100 Day Burpee Challenge

100 Day Burpee Challenge

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What’s up goal crushers! Are you ready for a challenge? How about a Burpee Challenge? I would like to invite all of you to take part in the 100 Day Burpee Challenge beginning February 1st, 2013. As many of you know I also do Crossfit and one of the exercise that I demise the most is the dreaded BURPEE! I thought to myself what other way to fal in love with this exercise is do them for 100 days straight. Yes I must be crazy, but I love a challenge. I urge you all to try it out. The rules are as follows:

One Burpee will be performed on the first day and one burpee will be added every day for 100 days. On the 100th day (If starting on Febuary 1st, will be May 11th) I will be doing 100 burpees. You can visit my Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/300poundsandrunning to cheer me on and give me encouragement, because I really demise with burpees.

100 Day Burpee Challenge

100 Day Burpee Challenge Rules:

1. If you already can do 100 burpees…. consider 200 burpees for the challenge.

2.You may complete the day’s burpees all at once or broken up throughout the day as time allows.

3. The challenge is about discipline… if you miss a day, you must start over.

4. If you don’t start the challenge on day one, you may “buy in” by doing all the missed day’s burpees on your starting day.

5. Any burpees performed during a CrossFit workout may count toward your day’s total.

6. Have fun doing burpees.

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Until next time I’m 300 Pounds And Running

Getting Back to Normal (CrossFit After Pneumonia)

Buddy Up

Lately I’ve been struggling to get things back to normal. December has been a rough month for me. I slowed things down when finals week came around. During finals I ended up getting pneumonia and things really slowed down to snail’s pace. Well last Friday that finally ended, when I went to my first CrossFit class since pneumonia. Let me tell you it felt good to be back in my box. Everyone was excited to see me back. Asking me where I have been, they miss me. I responded with “pneumonia,” their response was, “Oh yea that will take you out of the game.” Anyways I looked at the WOD board I said to myself, “this is going to be interesting,” it was a partnered WOD. I ended up partnering with a guy named Ben; I’ve seen him in the advance classes. The average person would would be intimidated, because he was probably this fittest in the classes, but I really didn’t care. I told home I’m planning to do everything, but I might need breaks in between workouts… I might be slow but I’m always going to finish…

3, 2, 1 Go! Let the WOD begin! 5 minutes later I’m gasping for air… Damn I can’t breathe! Push, push, push, one more, one more, one more. That’s what I told myself as I mulled through the workout out. Everything was semi smooth sailing until I got to those Over/Unders…for those who don’t know what over/unders are … It’s when your partner get on all fours and you jump over them, then they plank and you crawl under them.

It might sound simple exercise but the jump and crawling aspect wore me out! It got to the point where I stop jumping and started to step over him (Hey you gotta do what you gotta do!) I kept pushing and we ended up finishing first. This is odd because I usually finish last every CrossFit class. That was an added bonus what I was really excited about was finishing my first CrossFit class since having pneumonia. I feel like I’m just about back to normal I have to see what my first run will be like…Anyways I’m excited to be back.

Until Next time I’m 300 Pounds and Running.

 

CrossFit On-Ramp Day 1

Columbia CrossFit

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300 Pounds and Running at Columbia CrossFit

In search of finding my joy and getting out of this funk; I decided to try a new sport…yup CrossFit! I started my on-ramp classes at Columbia CrossFit; DJ was my trainer and he was very knowledgeable. Today we went over the basic principles of CrossFit and 3 of the 9 Fundamental movements of CrossFit; squat, front squat and overhead squat.

Columbia CrossFit

I pretty much had the form down pack because I played football and I was a strength and conditioning coach for a high school football team at one point in my life. This was cool because DJ went over some of the advance movements in addition to what he wanted me to learn. Then DJ poses the question…Since your background is already Exercise Physiology why don’t you get your level 1 certificate? I thought to myself that might be a good idea in the future. After all the introduction to all the movements DJ had me run through a MOD-WOD it consists of 5 rounds of 5 push-ups  10 sit ups and 15 squats for time. I finish it in 5 minutes and 57 seconds. Trust me it’s harder than then it sounds.

Columbia CrossFit

I’m so excited about adding CrossFit to my journey and I think it will mesh well with my marathon training. It always helps that I like the personality of the gym. Day 2 of my ramp will be posted in a couple of days…Wish me luck!

Question of the day: What are your thoughts of CrossFit? If you never tried CrossFit before, what are your preconceived notions about it? Because my girlfriend keeps asking if I flipped a tire yet.

Until till next time I’m 300 Pounds and Running

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