I can’t believe how fast this pregnancy is going! It seems like I was just finishing up my first trimester and here I am starting my third! I am so excited to meet my baby boy but it seems like there is still so much to do in the weeks that are left. Thankfully, I still feel great and I completely attribute this to staying active and eating reasonably healthy. I think I have found a really good balance between working out/eating right and giving myself a little bit of leeway. For example, I am continuing to get in a minimum of three workouts a week with the exception of the week I was visiting my family in Chicago and the week of Christmas. Most weeks, I get in 4 or 5 workouts. As far as eating goes, I just try to eat a variety of foods and get in fruits and veggies throughout the day. I can’t always eat perfectly especially at work. I have to have foods that are portable and quick to eat like granola bars, string cheese, and those amazing fruit/veggie pouches that are made for kids! haha But, when I’m able to be at home to cook lunch and dinner I am able to eat more balanced meals. Even during the holidays I didn’t indulge too much. I have to thank my baby for not giving me a sweet tooth; I wasn’t tempted by too many candies or cookies during the holidays. So far I have gained 20 lbs which is right within the healthy range but I still must admit it’s shocking to see my weight on the scale. I just have to remember that it’s just right for me and my body and my baby. As long as I continue to exercise and eat well most of the time, I will continue to have a healthy, easy pregnancy.
My Workouts: 23 to 27 Weeks
| Nov 24-30 Week 23 | A. Hour walk around Dana Point with Sadie | A. 1 RM split jerk 105# then 5×1 at 95# | Thanksgiving | Chicago | Chicago | Chicago | |
| 12 min EMOM alt 3 power snatch 55# Max reps bb lunges | |||||||
| Dec 1-7 Week 24 | Chicago | Chicago | Chicago | A. 5 rounds: 10 kb swings 26# 1 front squat 85# 15 kb swings 2 squats 25 kb swings 3 squats 25 kb swings 1 min rest | A. 4 rounds: 20 weighted step-ups 20# db 10 pushups on parallettes 30s plank hold | ||
| B. 1000m row | |||||||
| Dec 8-14 Week 25 | A. CrossFit Total: 165# back squat, 75# strict press, 185# deadlift | A. 800m run 15 push jerk 65# 10 k2c 5 box jumps 20″ 400m run 10 p jerk 75# 5 k2c 15 bj 800m run 5 p jerk 85# 15 k2c 10 bj 23:10 | A. 3 rounds: 10 wallball 14# 50m bear crawl | A. 5×5 strict press 60# superset with 5×10 supine bent over rows | A. EMOM for 10 mins 3 position clean 90# | ||
| B. 15-12-9 thrusters 65# ring rows and row for cal | B. 5 rounds: 250m row 10 ring dips 20 bb lunges | B. EMOM for 10 mins 3 strict pullups 5 ball slams | |||||
| C. 8 min EMOM 30 du’s 15 kb swings 35# alt mins 2 mins rest then 8 min EMOM 10 prego burpees 10 goblet squats | |||||||
| Dec 15-21 Week 26 | A. Fran 21-15-9 thrusters 55# and pullups strict red bands 9:55 | A. 10 min EMOM 5 db strict press 25# 20s AD sprint (alternating mins) | A. 5×3 tempo back squats 41×1 @65% 105# | A. 2 rounds: 50m bear crawl 50 squats 50 kb swings 14:43 | |||
| B. Bicep curls 35# bar | B. 5×3 deadlift 155# every 2 mins | B. 5 rounds: 3 power snatch 55# 6 lateral prego burpees 9 dips red bands 12 cal row | |||||
| C. 4 rounds: 10 kb snatch 26# (5 each arm) 20 oh plate lunges 25# | |||||||
| Dec 22-28 Week 27 | A. 10 min EMOM 2 split jerks 85# | A. Swole session triceps and delts | |||||
| B. 5 rounds of: EMOM alt mins 7 cal row, 30 du’s, 6 deadlifts 125#, 6 pushups, 6 wallballs | B. 2000m row |