Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
Update Jer?
I wasn't aware anyone was even following anymore.

I've been going 4-5 days per week now and am still working around injuries. I'm getting more 'in shape' and stronger but not losing weight. In fact, I've gained probably 10lbs or so as I track my weight to the tenth of a pound daily when I wake up after I pee but before I drink water so I have a pretty consistent idea of where my weight is. This can be disheartening to look at the number alone when my focus is trying to lose weight to take pressure off of my joints and such. Someday when the fat starts coming off at a faster rate than lean muscle goes on I will see weight loss but as of right now no real weight loss to report. I know it's good weight gain though because I gain a tenth or so every other day during the week when I'm working out & there have been a few times now where I've had to take a break for a week or two due to injury or traveling and my weight steadily decreases when I take time off. That and all of my lifts have gotten stronger & I'm using tighter notches on the belts so I know I'm heading the right direction. We still love it and I just wish I would have started a decade ago because I'm sure I'd be healthier today and not as injury prone as I am now. I wasn't one to get injured playing sports or working out when I was younger and was very active but the last decade or so of lazy coupled with old-age has really done me no favors. I still recommend it to everyone who asks and I feel as though it's one of the best ways to get into shape. It's a blast! We've had some rough workouts and the rougher they are the better you feel when you complete it... especially if you do well.

In fact, my last workout was probably my best to date following what was probably my most disappointing workout to day. The disappointing one was purely due to injury and not due to lack of effort on my part. I had to tap out for the first time during a workout since I started and was unable to find suitable work arounds mid-workout. I'm nursing the sore shoulder still and in addition I think I've developed a bulged disc in my mid-back similar to the one I had in my neck for the first half of last year... pre-Crossfit. So I'm not blaming Crossfit for my back issue but the two injuries coupled make it very difficult to work around sometimes. I was pretty bummed for about 23hrs or so but the following workout (my last one) was awesome. Here's how it broke down:

400m run for warmup
DROMs (mobility & stretching)
10min whatever you want to work on (more mobility for me trying to rehab the shoulder and back)
Strength: pull-ups - 4 rounds of max effort (lots of times we do a compound Oly lift here)
METCON (primary portion of workout for those who don't follow Crossfit):
3 Deadlight (60% of one-rep max)
3 burpees
3 box jumps
Rest 2min
Repeat two more times total

I started out and the deadlift felt light so it got me into the sprint mindset right out of the gate when looking at it I thought it might be a little bit of a slower pace. Knocked out the first round in about a minute and 20 seconds. I was taking my 2min break when I noticed one of the coaches was also on his break (finished before me about 10-15 seconds) and about 30sec after I stared my break he was back on round two. Well... eff that noise! I thought to myself and cut my rest too as I wasn't that out of breath. Bam! Knocked out the 2nd round in pretty much the same speed as the first round and got to me break. Cut it short again and took off on round three. I remember the 2nd burpee laying on the floor for a couple of second to catch my breath and then on the 2nd box jump my right leg wouldn't even jump (lol) but luckily I wasn't over the box when I realized this. I took a second, got my composure and finished strong at 7:38. In 2nd place to the coach. My wife finished around 10min which was mid-pack to give you an idea. Then, one of the co-owners said that for most it wasn't a high-cardio workout (most went a medium pace like I had planned on since it was just a total time for the whole thing) so for those that wanted more cardio we could do a 1000m row sprint. Sign me up! I shouted. lol I ended up doing a 3:42 1000m row immediately following that METCON which I felt was pretty damn solid. Not too bad for a fatass coming up on his 37 year old birthday tomorrow.