Just curious who here does Crossfit. Some of you may recall that I did a juice fast about this time last year and managed to lose about 30lbs doing so. I've managed to put 5lbs or so if it back on but I'll still take 20-25lbs of weight loss from doing barely anything for a few weeks every time. At the time I had a lot of life things going on and was unable to commit to a set schedule three nights a week for three weeks. I know it's not for everyone but this thread isn't about juice fasts so if you would like to debate the healthiness of that approach I linked the juice fast thread in the first line so feel free to click it and argue away. There's no denying that I'm 25lbs lighter and as a result my first class of Crossfit was probably made a little bit easier. That being said....

Phase 2 of my getting healthy: Crossfit

Last night was my first of nine fundamentals class at Crossfit DNR in Fort Collins. Wow it kicked my ass. My hammies were cramping up 5min into it and it made it a REAL struggle to get through. I hope that tomorrow night they're stretched out and I can get through the workout w/o cramps because that would be a night & day difference. That being said this is a fantastic workout from just about every aspect. I've done it all at this point in my life... cardio, lifting/cardio, sports, nothing... just about everything one could do to affect their health and this is probably the most complete workout I've done. There's a lot of science to it from a biology standpoint too and I'm not sure why the weight lifters I know bash on it. It incorporates cardio, strength, stamina, balance, flexibility... all the stuff you would want to hit basically and puts it together in a way that makes it fun and competitive. In the end, if someone finds something that works for them and they're not adding to the statistic of fattest nation in the world what does it matter what they do? But, I digress. I've been motivated by watching late-night Crossfit competitions on ESPN to do something with myself and now I'm excited to actually be doing it. I know it was only one class but it whooped my ass and today I have that long-missed feeling of accomplishment that I feel every time I try to sit up or bend a leg to sit down.

"Pain is weakness leaving the body"

Love it and this feeling is addictive. Oh how I missed it.

So who else here gets theys Crossfit on?