Happy Hump Day! I’m definitely looking forward to seeing the tail-end of this work week. One of those weeks when the projects keep piling up, but the energy level is just not there…
After attending the Games and hanging out with a ton of chiseled bodies, I’ve come to the conclusion that I need more protein in my diet. I’ll admit that I can’t hang with most paleo junkies who guzzle down lunch meat like its water. Eating cold lunch meat grosses me out. I guess if I’m hungry enough I’ll make it happen, but for now it’s at the bottom of my eats list. On a typical day, I’ll have a couple scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast, salad with chicken for lunch and some variation of meat and veggies for dinner. Overall, my diet isn’t horrible, but there’s definitely room for more protein in snacks, etc. Dave seems constantly puzzled at the fact that I can’t just grab a hunk of meat and be good for my daily protein intake. Ew.
Enter Progenex. I was introduced to this protein powder company by NorCal and I think a rep even visited the box during my first week. Curiosity got the best of me and I started to peek around their site to find out what makes “the sauce” so “special”. I’ll let the company do the explaining, but I was initially intrigued by all of the athlete testimonials, especially the women Crossfitters. Speaking specifically about the Recovery protein, most of the women claimed to experience overall performance improvement and fatigue elimination.
Hoping to up my game, I order the Loca Mocha Recovery and started taking it the next morning after the WOD. Typically, after an intense workout I feel shaky and my energy level is totally depleted. Once I drank a serving, I (almost instanesoutly) felt better. No shakiness. No fatigue. And I felt frickin’ awesome. Not awesome in the “I just took pain meds and I feel numb” sense, just normal.
Fast forward a few months and I’m on my third bag of Recovery. I absolutely love the stuff. Getting back to upping my protein intake, I noticed that Progenex also offers “More Muscle” and I’m interested to see if this protein help improve my workouts. As a woman, the name “More Muscle” initially freaked me out–I’m not trying to look like a bodybuilder. At all. However, I do want to get stronger and improve my overall performance. I also noticed that a couple women testimonials mentioned taking “More Muscle” first thing in the morning or as a meal replacement. That has to beat gobbling up Turkey all day, right?? Well, I will soon find out as my first bag just arrived. Dave thinks I’m crazy, but we’ll see how it goes. Love ya babe! 🙂 I’ll update on any noticeable differences, etc., during the next month.
Today’s WOD was a doozy:
- Row 1k
- Then:
- 5 rounds of 25 pull ups and 10 push jerks
I was actually looking forward this kicker as my next goal is to do an unassisted pull up (without bands). I’m gradually getting better, moving down in band resistance–so it was exciting to try this one out given the volume of pull up reps. I finished at 22:15 — not bad, not great. And it definitely helped having a band to move me through the pull ups.
As most Crossfitters can attest, pull ups will F your hands up, especially if there’s tape on the bar. Until today, I’ve never had a blister rip mid-WOD. Now, I’m proud member of the ripped skin club:
As one of the girls said, “aww it’s sooo cute”. LOL, we’re soo bizzare. Yay blisters! Guess this means, I’m closer to my first unassisted pull up. Whoop!
I forgot to mention yesterday that I posted a ton of pictures from the Crossfit Games on the Rebelle Fitness Page. Take a look and make sure the “like” the page! 🙂
Devin Glage says
Need some help with your torn CrossFit hands? We love sending sample kits of RIPT to bloggers. Shoot us an email with an address. We’ll hook you up.
Cheers,
Devin
-RIPT