I was in New York for 2 weeks on business and came back to California with the determination to get back in the gym, make some gains, and get better for the new year. My first day back after two weeks was rough. We did a work out of 75 KB swings, run 1 mile, and 75 more KB Swings. I love KB swings. I am able to get in a good groove with a solid breathing pattern and rock through them. I think I got through 30 and was exhausted. I blamed it on being out for 2 weeks (the longest I have been out of the gym in 2 years). I pushed through, finished the workout, and went on my merry way.
I got home and just felt... funny. I took a pregnancy test and sure enough... + + +.
I went back to the gym the next day, a little more cautious this time, but still with the ambition to rally through workouts like I normally do. Wrong. Very wrong.
You see, I thought when I got pregnant, I could continue my same Crossfit routine, with the same weights and movements, until my belly started getting big. I didn't realize that my body started making adjustments right away to make room for my passenger. Apparently, and I found this out the hard way, your ligaments start to loosen up and cannot support the weight they once did.
So this next day was a 3 rounds for time that included KB Swings, pull ups, air squats, hand-stand push-ups and sand bag runs... I LOVE these things!! I was so excited to RX the crap out of it, but baby had a different idea. On my 3rd round of hand-stand push-ups, I jacked something in my shoulder/neck and pretty much had to chip through the rest of the workout. It really, really sucked and that's when it hit me: It is NOT all about me anymore.
The coach made me take a few days off which gave me a lot of time to reflect. I couldn't be super Crossfit mom. I can still do Crossfit, but I have to scale down, I can't push myself as hard, and I have to listen to my body. I started telling my coaches one by one that next week. They say to wait 12 weeks before announcing a pregnancy, but if I wanted to stay pregnant, I had to have my coaches hold me accountable to stay safe.
So the lessons I learned:
-Your ligaments loosen up right away
-Scaling is a new word in my vocabulary :
That means 26# KB and hand-stand push-ups are on a case to case basis
-It is not just about me anymore
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