The Erin Experiment

[Erin Davidson]

WEDNESDAY.

5ish hours of sleep.

Then with Cassie, Record, and Hunter at 7am...

Snatch. Up to 103lbs. Did a bunch of doubles that I don't usually do at lighter loads. Then failed at 108lbs two times - had to commit a little more with the third pull.

Snatch Pulls. 108 x 2, 113 x 2, 118 x 2. I plan to lift later so I didn't want to go too crazy with the pulls as my back is still not 100%. 118 felt like a good working weight for today speed-wise.

Then, brunch with Chris at Cafe Lift.

[Erin Davidson]

The rest of Wednesday.

730pm Mobility Class - good stuff, definitely needed everything we did.

830pm "Jackie" - and uhhh it's been almost 2 YEARS since I've done this - that's a PR for NOT repeating a workout. I ended up PRing - even though this is technically the second metcon I've done in 8 weeks and my right arm feels detached a bit (lat just feels pulled but I've been resting it and trying to go slower in the kip). Time of 1218 (unless I'm remembering incorrectly) - I chalk it up to the good company - Record, Cassie, and Chris (and Ave, Tim, and Cathryn of course). True to my expectations, Jackie (and Chris, Cassie, and Record whooped my Oly Lifting butt).

Weighing in at 61.6kg.

I think I'll take December and see how the combo of these shorter metcons plus oly lifting goes. The soreness has really been the most concerning thing so far.

Jackie:

Row 1000m
50 45lb. Thruster
30 Pullups

1330 (slow 1k at 424)

Previous Jackies:

9/10/08 1515
3/6/09 1334
6/9/09 1536
12/17/09 1330 (as noted above)

[Erin Davidson]

THURSDAY.

7-830am this morning.

Align and Flow Yoga (Anusara) with Jake

Good. Feeling surprisingly better after last night's WOD, still sore, but that's not weird. I felt a little disoriented in class for some reason - I think my breathing was just off cause I was still waking up... I also HATE it when instructors make me use my fingertips on the floor instead of my hands - it just hurts and reminds me of some drills my piano teacher used to make me do when I was like 7.

Not sure what I'll do today - hopefully will do some olympic lifting - will definitely squat (should back squat), maybe a teeny metcon.

Also, fasted til 2pm.

[Erin Davidson]

Didn't end up squatting yesterday (boooo).

FRIDAY.

Headache when I woke up today that didn't go away with water and coffee - weird. Maybe just a total lack of sleep? - like 5 hours.

Did the CFCC metcon (which was actually borrowed from a way tougher one from CrossFit Invictus), 315 rest 3 minutes, 405. (50 Double Unders, 30 Kettlebell Swings, 15 Pull-ups)

SATURDAY

CrossFit Hoboken - fun times. I did 14, and then 18 fat bar pull-ups. And screamed and filmed a lot. VERY proud of my people... and excited for next year.

[Meghan Reid]

Originally Posted by Erin Davidson

THURSDAY.

7-830am this morning.

Align and Flow Yoga (Anusara) with Jake

Good. Feeling surprisingly better after last night's WOD, still sore, but that's not weird. I felt a little disoriented in class for some reason - I think my breathing was just off cause I was still waking up... I also HATE it when instructors make me use my fingertips on the floor instead of my hands - it just hurts and reminds me of some drills my piano teacher used to make me do when I was like 7.

Not sure what I'll do today - hopefully will do some olympic lifting - will definitely squat (should back squat), maybe a teeny metcon.

Also, fasted til 2pm.

Ugh I always ignore the fingertip instruction. It's so uncomfortable for me, and I still have nightmares about Blair's thumb.

[Erin Davidson]

Awww - I miss Blair.

SUNDAY

Rest - teach classes - think about training at 5pm and then consider... it's cold outside and I would like to be lazy and watch the new Harry Potter - also, I ate a LOT of green tea ice cream. Lovely.

MONDAY

Don't really need 2 days in a rest day ever... but I did today because I coached all day and I feel a little sick - my allergies are acting up and I fell asleep sitting down in between my classes - never a good sign.

Moving on...

TUESDAY

Noon, with a bunch of people.

