I can’t believe today is the last day of August! And that I am just now posting my workouts for the entire month… I know its early, but did anyone else wake up this past week and notice a fall-feeling in the air? It was crisp and cool, and made me crave all fall things! Sorry I’ve been lacking in the recipes lately, but I have been working on a guest post for one of my favorite websites this past week, and it’ll totally be worth the wait!
Until then, here’s what I’ve been up to the past month…
- Strongman Training – getting ready for the Harvest Queen on 9/5
- Marilyn Manson/ Smashing Pumpkins concert – talk about a 90’s throwback. Strongman and I bought tickets spontaneously the day of. It was a great decision.
- Went to a GRID match – (DC Brawlers v. Baltimore Anthem) If you haven’t heard of the GRID, I hadn’t until I went to this match, which was a blast. If you’re a fan of CrossFit, you need to check it out. Its basically team CrossFit style workouts, with teams of Gymnasts, Olympic Weightlifters, and Generalists.
- Gave Blood- Strongman (the bf) and I went to the PA Renaissance Faire a few weeks ago, and we donated blood for free admission. I have never been able to successfully donate before, so I was pretty excited! Next time I will have to plan better around my training days though. I tried to work out the next morning and I felt awful.
- Laurita Food Truck Festival – Always an awesome time… Strongman and I ate all things. I highly recommend checking out Five Sister’s Food Co. if you’re in the area.
- Zac Brown Band Concert – SO MUCH FUN!! I love country shows, and they were fantastic
That’s about it, other than work.. but no one wants to hear about that! Here’s what I’ve been doing at the gym:
Monday 8/3 -Rest Day
Tuesday 8/4 – CF Toms River Team WOD:
- 150 Air Squat
- 200c. Air Dyne
- 100 Sit ups
- 200 Hand Release Push Ups
- 100 Wall Ball
- 200 Knees to Elbow
- 100 Burpees to target
- 200 Back Squats (105#)
- 1 mi. run
Partnered with Nicole and Stephanie, completed in 48 minutes
Wednesday 8/5 – 1 mi. run
Push Press GRID using 130# max : 80lbs x10 reps, 90x 8, 100 x 6, 105 x 4, 110 x 2, 105 x 4, 90 x 8, 100 x 6, 90 x 10
Then I took the CF Toms River Core Class – hollow rocks, planka
Thursday 8/6 – 1 mi. run warm up
Front Squat work up to 1 rep max – 165lbs
Friday 8/7 – rest day
Saturday 8/8 – Strongman Training with Katies Ladies
- Axle Bar clean and press – up to 110 lbs
- Log clean and press up to 100 lbs
- Stones 47 in height, worked up to 145lbs, then worked with 115lbs for technique
Sunday 8/9 – Strongman Training at Mongrel Garage
- Strict Press GRID (based off of 100lbs max)
- Sand Bag load to box – 2 sets of 4 reps, 100lbs
- Farmers Carry: 115 wach hand, then 3 sets at 135
- Yoke Walk – warm up empty, worked up to 390
- Car Deadlift – 10 reps with 4-wheeler
Monday 8/10 –
- biceps curls
- front raise
- lat raise
- face pulls with band
- tricep press down, with band
- bench press
- 12 minute EMOM: 3 DL (135#) 5 HR pushups, 5 Pull ups
Tuesday 8/11 – rest day
Wednesday 8/12 –
- Front Squat GRID (based off of 165lbs max)
- Hammer Curls
- DB Row
- Front Raise
- Handstand Push ups
- CF Toms River Core Class (glute bridges, hollow rocks, sit ups, GHD back extensions, L sit hang, dragon flag attempts)
Thursday 8/13 – Rest Day
Friday 8/14 – rest day
Saturday 8/15 – Rest Day – went to Ren. Faire
Sunday 8/16 – Day after giving blood, tried to lift things, thought I was going to die. Ran a slow, easy mile and tried not to cry over how weak I felt. (Must have been the lack of blood, I was being a big baby.)
I hope you all had a lovely August…feel free to share what you have been up to in the comments, I would love to hear from you. Are you looking forward to September and the fast approaching fall? I know I am hoping for a few weeks of locals summer here at the shore before the fall weather kicks in!
Dinosaurs and Deadlifts 