09/08/2011

Woke up at 6 AM to go to Crossfit, I scheduled a session with Liz at 7:45 AM because I couldn’t see myself doing power cleans with my thumb in a splint.  When I woke up at 6 AM I had a throbbing pain from my thumb, it was so painful that I tried to pick up a bottle of water and I could barely get my hand around it.

I went to the bathroom, to try and take the bandage off of my thumb to take a look, it was not fun pulling the tape off, when I did get the entire wrap, and splint off my thumb looked as if it had been run over by a street paver.  I guess in my efforts the night before to tightly wrap it, and keep pressure on it had been a bit too successful.

I used this pain as a reason to cancel my session with Liz last minute.  Not my proudest moment. 

It wasn’t until 9 PM this evening that I was able to get to the gym.  I did a session of treading on the elliptical, it was the first time I turned the cross ramp, and the resistance to 20, I actually found it challenging at those levels.  Starting with 5 minutes of full resistance and cross ramp, then 5 minutes of active recovery, it eventually works down to 1 minute each.

My thumb turned out to be less of an issue than I thought; I just had to use a grip which allowed the bottom of the splint to brace against the handle of the elliptical.  I didn’t get a good sweat, but I felt challenged along the way.  I think I may have also been dehydrated today.

I am going to try and do a duo tomorrow which will have me up to my five workouts for the week.

Sam Non-Update

I have no information on Sam’s progress.  Everything I have heard is second and third hand, so if you know something please let me know.

Fight Gone Bad

Thank you everyone who has donated so far, I am getting closer and closer to my goal.  I am now only

$285.00 away from my goal.

If you don't know already…

I'm Invovled With Fight Gone Bad!  A CHARITY WORKOUT WHERE YOU RAISE MONEY FROM PEOPLE YOU KNOW!  SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD HELP ME!!

Fight Gone Bad is a workout named by an MMA fighter who when finished with it said it was like a fight gone bad, and Crossfit has dedicated a day this month for all Crossfit affiliates to get together and do the workout while raising money for three charities. 

Fight Gone Bad Consists of:

The following five exercises for one minute each, with a one minute rest between rounds and three total rounds.

1. Wall-ball: 20 pound ball, 10 ft target. (Reps)
2. Sumo deadlift high-pull: 75 pounds (Reps)
3. Box Jump: 20" box (Reps)
4. Push-press: 75 pounds (Reps)
5. Row: calories (Calories)

The charities invovled are:

The Special Operations Warrior Foundation

Camp Patriot

The Crossfit Foundation

The event is supposed to be on the 17th of September, yet my affiliate Potomac Crossfit is holding the event on September 24th 2011.  In an effort to overcome feeling like a fat guy I am going to do the event.