Return of the lurking jungle-ninja!

One thing that never ceases to amaze me about exercise is that I can go to sleep thinking that I know for sure where I will feel sore the next day... then wake up to new and exciting pain where I never suspected it in instead! After all that rowing and all those pushups yesterday, especially right on the heels of my arms being so sore last week, I was sure I would wake up to majorly sore arms again. But apparently they got all that out of their system last time. I awoke to achy calves and burning abs, who would have thought?? Guess as each bit of me gets in the habit of handling the work and the lactic acid it'll have to find new areas to torture.

In semi-fitness related news, I'm using my rest day today to go on a field trip with a couple other derby girls - we're heading to the skate shop! The nearest good one is 2 hours away, as luck would have it, which is why its a big deal and we're making a carpool journey of it. The skates I'm working with now I got used on Craigslist, and it was a great deal at the time, but now that I'm getting in to advanced techniques and wearing them a few times a week I've realized they don't quite fit the way the should. So now that I know I'm sticking with the sport and I know what I actually need from a skate, I'm going to grab some new ones fitted for me! Hopefully some proper fitting skates will help me take my technical skills up a notch. Also - shopping for new gear is so FUN! =D
 
Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.
- Earl Nightingale
 
So I was well enough recovered by Sunday that I could have hit the gym again - except that it was Easter and therefore an excuse for my family to demand I be near them and hear them speak annoying words. You know, typical holiday stuff. I did manage not to go crazy at the big Easter lunch, so pretty happy with myself there.

Today found me with a dilemma - to CrossFit or not to? I had the time and energy... but last week taught me that doubling gym days with derby days generally causes pain, and in fact decreased performance in derby since I'm already worked and sore when I get there. I opted to skip the gym and just do derby today. Endurance work of sprint laps and some fun (scary!) pack exercises to get us used to skating close together and pushing eachother around. I think I should have time for CrossFit tomorrow though, and that way I'm spreading things out a bit more so I can do my best at each (and not die inside from the pains when I awaken).
 
LOL! you're still cute but fierce for sure.

You are doing it! Derby! How cool is that! Gotta get us a few pictures!

I'm back too.

Sweat Daily
FF
 
flyinfree said:
I'm back too.
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Hiya!!! I wondered where you had got to, so glad to see you back around here! =D I'll hopefully have pics of me doing derby eventually, but maybe not for awhile - they only really photograph the matches, and I won't be in those for a few months.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming: It's Wednesdaaaaay! Time for the amazing weigh-and-measure! Who's excited? I'm excited. Let's do this!

Third Weigh In

Weight: 166lbs
Bust: 36 in
Waist: 31.5 in
Hips: 42 in
Thigh: 25 in

Body fat: 38.1%
Muscle: 25.4%

My weight is down, my waist is shrinking! BUT - my body fat percentage is up? This actually makes sense to me for this week only - quick lesson in how my scale works. It sends a pulse through the water in my body that checks my density or some such, and when comparing that to my weight, and then the other stats I had to type in at setup (height, gender, age) it figures out what that density means about my fat to muscle ratio. So this is all based on a pulse through water. It therefore makes sense to me that if I were retaining a larger amount of water, my fat would read higher. So we'll just say that in this particular week of this month... I am suffering from a feminine condition that causes bloating and therefore water retention. Now that may be TMI, but hey, lots of things affect our bodies =P You read this to follow mine right? I remain optimistic about the lowered weight and measurement, but next week I'll be able to see if the percents drop right back into place or not.

After not making it to the gym Monday or yesterday, I am feeling super lazy! But I have derby practice today, class tomorrow - time crunch is awful. Its the last month of classes though so I'll have way more time soon, and I've already planned my schedule next semester to have some better daytime gaps in it. Until then, derby tonight will have to be my workout of the day!
 
Well things didn't go quite as planned - never made it to derby last night. I was struck down with a rather violent stomach pain, possibly due to a questionable fruit smoothie I made it about halfway through. One of our head referees cardinal rules is "no vomiting on the track", so I opted to stay in last night. My day is very full today but tomorrow I'll be able to make it in to CrossFit and end my lazy streak of the past few days.
 
Yep! Her top three rules are: No death, no vomiting on the track, and for the love of god no bare butt cheeks! (not at practice anyway...) =D
 
I plan on it! Going to head to the gym later today, and there may also be an open skate session in my future to get some practice in =)
 
Victory! Not only did I make it to CrossFit, but today was my first day completing the full workout, with the group, not having the number of reps scaled down or needing one-on-one supervision! =D I'm a big girl now! We warmed up with a 400meter run (for us, two laps around our building) during which I managed to tag along not too far behind the guys. Next we did 10 toes to bar, 10 kettle bell swings, 10 pushups, 10 pullups (still using a band for me of course), and 10 pistols (like a one legged squat). Some of the more fit people got through a few rotations of the above (not including the run), I only made it through one and a half. Alas.

The main workout was five rounds of 12 deadlifts, 9 power cleans, and 6 push jerks. I completed the whole thing =D Of course, I was doing a pretty low weight - the 15lb bar bell with 10lb bumpers on each side, to total an impressive 35lbs, but I am still building up all those "good form" muscles I need before I can try heavy stuff. I sure broke a sweat though! Drinking whey protein and vitamin powder out of my sippy-cup and now about to hop in a nice steamy shower. One of the best parts of the workout I think. Showers feel so much better when you've got something to shower away!
 
Another adventure in unexpected soreness: After yesterday I would think arms, maybe glutes or thighs right? I awake this morning to sore shoulders (ok, yes, fine), mildly sore glutes (again, expected), and crazy bad pain in my... shins??? Who knew I used my shin muscles to weight lift, but I guess I must for keeping my balance. Never know quite how my body works until I make it hurt! =D
 
Still sore today - more than yesterday in fact. Its spread to my hamstrings and back now. Owwie! Good to know I'm working at least =P What this means though is I won't make it to the gym again until at least tomorrow.

In the meantime, advice welcome, in light of the fact that I'm pushing myself to hit the gym and derby practice so regularly and finding myself so sore, I'm considering taking up using some creatine to see if that will help perk my endurance up a little, and I've also heard it can help reduce soreness after workouts. Right now my supplements are whey protein and a multi-vitamin scoop after workouts, a raspberry ketone capsule daily (I was told they might help me burn fat, but who knows - if nothing else the raspberry aftertaste is quite nice), an omega-3 and healthy oils capsule (safflower, flax, sesame, vitamin E), and then the meal replacer shakes I've been using for in-a-hurry breakfasts along with things like Zone bars (not really a supplement, I know, but they are vitamin-y).

I've read the creatine 101 on here and all, and I have used it before, a couple years ago, but I am open to any input on supplements in general if anyone has any. I've never tried any of the "fancier stuff" and don't know that I need to, unless someones heard of something amazing that I just really shouldn't be missing out on =P In the meantime, I could use another hot shower, my trapezius is killllling me!
 
Coffee! Just plain old caffeine is, IMO, one of the very best supplements to help with a lil boost to your workouts.

There was day when your questions would have started a flurry of opinions. Look back in nutrition and such if you wish. We really found the facier stuff was just packaging and expensive.

The regular Body Fortress whey protein was found to be best bang for the buck in meal replacement. Flax seed (fresh ground,- gives body good fat first thing in morning, so it will choose to butn bad fat all day) Fish oils, magnesium, potassium, calcium, multi vitamins, and the big MO! Momentum. I sure want to get that back.

FF
 
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