Day 29 – Monday

Only one more day after today. Good cuz I am tired of taking pics of food and putting them on here. But I think it served it’s purpose in keeping me accountable for the 30 days weather anyone was looking at this blog or not.

Tough but good WOD today at 5:30 am:

WOD

"Nutts"

For Time:

• 10 Handstand push-ups (I actually did 4 of them! Then on a box)
• 185 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
• 25 Box jumps, 30 inch box BIG ass box
• 50 Pull-ups
• 100 Wallball shots, 20 pounds hitting the 10 foot target
• 200 Double-unders, I actually did 60 DUs but it was taking too long switched to singles
• Run 400 meters with a 45lb plate

Took me 24:40 

My Food:

Plant Fusion Shake post WOD. I ate a Luna protein bar before workout

Breakfast was a banana with almond butter. 

Lunch was left over veggie soup and strawberries and a grapefruit

Dinner was Chia Black Bean patties with tahini, broccoli, and grilled asparagus

Day 28 - Sunday

 Open Gym. Worked on strict press and double unders. Got 20 double unders a few times.

My Food:

Cereal with banana and Almond milk

Steamed broccoli, a grapefruit, and strawberries.

Lara Bar for a snack, tasted like shit.

Dinner was vegetable barley soup.

Day 27 – Saturday

No scheduled workout today, but the gym had a mobility clinic which had a work out as part of it.

WOD:

5 Rounds 20 Min time cap

12 Dead lifts

20 Pull Ups

12 Clean and Jerks

20 Knees to Elbows

I got 4 rounds + 12 DL and 10 Pull Ups

My Food:

Breakfast was Almond Milk, walnuts, almonds, coconut flakes, ½ an apple, banana, hemp seeds, cinnamon, blueberries, flax seeds

Lunch was left over vegan mac and cheese, roasted sweet potatoes-cauiliflower-tofu-quinoa

Dinner was a quick smoothie with almond milk, hand full of spinach, hemp seeds, blueberries, Plant Fusion protein mix and ice.

Then I ate 2 vegan Gardein “chick’n fingers”. Then at night I went to my G’s valentine dance and ate more chocolate than I wanted to but WAY less than I would have normally.

Day 26 - Friday

5:30 am class.

Skill/Strength

Alternate between Bench Press and Pendlay Row.

5-5-5-3-3-2-2

My bench is pitiful…135 pounds

WOD

16 Min AMRAP of:

Row meter 250

Walking Lunges (wall to wall and back)

15 Wallballs (20 pounds ball)

1 Rope Climb

I did 4 full rounds plus the row and ½ the lunges in the 16 minutes.

My Food:

Luna Protein bar before WOD

Post WOD was a shake

Breakfast was the work oatmeal but no raisins today. Also the snacks for the day are banana, 2 carrots, and an apple

Lunch was a large salad….no picture

Dinner was roasted sweet potatoes and cauliflower, tofu and quinoa with some Indian Marsala sauce.

Ate too much soy this week.

Day 25 - Thursday

Rest day. No gym


My Food:

Breakfast was almond milk with walnuts, almonds, hemp seeds, flax seeds, coconut, blueberries and a banana

Lunch was a big salad, vinegar, hot sauce

Snack was apple and almond butter. And I had a Hershey's Miniature bar.

Dinner was spinach salad and vegan mac and carrot/potato/cashew cheese

Day 24 - Wednesday

5:30 am class.

Skill
-Snatch Complex-
3 Snatch DL's (to above knee cap)
3 Hang Power Snatches
3 Snatch push presses
3 Over Head Squats

Did it with 75 pounds

WOD
Double Under DT:
Five rounds for time of:
30 Double Unders
95 pound Deadlift, 12 reps
95 pound Hang power clean, 9 reps
95 pound Push jerk, 6 reps

My Food:

Took zero pictures today.

Luna Protein before WOD

Plant Fusion shake on way to work

Oatmeal concoction

Lunch was a Tofu and black bean Burrito

Snacks were banana and apple with almond butter

Dinner was out because had appt with accountant. Tofu and mixed vegetables, VERY little sauce

Day 23 - Tuesday

 5:30 PM class. The plan:

Strength

20 minutes easy jog – Ran about 2.4 miles I’d guess judging from car OD.

WOD

"Tabata This"

Tabata Intervals (20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest repeated 8 times) Rower (calories), Squat, Pull-ups, Push-ups and Sit-ups with a one minute rotation break between exercises. Each exercise is scored by the weakest number of reps (calories on the rower) in each of the eight intervals. Score is the total of the scores from the five moves.

