don't miss the box jump
so.. several months ago, i was a crossfit stud.
stud.
i was master of the pull up, the push up, the box jump and the squat.
and when i say master?! i mean mas.tah.
no assistance on the pull up.
for real legit push ups to the mat.
squats that damn near everyone envied.. and box jumps?
i was the ONLY girl on the 24" box.
on.ly.
however, in the 4-5 months that i took off from the gym?!
well....
some things have changed.
i'm back to jumping pull ups, i'm back to gorgeous push-ups (on my knees) and...
i'm back to the 20" box.
(squats. well.. you've seen this ass. i can squat till the cows come home. that ain't EVAH gunna change.)
unfortunately for me... yesterday i was feeling spunky.
spunky enough to give the 24" box another go.
..... and then i missed.
now.. the picture's not in the greatest light. and.. it only happened yesterday so odds are it will get worse (for those of you saying.. "bah. that ain't no thang"...)
but i can assure you..... O.U.C.H.
and i know... weird right? how'd i land on my thigh.. (which.. by the way? GOOD GOD IN HEAVEN I HAVE GYNORMOUS THIGHS. ew. ew... and also ew.)
*ahem*
but so what happened was....
the first time i tried...!?! it was a go! total and complete domination of the box.
the second time though.... i sorta freaked..... mid.air.
and, somehow thought, in the middle of my jump that hey! i'll just straddle the box when i land! so...
yeah.
what i didn't take into account was the fact that, oh hey, hi! guess what!
I'M SHORT!
and these stubs for legs can't straddle something that tall and wide (shut up you pervs) and still HIT THE GROUND!
ha. um.
.... oops!
yeahhhh
*sigh*
anyway, folks... the whole main point of my story here... besides eat less carbs or you might end up with thighs the size of china... is...
if you're gunna jump on the big box, whatever you do....
don't miss.
Comments
Uh, ouch! I hope that didn't happen on both legs! And I'm sure with all this Half-IM training, you'll be back on the 24" (properly) in no time.
Posted by: Danielle in Iowa | January 21, 2008 8:10 PM
OW!
Posted by: 21stCenturyMom | January 21, 2008 9:40 PM
Yikes... That's kinda crazy. I'm impressed that you know all of those exercises.. much less having been the mas.tah of them.
Posted by: Eric Gervase | January 21, 2008 10:26 PM
crossfit. DAMN!! if it hurts like that, i'll pass thanks...
Posted by: monica | January 21, 2008 10:49 PM
at least you have a good story to go along with the gory bruise...
Posted by: miss petite america | January 22, 2008 1:54 AM
ouch!
i'm just going to shut up now.
Posted by: bold | January 22, 2008 6:46 AM
Ouch! When I first saw your post in Google Reader and the picture was smaller...I thought you'd gotten a tattoo. This is much less interesting. :(
Posted by: Andra | January 22, 2008 9:39 AM
Ouch! When I first saw your post in Google Reader and the picture was smaller...I thought you'd gotten a tattoo. This is much less interesting. :(
Posted by: Andra | January 22, 2008 9:39 AM
OUCH!
(at least you have crossfit near you.../jealous/)
Be careful. ;)
Posted by: Flatman | January 22, 2008 9:44 AM
badass!
Posted by: Eddie | January 22, 2008 10:08 AM
Ouch, that makes me hurt for you!
That bruise is one for the I'm-a-real-bad-arse belt!
Posted by: DaisyDuc | January 22, 2008 10:15 AM
Ouch.
Posted by: Brent Buckner | January 22, 2008 10:26 AM
Yikes! That looks painful... I'm sure you'll be nailin' that 24" in no time!
Love the blog by the way. You're funny.
Posted by: scarinzic | January 22, 2008 11:39 AM
Uhm, ow. So, we come to see a little 20 something leg every once in awhile, nothing too saucey, but still . . . this is what you give us? Might as well be reading Steve in a Speedo.
Posted by: Greyhound | January 22, 2008 3:01 PM
Ok, that does look bad and painful. If I had it, it would be there for weeks...
Posted by: Danielle | January 22, 2008 3:27 PM
OUCH!! That is one sexy battle wound. ALmost looks like the aftermath of my 21st birthday...haha
Posted by: christine | January 22, 2008 5:39 PM
Damn...that's just plain scary looking. Ouch.
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