This last week at CF was my third to at our skills testing. Format is a little different this time- first week is the heavy lifts, second week (still coming) is the skills and benchmark WODs.
The lifts I did were back squat, press and dead lift. I didn't have any recent numbers on my back squat and dead lift as the last time I did them was a year ago! I did improve, but would have liked to do heavier (of course!). Numbers were :
Back squat: 205
Press: 87.5
Dead lift:260
Press I really wanted to hit 90, but there was no way. Pretty happy with my back squat number and dead lift though. Improvement of 20 lbs on the back squat and 55lbs on the deadlift.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Bad updater.
Did it again, have gone awhile without updating my workouts. Whoops.
They've been going pretty well, I've been trying to get in more consistently again. Diet however, has gone down the tubes. I feel like I've gained quite a few LB's since coming back from Hawaii because I never did get the train back on the tracks after that. Ugh. I should really do another 30 days of serious clean eating, but with the holidays coming up its hard. So right now I'm just trying to do the best that I can. Skills testing is coming up again in a week or so, and I'm interested to see what kind of weight I can throw around this time. I've been doing 3x3 sets at a decent amount for me, so we'll see.
Riding has been going fairly well too. New program for Arwen where I'm only jumping her twice a week, and then she gets hacked the rest of the week with potentially an extra jump school from Trainer if she needs it. Arwen has definitely seemed happier with this program. Not as dull as I have felt her getting when we needed to start working, and no hesitation at fences at all. So I think its definitely been helping her attitude.
And then, because I'm only jumping her twice a week, for my third jump lesson I've been getting to ride some other horses. Its been a really great experience because all the horses are so different. Some similar trends are coming through though in my riding, like needing to be more assertive and being careful about not locking my elbows. However, its definitely made me more away when I do get back on Arwen the kinds of bad habits she caused me to develop over the last two years. I think we're finally breaking through the small plateau we've been sitting on where I've been feeling like it might be time to stop riding her. So, its giving me hope I will get this last year with her and get to do some 3' stuff on a more regular basis. Probably not at a show, but at least at home.
They've been going pretty well, I've been trying to get in more consistently again. Diet however, has gone down the tubes. I feel like I've gained quite a few LB's since coming back from Hawaii because I never did get the train back on the tracks after that. Ugh. I should really do another 30 days of serious clean eating, but with the holidays coming up its hard. So right now I'm just trying to do the best that I can. Skills testing is coming up again in a week or so, and I'm interested to see what kind of weight I can throw around this time. I've been doing 3x3 sets at a decent amount for me, so we'll see.
Riding has been going fairly well too. New program for Arwen where I'm only jumping her twice a week, and then she gets hacked the rest of the week with potentially an extra jump school from Trainer if she needs it. Arwen has definitely seemed happier with this program. Not as dull as I have felt her getting when we needed to start working, and no hesitation at fences at all. So I think its definitely been helping her attitude.
And then, because I'm only jumping her twice a week, for my third jump lesson I've been getting to ride some other horses. Its been a really great experience because all the horses are so different. Some similar trends are coming through though in my riding, like needing to be more assertive and being careful about not locking my elbows. However, its definitely made me more away when I do get back on Arwen the kinds of bad habits she caused me to develop over the last two years. I think we're finally breaking through the small plateau we've been sitting on where I've been feeling like it might be time to stop riding her. So, its giving me hope I will get this last year with her and get to do some 3' stuff on a more regular basis. Probably not at a show, but at least at home.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
WOD Catchup
Only hitting up CF two times this week since Saturday we have our Zombie mud run. 5K full of zombies and obstacles, should be a blast! May do a light run on Friday, or just take the dog for a walk. Or do a couch WOD. We'll see.
10/15/12
"Dirty Thirty"
30 Box jump
30 Pull-ups
30 Kettlebell swings (55/35)
30 Lunges
30 Knees to elbows
30 Push press (65/45)
30 Back extensions
30 Wall ball (20/14)
30 Burpees
30 Double unders
Did everything prescribed except for the double unders. That just would have been too intense. I really need to get back to practicing them. Started this time with the burpees so that the burpees and wall balls were broken up. MUCH BETTER. Completed in 18:05.
10/17/12
4 rounds:
5 DL's
7 hang power snatches
9 OHS
200m run
Prescribed women's was 85 lbs. I did 75 lbs, as I knew that I could do that weight for OHS. I have done snatches at 85lbs before but they were hard. Thinking back, I probably could have attempted prescribed but it would have taken me awhile. Instead, I completed in 11:05. Felt pretty good, I was able to do most of the rounds unbroken with the exception of the second round where I had to drop during the OHS because my hands were slipping. Smartened up by the third round and chalked my hands up!
10/15/12
"Dirty Thirty"
30 Box jump
30 Pull-ups
30 Kettlebell swings (55/35)
30 Lunges
30 Knees to elbows
30 Push press (65/45)
30 Back extensions
30 Wall ball (20/14)
30 Burpees
30 Double unders
Did everything prescribed except for the double unders. That just would have been too intense. I really need to get back to practicing them. Started this time with the burpees so that the burpees and wall balls were broken up. MUCH BETTER. Completed in 18:05.
