Yesterday i did first WOD of the week…5 rounds AMRAP: 3 thrusters 50 lbs; 6 step ups; 9 KB swings 20 lbs =total of 216 Reps…sure felt my knees after that one . Then I stayed behind to take some tips on the fundamentals of the different work outs while Mike was teaching Tammy. Mistake that…it put me late for my beauty sleep (grouch)…lol
Today I did “Fight Gone Bad ” WOD 252 points…cool . 3 rounds: wall balls 8 lbs; sumo deadlifts KB 20 lbs; step ups ; push press 40lbs; row (have I ever told you that I love to row…well I do…).
I am still not feeling well, can’t seem to shake that stomach bug …weird!!! My right leg has some motion loss for sure…maybe ossification …who knows…have my day next Wednesday with the Colonel and we will see what gives then…In the meantime…you know it…just keep on going.
This is just way too much fun…I finally figured out why I like it so much. Reminds me of the camaraderie in the forces…where everybody watches each others back and help each other out….we all share the same pain…all have been there and done that and we NEVER…NEVER… give up…
Time to bite the bullett………
Still sick…tried the WOD on Friday and Mike told me to stop…cold sweat …had to run to washroom…etc. so I did some mobility stuff. Week-end came and went….still sick…yikes !!! when is this going to end???? So now I am fed up and will do the WOD regardless …as the guys at Crossfit say…” Balls to the wall ”
I was watching the Crossfit games over the week-end and am stunned that my 500M row is almost the same time as theirs??? (Masters Women 60+)what is with that??? Darn, if it wasn’t for the no impact promise I gave to the Colonel I’d be training for the games tomorrow….Oh well…wishful thinking…no point to it…however what I am allowed to do I can sure strive to beat their times…good goal that.
Addiction….
I have come to the conclusion that I am addicted. How do I know that? Well let me put it this way…bloody fool is chomping at the bit to work out while having a spot of trouble with Montezuma. I did the WOD today and almost lost my lunch and felt decidedly wobbly. I can just hear the explanation to the Doctors, “Well I was working out when I passed out and fell and wrecked the left hip…then I came to and had cramps …wrecked the right one trying to get up to run to the washroom , yes and I dislocated my shoulder at the same time as well”….Hokay , the Colonel will lock me up after that one and my MD will tie me to the bed for sure. He almost took off from his chair when I said that we had entered the Dragon boat race at Crossfit…”NO…YOU ARE NOT ROWING ” sounded just the same as the Crossfit people when I put that idea forward. I am beginning to feel that way too many people have my number.
I sure feel like doing a Sally Field at the Oscars…you know that soppy tearfull…you love me…you really, really love me…
THANK YOU GUYS
Showdown at the CrossFit corral
Kevin “Karate Kid” and MP “The Hipster” partnered up to kick ass on Friday’s team event….and guess what ….we tied for 6th with the time of 13:30 and 378 points. That is so cool.
I even surprised myself with holding a plank position for 67 seconds (modified for the leg flutter….I seem to be having some movement issue with the right joint) .
The pole is my friend
Poor Kevin had a bad cold and he ran the 200 M, while I was modified to row 200 M since not allowed to run (on pain of dismemberment…LOL )
The pics and video are not pretty and it is PG since there is obscene language. I truly can’t remember much all I could think of was that I had to finish it.
I do know that when Chris told me to stop,,,the water running down my face was not just sweat…we will just leave it at that.
I am taking you home BFF
My First Team Event AT CrossFit….
Here goes, instead of running I will be rowing:
Teams of 2 randomly selected.
Complete the following relay for time:
- one partner runs 200 m, other partner does flutter kicks non-stop until first returns
- switch roles
then
- first partner runs 200m, other partner does push ups until first returns
- switch roles
then
- first runs 200m, other does ring rows until first returns
- switch roles
then
- first runs 200m, other does air squats until first returns
- switch roles
Once partner returns through door on last round, time stops.
The goal is to finish WOD as fast as possible, but also accumulate as many repetitions as possible within the time your partner runs.
Woweee!!!! I am looking forward to this one . Chris will be filming since he will not be participating because he is doing a Hopper on saturday at CrossFit Moncton (friendly competition).
Check out my link to CrossFit in ” My World ” My Gym. Mike took some pics of me doing modified burpees…bad idea to be throwing myself on the floor yet to do the real ones…it will come…in the meantime I am having as much fun as I can…can’t wait for tomorrow
How can a girl get so lucky……
I feel like it’s Christmas every day. I just can’t believe I am so lucky. I have my husband Chris…friend ,lover, cook (yummy and really good…he is a keeper) without him I could not have come this far. We have been together now 31 years and it feels like yesterday. I think that the trick is that we make each other laugh and we do things together and have fun. Everyday is an adventure. Each morning the world is fresh and bright and you see with new eyes. We both work out at Crossfit and he supports me in everything I try. Well not everything (some stuff could hurt me) but you know what I mean. The owners of Crossfit Saint John who are going out of their way to make sure that what I do is as safe for me as can be…I get the resounding ” NO ” and get reined in pretty darn quick.
My family doctor, visiting me in the hospital every day, caring about what happens to me. Racing around the ward with one of the nurses to see who was the fastest with a walker…I got her in the corners…darnit if she didn’t overtake me in the straight away. Little things…a smile , a kind word, a joke. The Colonel , my surgeon, an artist (bone instead of marble)..caring..and he can take my jokes and is a willing test subject for my baking experiments. His aide the camp, whose eyes smile and is so kind and funny and part of the baking testers as well (I have not poisoned them yet). My friend J-G who came to visit all the time even though he was on crutches and it was painful to walk all that way ( we both drive the same surgeon crazy).
I am surrounded by such nice people, all the work mates and managers , they supported me and still do, they constantly encourage me. My neighbours who are the nicest people you could meet, helpful and humerous…I could go on and on…I sure ran out of fingers and toes trying to list everyone .
I am humbled and so thankful to have these people in my life…It sure makes it fun…
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for making my life so full of joy…
Satisfaction
I am quite happy with my WOD today:
3 rounds of “The Seven” (war heroes) should be 7 rounds ,however Mile only allows me to do 40% of the long WOD’s for now with some modifications. Believe me this was tough work. My time was 20:21
7 Raised pushups
7 Thrusters (50)
7 raised legs
14 Deadlifts (60)
7 Burpees
7 Kettlebell Swings (70, 50)
7 Pull-ups (did 7 extra deadlifts instead)
Surgeon knows best……
PLEASE, PLEASE,PLEASE…never ever do any of these without your surgeon’s knowledge and approval.
Everyone is different in how they recuperate from total hip replacement. The material used may be different from what I have etc. etc.On top of that you all have to remember that by doing this I shorten the life of the lining. We have no idea how long this will stand up to what I am doing. Normal walking etc. gives you about 15 years…me we simply do not know… 5 years …less more ? Who knows. There is no information as to how long it will last. However this is my choice and the Colonel and I are testing this and we will find out when he has to operate and do a partial revision to replace the lining. I think that the chrome cobalt ball should be okay…We’ll see
I see my surgeon every 2 weeks where we discuss what I am doing or going to attempt. Case in point, today we talked about box jumps and I got an emphatic and resounding ” NO “. I promised I would not and I WILL keep it…see, he knows I like to push the envelope but I won’t break my word…I am allowed to skip rope…in moderation on rubber mat, maybe 3 rounds of 25 every couple of weeks. definitely no running …so I row…..
Now you see why this is very important that any exercise program you may want to take is carefully thought out
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