I've been on the crossfit train since early January (foundation classes completed in Jan and first workout logged on January 31) and based on my current experiences I do not plan to de-board for quite a long while. I've seen quite a bit of improvement over the past 3 months to include:
- Dropped ~45 seconds from my 1 mile run
- Running 4 800s in a workout and not walking any segment of it
- The olympic and power lifting I did in college has given me a number of bad habits that I need to break (focus on fundamentals and get those down and then the weight will really climb up)
Key take aways so far are:
- The PVC pipe is my best friend
- I've never felt more welcome at the crossfit boxes outside of the one I belong to (http://www.crossfitparker.com)
- Crossfit is a great community (met a guy in the airport who is a trainer in LA who overheard me on the phone talking about it and he stopped and we chatted for a while)
- Have gotten some great guidance and encouragement from people I know doing crossfit (John D. and Sean U. are at the top of the list)
- I am my own worst enemy
- Writing down and tracking my workouts is key
- Burpees are as bad as they sound
- Diet is paramount
Per the last take away so far I started the 50 day no bread challenge on Monday (5/2). Thanks to John D. for sending me the information. We are starting a Paleo challenge in June at my box so I'm getting an early jump on this one and given that there are many others I'll feel more confident that I can keep this one up. I did 1 week of pure Paleo a month ago and while I didn't drop any weight I did find that I was recovering a little quicker and I felt "better" overall. The last day of that trial the girls wanted pizza so I ordered one and had to eat a slice or 2. I felt completely awful the entire next day. You would think I would have taken that as a clue to get back on it but I didn't. My personal goal in the next 50 days is to drop at least 20 pounds (weighed in at 318 on Monday morning). Haven't taken pictures yet but I'll follow John D.'s advice and get on that.
Baseline workouts completed are:
- 2k row - 8:13.3 - Overall this felt good but I did have gas at the end of it. Pace was solid but I slacked a bit on the 1250 - 1750 range and had to really push on the last 250. Rowing is a strength given that I have such a long pull
Workouts to complete are:
- Max Pullups - I have a bar at home and will do this when I get back home on Sunday.
- Craic Fit Test 1 - Not sure when I can squeeze this in. Will most likely have to do this one night after I've done my WOD in the morning.
In Tampa / Clearwater area 5/3 - 5/8. I don't have time to hit a box while here (Crossfit Rebels in Clearwater is nice and were great on my visit a few weeks ago) but I did bring my running shoes and gear to get out and at least get in a jog. I'll have to do some of the body weight workouts from my iPhone / iPad app CF travel.
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