Day 20 : Failure isn't an option

Today was the really the first workout that I thought was impossible to finish.  I was exhausted and just couldn't keep going.  But the people didn't let me give up ... the encouragement helped me push through to the end ... here's what I did:


60 step-ups (20")
40 sit-up
10 hang power snatch 35#
15 step-ups
20 sit-ups
10 hang power clean 35#
15 step-ups
10 sit-ups
10 wall-ball 16#

It sucked hardcore ... but I pulled it off in the end.   Thanks to everyone for their support!  Couldn't have done it without you.

Day 19 : 1/2 Eva

I did a 1/2 Eva w/ Ring Rows in 20mins 50secs.  This is the exercise.

5 rounds for time:
400 meters Roy
15 Kettle Bell Swings (25#)
15 Ring Rows

Longest duration I've gone with a CrossFit exercise and I feel awesome!

Got my Withings Wifi Scale today.  Gonna set it up tomorrow to be viewed online so you can track my progress.

Weight Loss Update

As of this morning I've officially lost 20lbs ... in less than 5 weeks!  Holy carp!  I can't believe how much better I feel.  Went for a walk this morning and I wasn't out of breath or all sweaty!  :-)

Day 18 : Cindy

Well today I did what is called a Cindy ... actually I did a 1/2 Cindy but it was still wholly painful.

Do as many rounds as you can in 10mins of:

5 Ring Rows
10 Pushups
15 Squats

In 10 mins I did 9 complete rounds!  Nearly 1 round per minute which is really good in my opinion.

Marcy had her 3rd day of fundamentals.  She could barely walk today ... but after she got going the soreness went away like I told her it would.  :-)

Also, on Monday I was trying out my new tear away Adidas pants ... as I was pulling them off they got stuck and I totally pulled my left arm out of it's socket.  It has been extremely sore ... but all I have to say is that Tiger Balm is AWESOME!  :-)  It fixes everything!  :-)

Day 17 : Holy suck Batman

This is going to be a quick update.

Today's workout sucked!

It was 18mins and 22seconds of HELL!

That is all.

Good night.

PS > Marcy started tonight.

Day 16 : Great workout today ...

So I did the following today:

800m Row
25x Ring Rows
25x Kettlebell Swings (16#)
25x Step Ups (20")
800m Row

Took me 14mins 15secs ... and that was after doing the normal CFO warmup

2 rounds of: (10 - 15 reps)
400m Row
OH Squats
Pushups
Situps
Samson Stretch
Dips

Holy crap I was tired ... but guess what, I've officially lost 15lbs.  I was weighing myself on a different scale then when I started ... finally got the old one unpacked and badabing!  15lbs!  w00t!

Next workout ... 5:30PM on Monday.  Marcy starts @ 6:30PM.  I can't wait!

Random Stuff ...

Starting a workout routine was going to be my New Years Resolution but I figured that I've never, ever kept to a New Years Resolution so that's why I started a month early.  Boy am I glad I did.  I can't believe how much better I feel ... how much better everything is actually.

So I'm adding 2 more things to my arsenal ... we'll see how they help.

First, I purchased a Withings WiFi Connected Scale.  It keeps track of my progress by updating it over the internet but also it will Tweet / Update My Facebook Status with my weight.  Talk about accountability!  I really think this will be one more ingredient to help me stay on track.

Second, I am going to start taking Whey Protein to help my muscle development.  I see a very large performance increase when eating a protein bar before my workout ... so hopefully increasing my protein load will help even more.

My next workout is tomorrow AM.  I am finally out of the fundamentals ... I think his is going to be a Team WOD ... I'll let you know how I perform.