I’m going 100% Paleo after easing my way into it for the past 2 weeks. 

I’m also only planning on doing this for the next 2 weeks. I want to see how my body does. And how I feel. This means no cheese & very minimal sweet potatoes. My 2 favorite foods… But lots of beef and spinach and bacon!!

Holy pain in my abdomen! Shoulders! Triceps! I love it.

Yesterday our WOD was:

Run 400m - warm up

50 JJ - warm up

• 5 H.R.P.U.
• 7 CF situps
• 9 RT
• Run 100m

AMRAP 15 min

I burned over 600 cals in the 15 minute workout itself! Crazy considering it usually takes me at least 45 minutes of spin to burn that. Though I can’t compare spinning to Crossfit to boot camp because they’re all entirely different things. 

I know I only started Crossfit a week ago, but I am hooked. It’s been a long time coming for me. I really, really got into my fitness routine in January 2011. It started with 1 Zumba class a week for a month. (hey, you gotta start somewhere!) - Then I would go to LA Fitness and ride the stationary bikes for 30 minutes or so, twice a week. I knew I was going to start spinning, so I wanted to get in a little sort of practice. That, too, was for about a month. Then I took my 1st spin class in March 2011. I was instantly hooked. And I knew I wanted to live a fit life. I would take 1 class a week and also spin on my own on the spin bikes a couple times a week. Then I’d take a class 2 times a week, then 3 times a week. Then I’d add in some Crossramp. I did months of cardio & calisthenics   to get my body in some sort of shape. By October 2011 I was in the gym 5x a week doing cardio, lifting, spinning, etc. In November 2011 I started tracking the calories I burned. Which made me spend even MORE time in the gym. By December 2011 I was doing boot camp every Saturday on top of 5x a week in the gym. So now I was at 6x a week of dedicated, killer workouts. Always obsessed withs spinning, by the time March 2012 came around I couldn’t believe I was a spinning pro! A year’s worth of spinning. I loved it so much because it wasn’t just cardio for me anymore. I would use my resistance to work my core & build muscle mass. Also in March 2012 I started doing hot yoga. I’m still carrying what I learned in hot yoga with me. Almost every single workout I do I incorporate yoga poses into it.

Fast forward to May 2012. I started the unthinkable. Crossfit. If someone told me I’d be doing Crossfit a year ago I’d laugh in their face. But here I am. Trolling tumblr & instagram looking for all things Crossfit. I see how it becomes a “cult”. Because you just want to get better and stronger with each WOD. Your box becomes your second home. Your Crossfitters become your second family. Your coach becomes the person you look to for all kinds of support and motivation. 

Again, I know it’s only been a week. But a week is all it takes to become engulfed into this life. 

I miss my spin & boot camp friends - I’m not fully giving up that aspect of my fitness, I just want to focus on Crossfit right now. I should be spinning at the moment, but my favorite spin instructor is doing a 2 day relay so she isn’t in. And I don’t sit well with subs. I know who and what I like.

I’ve also learned in a week that your body needs more rest time than I’d given it in the past. And less fitness time. Crossfit is the HIIT method of training when it comes to the strength aspect of it. It’s so efficient.

Anyway, I am psyched and scared to see what tomorrow’s WOD is going to be. 

And that’s my blog telling you that I love Crossfit. I won’t preach… yet ;)

DL & HSPU hell!!

Today we did deadlifts and hand stand push ups. Total hell! I’m soaking my shins in Arnica and hating on my muscles right now. And with all that negative talk, I LOVE IT! haha

Fucking sick! Who am I?

I did it!! I did my first Crossfit! I am officially team Crossfit Reckoning! 

I was scared out of my mind all day. I had anxiety about it leading up to getting ready to go. I thought I’d go to my regular gym and go HAM just incase I bailed tonight. Well, I didn’t and I LOVED it! 

Now I need to re-do my workout schedule! Ha!

Monday 5/7 

• AM run/jog for 30 minutes, lunges, squats, leg press, abs
• PM attempt Crossfit (ahhhh!)

Tuesday 5/8

• Rest

Wednesday 5/9

• AM Early morning Spin class + triceps, biceps, chest, shoulders, abs 

Thursday 5/10

• AM run/jog for 30 minutes, lunges, squats, leg press, abs
• PM either Crossfit or Spin (depending on how much I love Crossfit Monday!)

Friday 5/11

• AM triceps, biceps, chest, shoulders, abs

Saturday 5/12

• Crossfit or boot camp

Missed my favorite spin class today. I am hurting from boot camp yesterday. And I start Crossfit tomorrow. Which I am super scared about, especially since I’ve been reading how much usage of hands and forearms and wrists there is in Crossfit. My hands & forearms are damaged goods. Wicked tendonitis & carpal tunnel! But I’m still going to try! 

I stopped calculating my calories burned and intake, as well as stopped monitoring my heart rate. I feel so free! Now it’s time to just keep toning. I don’t need to lose OR bulk up. I need to build more lean muscle! So why let that consume my mind?! I need a solid break from that! 

Last week I cleansed eating only puréed veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds and drinking tons of water! I then broke the cleanse - which was great to spike my metabolism! 

Back to veggies! Hubby is grilling me up a pack of asparagus, broccoli, sno peas, brussel sprouts, zucchini & seasonings for dinner tonight! Mmmm…