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After 5 days in Maine with the in laws, I was more than happy to be back home. My training took a major beating (basically didn’t workout at all) during the time away. I was planning to workout on Monday but our flight was delayed and we landed really late, so I missed another day of training. Today (Tuesday) went to class at CrossfitDC expecting a grueling metcon. Our warm-up was 3 rounds of 10 squats, 10 pushups, and 10 hyper extensions. 

For the strength portion of class, power cleans, Chris and I worked up to 186#. We did 2 cleans every 90 seconds for 10 rounds. Due to lack of practice (I think it’s been close to 3 weeks since I’ve done any cleans), my form for the first 8 rounds were not great at all. The 9th round was perfect and the on the 10th I increased weight to 207# and failed on the second attempt, but made up for it on the second. My wrists took a beating during this workout.

The met con part of the class was rough. The wod was AMRAP in 6 minutes of 3 Burpees, 6 Jumps squats, 3 Pushups, and 12 mountain climbers. Boy was this rough on the legs. If I counted correctly, I think Chris and I ended up with 11 total rounds.

This weekend is the Charlottesville Superfit games and I feel like I’m not physically and mentally where I want to be. I thought about just not going, but part of these competitions is the community. It’s a great experience and atmosphere enjoying what you do with other athletes that are most likely 10 times better than I am. I've discovered that the further I go from my home gym, I meet someone who's faster, stronger, and better than I am. Its great motivation to see where, with the right training, I could and should be.