Introduction

I was first introduced to CrossFit by my good friend and co-worker Sherri.  She told me about this great workout program she had just started and how much she really liked it and she thought that I would also really like it.  Sherri introduced me to Jens Lovell who is also a co-worker of ours and a certified CrossFit trainer and owner of CrossFit St. George.  They both encouraged me to go that day and workout with them.  That was February 7, 2009 and I have not looked back since.  After getting my butt kicked that day on a workout called "The Baseline" I knew I was hooked.  CrossFit workouts are challenging, difficult, and sometimes vomit inducing but above all that they are fun and each time they leave you with a huge sense of accomplishment.  I know now that CrossFit is not just a workout, its a way of life and now its my way of life.  So follow along with me as I change my life for the better, as I become a stronger, healthier me.  I will blog about the workouts that I do each day and also my successes and failures.  

My CrossFit Goals

1. Lose 60 pounds, and or get down to 20-22% body fat.
2. Compete in the 2010 CrossFit games.
3. Become a certified CrossFit trainer.
4. Introduce my family and friends to the CrossFit lifestyle.
    (Just to name a few...)

Friday, March 27, 2009

W.O.D

Warm up:

3 rounds of "Cindy"- 5 Jumping Pull Ups/10 Push Ups/15 Air Squats

Workout:

(4) 500m Row Sprints and one 250m Row Sprint


The idea of a rowing sprint is to go as hard and as fast as you can for 500m and then rest as much as you need to recover.  My best time on this was 1:45 for the 500m distance.  This was hard!!!  It really took everything I had to finish strong.  Jens said that at the end my lips started to turn blue from lack of oxygen, which according to him is a good thing.  I guess that it means that I am pushing to my absolute limit for a few seconds.  Now I know what my limit is and I can push myself to that point in the future.  For me this is a great time, I know that in the future I can shave another 5 seconds off and Jens thinks that I might be a good contender for a rowing competition, we'll see.  It still blows my mind that just a few minutes of a CrossFit workout can be so exhausting!  I am beat and my quads are on fire!!     
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