June Monthly Fitness Challenge

I hope you enjoyed your challenge for the month of May and went on to inspire others to achieve a more active and healthy lifestyle. Even if you only reached out to one person during the month, you may have had a positive impact on their life! I enjoyed several walks during the month with my daughter, worked out with awesome people in my CrossFit classes, and continued to work with the young boys I train. Even though May has come and gone, I hope you continue to inspire others through your hard work and efforts. Feel free to share this months challenge with them, or invite them or someone else to do it along with you. 

Burpees, Squats, & Push Ups, OH MY! There is a a lot you can do with the June Challenge this month! This months challenge is a great set up for beginners while more advanced exercisers can add reps, turn the workouts into AMRAP's (As Many Rounds & Reps As Possible in "X" time, for example 8:00 min or 15:00 min), or repeat 2-3 times depending on what your schedule allows. 

Each week is different but the reps add up as you progress Monday through Saturday making them a little more challenging as you go through the week. Sunday's are open for 20 minutes of your favorite cardio, a bike ride, roller blading, paddle boarding, what ever activity you enjoy that gets you outside and enjoying the great weather (don't forget your sunscreen, sunglasses, hat and other protective gear).

If you share this workout with a newbie, they can stick with the rep scheme set on Monday's & Tuesday's for the first two weeks and then gradually increase reps as the month goes on, depending on their ability.

Remember to challenge yourself, stay hydrated & have fun! If you turn any of the workouts into AMRAP's, remember do not sacrifice your form in order to get more rounds and reps in. Form always comes first!

If you have any questions about any of the movements, you can leave me a message or seek me out on Facebook at Get Fit With Ris.

In Health & Fitness,

Marissa

Get Fit! Be Fit! Stay Fit!

Workout 15.4 CrossFit Game 2015 OPEN

Only one week left in the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Open! My current standings after last week are:

38/472 for the Central East Region and 434/6,158 worldwide. I've moved up quite a bit from last week and I am very excited about that! If only I could have gotten 1 muscle up in 15.3.

I did give 15.3 a second attempt last Sunday to get my first muscle up. I spent the 14 minutes working on it with no success. When it was over, my husband pushed me forward which got me thru the rings and I pushed myself up. Of course, this does not count, I just need to work on “head butting” my way through the rings so I can get up on my own. I will continue to work on them and know that they are not too far away from becoming a reality.



Photo Credit: CrossFit


In the meantime, this past Friday was 15.4 an 8 minute AMRAP of ascending Hand stand push ups (HSPU) and Cleans. I felt pretty good about getting at least 1 or 2 HSPU, so I was excited that I did the first three so easily. Then I had to do the cleans and knew that it wouldn’t be a problem since in 15.2 I did a 125 Clean & Jerk, so I knew I could clean it up. Then I headed back over to the wall for 6 HSPU, and I only got 1. I then spent the last 5 minutes trying to get another one, but again I was not successful. I just couldn’t push myself up. I tried kipping and by the end of the 5 minutes I almost had it and by that I mean I could push my head up off the mat about an inch, but that was about it. So, I completed 5.4 with 7 reps.

What I like about the Open this year is that it showed me where my weaknesses are and what I have to work on. So, over the next couple of months I will spend more time working on my muscle up and learning the kipping for the HSPU. I know I have it in me!


Stay tuned next week to see where I fall in the rankings after the 15.4 submission and what challenges 15.5 will bring.





In Health & Fitness,



Marissa





Get Fit! Stay Fit! Be Fit!