"fitness is a life-long journey, its not something that is a quick fix, its not something you are going to get in a month, 3 months, or a year." - chris spealler
Where are you on your fitness journey? post your thoughts to comments
12-7-10 WOD:
"Cindy"
20 min AMRAP:
5 pull-ups
10 push-ups
15 squats
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Cindy:
ReplyDelete17 rounds + 5 pullups + 10 pushups + 11 squats
Back squat: 225, 225, 225, 245
ReplyDeleteDL: 225, 275,275,275
I have put in a lot of miles on my ftiness journey, quit literally, and i've learned the difference between being healthy and being "fit" for a sport. i love to compete and live to do it which compromises my "health" and i am ok with that. it may come back and bite me in the butt down the road but i'm aware of that. for now i'm trying to peg my next goal and see where my motivation is. thats my 2cents
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ReplyDeleteCindy: 17rds 3 pullups
ReplyDeleteAbout the fitness journey, I am at the very beginning... or so I hope. CSCF has really changed my attitude towards each day, seeing it as an opportunity to get better. Also, what I eat has changed dramatically for the better. I do hope to compete in crossfit down the road, but heaps more work to do until then!!
Cindy: 16rds
ReplyDeleteFitness journey,
Since this summer I have been working out and making goals. Two months ago I decided to take it to the next level and start Crossfit. I am officially hooked and not only have I started to love getting out of bed at 430am or 5am to have Will, Daren or Zach tell me to lift more, push harder or get off the ground,do another rep. I have also added the Paleo to the mix and I am enjoying that as well. Just like the video yesterday, crossfit is a lifestyle and I am 2 months into this new lifestyle!
Cindy: 16
ReplyDeletewhat's the WOD for today? this was yesterday, unless we're going Cindy again.
Fitness journey:
I agree with the bit that states "fitness is not a quick fix" but for me fitness isn't a journey, it's life. I've always had an athletic activity that pushed me, so for me, I'd have to disagree, but I can see how others would see it that.
For me yoga and rock climbing are the journeys. Yoga is about mental and physical wellness and connecting (at its root yoga means to connect). I have worked through some really intense traumatic times through my practice and I wouldn't be the person I am today, if I hadn't. Yoga is more than the physical poses it's about being present in the now and then translating that into your daily life.
Climbing for me is a journey because to go to world class places you do have to travel and once you get there it just gets more epic. I have so many sketch stories, but in the end when you've sent your project and defeated the rock it's all worth it. This is why I've joined crossfit to climb harder and to send higher grades.
Oh my lanta, it was good to finally get back into this after a solid 14 days away.
ReplyDeleteMy fitness journey began as a scrawny sophomore in high school. I had recently snapped my arm in half, thus hindering my working out with teams at school, so though I was scrawny beforehand, I was then extra scrawny. Obviously I didn't really like being the little stick I was, so I started getting serious about weight lifting. I lifted 4-6 days a week (on my own time, outside of school sports) and I was loving it. I kept that pace up from the spring of my sophomore year until the spring of my sophomore year...of college. Cardio & diet weren't really ever a part of my lifestyle starting out, as I have a high metabolism and didn't see the point. I've realized over the years though that being fit is about so much more than being strong, and that's where crossfit came in for me.
Cardio became a regular part of my workout when I started college. I was lifting 3 days a week and running 3 days a week. I also was working hard to clean up my diet, though it was tough to do that living on campus with no kitchen. Moving to an apartment for my sophomore year has helped a ton though, and I love it. By the time October of this year hit, I realized I had started shoving cardio to the back of my workout. I have such limited time to work out that when I do make it to the gym, I just want to lift weights. I decided I needed a mental remap. I dropped weight lifting all together and jumped into crossfit, a beautiful combo of strength training and heart racing, gasping-for-breath cardio. I have really enjoyed working out with/in a group (something I've never done before), and I love the style of workouts we do. I have also recently purchased a relatively nice (used) road bike that I'm starting to get miles on. I plan to join A&M's cycling team in the spring while continuing crossfit. I will admit that at times I miss my weight lifting, and may start working that in to my schedule in the spring. Weight lifting, cycling, crossfitting, it'll all be good. I always need encouragement for my diet though, that's where I struggle.
I owe a huge thanks to Charlie, Daren, Will, Zach, and everyone else at CSCF for continually making this an awesome experience. I'm loving it here, and plan on staying till I graduate.
Sorry for writing a book.
At 38, I’m older than most at CSCF so I’ve had the time to try lot of different things (bootcamps, kick boxing, yoga, you name it). Ultimately they all got boring with little to no results. I stumbled upon crossfit kind of by accident and have gone from over 30% bodyfat to about 20% in less than a year and I am amazed everyday at how far you can really push yourself and improve through cf even if you’re not an athletic person. Don’t plan on quitting anytime soon…my journey is just starting.
ReplyDeleteThese are all awesome! Keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteHello Cindy, its nice to meet you.
ReplyDelete21 rounds, 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups.
Daren, you know how you were talking about getting to 17 rounds with 4 min left and knowing you could have gone harder. That happened.
My fitness journey can be summed up in one simple phrase: It's mental.
It's mental in the sense that its crazy. People don't understand it, they think it's ridiculous or a fiendish obsession. They think so because in our culture, what we do, how much we care about this, is not normal. But, its us crazies, us "fools," that in the long run will shame the "wise!" It's good to be mental, to be abnormal.
But more than that, CrossFit and being disciplined in every aspect of life (eating, sleeping, school, spiritual) is the real mental battle. For example, not going as hard as I could today was not a result of my physical inability, but my mental laziness.
BTHO mental weakness.
Squats: 185 lbs.
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Time: 5:23 (70 reg. jump rope)
Squats: 145
ReplyDeleteDL: 155
WOD: 5 renegades, 35 double unders, 3 rounds, 5:20
cindy - 18 rounds
ReplyDeletefitness journey....wow, this is deep!
I began my journey in the spring of the year 2000, I was 18 years old and I did not want to be overweight anymore. It started with a 2 mile run...jog....well, actually it was walk/jog/walk in my neighborhood back home in Houston.
The next part of my journey came in 2003 when I started personal training, this taught me that anyone can enter this journey but few commit to it long term. What I have found in my years as a personal trainer is what separates the committed from the non-committed is a genuine desire to do it.
And the most recent step in this journey came in May of 2008 when I attended a CrossFit level 1 certification, it taught me that working out can be a sport in itself. CrossFit re-injected spirit and enthusiasm into my fitness journey. I wasn't burned out or terribly bored with my workouts, but CrossFit definitely convinced me this was the most effective and most enjoyable way to workout.
Now entering 2011 my journey is at a point beyond any place I could have imagined it would be if you asked me in the spring of the year 2000. Yet even where I am now I still crave more, Chris Spealler is absolutely right, it's a life long journey.
I lost my mo-jo, where did it go?
ReplyDeleteDid Cindy today (alone, mental toughness came in play):
ReplyDelete16 rounds + 5 pull ups + 10 push ups + 4 squats
Then did today's WOD with my jello arms: 4:51 (L3)
The biggest change I have had in my fitness journey are the foods I eat. I used to think non-fat yogurt and Lean Cuisine were healthy. Food isn't this enemy anymore but fuel to help my body. Granted I'm not perfect, but this Whole30 has seriously changed my life. I can tell a difference when I don't eat/drink right, and my body yells at me.
Also, never in my right mind would I have thought I would do any kind of fitness competition. I completed my first team Crossfit competition last year and plan to do more in 2011.