Since I was so wrapped up with softball over the weekend, I wasn't able to make it to any of the CrossFit WODs at my gym.



But luckily I had plans to work out with a friend later Saturday afternoon. I wasn't sure what equipment would be available at the little fitness center, but I figured I'd make do.

Of course when I got there I was mildly bummed out to see there wasn't a kettlebell in sight, which I mean wasn't really that surprising, it was just a bummer.

But there were a whole bunch of dumbbells and I decided to make do with what I had and created my own mini-WOD.

I warmed up with some handstands and light presses, and then got into my WOD:

Five sets for time:

• 10 dumbbell snatches


• 15 air squats


• 10 burpees


• 10 dumbbell push presses

I didn't have a stopwatch or a clock so I have no idea what my time was. But man, any workout with burpees is automatically a buttkicker.

I used a 25 pound dumbbell for the snatches and broke them up doing five on each arm. I used 20 pounds for the push presses because my arms were pretty shaky after the burpees.

My friend was looking at my like I was kind of a crazy person, since his workout consisted of some heavier weight stuff and a quick spin on the stationary bike to loosen up his legs.

Meanwhile, I was panting and sweating like a pig. Man I'm such an image of beauty sometimes.

The whole workout was pretty short, which was just what I needed on such a busy day, and it was kind of fun to make up my own WOD on the spot. Turns out there's a lot you can do with some dumbbells and creativity.