now that i have your attention, Crossfit names their benchmark workouts girls names. these workouts can been done multiple times a year to help you measure your improvement. there are tons of them (like 25'ish that i know of) and they involve almost every aspect of fitness; theyre great.
this week i did two different benchmark workouts, both using entirely bodyweight. first off, i wanted to prep my body for the 5k race on the 20th, and a pretty good way to do that is by exerting myself using my own body weight for 20 minutes: the approximate amount of time ill be running during the race, assuming that theres 2-3 inches of snow on the course. secondly, i wanted to assess where my fitness is right now. as i start looking at shorter races, its gona be even more important that i be strong, not just thin. i have some numbers now, and over the next month, im going to be improving them drastically.
Tuesday: Cindy- 5 pullups, 10 (chest-to-deck)pushups, 15 bodyweight squats. thats one round, and you do as many as you can in 20 minutes
Saturday: Angie- 100 pullups, 100 (chest-to-deck)pushups, 100 (full)situps, 100 bodyweight squats. each 100 before moving on to the next. the time to complete all 400 reps is your 'score.'
after a 5 minute build up on the treadmill to warm up, i got after it. heres the results
>Cindy: 22 rounds+ 5 pullups+ 10 pushups+ 8 squats. so close to 23 rounds, but ill get it next time.
>Angie: 20:30 (mins:secs). my body wasnt really ready for it yet(after hitting Cindy hard a few days before), i wasnt still sore, but my muscles werent strong yet. again, i know im gona do better next time, just a bit faster and ill break 20 minutes. plus, i doubt i will have done Cindy in the same week next time, so thatll help my time as well.
if you try one, or have already tried one in the past, post your results. or just tell me im crazy...
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