There was no heavy metal class on Friday. I had a feeling there wouldn’t be, but I had to get my 2nd WOD of the week in so we went. Turns out the WOD was pretty difficult. Three days later, I am still pretty stiff-legged from it.
Friday, July 9th, 2010
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800m run
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50 kb swings (1.5 pood)
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30 thrusters (95#)
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800m run1
I did this one in 18:41.
What went well?
The first run, the KB swings, and the first 10 thrusters were great. I had lots of energy coming back in from the first run which carried through the swings and into the thrusters.
What needs improvement?
I swear, 95lbs is WAY heavier than it was before I left. At any rate, the thrusters we REALLY hard to get through. The run at the end was just murderous torture. I could barely move my legs to run. I took lots of walking breaks and made lots of embarrassing noises. I took a lot of breaks on the thrusters to catch my breath and basically, not pass out.
Overall feel?
For the majority of this WOD, I felt pretty damn good. I had a pretty high energy level and I had some good get up and go. I really lost it about 1/2 through the thrusters and it was downhill from there.
After the WOD, V and I hung around for a little bit to talk nutrition with Chad, Nikki, and Wladi. Originally, I wanted to get into Paleo Zoning. As you may have read on here before, I have tried to get that going in the past, but with no success due to extreme frustration.
We talked about zoning for a little while, then Chad had some just, fantastic advice. He told us to make sure that we are essentially hitting the following points:
- Get your bodyweight in grams of protein per day. That means 220g per day for me.
- Get full on protein, fat, & low sugar veggies, but focus mostly on protein and fat.
- Save starchy vegetable and fruit for 30-45 minutes post a taxing WOD, like a metcon.
- Eat until you are full, don’t worry how much.
I have been trying to do this since Friday when we spoke and I have noticed a few things so far:
- I am not hungry AT ALL between meals.
- I am sufficiently full when I eat.
- My meals look a little bit different (a lot more meat).
I am now tossing around the idea of a protein supplement to get myself to the goal of 221g/day. I need to research that a bit more.