Today is day one of my Crossfit journal and while it will not contain Crossfit information exclusively, it will be the main journal topic. This will be my second go around at Crossfit. My first was at the begining of the summer 2008 and exposed me to the concepts of the workouts including the movements and where I stand in terms of skill level and endurance.
Unfortumately my workouts were cut short due to scheduling. My baby boy had just started skippin his morning nap which made it impossible for me to work out. With him a bit older I hope to incorporate Crossfitting into the morning routine.
In my down time away from excercise, I reverted back to some very bad habits, especially poor diet and eating habits. Today has become a fast day, taking in only water in hopes of clearing out the system a bit as well as reducing the size of my stomache after a sinfully bingeful weekend. The early part of the morning I was kind of freaking out, wanting to eat everything in sight but that has quieted and the water seems to be helping with keeping my stomache quite.
My goals are to reduce the amount of body fat and hopefully replace it with muscle, achive an overall high standard of fitness and a specific personal goal of performing the elusive pullup, which I have never been able to do. Sounds pathetic I know but it's just something I've never been good at. Being a tall guy at about 6'3" tall, my upper body strength has always been somewhat lacking.
Time to forget about all the old habits and failures and start a new path. Tomorrows workout is a doosie so I'm expecting a certain amount of pain and sweat.
The two main sources for training related information are http://crossfit.com/ and http://www.crossfitbrandx.com the latter has good information and plans for "scaling" your Crossfit workout to your ability level.
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