A recap of my weekly workouts from the previous week.

Hi and happy Monday! What a crappy Monday to wake up to – it’s in the 40s here in Austin and raining. And it looks like it is going to be like this all week! I’ve been in Austin for over 4 years now and don’t remember the fall being like this at all. Hoping it changes in the next few weeks cause our wedding is coming up!!

Speaking of our wedding, holy stress. Like why do people plan weddings and not just elope?! I know some people enjoy these kinds of things, but I am for sure not one of them. I’ve cried more in the last few months than probably in the last 10 years of my life. It is so many things to do and think about and all this dumb shit that in the end, probably won’t matter. Okay, I just had to get that off my chest.

So why am I talking about this on my workout post? Well life is super stressful lately. Planning a wedding, trying to finish up things at our house because we are having a party the day after our wedding (not sure if I am going to regret that or not), running a business, meal prepping for people, having a new puppy, trying to have a social life, and just trying to freakin stay sane.

Going off of last week’s post, working out is a stressor on our body. It’s usually a good one, but if you are already a huge ball of stress (like me), then you should maybe think about your workouts and how they are going to effect you. This is especially true if you are doing some high intensity things like CrossFit or HIIT training, which I love doing. If I’m feeling a little too overwhelmed this week, I will take a day off or switch up my workout to something not as stressful. Maybe I will actually do a yoga class.

The point is, listen to your body. Only you know yourself best. If you want to push through, then go for it. If you think you’ll regret it the next day, maybe find something else to do. I used to be the person that I would have to workout 5-6 days a week. Now I just want to feel my best and sometimes that means not working out!

Weekly Workouts

Sunday – rest day

Monday – home workout – workout from AMRAP Mentality

partner style workout
3 minutes on with 1 minute of rest for 4 total rounds:
partner A performs 4 thrusters (we used a KB)
partner B performs max burpees

Tuesday – CrossFit City Limits

strict press
1×4 (55%)
3×8 (65%)

5 Rounds for Reps*
1:00 box jump (24/20)
1:00 wallballs (20/14)
1:00 row for calories
1:00 REST
*0:15 transitions between exercises

I finished with 315 reps

Wednesday – CrossFit City Limits

3 round for time:
30 KB swings (70/55/Heavy)
15 burpees
800m run

I finished in 18:38 using 44#

Thursday – rest day

Friday – rest day

in teams of 5:
4 rounds (for each person)
9 burpees
12 power snatch (95/65/30%)
15/10 calorie assault bike
*relay style after each full round.
**teams that do not have 5, after last person has completed their round, team rests 1:15 per person under 5

Saturday – home workout

21-15-9
cleans
front squats
push-ups

I finished a little under 12 minutes using 75#