Monday, June 29th I rolled out of bed after a relaxing day off knowing that after my 9:00 a.m. CrossFit WOD, I'd have no other pressing plans in today. There was nothing to save energy for: it was the perfect excuse to leave it all in the BOX, I'd push myself until I fainted. Excited at the prospect of nearly killing myself (call it CrossFit brainwashing), it was a buzz kill to see "Nasty Girls" as the prescribed WOD. WOD"Nasty Girls"3 rounds for time of:50 Squats7 Muscle-ups10 Hang Power Cleans (135 Rx) Sure, it was a good strength workout, but with no hand stand push ups, bear crawls, box jumps, or 400m runs, where was I going to break[...]
Sunday, June 28th Today was rest day, and I needed it. After a number of CrossFit WODs in a row, combined with training for soccer and squash, I felt a rest day was well deserved. That feeling was unprecedented. Before CrossFit, I worked out seven days a week. Not necessarily at the gym, but I always did something very physically demanding every day, whether it was a hard run, soccer game, and/or squash match combined with a quick ab circuit. Whenever I didn't, I'd get a weird anxious feeling that made me go psycho until I finally did break a sweat. I never thought I deserved a day off. Now, I think with the hard work and effort I've been[...]
Thursday, June 25 When I awoke this morning to see "The Filthy Fifty" as the WOD for Guerrilla Fitness, I felt downright giddy. Gone are the days of moaning and groaning when a potentially fatal WOD appears, I immediately felt pumped and let out a war cry. I couldn't wait for 7:00 PM when I would take on "The Filthy Fifty." Wod "The Filthy Fifty" 50 Box Jumps (24in box) 50 Jumping Pull-ups 50 Kettle Bell swings (16kg) 50 Walking Lunges 50 Knees to Elbows 50 Push Press (45lb) 50 Back Extensions 50 Wall Ball shots (20lb ball) 50 Burpees 50 Double Unders The question must be going through your minds, "why in the world was he excited[...]
Wednesday, June 24 This morning I was completely crammed with work at the office. Between this blog, a feature article, and planning for an event that I would be attending later in the day, I was ready to pull my hair out. As noon rolled around, I was ready to call CrossFit NYC: The Black Box, and tell them I wouldn't be coming to their Wednesday 12:30 WOD. However, after some inspiration from a buddy, I managed to get a good start on my article and so found the time to get out of the office to get my daily CrossFit on. I walked quickly up Park Ave towards the West 38th Street address that Google directed me to[...]
Tuesday, June 23 Despite my plan to take a day off of CrossFit (and to stay fresh for a squash match I had that night), I couldn't resist coming in when I saw that the WOD was a variation of Cindy, the WOD that calls for five pull-ups, ten push-ups, and fifteen squats and left me crying for my Mommy. Not only did I want a second crack at Cindy, but I wanted to redeem my less than satisfactory performance the day before. WOD"Jumping Cindy"AMRAP 12 mins of:5 Pull-ups10 Push-ups15 Box Jumps 20'' Cindy's evil twin, Jumping Cindy, glared at me from the white board, and I returned her gaze unblinking. As I engaged in a staring contest with the[...]
Saturday, June 20 Today was a special day worthy of a parade through the streets, raised glasses, and thanks given to God. Why? Today was my one week anniversary of defeating Mickey. However, despite the holiday I woke up completely groggy. I was exhausted from an intense soccer tryout the night before. I clumsily trudged to my computer to check the WOD. It would be the final session in Brookdale Park. WOD 2 rounds for time of: 20 Push-ups Sprint the Side line Walk the End zone 20 Burpees Sprint the Side line Walk the End zone 20 Sit-ups Sprint the Side line Walking lunge the End zone Sprint the Side line Wow. It was certainly not the ideal WOD[...]
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 "Twenty one" "Hey Mickey. Wait, what?" "Twenty one," she said again with her regular peppy demeanor, "Good luck!" And at that, she left. Slightly bewildered, I continued by Crossfit's amazon warrior into the warehouse setting of Guerrilla Fitness. I was greeted familiar faces and met some new ones. On my way into the back I caught Jason leaving the workout "Hey Jason, what's up?""You'll see, man" he answered. Uh-oh. "This WOD's a fun one," he added. Note to newbies: Before continuing, I'd like to note that Jason did not say "W.O.D," separated initials for "Workout of the Day," but said "WOD" as if it was it's own word. I am not yet Crossfit cool enough[...]
What is Crossfit? The fitness phenomenon, Crossfit has been growing exponentially in popularity over the past couple of years. Its philosophy is unprecedented and entirely unique in modern fitness. Rather than specializing in specific sports, lifts, or exercises, Crossfit aspires to make you adept across all genres of physical fitness (hence the name: Crossfit).How? Well, it's easier to tell how NOT. In a Crossfit gym you will never see a nautilus machine, an elliptical or a television, much less a mirror. Dedication, focus, and effort are emphasized over other superficial exercise goals such as weight loss and muscle gain.Instead, Crossfit creates timed workouts combining aerobic and anaerobic exercises through the use of jump ropes, rowing machines, kettle bells, dumb[...]
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