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On “Helen” & Another PR!

Posted Mar 10 2010 11:21am

As you may be aware, there are a lot of cross fit workouts that have names to them. I’ve already talked about “Cindy”- which was the day of the serious skin tears along with a PR for me at 15 rounds. The amazing thing about the cross fit workouts are the simplicity and the timing of them. Like how little time it really takes- “Cindy” is a 20 minute workout, “Fran” can be done in under ten minutes and today we have “Helen”.

“Helen” is simple. Run 400 meters, Complete 21 Kettlebell Swings with a 35 pound bell (prescribed for girls) and 12 Pull-ups. Now, multiply that times 3. A good time is under 12 minutes for girls (not sure about men’s times). The last time I did “Helen” my time was 13:49 with a light green band for assisted pull-ups. And, I was in massive oxygen debt for an hour after the WOD! There is no time to recover in this workout. Basically, your heart rate is completely maxed out the entire time. It’s seriously harder than a 5km- because in a 5km you can meter out your effort level. With this type of workout, you just go for broke and/or you puke. Thankfully, I did not puke today, but I was so SPENT at the end that I am still recovering!

So, you want to know what my time was??  11:25!  More than two minutes faster than last time and done with no bands.  Doing the party dance!!!

I am of the opinion that we need to celebrate our victories around here and be proud.  Stand tall.  Did you go out and run today? Be proud.  Did you do sets of heavy weights? How about a walk with your dog and kids? Celebrate it. You got out there and did it.

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