Superelement

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.

Tags: fitness
Current Mood: tired

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