Whole 30, day 5

Hiked up mountain today. Still in recovery mode from this week.

Breakfast:
Pork slices w/garlic, salt and pepper
Thin sliced ribeye w/garlic, salt and pepper

Lunch:
Banana
Pork slices w/garlic, salt and pepper

Dinner:
Pork slices w/garlic, salt and pepper
Chicken breast
1 can of green beans

Whole 30, Day 4

Starting day number 4...

After yesterdays WOD I am defiantly feeling the effects of not drinking my protein shakes. I have always wondered if they did any thing for me and if they actually helped muscle growth and recovery or if it was all just marketing hype. Now I know that my money is not wasted and it defiantly helps in recovery. It feels like I just finished a strength day. I am curious how today will be. I will do a strength day and see how I feel tomorrow.

Breakfast:
Banana

Snack:
Half blueberry Lara bar

Lunch:
Pork slices w/garlic, salt and pepper
Thin sliced ribeye w/garlic, salt and pepper

Dinner:
Pork slices w/garlic, salt and pepper
Thin sliced ribeye w/garlic, salt and pepper
1.5 cans of green beans

Snack:
1.5 cans of green beans
1 slice pork
Banana
Macadamia nuts

Whole 30, Day 3

Still bit sore from Mondays WOD. Can't tell for sure if the removal of my protein shake is actually affecting my recovery or not. Could be the caloric deficit.

WOD:
21-15-9
GHD
Wall ball 2 fer 1s 20# ball

Breakfast:
Banana

Lunch:
Macadamia nuts
3/4 cashew Lara bar

Dinner:
Banana
Almond butter
1/4 cashew Lara bar
Macadamia nuts
3 eggs with franks red hot sauce

Whole 30, Day 2

Woke up a bit sore from yesterday's WOD, not sure if it was the lack of my PWO shake or just a hard workout. Will have to watch how I feel throughout the next 30 days.

WOD:
Rest

Breakfast:
Banana

Lunch:
Blueberry Lara Bar

Dinner:
4oz ribeye
1 hard boiled egg

Snack:
Macadamia nuts
Cashew Lara bar

Whole 30...Day 1

Deciding to finally do the Whole 30 and I figure I should track my progress just like I track my WODs. I figure that I might as well use this avenue since I have access to it anywhere I am.

I will also be using this to help myself eat better since I tend to eat nothing in the morning and afternoon and eat a lot at night. My goal is to switch that. If I eat more in the morning and afternoon I hope that it gives me more energy through the day as well as during my WODs. While lowering my intake at night it will allow me to digest better before I go to sleep.

So far today...October 1, 2012...

A banana for breakfast.
Went on a hike and forced myself to eat a Cashew Lara Bar. Wasn't hungry. Then When I got home I ate another Banana...

Seriously need to eat more.

Hiked up mountain few hours before todays WOD.

WOD:
Row, Bench Press
5 Rounds
Row 500m
135# Bench Press, 15 reps

Breakfast:
1 Banana

Snack/lunch:
1 Cashew Lara Bar
1 Banana
1 Macadamia nut...yes, 1

Dinner:
Ribeye looked like about 8oz or 9oz

Snack:
Macadamia nuts
Watermelon
Almond butter
3 hard boiled eggs

In Search of the Elusive Muscle Up...

The Story:


When I first started CrossFit occasionally a few WODs called for a Muscle Up. So we would always sub 4 dips and 4 pullups for 1 muscle up. One day I decided that we learn how to do a muscle up. So I went out and looked for rings. A lot of rings on the internet were $100+ and I wasn't sure I wanted to spend that. I should have just gone to Rogue Fitness or Again Faster. I ended up seeing some EXF Rings at Total Fitness USA. I had seen these online before and decided to pull the trigger and buy them. I figure it would force me to learn the muscle up and could always do ring dips on them in the mean time.

The Review:


So far I have had these rings for over a year and have been able to use them quite often. It is advertised with three different grips. The three grips, to me, aren't really three grips. Two sections of the ring are just different textures. The third grip is a rubber section. I really like the rubber section.

I use a hybrid grip. I like to put my pointer and middle finger on the top of the ribber grip and the plastic. Then my wrist sits on the rubber section. I am find that the rubber section really tears up your wrists (if you hold a false grip) when doing consecutive muscle ups.

The rubber section also is starting to tear off. At first I thought it was from nails digging into it but then I found out it is from my wrist and hands.  The friction fro the false grip is tearing the rubber off. It also comes off when you are lowering yourself down from the muscle up to do another one. Makes me worry when this will tear off.

The rings do come with a nice straps. The straps have numbers on it to make it easier to setup. This actually does help when you position the clips. Although since the numbers are painted on the numbers will start to come off due to wear and tear.


Conclusion:
IF you get these to start learning how to do a Muscle Up they can be nice because of the rubber grip that coats  1/3 of the rings. It will help a person hold on to the rings, get used to a false grip and also strengthen a false grip without hurting their wrists. The rubber grip is also great for doing ring dips and Hand Stand Push Ups. However in the long run I would not recommend these rings because of the rubber grip. I am finding that I actually don't like this grip. Not only is it tearing it can get in the way for rotating your hands over when not using the false grip in the kipping muscle up.

Pros:

Numbered strap
Rubber grip is good for ring dips and Hand Stand Push Ups

Cons:
Price ($80)
Rubber grip tears easily
Numbers are not permanent

broken toe blues

Had 
"JT."
or
"Lynne"
or
Death by Pullups
or 
Death by Muscle ups
or
HSPU's 15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1
L-Pullups 1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15 for time 
or 
30 Muscle Ups for Time
or
100 HSPU's for time
or
Tabata Pullups / Pushups / Situps / SDHP
or
Deadhang pullups / Overhead press 65# pyramid to 10 and back