080830

WOD
20 Walking Lunges
20 Pullups
20 Box Jumps
20 Double Unders
20 Dips
20 Knees to Elbows
20 KB Swings
20 Sit Ups
15 Hang Squat (35lb Dumbells)
20 Back Extensions

Warm up
3 Rounds
400m Run
10 Squats
10 box dips
10 sit ups
10 PVC Pullups


Started out with the warm up.. did pretty well, then went to the workout.
The workout is supposed to be 25 reps for each exercise, but the "Pack" version called for 20, and the "Puppies" called for 15. I did the pack workout. I need to work in my kip, because I seem to loose momentum. When I first started, I did pretty well, but I fell off for some reason.. I'll get there, though. Workout was great, I feel great, and football comes on soon... today is a good day, lol. Let's Goooooooo!

080828

WOD: 21-15-9... Deadlifts and Push Jerks.
I used 89lbs on the deadlift, and the bar only for the push jerks. Since I'm new to both, I stayed with a low weight. After the workout, I realized I could've done more weight. Since the workout was timed today, I didn't want to stop mid routine to change them since it would affect my overall time. 4:05 was my time. I finished 1st.. feels good.

Warmup went as followed...
3 Rounds
10 box jumps
20 Single unders
10 pushups

Crossfit.... the first 2 weeks.

Crossfit... wow, lol. I've heard many things over the last year about crossfit, but never really paid any mind to it.. that was until I heard a co-worker talking about it. He talked about how many pullups he could do, and how his energy has skyrocketted through the roof throughout the last 6 months, and it sparked my interest. I logged into youtube, and looked at hundreds of crossfit videos, and was instantly convinced that this was for me. I found Potomac Crossfit, and contacted Brian about joining. He told me that their box would be opening in a week, and that I could be one of the first members, so that's what I did.

Now an official member of Potomac Crossfit of Arlington, let me tell you how my first two weeks are going...

080819: Cindy... 5 Pull-ups, 10 Push-ups, 15 BW squats. Max Rounds 10 minutes
This is my first day of crossfit, and I meet Cindy.. she looks good on the board, but she exposed me, lol. I did 3 rounds of Cindy, and I was gasping for air. I knew I was out of shape, but didn't realize the extent.

080821: 21-15-9... Front Squat w/69lbs, dumbbell Shoulder press 70lbs, then lowered to 50 lbs.
I forgot the time I completed it in, but I completed it. I felt good..... sore, but good.

080826: Max Rounds: 10 OHS, 10 Push Press, 10 KB Swings. Did 6 rounds. Looking to double that in the near future. Great workout with a great group.

080827: (YES FOLKS, I WENT ON A WEDNESDAY! haha) Puppies... 400m run, 20 kb swings, 15 pullups. I complete the first 400m, and I move onto the kb swings. I pick up the kb, but my back is crazy sore from the kb warmup, so I put it down. I decide that I cannot do anymore kb swings. I move to the pullup, and bang out as many as I can. I run another 400m, then go right back to the pullups. I bang a couple out, but my back just hurts too much at this point, so I don't complete "Puppies" I was pretty disappointed, but I swing it, and realize that this just leaves a lot more room for improvement. I need to work on my core a lot more so this won't happen again.

This is how my first 2 weeks have gone so far... pretty tough for me, but I love it. I've got a lot of room for improvement, and I'm looking forward to every minute of it.