I am feeling pretty good with my efforts at Crossfit. I mean there’s still a laundry list of skills that I can’t do (pull ups, handstand push ups etc) but I am totally okay with that. Thanks to the awesome coaches my form has greatly improved on some of the Olympic lifting. Success! I love watching the the Crossfit Regionals. The athletes are so inspiring!
Wednesday’s WOD was another 20 minute AMRAP (as many reps as possible). We seem to be doing a lot of these lately. Twenty minutes may not seem like a long workout but it sure is when you are doing anything overhead! My right hammie was not feeling wonderful so I decided not to push myself too much. The push jerks were okay because I used a light weight. Later in the day, I snuck out of work for a neck/shoulder massage.
To use an abmat, you place the raise part under your lumbar spine. This allows your abdominal muscles to reach their full range of motion. It also helps protect your lower back. I couldn’t find many articles on the abmat but here’s a good one from Breaking Muscle.