This Is My Safety

Participated in the CrossFit FX TX competition this weekend in Allen. 4 WOD's in one day was a great challenge, especially since one of the WODs was a 250m swim, not one of my stronger skills. Also, the first event was 3 attempts at a 1 rep max split snatch, with emphasis on the split. As in, you HAD to split on the snatch attempt or it was judged a no lift. I have never even attempted a split snatch in my life, so made for an interested first event (note the sarcasm). However, the day proved to be a great challenge with some awesome athletes from all over Texas.

One of my main goals for this competition was to continue my experiment with nutrition before, during and after competitions. Saturday was much better from an energy/recovery aspect than the All Cities Open back in December. Even though there was one more WOD, I felt I had much more energy throughout the day and was ready to go at the start of each WOD. Now, to the breakdown of food intake: breakfast was 4 eggs, almond butter, one bell pepper and water. Between WOD 1 and 2, I had half a bell pepper and one large Paleokit. Energy for WOD 2 was sky high, which I am going to attribute, at least in part, to the Paleokit. Between WOD 2 and 3 I had lunch, which consisted of steak, an apple, walnuts and part of a sports drink (for the fructose). Between WOD 3 and 4 I had another Paleokit. Overall, energy was great throughout the day. My next goal is to work on post-competition nutrition as well as a stretching/roll-out plan to set up for the second day of the competitions that are coming up. Stay tuned.