Mind Blowing

December 4, 2008

Five rounds
45 sec work, 15 sec rest
Count total reps
  Deadlift
  Hang Squat Clean
  Push Jerks

BURPEE CHALLENGE: Day 72
Burpees to date: 2,556

This has been a fantastic week for me. I had a new PR in the shoulder press (150lbs) and I know I had much more in the tank. Next time we will go for (a lot) more. I hopped on the scale this afternoon and found that my weight had dropped again. I weigh 9 pounds more now than when we got married (almost 15 years ago) but my body composition is radically different. This Zone Diet thing really works. I did a heavy version of Fran today and actually enjoyed it. I never like Fran. While I’m typing, I can hear my 10 year old doing his burpees for day 71 of the Burpee Challenge. I’m pretty sure he’s going to make it.

But what really made my week was getting a notice from CrossFit, Inc. that it was time to renew my affiliate dues. That means we are approaching one year as an affiliate. That just blows my mind. In late 2007 when we were thinking about joining CrossFit we wondered if anyone would come and if we had what it wold take to train the CrossFit methods. With a good December of signups we could have double the members I had initially forecasted for our first year. Like I said, it blows my mind. We work hard to make CrossFit a great experience as well as a useful program for increasing your level of health and fitness. Now we are looking forward to 2009 with great anticipation. I have big plans for the next year including equipment, facilities, challenges and more great workouts.