Starting my Journey

Where to start . . . I could go back 10-15 years and say that I should have started and committed to my health back then but it isn't worth it to reflect on the past! I have tried everything - P90X, Kettleworxs, 10 minute workouts, ect . . . I never fully committed and no one held me accountable, when it would get to hard, when i would get bored or when I didn't see results fast enough I would give up. 

I have known now for awhile that I was in the worst shape of my life and needed to make a change. It was actually over dinner at the Raindancer (in Amsterdam, NY) while eating some prime rib and fries that my friend Keith introduced me to Crossfit. Now I had heard of it before but was intimidated by the style and not sure if it was really for me. Keith stressed that crossfit is for anyone and that I should give it a shot.

I finally gave in, emailed Albany Crossfit and then got a call from one of the Coaches who had me come in to meet with them in person. I met with Jason Murphy who sold me hook, line and sinker and I was sold! I signed up for bootcamp and I again was anxious about starting. I went to my first class and we were thrown right in, learning the moves, correcting them when needed and then learning more. I did my first workout in 9:45. It was a 400m row, 15-12-9 Squats, Push Ups, Hollow Raises. I was beat – almost felt like throwing up and had to talk myself off the ledge! I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to walk the next day or how I was going to work out again the next day.  

Bootcamp went on for 5 weeks – Christmas and New Year caused it to go on an extra week. It was an amazing experience and changed my view on what I was capable of doing. I couldn’t hold a tripod the first week and was able to do one the second week, I shaved 3:15 off of the first week workout and was able to do things I never thought I could do.

This led me to sign up for the 90 day challenge through Albany CrossFit – this I will go into more details in the next post. I was so inspired by the stories and the connections I had made while there. We had a great group of people who were always so encouraging and motivating you to push harder. I am thankful for them because they kept me showing up every week and have helped to keep me motivated now! 

Crossfit truly is designed for anyone who has the drive to change their life.