for a long time i thought i was exercising...then i started crossfit

i started crossfit just over two years ago. before that i had been doing the standard bodybuilding workout and running 3 miles everyday. i thought i was fit, i thought i could lift heavy weights—then i was introduced to crossfit. my first wod (workout of the day) was cindy in april of 2005. the workout consists of 'complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of': 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups and 15 air squats. i did 11 rounds and thought i was going to die. how could 3 simple exercises kick my ass and make me want to collapse on the ground? really, you mean to tell me i just need to do this for 20 min and i am far more exhaused then after running 3 miles and spending an hour doing bicep curls and tricep extensions?

the next day i woke up insanely sore. i remember my chest just aching, my legs so sore i could hardly walk and i could not lift my arms up to wash my hair. any sane person would think 'damn i'm never doing that again'; however i was intrigued. i started incorporating bodyweight crossfit workouts into my programming a couple of times a week. i cut down on the 3 mile runs and the isolation exercieses, and the most peculiar thing occurred— i was spending less time in the gym, but leaning out and gaining muscle! how could this be? after a few months of cherry picking wod's i could handle, i decided to really dedicate some time learning the olympic lifts and follow the crossfit workouts posted on the main page www.crossfit.com, one more month and i was addicted. just over 2 years later, i am still addicted and constnatly challenged. i've gotten leaner, faster and stronger. now i just need to dial in the nutrition and hopefully i will become a pr machine!

this past weekend was a bit nuts. i allowed myself to fall off the zone for a bit and just party and eat with my friends. i tried to keep most of my meals zone friendly and only noted all my cheats.

friday: night i drank an entire bottle of wine, ate some bread and hummus. took a rest day from the gym.

saturday: was 1/2 turkey pastrami sandwhich (too much bread) then 2 glasses of wine, 1 bud lite, another glass of wine, and like 3-4 coors lites...followed by a street dog at 2am...then another glass of wine, and some bread and hummus. augh.

sunday: woke up and worked out still a bit drunk. went to folklife festival and broke down and had a falafal sandwhich. i was proud of myself for not having a beer with my friends when we went to the beer garden! later we went to happy hour and i had 1 glass of red wine, then out to dinner, had a small spinach salad, grilled salmon with rice, and a fruit cup for dessert. over all not too bad, but had 1 glass of wine and 1 glass of champagne. after dinner went out for another glass of red wine.

workout:
3 rounds of 800m run
50 pull-ups

time: 31:31

monday: another holiday! augh. woke up very late and only had a zone bar pre workout. after workout went out to brunch and had a veggie scramble with hashbrowns! damn it! didn't eat anything else all day and went to happy hour with the girls before the baseball game. had 2 beers at happy hour, then at the game had 2 large beers, but had 3oz of turkey and a few almonds to keep atleast one beer 'in the zone'. ha. topped off the night with another damn street dog. oh dear lord.

workout:

"Jason"
For time:100 Squats, 5 Muscle-ups, 75 Squats, 10 Muscle-ups, 50 Squats, 15 Muscle-ups, 25 Squats, 20 Muscle-ups

time: 15:10

did jumping bar muscle ups.