Back on Track: Well rested, well fed, and ready to rumble

Europe is lovely in May. The nut trees are in bloom, the terraces are open, wine is cheaper than bottled water, and the institution of 4 o'clock or "Kaffe und Kuchen" is a must.

And I did, every day. As our two week trip to Austria came to a close, I brought back 3 souvenirs: tons of pictures and memories, a head cold, and about 5 lbs around my middle.

The first week there I tried to do a little damage control. I brought a skipping rope and he hotel had a small fitness area, so I could do some body weight workouts, run, skip rope, and do some dumbbell work . I ran in downtown Vienna (beautiful! Nothing like sightseeing while running!) , and I visited Austria's first CrossFit installation on Josefstadterstasse in Vienna's 7th district. Sebastian Rieder, the owner of CF Vienna, made me feel welcome and right at home and put us through a WOD that included 3 rounds of 15 Dead lifts, pull ups, squats, push ups and sit ups.

I wish I could have worked out there more than once, but alas there was no time .

The second week was not as fruitful workout-wise: the head cold I caught took hold, and my uncle's delicious home cooking took the upper hand.

I finally let go and relaxed a bit.

This week was the first week back in the gym, at CF Mtl, and at work. I am motivated to get back on track and so far so good...the only difficult part of the equation is weening myself off the bread, coffee and cake, and chocolaty treats.

Todays .com WOD

For time

20 X 185# shoulder to overhead (by any means) ... CF MTL quotes 115# for women for A

40 Burpees

8:45 was my time.

After a mentally difficult day at work, I added on a little extra punishment and practiced some Cleans and snatches, followed bu some one legged "pistoles" with a box and good morning with the bar, as well as some GHD Sit ups, back extensions, and double unders.

Back at home, my man and I had a nice healthy dinner, a bit of chocolate (oops), are watching the Canadians do well against the Flyers, and I topped the day off with a glass of red wine and some Gorgonzola cheese.

Ok, so I still have some work to do, but I am slowly getting back on track.

Alex