A bit of this and a bit of that

Not having a major event to train for has been somewhat of a relief, and means I can train more or less as I please. Sunday, for example, I chose to have a lie in, watch the Grand Prix, then have a family trip out enjoying the sunshine and a piece of cake. Monday I was back at the CrossFit gym for a nails session. The WOD called for 10 x 2 reps of 'Press'. Stand with feet close together, barbell on the chest and press straight above your head (remembering to move your face out of the way of the bar as it moves upwards of course!). The idea is that you lift the maximum weight you can manage for 2 reps, and this is very likely to change as the sets progress. After that we agreed that we didn't feel like we had worked out, so decided that we would add a little 'extra', as follows: 3 x (30 kettlebell swings, 30 burpees, 30 sit ups) This was hard, very hard, and brought out the competitive edge in all of us; I thoroughly enjoyed and certainly knew I had worked out afterwards. Tuesday, with the sun shining, I headed out on the bike at lunchtime for a hard 50 minute ride. I had to work hard to get warm as despite the sunshine there was a definite chill in the air. But once warmed up, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Last night I had a night out with some colleagues, no real reason but I thoroughly enjoyed myself, had way too much Guiness and jumped about like a mad thing when the news came through that the Mighty Seagulls had beaten Dagenham & Redbridge and guaranteed themselves promotion. Go Brighton! Today, as you might have guessed, I did no phys!