Day 15 : Oh man!

Tough workout today ... Marcy went with me.  It was nice to have her there with me.  Did 10 mins straight of:

150m Row Machine
10x Ring Rows
10x Hip Extensions

It was hell and my feet are EXTREMELY sore.  I don't think I'm going to be able to make it tomorrow but will be doing Saturday in the AM.  Marcy's first class is Monday!  I can't wait for her to get started.

Good night all.

Day 14 : Ouchie and w00t!

I am exhausted tonight ... and my body is really starting to feel it.  After my workout tonight I have had a muscle cramp (aka charlie horse) in my back and the inside of my right leg!  Man that hurt ... and wouldn't subside!  I am wicked sore ...  but really it feels soooo good.  My strength is really starting to build.

As of tonight I've officially lost 10 pounds!  It feels sooo good!  Also, Marcy is officially starting next Monday!  I think she's really going to rock the show.  I can't wait!

Day 13 : I missed it ...

I really can't wait to start normal workouts.  Only doing M - Th and then taking 3 off sucks!  I just want to keep going!  This is my last week of fundamentals ... and then I'm going to do Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat.

Today I did the following:

5 RFT:
5x 135# DL
10x Pushups (Knees)

6:19 ... Not too shabby from literally not being able to do 1 pushup around 4 weeks ago.

Day 10, 11 and 12 : Late Update

Well, my neck hasn't healed yet ... from what Doc says I had a muscle spasm in my Trapezius Muscle that has either not gone completely away or I've strained it badly.

Day 10 ... I went to the gym despite my issues and I had an awesome workout.  The strain doesn't seem to affect my strength or agility.  Casey J pushed me to my end point.

Day 11 ... I didn't make it to the gym.  My level of pain was an 8 / 10.  I used heat / ice all day with no luck.  I got a deep tissue / sports massage instead of going to the gym which did nothing, it may have made it worse.  While doing some last second Christmas shopping I picked up a HomeTrends Shitatsu Neck Massager w/ Heat.  That has made a WORLD of difference.  This neck / shoulder issue was really depressing me because I've made sooo much progress.  I don't want to stop!

Day 12 ... I attended my first actual CrossFit class out of the fundamentals.  They scaled down the workout substantially but it was still the hardest workout I've done to this point.  Doc said the worst thing I can do it nothing ... that I should work out the muscle safely.  It felt worlds better after the workout.  With heat, the neck massager and Aleve I've successfully gotten my pain level down to a 5 / 10 which is tolerable. I hope it continues to get better like this.

My next class is Monday Night.  Can't wait!

CRAP!

I've had off and on trouble with my right shoulder / neck.  It feels like a muscle strain I just can't touch.  It's back and it's killing me at this very moment.  I hope this corrects itself soon or this can REALLY hurt my CrossFit training.

Day 9 : Hmmmm ...

Well this weekend was bad when it came to diet.  Being a birthday weekend I ate pretty much anything I wanted ... and I REALLY felt it.  Eating properly really makes a huge difference when it comes to performance.

Def going to focus on eating properly at least until Christmas.  :-)

2 Week Update

Just after 2 weeks I've noticed the following:
- Clothes are already starting to fit better.
- Overall I feel MUCH stronger.
- A watch I couldn't wear anymore from being too fat actually fits and even rotates on my wrist freely.
- Walking up stairs is much easier ... which is very good because we have stairs in the new house.
- Playing with the kids is easier ... throwing them around and such.
- I can get up in the morning @ 5AM ... work, come home, eat dinner, workout for an hour, come back home and still have energy enough to keep going.

This is after only 2 weeks ... I can't wait to see what 4 weeks will bring.