10/17/12
4 rounds:
5 DL's
7 hang power snatches
9 OHS
200m run
Prescribed women's was 85 lbs. I did 75 lbs, as I knew that I could do that weight for OHS. I have done snatches at 85lbs before but they were hard. Thinking back, I probably could have attempted prescribed but it would have taken me awhile. Instead, I completed in 11:05. Felt pretty good, I was able to do most of the rounds unbroken with the exception of the second round where I had to drop during the OHS because my hands were slipping. Smartened up by the third round and chalked my hands up!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Getting naked!
Not me, but Arwen.
I'm actually quite proud of myself, I did my first ever body clip on her yesterday afternoon and it looks pretty good! Took me almost three hours though (UGH!) because I admit to being a little slow (and overly careful when I first started) and taking some breaks because towards the end my back started killing me. But, I got it all done, including her face and ears. Its funny, she's a totally different color when clipped. With her coat she's a very bright bay (with reddish undertones) but when clipped, she's a light golden almost seal colored bay. Totally different looking. She looks good though. Her long winter coat was making her look a little raggedy and with the clipped coat, she looks sleek and pretty again. I just have one patch on her butt that needs to be touched up a bit, but other than that she's good. Next week I do need to do her mane, however.
This was also my first time really seriously using the clippers I bought last year. I really like them. They have enough power, are fairly light and very quiet. Not too impressed with the blades though. I basically used one for the entire clip, and towards the end I had to take shorter and shorter strokes to get it to cut through the hair. I did a blade change about halfway through and that blade didn't even last for part of her body. Fortunately I bought it from Smartpak, so I'm hoping they will send me a replacement (even though it was a year ago). We'll see if they live up to their legendary customer service reputation!
Anyway, I'm hoping this helps her not be so grumpy and hot when we're working. Its supposed to be pretty warm this week, so I'm definitely glad I clipped her.
I'm actually quite proud of myself, I did my first ever body clip on her yesterday afternoon and it looks pretty good! Took me almost three hours though (UGH!) because I admit to being a little slow (and overly careful when I first started) and taking some breaks because towards the end my back started killing me. But, I got it all done, including her face and ears. Its funny, she's a totally different color when clipped. With her coat she's a very bright bay (with reddish undertones) but when clipped, she's a light golden almost seal colored bay. Totally different looking. She looks good though. Her long winter coat was making her look a little raggedy and with the clipped coat, she looks sleek and pretty again. I just have one patch on her butt that needs to be touched up a bit, but other than that she's good. Next week I do need to do her mane, however.
This was also my first time really seriously using the clippers I bought last year. I really like them. They have enough power, are fairly light and very quiet. Not too impressed with the blades though. I basically used one for the entire clip, and towards the end I had to take shorter and shorter strokes to get it to cut through the hair. I did a blade change about halfway through and that blade didn't even last for part of her body. Fortunately I bought it from Smartpak, so I'm hoping they will send me a replacement (even though it was a year ago). We'll see if they live up to their legendary customer service reputation!
Anyway, I'm hoping this helps her not be so grumpy and hot when we're working. Its supposed to be pretty warm this week, so I'm definitely glad I clipped her.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Another riding update and Sacramento International
Had my second jump lesson of the week on Saturday. Again, we weren't sure how Arwen would come out but she came out great. I mean, not as awesome as I've felt her in the past but still MUCH better than she was. There wasn't any rushing, she was doing some nice trot jumps and downward transitions. The jumps were pretty simple, just a couple diagonal lines and then some bending lines. Then we jumped a line on an angle (which was very fun!) and called it a day.
The highlight of my weekend was the Sacramento International going on in the area. Its a big two week show that draws a lot of people from the Bay Area, PNW and even Canada this year. First week is what most of the ammy's go to, because it has lower divisions. The second week is jumpers only, and the lowest division is 3' so it definitely weeds out quite a few people. The second week also has the big evens, like the Ride and Drive and the World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix. This year a few people from the barn bought a box, which is 8 seats right on the side of the arena. It puts you super close to the action, and is fun because you just kind of hang out in there with friends and all the other horsepeople (right in front of the vendors, so people are constantly walking back and forth, stopping to talk and say hello). So I basically spent three nights at the horse show, watching all the events. It was a great time. Drank a lot of wine, chatted a lot, and watched some super super horses go. Can't wait for next year, and would actually be fun if Arwen and I could go. Doubtful, but one can wish!
The highlight of my weekend was the Sacramento International going on in the area. Its a big two week show that draws a lot of people from the Bay Area, PNW and even Canada this year. First week is what most of the ammy's go to, because it has lower divisions. The second week is jumpers only, and the lowest division is 3' so it definitely weeds out quite a few people. The second week also has the big evens, like the Ride and Drive and the World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix. This year a few people from the barn bought a box, which is 8 seats right on the side of the arena. It puts you super close to the action, and is fun because you just kind of hang out in there with friends and all the other horsepeople (right in front of the vendors, so people are constantly walking back and forth, stopping to talk and say hello). So I basically spent three nights at the horse show, watching all the events. It was a great time. Drank a lot of wine, chatted a lot, and watched some super super horses go. Can't wait for next year, and would actually be fun if Arwen and I could go. Doubtful, but one can wish!
