Joshua Wang

I'm sitting at my desk about to start my work day. And wow, am I ever sore! It's not just muscle sore, but also energy/glycogen-depleted sore. I haven't been blogging in a while, but I have been keeping fit. Here's a brief update. Olympic Lifting I attended the CrossFit Weightlifting course (April 26-27) and learned so much! Here are some quick highlights: Head trainer was Josh Everett!! Camille Leblanc-Bazinet was there too! I saw her snatch 190 lb and finish Fran shortly after in 1:59 My lifts feel more solid. The highlight for me was hitting a 155 lb snatch. PVC pipes are tiring :) I met a lot of great trainers, coaches and athletes. Blessed and grateful. Half Marathon This past Sunday, I joined Carmelina for her first half marathon! Carm was a bit nervous and did not think she could finish. We picked up the slowest pace band we could find (3:15 for the half marathon) and just went for it. The short story is we finished it in 3:14, together, with...

Today was the first day I dropped into Reebok CrossFit East Woodbridge with Carmelina! We made it out for the 7 a.m. class and WOW! So much fun! I've included the workouts I did this morning, along with workouts from Friday and Saturday. Monday March 10 Open WOD 14.2 Attempt 3: 79 Unfortunately, my progress on this workout was nonlinear :P My shoulders and hands were definitely taxed from the weekend. Oh well :) I gave my best. 79 reps was my best this morning. 10 min AMRAP 5 squat cleans (135 lb) 12 burpee over bar (5 Rounds) With about a minute left in my last round, Coach Ben came by to watch the last few minutes. That unlocked beastmode! haha! Definitely a pace I can't maintain yet for the full 10 minutes. Sunday March 9 Rest Day Saturday March 8 Open WOD 14.2 For as long as possible: From 0:00-3:00   2 rounds of:   10 overhead squats, 95 / 65 lb.   10 chest-to-bar pull-ups From 3:00-6:00   2 rounds of:   12 overhead squats, 95 ...