Current mood:	tired
Entry tags:	fitness

CrossFit, oh let me count the ways! or reasons. or something.
Today marked the beginning of my third CrossFit week. I have come to realize that there are three characteristics of the program that will keep me coming back.

• First there is the group. It helps me to have a set of peers who are subjected to the same torment. It builds a community, or maybe misery just loves company. As an added bonus they are interesting people of all ages and walks of life.



• Second it the workout of the day (or WOD). Previous workouts for me revolved around the same thing every other workout, with an "arms" day or a "legs" day. Now I don't even have to think about it, I show up, there is a list complete with warm-up and rep count. And it will always challenge me, no matter how fit I am. Why? Because of point three.



• That third point is the tracking of data. Maybe I've been in school for too long, or maybe it is the engineer side, but I like the numbers. Points, time, whatever. If I log it, I can track it. Given time, I'll see the improvements. A quantifiable justification for all the work. Plus, it will always be a challenge because it is a delta comparison. Always calculated as the difference from n-1.

Today was
CrossFit warm-up x3
10 each of
Sampson Stretches
Over Head Squats
Pushups
Pullups
Situps
Back Extensions, "Good Mornings",or "Supermans"


WOD
For Time:
21 Thrusters 115#
Run 1600m or Row 2K
15 Thrusters 115#
Run 800m or Row 1K
9 Thrusters
Run 400m or Row 500m

I did the rowing and less weight, but at least it was a starting point, and I will get there.