Getting back in action!

I was away on a trip and had grand plans to work on my goals, address some books, plan my future, and the truth was I seriously needed a break.  Why?  Why do we need breaks.  Why can't we just keep going like the energizer bunny?  I am a little disappointed when I find out that I need a break.

I had these plans and what ended up happening was after I arrived and turned it off a few hours after arrival I totally turned it off.  I even tried to get into work mode or goal setting mode and there was just no go!  I thought for sure I would be able to get some of the "fun" stuff done... nope.  I seriously needed the entire time to veg. 

The out come was a massive amount of work to do when I got home but a refreshed and renewed mind when I finally got back into the swing of things.  And it took 34 hours to get back into things.  All things, work, child rearing, eating, working out, motivation, what ever it was I had to re- adjust.  So my thought is, is this a good thing?  Now I feel behind, now I feel over whelmed... at first.  Then, like I said, once you get into the swing of things again you just go.  you start to turn it on a little bit at a time and get moving.

SO, note to self, take a break once in awhile and when you have to return to the work of daily life, know that it will take a few hrs to get going again as well as be okay with both sides, the break and the slow integration back to reality.  I am not saying it has completely joyful but I am not going to fight it and make it totally stressful either!

Two of my favorite things!

Those that know me know that I love CrossFit and I love to dance. This video captures it all.

I am currently recruiting Crossfit Dancers for my video. Please submit your application to my blog. I will have tryouts soon!

Now...I must go and work on my choreography!

What can rest do for you?

So I rested.

Thanksgiving I ran a 5k then ate and rested.

Friday I slept in and oh, it was good! (Sleeping in is 7:30am.)

Saturday I slept in (7:30am) and did a walk jog with the kids. 40 min with a 2 to 6 min jog and a 45 sec to 60 sec walk when I felt the need or desire.

Sunday I slept in again (7:30am) and then ate pancakes for breakfast with 2 eggs, some maple syrup, and lots of love.

Then it was off to Stone's and Cash's baptism and out for some Mexican food--fish tacos and some chips. Later Savannah and I made gluten-free chocolate chip cookies and yes I ate a few. And had milk! Yum!

What can rest do for you?

In order to get myself out of the wreck I had created I thought I would do 5 workouts on Monday. So, I started with the 9:15am women's only class with Crystal. FIGHT GONE BAD! I knew that it would not be pretty so I wasn't even going to count my reps...um, yeah right. I had to write them down myself so I decided if I needed to stop 5 or so seconds early I would and then I would move on.

359 later I was done. Oh my! Had I known I was going to score that I would have pushed on to 400!!!!

At 1pm I met Zach up at the gym and we worked 75% of our 1 RM snatch (80#) by 1 X 10 on the min every min in a power snatch. Then we did 60% of our 1 RM clean and jerk for 1 X 10 every 30 sec (95#) and then took a 30 min break and came back and did 20-15-10 24" jump box and pull up.

And then 3 X 5 @ 165 on back squat and 3 X 5 @ 80 on shoulder press.

Um, can you say CARB LOAD?

So maybe rest is good.

Now, listen here...I do not recommend anyone but Miko Salo do something like this in one day and never 2 days in a row.

Now...go...and CROSSFIT!

one month gone ... anyone wonder what i have been doing?

I woke this Sunday morning and was called to blog. Many of you blog readers have been wondering where the heck I have been. I was called out. Not just a friendly "hey why haven't you been blogging?" More like a "hey, people go to you to learn Carey, and they follow you because they are looking to you as an expert in your Field, you should think about blogging again, it is not all about you."

Well, I hear you, and I am listening.

Blogging is intimidating for me. I am not the best person to get my thoughts put onto paper or computer. I am intimidated by uploading pictures, finding you tube videos, and trying to find you people something that will take you to the next level... and that is the problem. I am not here to focus on those things I just listed. I am here, on this blog, to speak my mind. And the truth is if that motivates, great, if it doesn't, some of you won't check out what I have going on.. and that is fine too.

I do know that I am suppose to do something that scares me everyday. And, well, I guess I will start blogging.

I know I have disappeared before and apologized, this time I will just say...talk to you all very soon.

have a great Sunday. I know I will, taking a day of rest with my family will be plenty work.

Everyone's welcome @ Crossfit Central

We love Mom's with kids. We love the fact that we have stay at home Moms that want to come to our facility and do Crossfit! I Train several mothers with young children and they don't always have a sitter when it is their turn to train! You know what I say, lets start them early! My daughter is up at the facility often. She has started to mimic some of the clients. I think she will have a good understanding of what fitness will look like as she grows up, that is a blessing.

Crossfit Central is a community based fitness program, we offer fitness to all levels as well as all ages. WE are your family if you will take us in, you are welcome in our home!

So Mom's, if you aren't sure if you can fit fitness into your schedule, I am here to say that at Crossfit Central your whole family can get fit!