It’s been over a year since my last CrossFit Competition. Although I have enjoyed competing, I have slacked off so much that competitions now intimidate me. Mostly because I can’t do Pull Ups. Don’t get me wrong there a still a lot of things I can not do, but PULL UPS are my enemy. And with most competitions you don’t find out the WODs until a week of or even just a couple of days before the actual comp. What if I spend the money and then find out Pull Ups are in the workout! DOH! I’d be so mad and sad!

I’d been toying with the idea of signing up for WODAPALOOZA for a while knowing the comp was in December and KNOWING there would not be PULL UPS! But I was wishy washy about committing. Then, I was approached by some BOOMmates asking if I wanted to be part of a team. Well, Well, Well… this was a much better idea! Team effort tends to take some of the stress off the brain which is nice. Until I start thinking “what if I’m the weak link?” Too much thinking on my part, I know! So sign ups were yesterday and I’m IN! Let’s do this thing! It’s a DONE DEAL.

This competition will hopefully be the added touch to keeping me in gear. I can’t be slacking now! I have a TEAM that I can’t let down.

Speaking of slacking. Monday night I ate poorly and stayed up too late watching the darn Texas Rangers LOSE. With that said 4 a.m. rolled around way too fast and I just slept through the 5 a.m. WOD. It consisted of Thrusters and Burpees. My wrist was still achy from all of those OHS anyways, so it was probably a good thing I didn’t push my luck.

This morning I almost slept through my alarms again! But when I realized I had hit snooze too many times, I jumped out of bed and got to it.

Midline: 30 Toes 2 Bar
Yup still struggling with these. Coach T had us work on them then move to the GHD if we didn’t have solid T2B. Fun, Fun!

Strength: Deadlifts 3×5@75%+5lbs, Push Sled 100ft after each round
Oh HOLY CRAP I still am banging my head for pulling that PR a few weeks ago. Today’s Deadlifts were soooo heavy and my hands hurt soooo bad. Then add a Sled Push and it was just miserable. I was dragging ass and I was the last one to finish up.

MetCon: 4 rounds of 1 min each Double Unders, Pull Ups, Shoulder to Overhead 135/95
Yeah you think it sounds easy. But let me tell you it was tough. We didn’t have a “rest” station in there so we didn’t have time to write numbers on the board. We kept a continuous count and good luck trying to remember what you got each round for each movement. I busted about 60 DUs in the first round and probably hit around 50 the rest of the rounds. Thank goodness for DUs cause my score would have been way low otherwise. As far as Pull Ups went, I did alright which is better than SUCKfest. I guess I am getting a lil’ better. It was STOH that was hard. RX was 95lbs but I went for 85lbs knowing I’d be smoked. And 85lbs was freaking heavier. My wrist, palm, thumb are still achy from Monday. I really didn’t like having the bar in a resting rack position. I averaged around 6 reps per round except the first round where I got 10. Final: 261 reps.

Barbells For Boobs
Barbells for Boobs is a wonderful organization that helps to SAVE lives through the early detection of breast cancer, regardless of one’s age, gender or ability to pay. Barbells for Boobs is a non-profit organization that provides funding to pay for breast cancer detection services as a last resort for thousands of people who don’t qualify for assistance elsewhere. Our aim is to help anyone that needs it, anywhere, whether they are male or female, no matter what their age or situation in life.

Why I support Barbells for Boobs?

This will be my third year to rock out Amazing Grace. After attending an event in 2011 with my CrossFit Boom boxmates,I was hooked on this group. I met so many amazing supporters and survivors on their Pink Bra Tour that drove them through Belton, TX. At the time, the organizers probably weren’t even sure this tiny town in Texas would be the best idea but I think us Texans blew their doors off. I stand behind this cause and I have enjoyed and continue to enjoy the CrossFit Community that comes together in order to help out the Barbells for Boobs team.

How Can You HELP?

You can help by making a donation of any amount, but every $80 provides ONE mammogram to someone in need. Help me support my CrossFit Boom team, “BOOM FOR BOOBS”, by making a donation. The process is fast, easy, and secure. I truly appreciate any support you can provide. It will benefit a great cause! Click here: HELP SAVE BOOBIES!

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The End
And that’s all I got folks for this beautiful HUMP DAY! Go out and make it great. Get moving, eat clean, and drink your water! Also, CrossFit Boom’s FREE Community WOD this Saturday is at MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL a 9 a.m. Come on out and have some fun.