Mine was 6 calories rower + 15 squats + 5 pull-ups + 8 push-ups + 10 sit-ups = 44

Food today:

Oatmeal at work concoction

Snacks for the day: 2 carrots, banana, 1 clementine (one was rotten)

Lunch was left over Cajun chickpea patties and spinach

When I got home from work, an apple with almond butter

Post WOD protein drink

Dinner was steamed broccoli, sweet potato salad, vegan Gardein Chik-en patty thing.

Day 22 - Monday

5:30 am class...a real humdinger of a workout.

WOD

"Lumberjack 20"
20 Deadlifts (195lbs)
Run 400m
20 KB swings (53 pounds)
Run 400m
20 Overhead Squats (75lbs)
Run 400m
20 Burpees
Run 400m
20 Pullups (Chest to Bar)
Run 400m
20 Box jumps (24")
Run 400m
20 KB Squat Cleans (35 pounds each arm)
Run 400m

 

Took me 28:15. Made me hungry all day long.

 

My Food:

Before the workout I had a Luna Protein Bar and mixed a shake for post workout

 

At work I had my typical oatmeal

 

Snacks thru the day; 2 carrots, banana and a grapefruit

 

Lunch was left over wild rice and sprouted mung beans with cashews, a few broccoli

 

Dinner was Cajun chickpea patties, spinach salad with cukes and balsamic carrots

Day 21 - Super Bowl Sunday

Some reason I woke up at 4:30 am. Went for a 1 hour 15 minute mountain bike ride with my wife while G went skiing with Grandpa and then went to the open gym at the Box. Rather than actually working out though I helped work on trying to better secure the ring holds in the ceiling.

 

My Food:

Breakfast was a bowl of Kashi cereal with blueberries, a banana and almond milk

 

After the MTB ride I had a Larabar and 2 carrots on the ride to the gym. I mixed a Plant Fusion shake to drink after, but since I did not lift, I did not drink it.

 

Stopped at grocery store and bought some hummus and avocados, had a little as a snack with Wheat Thins.

 

Dinner was wild rice and sprouted mung bean pilaf, steamed broccoli and baked mini pumpkin squash

I fell asleep at half time, about 8:00 zzzzzzzzz

Day 20 - Saturday

No workout because I went to the Crossfit Competition in Hershey. Food was a bit off because of the comp and family stuff.

My Food:
Coffee and a sprouted English muffin with almond butter and hemp seeds

Lunch was a banana and a Organic Protein Food bar

Handful of almonds before dinner

Scrambled tofu and red peppers, blueberries, spinach leaves, tempeh bacon and a corn tortilla

Day 19 – Friday

Up for the 5:30 am class:

Skill/Strength

5 sets of: 30 second L-sit followed by 5 ring dips

WOD

6 Hand Stand Push Ups (on a 30" box)

10 KB Swings (20kg)

14 Ball slams (30 pound ball)

18 Box Jumps (24" box)

-15 second L-sit

12 HSPU

20 KB Swings

28 Ball slams

36 Box Jumps

-15 Second L-sit

6 HSPU

10 KB Swings

14 Ball slams

18 Box Jumps

Seems like a lot of stuff: Time was 10:46

My Food

Before WOD Luna Protein bar and water, post WOD had Plant Fusion Shake

At work breakfast was oatmeal

Snacks for the day were a banana and a Clementine, 2 shown but one was rotten

Lunch was Neato again, but I got an actual burrito this time…..yikes a wrap!

Dinner was steamed kale, baked tofu and soba noodles with almond sauce. Damn tasty

And I had 2 gingersnaps...then I had to go upstairs because I wanted 10 more

Day 18 - Thursday

Thankfully the family schedule allowed me to go tonight to the gym since I missed yesterday. This WOD looked tough but I figured about  15-17 minute time. Got to the gym and saw the board where the earlier classes were taking 20-25 minutes. Yikes.

 

SkillHandstand Pushups (strict and kipping) - I got one hand stand push up, twice......that's a big deal for me!
then three attempts to find max standing broad jump (I got 7.5 feet)

WOD
4 Rounds for time:
100m farmers carry (54 pound kettle bells, one in each hand)

8 Power Cleans (105 pounds)
250m sprint with plate (45 pound plate)
8 Power Cleans (105 pounds)

 

Took me 21:10 and I was COOKED.

 

My Food:

Breakfast was walnuts, almonds, flax seed, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, coconut, blueberries, banana and almond milk.

 

Snacks thru the day were a carrot, clementine, apple

 

Lunch was left over quinoa chili and hot sauce

 

After the work out was Plant Fusion Shake

 

Dinner was Curry Coconut Lentils and Chickpeas, spinach and steamed broccoli