Bring "it!"

Goodbye, slump!

Yep, I'm at it again: eating healthy, ranting about Crossfit all day to my students, going to the gym regularly, and overall feeling like a phenomenal, healthy and fit human being.

The last few months have been intense, but all I'm left with is owning a bunch of fantastic excuses. There was something else going on, besides being busy. Because, as my mom can tell you, I've managed to be busy since I was 16. Somehow Demi and busy have become synonyms. 

I was missing it. Some of my friends have met it. The feeling of lifting a barbell. There is something empowering, exhilarating, and insanely contagious about lifting barbells. You want more. And then, it must get heavier. Especially when getting the letters RX means adding just a little bit more weight . . . bring it! 

Those of you who know me, know that it has been missing from my life for several months now due to a shoulder injury. I haven't lifted anything. Taking out a barbell from every WOD for several months is like pooping without toilet paper. You find a way to do it, because you must, but whatever substitute you come up with is just not the same. You start to dread pooping and minimize it as much as possible. My gym visits shrank from 4-5 times a week, to 2-3 times a week, to once a week. My diet has always been motivated by my gym-going and the carne asada burritos starting increasing from once a month to once a week, to twice a week. (For shame!) 

So yesterday, I did something that I only regret an eensy bit. I did deadlifts, 100 pounds, which used to be a relatively light weight before my injury. I went fully RX'd. In the hours that followed such an intense workout, my body came alive. Happy feelings lingered throughout my whole day. I was more productive as a teacher, not just in the classroom, but outside of the classroom. I had a clarity of mind that I haven't had in awhile. There was only one other time I felt like this during my injury season. I had allowed myself to do deadlifts then, too. 

In the meantime, I'll keep resting my shoulder and continue to seek solutions . . .I am lucky that I'm at a gym with coaches who are very supportive and always willing to find a modification to suit my needs. My modified workouts still kick my butt, but they just aren't it.

For now I have a new outlet - CFMG's Endurance Team. I'm hoping to make this my new activity that keeps me active. This training involves a lot of running, breathing hard, cramps, and exercising in nature. So . . .for now my plan is to become a super-amazing runner while my shoulder recovers. I'm proud of myself for being willing to try this out, although it sure wasn't easy today being the slowest runner by A LOT. I guess I can only get faster, right?