About a year ago on this past Wednesday I was in Okinawa getting my ass handed to me by my very first CrossFit workout, the one they call "Helen."
As prescribed the workout is 3 rounds for time of a 400m run, 21 kettlebell swings (1.5 pood or 53lbs), and 12 pull ups. In Okinawa, because of my newbie status, I was only allowed to swing the 26lb. kettlebell--not even the women's prescribed weight, AND the 400m run was almost completely flat, just a small incline at the beginning.
On Wednesday I did the workout with the 53lb kettlebell and the little terror of run that is the first 400m of Noelle Lane--marked increases in the requisite power output. Even with these additions, I managed a near three-minute personal record. Yay!
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