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Hey guys,

Thought I would post a different style blog.


Me in Taiwan, February 2011

Basically I hated the way I looked, always wanted to be fit and toned but never got around to it.
www.gotgames.com.au started running a 12 week body transformation comp (which I signed up for) and started out doing the regular old lifting weights.

I discovered Crossfit through a friend and haven't looked back since. I am now working out 5 times a week, eating properly and loving it!




Crossfit is all about doing functional strength movements at high intensity.
Often hated by the rest of the fitness scene (namely, those doing body building), I find it extremely fun and uplifting.
You push yourself to the physical limit every workout and feel great about it.

There are Crossfit games (like the Olympics) and to qualify for these, you must do a serious of workouts at your gym/home to qualify for reigonals. here is my gym doing the first workout:

How often do you see people doing a workout with all of their peers (competitors) cheering them on.




Progress so far:
Weight: 100kg (June 2011), 89.6kg (Current)
Motivation: 6/10 to 8/10

Diet:
Examples for this week:
Lunch - Mince, 3 cloves garlic, diced tomato tin, diced: carrot, capsicum, mushroom.
Dinner - Bacon wrapped chicken! Mixed kebab on Friday (after gym) in a contained.

I follow the general principals of the Paleo diet - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_diet
tl;dr: No wheat, limited dairy, minimal carbs.

Workout:

A lot of the 'benchmark' workouts are lovingly named after women.

I bought a kettlebell on the weekend, so I decided to do Helen last night.

I got 14:40, had to slow down as I was going to vomit (can't vomit in a normal gym!)


The most well known workout and the one to make you most likely throw up:

My Fran time is around 8 minutes. The best in the world get around 2:40.


Some pics from last night:


Boobs replaced by pecs



I've been helping TtPiG with workouts and motivation. If ANYONE wants some help with some simple, body weight Crossfit workouts please come and talk to me. I would love to help some others get the motivation that I have!

A lot of my motivation comes from http://journal.crossfit.com/ and also http://www.youtube.com/user/jayrhodes

Also check out the Crossfit HQ Channel on YouTube for more awesome vids!