At this stage in pregnancy, I feel huge, I feel awkward, and I feel like a freak. I try not to let it get me down, but the looks I get can be bothersome. But there is one place (other than home or doctor’s office) where I feel completely accepted and supported.
My Crossfit class rocks, and I’m going to miss seeing all of my friends during the 6 weeks I’m off after the baby arrives. The due date is just over 2 weeks away, so time is ticking.
I’m very aware that people are looking at my belly at Crossfit, but I don’t feel like a freak — I’m proud of it. It gives me huge kicks to see the newbies in the Elements class stare at me or the women’s class (which is weird because that class has 2 pregnant women in it).
I have joked that it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if my water broke during a WOD. I wonder what I would do. (I wonder what Zach and my classmates would do!) Would I clean up and finish? Or would I stop right there? Ha-ha — knowing me, I would finish the workout and have a friend drive me home.
So far, so good — nothing like that.
In fact, getting to the point of today’s post, today was a benchmark, and I’m happy I set a PR on a lift that’s been tough for me since the very beginning.
Crossfit Total (Part 1)
1-1-1
Back Squat
Shoulder Press
Results:
Back squat
115-125-135
Press
60-65-70
I really meant to keep the weight much lower on back squat. I didn’t realize I had loaded the bar with 115 instead of 105. Still, my max is 145, so I didn’t go TOO heavy. I probably should have reduced the weight much more significantly. On Thursday for deadlift, I will not go anywhere near my max. It will be fairly light.
But overhead lifts are pretty safe for me right now, as long as I’m smart about them. It’s more to make sure I don’t drop the bar on myself or strain my back (because of an altered center of gravity). It looks like the presses I’ve been doing at home with the bar and 25# dumbbells have been paying off — the old max was 65#, and I hit 70#! I’ve been trying for 70# for the past year. It’s nice to finally hit it, and do it while 9 months pregnant!
I can’t wait for the elements class to see what I can do at this stage next week — I know two of the people who signed up, and their jaws dropped when they found out I’m still working out. 