"Angie" 100 Pull-ups, 100 Push-ups, 100 Sit-ups, 100 Squats - 3533

So, I guess - when I look at this - this is sort of a PR! I was remembering my previous time when I actually did 75 reps. VERY interesting. My push-ups were pretty slow today but having Miller around definitely helped

Anyway, I know this can be better - I could have done more pull-ups in each set and definitely more push-ups in each set. I can't help but think that lighter is always SO much easier when I do workouts like this... hmm...

Now I kind of have a fever. Interesting.

3/3/11 - 1/2 Angie in 1351
7/22/10 -
"1/2 Angie", at 8am

50 Pullups (most of these on the 1 1/2)
50 Pushups
100 Sit-ups (meh - I feel like these do virtually nothing for me... next time ABR)
100 Squats

2605.

Monday, 16, 2009

"Angie"

100 Pullups
100 Pushups
100 Thigh Touches (1 + 1 = 1)
100 Squats

First time ever doing this rx'd.

Time of: 3159

Previous Angies:

12/26/08

3/4 Angie

65 Kipped Pullups + 66, 67, 68 Deadhang (ripped hands pretty badly)
75 Pushups
75 Thigh Touches (1+1=1)
75 Squats

22:24

Last time did 75 straight through no rips and no repairing in 22:35.

10/30/08

"Almost Angie"

75 Pullups (kipped in successively smaller sets - but lots of triples)
75 Pushups (hilariously tiny sets)
75 Thigh Touches (in sets of 15 and now I have ripped elbows. awesome. as if callouses weren't enough)
75 Squats (ouch?)

22:35

Here's what the last "Angie" I did looked like! It was a long time ago! March 3, 2008!

3/3/08

WOD: "Angie"

FR + Dyn Mobility + Upper Body Mobility

Got a kipping pullup! Amazed to swing and clear the bar. Tried again tho and lost it...then figured...I had a 100 more to go. No sense in pushing it.

For time:
100 Pull-ups (jumped from step thing with 5 blocks underneath, just enough to let me jump on my tiptoes to get over the bar, included negative)
100 Push-ups (*sigh...I did these AFTER sit-ups. Boo. If my abs weren't dying I feel like I could have done better here. Regardless, chest to the floor, hands just slightly outside of shoulder width.)
100 Sit-ups (see * above...feet anchored, hands in V-up position, if these don't hurt my back I may make an exception for them on occasion)
100 Squats (well below parallel, full hip extension at the top)

33:35

[Erin Davidson]

WEDNESDAY, 12/14/11

Kalsu, rx'd in 20 minutes. 27 reps. Oy vey. This was like... as many as I can and a round of rest, and then one a minute for a very long time. Now I know I won't definitively die doing 100 Burpees - well that's nice.

THURSDAY, 12/15/11

Dunno cause I'm mad busy - I should squat anyway... or deadlift really... or snatch pull - SO MANY DECISIONS!

[Krista Tobin]

Happy Birthday E<3
Enjoy Your Day!

[Erin Davidson]

Thanks, KTO.

FRIDAY, 12/16/11

My birthday. Walked around the MOMA in NYC all day, ate things I'm not supposed to... mostly just dessert and yes, a little bit of gluten from AMAZING cornbread. All that said, my gut hurt by Sunday. Still, a beautiful day. So grateful for the break.

SATURDAY, 12/17/11

Still crazy sore. And well, I just sat around in my pajamas and read.

SUNDAY, 12/18/11

Rittenhouse Run Fun. Then lots of Christmas goose.

All in all a big CHEAT weekend I signed up for a competition in a month - so that's pretty motivating... oh boy.

MONDAY, 12/19/11

Back Squat, up to 175 x 3 (oy - Adductors feeling weird)
5 rounds for time of: Back Squat @ 50% of Peak Set (5 reps), Bear Crawl 60ft., Russian Kettlebell Swing (2/1.5) 10 reps - 725 - weirdly fatiguing?

TUESDAY, 12/20/11

Pronated Grip Pull-up: up to a peak of 3 at bodyweight. SOOOOOO SLOW!
“Franathon” : For 12 minutes, 3 reps, Thrusters (95/65), 3 reps, Chest to Bar Pull-up, 3 reps, 6 reps Thrusters, 6 reps C2B Pull-up, 9 reps Thrusters, 9 reps C2B Pull-up. - Got 15 Thrusters, and 6 Pull-ups. Endurance is in the tank.

Must. breathe. more.

Gotta teach tomorrow morning. Oy. Will try to remember to nap.

[Angie Marfisi]

Weirdly fatiguing = understatement