Creativity in the Bathroom

They say some of our best ideas have come while sitting on the toilet or in the shower.

In this case though, it came right before my shower!

I hadn't worked out today and felt like I needed a quick little workout, nothing crazy, before I got in and cleaned myself up.  Here's what I came up with (and did it right then and there in the bathroom!)

5 Rounds

20 push-ups straight into....
20 Mountain Climbers

Continue straight into the next round of push-ups without picking your hands up or put your knees on the floor.  The goal is for your body to be in a straight high-plank position for the entire workout!

NOW, ;] hehehehe, for every time you have to stop and rest, as in put your knees on the floor or stop to take a break, there's a 5 Burpee Penalty.  For those fire-breathers who really want a challenge, do 10 Burpees!

Challenging fun little wod!

This is only for the upper body I know and for those of you wondering why I'm not incorporating any leg movements, check out my previous post!

ENJOY!!!

Today's WOD and the greatness of online fitness communities!

So I have been very inconsistent with my blog posting lately (its been almost 4 months lol), and I really had a hard time getting myself to get up and workout (in my home gym! :] ).  I've been dealing with a knee injury for about 6 months now due to over training and eventually fracturing my right knee, and it has been very challenging for me to stay in shape and enjoy working out the past couple days.  I felt like I had hit a workout creativity block.

It wasn't until today, while searching the web for "keeping in Crossfit shape leg injury", that I came across a blog post on the Crossfit Portland website, that really inspired me to get up and continue working out again (link to site at bottom of page)!  It made me realize how important the online fitness community can be and I really want to continue to contribute to it in some way shape or form.

Since I enjoy mostly Crossfit, HIIT, Olympic and Powerlifting style training, I have also recruited my parents (if they have time of course :]) Maribel (CPT and Certified Zumba Instructor) and Carlos (Yoga, Meditation, and Running Guru) to help broaden the subjects of fitness covered so there's a little something for everyone!

As for today's workout, even if you are not suffering from a knee injury, this one is gonna be pretty challenging!

Warmup:

http://tinyurl.com/mdnr3a

Skill/Strength:

Practice Handstands for 7-10 Minutes

(Great vid for beginners!) http://tinyurl.com/k7q49h9

WOD:

7 Rounds

15 Seated Power Cleans to Overhead (Light Barbell or Dumbbells)

15 Leg Raises (Done like this http://tinyurl.com/p82bgbj)

15 Pushups (Keeping elbows in/tight to the ribcage)

(The trick to this workout is to use a challenging weight for the seated cleans to overheads!  Challenge yourself!!!)

Cooldown:

PVC Pipe Stretches for the shoulders and chest (http://tinyurl.com/p82bgbj)

Also, here's the link to the blog post that helped me get up and go today! http://www.crossfitportland.com/archives/8283 

Have fun!