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Anyone got any solid tips for getting to sleep when stressed? Redundancies across the board at work were announced last week and I haven't been able to get more than 4 hours a night since Tuesday last week. I've boosted my magnesium supplementation which is known to help, I've also started upping my vitamin d3 intake too. Anything else? I'm avoiding using my phone/computer/tv 30-60 minutes prior to sleep time an I'm going to bed early enough but I just cannot "rest" and drop off to sleep like I used to 10 days ago. Once asleep I'll wake up at about 1am (going to bed at ~9pm) and cannot really get back to sleep properly.
So I can deadlift twice my body weight. A metric in itself not that normally impressive. However in my case it is 210kg. All cf boxes I've been to that would be top 5 if not top 2 for all members. But I feel this came fairly easy with no programmed strength phase. My squat isn't that impressive though. 150kg maybe. Metrics are subjective. Absolute value, multiples of body weight, numbers achieved with or without much training.
Just a little tidbit - the coach knew about rhabdo because in the CFL1 course we are ALL taught specifically about rhabdo! The main reason being the severe case of rhabdo suffered by Makimba Mimms in 2005. Due to his training, it would only make sense that he would jump to the conclusion of rhabdomyolosisâŠ
Rhabdo is not a secret!
That being said, rhabdomyolosis is one of the MANY possible dangers of CrossFit. Those participating should be educated on the risks involved with the sport and the know how on preventing them - just as it is in EVERY box I have been to.
A good thing to read, but many similar articles have been written persuading people from CrossFit. I can understand how the fear of such big and scary things could deter one from the Sport of Fitness, but in all honesty, there is risk in anything we do. To the extreme, one risk of stepping outside is death and in the end, I would much rather prepare my body to do some intense and fun type of shit than sit around with fear that I may break.
It is not everyoneâs cup of tea, no judgement on that part, but for myself, as well as the hundreds of thousands of others in the community, CrossFit is still our challenge, our support-group, our home, our sport.
Rhabdo warnings have been on every crossfit sign up sheet I've seen for box drop ins, membership applications, in house competitions and large throw down events.
Post weightlifting comp, provides with a chicken skewer, burger pattie and sausage. Half an avo and some fresh salad with BBQ onions. Also a pear cider to wash it down. Followed with a free massage. Winning.
Weighted in at 103.1. Cheap as scales, so don't really trust them. Dropped snatch opener to a confidence building 58 and power snatched it easily. Then went through with 62 for a (feeling) easy snatch. Nominated 68kg for my third and as a pb attempt. Nailed it. :) First lift of the clean and jerk I opened with 85kg again for confidence reasons and nerves. I haven't practiced much my tech on the jerk and I know I suck at it. Power cleaned and power jerked 85kg. Went to 91kg and cleaned it but just could not get under the jerk. Nominated a rise to 93kg which was a pb attempt. Missed the clean which shocked me a buy considering I did 115kg last weekend. Need to continue to work my snatch technique and focus some time on my clean and jerk too. Entered into the competition hoping for a possible max of 150kg as a total (both lifts combined). Totalled 153kg with one successful lift on the clean an jerk. All in all happy with my result and performance.
So weighed myself tonight before dinner. 104.4kg on a set of scales that under report weight. So it is extremely likely that I'll com in at 105kg+ category tomorrow at ~11:15. I'll have some kind of breakfast at 6:15am and coffee (1 litre thermos obtained!) and food again at about 9:30. Why so early? Got some friends doing the girls b-group which I'm giving a lift to their start at 7:15am! Argh. Not worried about weigh in. Just interesting and a nervous detail post.
So Iâm in the âbâ group because my lifts - particularly snatch are so low. But Iâm doing it. 105kg class, got my $20 singlet from eastbay, and openers of 60/90kg.