Lets Get Motivated!!!

06-19-2009 (Local)



Alright, here’s the deal!! First off I'm writing this blog to keep myself locked on and for all those people out there who "have to work at it." I have always worked in testosterone laden, ego charged, hyper-competitive industries and I wouldn’t have it any other way. But as the years click by I have noticed that when it comes to physical fitness, some "have to work at it" and some don’t. I'm NOT one of the lucky ones. It never ceases to amaze me that some of my corporate friends who haven’t been to a gym in years still look great (and still talk smack about everyone else) while I come home from a couple month long work trip where I ate great and worked out harder than ever and I still pale in comparison. Bottom Line: Who Cares? Truth of the matter is I'm still chipping away at years of unproductivity myself. 2 1/2 years ago I weighed in at approximately 40lbs heavier then I am now, and "now" aint all that great. I have a long way to go but I'm re-motivated.

Secondly; let me say that my current physical condition is completely my fault. Although my genetics allows me the unique ability to gain weight just by watching a Pizza Hut commercial, that translates horribly to physical fitness and more often than not the watching of said commercial culminated in me ordering the pizza. My bad!! If someone said that eating right is 2/3rds of weight loss they would be right. I have had to drastically change my eating habits.....and it sucks....really badly.

Lastly I have learned that my "style" (or lack thereof) of working out may not have been the best after all.......enter CrossFit. My issue was that IF I ran on the treadmill, I ran until it became easy and then I would maintain that pace nearly indefinitely. Then I would most likely stop running all together and then work my way back up to "my pace" and repeat the above over and over again. Progress was never really made in the long run.

I am in the ultra-beginner stages of CrossFit but I like the idea of short high intensity workouts….the reason why: results. As you will see I will need to pare down several if not all of my workouts in order to complete them. This is a test in starting from scratch and working my way up. This is a logbook for “the rest of us” the “have to work at its” of this world. So here goes…..

WOD:
5 Rounds for Time
15 Box Jumps
15 Knee to Elbows - Maybe 5 total completed as Rx. Rest were best effort/knee ups.
15 Clapping Pushups - Did regular push ups instead
Completion Time: 12:36


Weight: 202lbs (with workout clothes/shoes on.)