De-stress

What a terrible night it was last night. The IT department totally screwed up my computer - no MS Office, no admin rights for me to install it, couldn't log into the Mac "side"....I could barely sleep. Luckily, I had lifted right before this happened, so it helped me deal. I truly believe that working out helps with stress and depression. Many of my friends are on Prozac. I work out instead. Natural high - Ahhhhh!

8,6,4 x

Clean 75# Still lifting unevenly
Press 65#
Squat 70# Blew through them, but was leaning forward just a touch
Bench 75#

Easing back

My neck still hurts, so I skipped MMA on Thursday and Friday. This is really rare for me, but I have a big trip coming up soon, and I don't want to be in pain during the entire trip. I did, however, lift yesterday.

8,6,4 x

Clean 70# Decent form
Press 65#
Squat 65# Blew through again - I STILL hate squats though!
Bench press 75#

P.S. My weight is still 4-5 # high, BUT I fund out that Sarah Kaufman walks around at 153#, is younger than me, and is shorter than me. She is muscular and not fat at all. So, maybe I really am gaining muscle mass?

Hurt - Nonsense!

OMG...My neck hurts. I sucked it up and did my weights. Blew through everything except cleans. Wanted to be careful. I clean unevenly. I drop my right arm. Need to work on that!

8,6,4 x

Cleans 70#
Press 65#
Front squat 60#
Bench press 70#

Dropped on my head

Oh yes. It hasn't happened in a year, but it happened last night. I got dropped on my head. Will was doing a throw and boom. I screamed F-CK! It was like someone knocked me. Hard. After 10 minutes, I recovered enough to work with Eric. Hey, what are the choices? Don't work out, get out of shape and unhealthy? Or tough it out, get stronger, and be a little ditzier...er, I mean dizzier...than usual?

Dizzy is fine!

Movin' up!

Lifted today. Form was so-so, but I made it through all sets, so I can keep movin' up on weight!!!!

8,6,4 x

Cleans 65# Need to keep right elbow in
Press 60#
Front squat 55# BLEW THOUGH THEM!!!!
Bench press 65#

Next time, 5 # more on each!!!! :)

Never do MMA when you are being watched

Last night, my family came to watch me do MMA. I couldn't even do my crawls across the mat correctly! I don't like being watched when I do MMA. Weird, I thought that I do a pretty good job of zoning out. That being said, I was the only one who Alec told was doing a good job. So, I guess that I wasn't too bad...although I should have done better.

Have to do my weight lifting tomorrow. The day got away from me. I know, shame, shame!!!!

Sheer exhaustion

Well, I think that I am going to lift twice per week and do MMA three times per week. I have been EXHAUSTED!!! Came home from MMA last night and passed out. Worked from home today and passed out again during lunch.

Lots of guys showed up last night. It was great. We learned some sweeps and some new ways to break the guard. I fought Will again, and of course, none of the moves worked. His damn long legs! I think that his legs are as long as my entire body! LOL

We'll see how class goes tonight!

Just another day of MMA

Today we focused on rolling leg lock and some submissions from the bottom in guard. Tough stuff! I got it down, and then I grappled with Alex and Will. Guess what? I tried the moves, and they didn't work. Why? Is it because I didn't do them right? Noooooo. It is because these bad boys are bigger/stronger than I am. Well, at least Alex didn't submit me and I got out of a bunch of Will's triangles (although he did ultimately submit me). Let's see if the weightlifting helps.

Oh yeah, my weight is still up....

Weight is just a number

I gained four pounds over these past few days. I am so frustrated. I started lifting and my weight went up. Maybe I am eating more, but I eat if I am hungry. I don't eat crap, only Paleo, so it shouldn't be a problem. So, I started thinking (uh-oh, smoky smell)...does my actual weight mean anything?

My friend Marthe is 15 years older than me, 2-3 inches taller than me, and 5 pounds less than me. She does crossfit. She looks great. She freaked out when I told her how much I weigh (which is usually 140, and I'm 5'6"+). I wear a size 6; she wears a size 10. So then, isn't weight just a number?

I am usually pretty rational, but I have to say that the number on the scale sets my mood for the day....Must be a chick thing.

Ok, so I will only worry about lifting weight:

Today
8,6,4 reps

Clean 65# I need to stop resting in the middle of the sets. I can definitely lift more. FOCUS!
Press 55#
Squat 50#
Bench 60#

I hate squats

Man, do I hate squats. I wish that I didn't. I mean, what's the big deal? All I'm doing is picking up something that weighs less than my 7 year old son a few times! My legs shake, I grunt, my elbows flail. UGH!!!!

Ok. so yesterday, I stayed with the light weights and worked on form. Added a little more weight than last time...

8,6,4 reps

Clean 65#
Press 50#
Squats 45# - Yes, I blew through them easily. My trainer made fun of my and will increase the weight on Monday.
Bench press 55#

I've also been good with Paleo except for cheating here and there with the dark chocolate. Hey, a woman has to have her chocolate because the consequences of not having it can be BAD!!!!!

Two days of grappling

Well, I grappled yesterday and today. It was great. Class was relatively full and we did a lot of throwing and groundwork. I grappled with a number of people. Tom really made me work hard. The coolest thing is that it was hard for Will to submit me. He is young and lanky. Can't wait until I can kick his ass! :) LOL

Ouch

I hurt my left arm. It feels like it is coming apart at the socket. Couldn't sleep last night.

Still grappled. Did a light session.

Man, do I wish that I was 25 again.

Beach baby

I wore a bikini at the beach today...and I looked better than the 20-somethings!!!!!

This is my reward! I friggin' love MMA, weight lifting, and Paleo!!!!

Did weights when I got home. Again, light to work on form.

8.6.4

Power clean 60#
Press 45#
Front squat 45#
Bench press 50#

Gotta work on sticking my ass out on squats....

Happy birthday America

I had the all-American workout today to celebrate the 4th.

Hiked for 50 minutes.
Went to the movies.
Ate in an all-American restaurant (although I had a tuna nicoise salad to keep with Paleo).

Tomorrow, I will go to the beach for the first time since I moved here. Wonder how long I'll last. The good thing is that I am bikini ready.

Lift me up

On Thursday and yesterday, Alec kicked our asses, both in heavy duty cardio warmups and throws during class. I partnered with Will and Peter, both of whom have bruised ribs. Well, after these two major workouts, my right elbow is completely bruised, and my legs look like someone beat me senseless. Ya know what that means, right? Yup. Great grappling!

So, in order for me to submit these guys rather than just be excited that they didn't submit me, I have started lifting again. I started light to make sure that my technique is ok. I will now do MMA 3x/week and lift 3x/week. This is gonna be crazy.

Today:

8, 6, 4 sets

Clean 60#

Press 45#

Front squat 45#

Bench press 50#

Gotta get the weights up. Wanna be ready to kick the guys' asses. LOL!