Back on the wagon

The above pic was taken at about 1PM on July 4th and went something like this:

Forrest: “I want an ice cream sandwich”
Libby: “Let’s see if this clown has any”
[as Libby pushes the little kids out of the way using the swim move]
Libby:”Hey buddy, we need two ice cream sandwiches, stat”
[ice cream guy hands Libby an Eskimo Pie]
Libby: “What is this garbage? We want ice cream sandwiches. You know, the ones with the cookies”
[Libby makes the international sign for ice cream sandwich/sandwich/food]
[ice cream guy hands Libby two drumsticks]
Libby: “Ok that’s it. Let’s beat it. This joker only has crap. Sorry kids”

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Falling off the wagon might be one of the easiest things to do. This past weekend, we celebrated America’s independence. Happy birthday America, happy birthday indeed. Most of us fell off the CrossFit and Paleo bandwagon and overdid it a bit (present company not excluded). Just speaking for myself, I know that I must have drank about a thousand beers on Sunday and ate at least six hotdogs (that I know of) at one party. There was plenty of icing going on and I might have eaten an entire mold of jello shots. Needless to say, it was hard getting back into things.

Jumping back on the proverbial bandwagon might be harder than jumping on an actual bandwagon. Here are some tips to help you get back into the groove:

1. Get some sober sleep – There’s just something about passing out on top of your covers facing the wrong way on the bed with all your clothes on and a spilled beer on your pillow with a half eaten piece of pizza on the floor that doesn’t really make you feel refreshed in the morning. Try getting 8 hours of decent sober sleep. It will help curb your appetite for all the bad food and get you ready for a workout the next day.
2. Start with one good meal – Eating pizza, nachos, breakfast burritos and cheeseburgers starts to become a slippery slope. You start justifying lattes and donuts on top of all the other crap you’ve been putting in your body. All that sugar spikes your glucose which causes you to crave more of it. Getting just one good meal in can help break that cycle. Start with one and then another and another until the cravings go away.
   

   Libby gets iced as we stand uncomfortably close to her

3. Ease into the workout – Chris Spealer didn’t spend the weekend boozing before he got a sub two minute Fran time. You probably aren’t going to be setting any records either. Try easing into the workouts for the first couple days to make sure you don’t push it too hard. After two or three days of gradually ramping back up, you will feel back to normal.
4. Stretch and foam roll extra – That hangover you kept drinking through has dehydrated your body. Your muscles and connective tissue have become a little less pliable and stretchy. Foam rolling will help those muscles get ready to move again which will greatly reduce the chance of injury. It will also help get the stiffness out of your body so you get back your full range of motion.
   

   Our girls showing us how they keep paleo. Thanks for picking up the can Charlene.

5. Start now – It’s easy to procrastinate when it feels like Mr. Meowsworth used your tongue as a litter box. Start moving around and doing stuff right away. Stop waiting for Monday to come around and get your ass into gear now. Who cares if it’s Thursday? Hop back on the wagon with us today.

Weekly Updates

• Coaches prep meeting tonight at 6PM. We will be covering programming and how to control a rowdy class, or as we like to call it at CFSB, a regular class.
• Sign up with Remy if you’re interested in playing volleyball this August in a co-ed 4-man beach volleyball league. You will be representing CFSB!
• Wish me luck in my Lululemon photoshoot today. Not sure how this is going to turn out, but I’ve been practicing my “Blue Steel” and “Ferrari” poses.

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Workout of the Day 7/8/2010

A. Gymnastics skill work – Ball-ups, muscle ups, toes to bar, L-sits, ring dips, front lever, back lever, planche. Pick one skill and work on it for 15 minutes.

B. “I got 99 problems…”
3 Rounds
33 Kettlebell swings
33 Double Unders
33 Slam Balls
300M Run