Since I've had a cold, I've missed 11 days of  CrossfitRx WODs *gasp* Not only has working out taken a back seat, my cello practicing has ceased as well.

I went to cello choir practice and couldn't believe how out of shape I was with thumb position, heck, even first position (an "easy" position) felt foreign! How did I get this sloppy in my sound, bow hold, vibrato, etc.? Everything felt unfamiliar! For starters, after my head congestion cleared I could actually hear myself instead of my ears generating muffled noises. I plan on having practice sessions like this:

Day 1-Two Hour Practice Session-

30 minutes of 4 Octave Scales (C,G,D,E Major and A, E, Bminor) and 3 Octave Shifts with all 4 strings and pitches from 1st-3rd position.

Break-10min

30-40 minutes of Thumb Scales, 3 Popper Etudes with thumb position work (with breaks whenever I need them but I will accumulate 30-40 of practice)

Break-20 minutes

20 minutes of Bach Work: slow note-by-note work of approx. 30 measures

What will I expect when I go back to Crossfit?

Sloppy form on olympic lifts? A slow down in my MetCon performance? Like my cello choir rehearsal, I'm headed for some bad workouts however if I approach my workouts like I would cello I'll remember to expect a difficult road ahead.