First WOD,and week 1 diet results
I started the diet as described in my last post. To my suprise and satisfaction the food was very tasty and I was losing weight. So I was off on my way to a more fit self. I found a WOD (Workout of the Day) that I could do with the stuff I had in my make shift gym and did my very first crossfit workout. Three sets of thrusters - burpees - pull-ups with repetitions of 15-12-9. I was determined to make it through the work out and so it started. I used a broomstick for the thrusters and those went well, then right into the burpees. I executed the burpess all in succession followed by my nemesis, the pull up! I haven’t been able to do a full body weight pull up in many years and this day was no different. In order to finish the program I did jumping pullups where I would jump and use that momentum to get close to the top of the pullup. That set was difficult to say the least, but I persevered and got all 15 jump pull ups.
The second set was not so easy as the first. I had to stop halfway through to catch my breath and I could feel my heart beating like a drummer in a heavy metal band. Nevertheless I continued and slowly and sloppily progressed through the workout. When I was done, there was nothing left in me. My legs were jello and my head was spinning. I had to lay down to keep from passing out. My wife was proud of me that I put my max effort into the workout.
End result after the first week, I was sore as I have ever been and I lost a whopping 2.5 lbs. Although that doesn’t seem all that much, I felt a sense satisfaction and a real change in my perspective. This was a start to the real change required in my life.
