Summer Workout Plans

I told myself I was going to blog more once school ended for the semester.  And we see how far that got me.  It's been a whirlwind.  Semester #3 of my first year of Physical Therapy school ended, I went right into my 6 week clinical affiliation (loved), that ended.  I had a week here at West Point.  Then the kids, my mom, and I packed up and went to Cape May, NJ for a week with my dad, aunt, uncle, cousins, and even hubby came up for the weekend from Army training in Fort Lee.  I couldn't go an entire week and not workout, so I packed up the barbell, a few weight plates, two kettle bells, and my jump rope.  Each day I worked on my double unders (a skill I suck at) and did a different Crossfit workout.  The week at the beach was amazing and now I'm home.  Depressing. 

WOD at the beach house.  Kettle bell swings, sumo deadlift high pulls, and shoulder to overhead. 

On July 1, I will put my uniform back on for a month for my reserve annual training.  My unit is letting me do home station annual training at West Point.  I'll hang out in the PT clinic and be a helper as well as hang out in my old job at the hospital at West Point.  I'll feel like a normal person again, schedule, pay check and all....at least for a month. 

Fitness wise, where am I?  I [mentally] set a goal for myself to see how much I could push my body this summer.  I don't get to work out as much as I'd like during the school year.  I feel like I can maintain but not make strides.  So with more free time during the summer months off of school, I plan to make strides in strength, speed, skills, physique.  How am I doing this?  A combination of Crossfit and the traditional weight lifting I like to do.  Crossfit gives me the strength I love, want, and need.  Traditional lifting gives me the extra tone and definition that I also love.  Win win.  Plus, who doesn't love an occasional two-a-day workout.   For the traditional weight lifting I'm following the Jamie Eason Livefit trainer and currently on week 3 of phase 1. 

I have some "goats" (things I suck at) in Crossfit.  I would like to get better at and be able to do 1) double unders 2) hand stand push ups 3) kipping pull ups 4) a muscle up.  I set a timeline goal for me to get a ring muscle up by Labor Day.  Now it's in writing, yikes.  

In May, I became Crossfit Level one certificate trained.  :)  That means I can train people in Crossfit now, right?! Wrong.  I need experience first.  I need to learn how to coach.  A new friend and I visited and worked out at some local Crossfit gyms this past week.  We both absolutely fell in love with one of the gyms.  Her and I are both trying to rationalize training there over the summer versus training for free in our garage gyms.  Not to mention she lives just down the street from me a few houses so we can train together and push each other.  I still, however, don't think I'll get better at those things I suck at without an experienced coach.  The owner of the gym has offered to teach us to be coaches if we train at the gym over the summer.  So that's where I am now.  Trying to figure out how to be able to do that while working on active duty for a month as a single parent b/c Matt is on temporary duty in Virginia over the summer.   Just more tools for my tool box. 

I love the people that say this isn't recognized 'nationally.'  No, you're right.  It's recognized WORLD wide at every Crossfit affiliate. 

Of course let's not forget it's sprint triathlon season.  So on top of all of that up above there, I plan to train and do a couple of triathlons.  In the past I've relied on my normal training of Crossfit, weights, and HIIT to carry me in races.  I'd like to actually train (most likely just supplement) on the bike, in the water, and running a time or two a week.  I'm doing one repeat race that I did last year and if possible I plan to shave a couple minutes off of the bike and swim and possibly a minute off the run.  I'm ambitious so let's see if I can actually do it. 

What are you summer workout plans?  Don't let the summer get away from you and wish you would have gotten fit.  Everyone's goals are different what are yours?  Don't know where to start? Ask me.  :)