Friday, October 5, 2012
Puzzling.
Had my first jumping lesson on Arwen last night post disasterous Saturday. M had treated her Wednesday night, she got a long turnout prior to my lesson so I was really REALLY keeping my fingers crossed that my girl was feeling good again.
And thank GOD she was.
Seriously so odd that she was so out of whack on Saturday she turned into a pulling mess. I am still not 100% sure what the heck happened in such a short period of time. Regardless, I'm glad that she is clearly feeling better (although she's still feeling a little dull in warm up). We did a couple trot fences and where she was rushing them last week, she trotted up to this one just fine and cantered away nice and quietly. We also did a couple lines to see how she was and sure enough, back to her old self. Was listening pretty well, and even took a launcher of a long spot like a good girl.
After my lesson I went over to watch the welcome grand prix of the big horse show that is going on. That was super fun! Its always a good time hanging out with horsey friends, drinking wine, and watching the pros (and some ammy's) jump the big jumps. At first glance the course didn't seem too difficult, but it actually turned out to be pretty tough. Only a few people went clear (and it was a speed round only), a lot of people had one rail, and then there were a few who were knocking them down right and left. The toughest spots seemed to be the combos. There was a one stride set of a pretty tight rollback that people kept knocking, and then a one stride to a two that a lot of people knocked too. It was interesting to see though that even the people at this level make mistakes. We saw some scary distances, horses doing rider override (which I know too well), refusals (not many, but some) and one rider even tried to gun her horse down the first line that was set as what we thought seemed a pretty normal 7, in a 6! It was scary. She did ask pretty soon after landing but her horse was small and I think just couldn't do it. So she had a horrible out, horse crashed through the fence and tripped (I think) and she of course came off. Rider and horse were fine, but that was definitely the excitement of the night! Oh, and seeing Rich Fellers ride. He actually didn't end up doing well (placed out of the top six due to having one rail) but last night was not the GP that counts. He has won the big one coming up for the last two years in a row, so we'll see if he can hold onto it!
And thank GOD she was.
Seriously so odd that she was so out of whack on Saturday she turned into a pulling mess. I am still not 100% sure what the heck happened in such a short period of time. Regardless, I'm glad that she is clearly feeling better (although she's still feeling a little dull in warm up). We did a couple trot fences and where she was rushing them last week, she trotted up to this one just fine and cantered away nice and quietly. We also did a couple lines to see how she was and sure enough, back to her old self. Was listening pretty well, and even took a launcher of a long spot like a good girl.
After my lesson I went over to watch the welcome grand prix of the big horse show that is going on. That was super fun! Its always a good time hanging out with horsey friends, drinking wine, and watching the pros (and some ammy's) jump the big jumps. At first glance the course didn't seem too difficult, but it actually turned out to be pretty tough. Only a few people went clear (and it was a speed round only), a lot of people had one rail, and then there were a few who were knocking them down right and left. The toughest spots seemed to be the combos. There was a one stride set of a pretty tight rollback that people kept knocking, and then a one stride to a two that a lot of people knocked too. It was interesting to see though that even the people at this level make mistakes. We saw some scary distances, horses doing rider override (which I know too well), refusals (not many, but some) and one rider even tried to gun her horse down the first line that was set as what we thought seemed a pretty normal 7, in a 6! It was scary. She did ask pretty soon after landing but her horse was small and I think just couldn't do it. So she had a horrible out, horse crashed through the fence and tripped (I think) and she of course came off. Rider and horse were fine, but that was definitely the excitement of the night! Oh, and seeing Rich Fellers ride. He actually didn't end up doing well (placed out of the top six due to having one rail) but last night was not the GP that counts. He has won the big one coming up for the last two years in a row, so we'll see if he can hold onto it!
Thursday, October 4, 2012
WOD 10/3/12
Working on presses again. They actually felt pretty good last night, I probably could have gone a little bit heavier. Only problem with presses is that I can either do them, or I can't. Its such a small muscle group failure happens pretty quickly, lol. So I erred on the side of lighter.
3x3 at 75 lbs.
WOD:
10 min AMRAP
8 wall balls
10 swings
12 sit ups
Honestly, I should have made this a little harder for myself. I did everything as prescribed, but managed to fly through 7 rounds. I was aiming for 6. Wall balls felt good (either should have thrown to the mens line, or used the 20 lb wall ball) and everything else was pretty quick as well. Some people did weighted sit ups, I didn't know that was an option and I noticed too late. Ah well. Next time!
3x3 at 75 lbs.
WOD:
10 min AMRAP
8 wall balls
10 swings
12 sit ups
Honestly, I should have made this a little harder for myself. I did everything as prescribed, but managed to fly through 7 rounds. I was aiming for 6. Wall balls felt good (either should have thrown to the mens line, or used the 20 lb wall ball) and everything else was pretty quick as well. Some people did weighted sit ups, I didn't know that was an option and I noticed too late. Ah well. Next time!
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