There was a 50 dollar buy in and there will be 5 winners:
1st – 1 year membership
2nd – 6 months
3rd – 3 months
4th – 1 month
5th – $50 Gift
Certificate
The requirements for the Challenge are as follows: (Due by
January 10th)
·
Before/After Pictures
·
Measurements of Neck, Waist and Hip
·
Weight and Height
Five Required workouts to be completed before January 10th
1.
10K Row
2.
FRAN – 21-15-9 Thrusters and Pull ups
3.
1 Rep Max Back Squat
4.
1 Rep Max Snatch
5.
7 Minutes of Burpee’s
Well it is now the 10th, I have submitted my
picture and measurements and completed the 5 benchmark workouts. I was a little
lazy in getting started, should have gone to the classes to complete my
workouts but I completed them. I started Saturday arriving there awkwardly not
knowing anyone or who was a coach and who was a member. The great thing about
CrossFit is that people were more than welcoming and helped me decide to start
with the 7 minutes of burpee’s (mainly because other members were about to work
on them). I was very thankful for the
other crossfit members that were there counting and cheering me on as I completed
them. I even stayed after to do my first “official” WOD as a crossfit member
and not a boot camper! At the end of the 7 minutes I had completed 55 Burpee’s.
Then Monday I was freaking out about doing the 10K – that’s six
miles of rowing – most were completing it in 45-50 minutes! I haven’t worked
out doing one thing for that long in awhile and I was nervous about puking,
passing out or not being able to finish. I think this had affected my results a
bit but I finished would dying or throwing up! I completed it in 68 minutes; I really
slowed down for the second half as my psyche was playing tricks on me!
Tuesday I went and knew I only had three left, I asked one
of the coaches which one I should do and he recommended the FRAN. I wasn't confident on how to do a Thruster so he showed me how to do it and got me set
up with weight. As I started the timer and working on the 21 Thrusters I was
starting to realize quickly this was going to take awhile, not even sure if I
completed them I moved onto my ring rows for pull-ups. The ring rows were a bit
easier but my arms were like Jello. Fast-forward to the end and now I am at
12:30 and I don’t think I even know if I did all the thrusters but I was beat!
Wednesday I set up a meeting with James to finish the snatch
and the back squat – two workouts I was not comfortable doing it all on my own.
We started practicing the Snatch with PVC pipe and then moved to the 15 pound
barbell. I got up to 55 pounds but struggled to complete the snatch so my max
weight was 45 pounds. While doing the snatch I asked James about my FRAN – when
I told him that I was cleaning them every time he instantly looked puzzled! I had
done them all wrong and had to re-do them!!! Moving on to the back squat I was
a little stronger with this one. We practiced with the 35 pound barbell and
added weight as we went. I got up to 95 pounds and lost it at the bottom of the
squat – my max rep was 75 pounds! I was pretty impressed I could squat with 75
pounds of weight! J
Well I thought I was done but nope had to go back Thursday to
re-do my FRAN, this time the correct way! When I showed up my friend that
showed me how to do it wrong on Tuesday was there! He happened to overhear me
say that I did it wrong and was re-doing it so he felt bad and helped me
through the workout. He kept encouraging pushing me to get through it. I
actually did 21-15-9 with 35 pounds on a barbell and ring rows! Guess what my
time was . . . . . . . 7:47 I was impressed and truly pushed myself.
So there you go – this is meant more as a diary for me and
if you want to continue reading about my progress then stay tuned . . .
Hi! Welcome to ACF and the 90DC.I've been at ACF around 9 months and am also doing the challenge.Well done getting your 5 benchmarks in.It doesn't get easier, you just get a lot more out of it. Good luck and keep at it.
ReplyDelete-Andy