32kg TGU

Today's workout consisted of one heavy TGU with a 32kg 'bell (see video), which felt really heavy, followed by a circuit that went as follows:

(Each station was 30 seconds):

-Rope undulations

-Goblet squat, 16kg 'bell

-Swings, 16kg 'bell

-Standing hot potato, 16kg 'bell

I was feeling out of sorts today, so I only did three sets.  Definitely got the heart pumping, though.

Here be the video:

Life is a little crazy right now, but a lot of exciting changes are unfolding as well.  I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks though -- moving into a new place, an upcoming vacation to Hawaii, and a lot of other good stuff. :)  More later!

It's official

I'm signed up for the San Diego RKC Cert. :) Oh yes! Thank you to Doug, SO MUCH, for spotting me and making this possible! I know the whole Santa Barbara crew is going to kick ass because of his excellent tutelage and support.

The end of the semester has resulted in a lot of stress. Big surprise! I have four finals in the next three days, and then I'm done with school for the spring. My brain is thoroughly fried, and I feel like throwing it all away, but I'm almost there. I just need to keep my mind on the benefits on what I'm doing, and not get caught up in how overwhelming the long-term plans seem to be.

I am so blessed. I have a wonderful, incredibly loving boyfriend that, amazingly, adores me as much as I adore him; an immensely supportive and adoring family; a place to live, despite the transitional stage that's been in; a healthy mind and body to function from and in; access to an education; and an infinite amount of goals and dreams to accomplish and strive for. Sure, things don't always feel great, but when I count what I've really got and what truly matters, I'm really humbled.


I've been feeling a little overwhelmed by the prospect of medical school--again. I'm going to attribute this largely to the vast quantities of stress that I've been dealing with in the last few weeks, which resulted in me wondering if this is what I want to be going through for approximately the next ten years. It's a challenge, and there are some things about it that I'm not happy with at the moment... which is why I simply need to face the challenge, and make this my own by adapting to it, or making it work for me. Either way, I will not be a victim to something that should be my passion.

Training has been going well. Today was a nice kicker, short but solid. I only had access to a 16kg 'bell, so I did:
-6 minutes of TGU
-3 sets of 40 swings
-3 sets of front squats, 5 R/L
-2 sets of MP, 3 R/L

We did a KILLER workout yesterday in class at the beach. Really tough, we all were feeling it, and we even had a puker. :) Usually a good sign that it's a mean workout in the nicest of ways.

The Warrior Diet has been going well. I feel like I've FINALLY gotten the balance that I've been seeking, which makes me happy. I'm leaning down again which, if I don't sabotage myself, will result in a very happy me.

My cousin got married last weekend, which is where the pictures were taken. Mary Lou, I promised you I'd get him dressed up nicely and that I'd send you a picture -- enjoy! :)

I've been getting bad about updating this thing...

To start: X-Men Origins: Wolverine -- HORRIBLE. Cliches up the wazoo, and each of them painful and distasteful; over-the-top action, poorly executed CGI. My advice would be to wait until it comes out on DVD, rather than spending nearly ten bucks on it.

I've really been enjoying get ups recently. I'm planning on getting a video up in the next couple of days of the 32kg get up I've been working; it's been getting easier each time. Heavy get ups are so good!

I've gotten 100 snatches with the 16kg down to 3:45 pretty consistently, so now I'm going to work on 100 snatches with the 20kg in under 5:00 instead.

Today I did six minutes of get ups with a 24kg 'bell, followed by about an hour of indoor top-rope rock climbing. A certain someone very sweetly bought me an awesome pair of climbing shoes, and the difference was huge. Thank you, babe. :)

I'm SO excited that the San Diego RKC cert. is actually happening! Going through it is going to be a fantastic experience; I can hardly wait. VO2 Max work will be going down a few times a week a couple of months out to get the hands ready. In the meantime, I'll continue to train hard.

Time is flying!