CrossFit started for me about 3 and half years ago. While living in Amarillo,TX I had some friends that where all about it. I was still into working out for 2 hours, curling, looking at myself in the mirrors, some triceps work, all that looking good stuff. One day I finally tried to do CrossFit, my first WOD was nothing like most people, everyone usually says, I did Fran or Helen or something nasty. Nope not me, I did the CrossFit Total, Dead lift, Press, and Back Sqt, 1-1-1-1-1. I think I got off pretty good, when I was done with that I walked over and picked up some dumbbells and I think I did my typical set of 10-8-6-4 of curls, got to have big arms, LOL.
My room mate at the time and one of my best friends Carrie, started to get into CrossFit too. We use to wait by the computer at night to see what the WOD was going to be off of .COM (CrossFit.com). I remember it saying thruster and OHS and stuff I never heard of, so we would have to go to the exercises & demos page on .com , and see what the movement was. It was like that for about 5 months, until I decided I was going to get certified and try to go back to Houston and do something with it.
This week I started back with .COM, I'm going back to what started me in the sport that I now love. I use to love going on to CrossFit.com and seeing what the WOD was going to be. This past week was the same, I had that love again, I had the excitement.
So now I am back to following the WOD's on CrossFit.com and I am following Olyathlete. The hardest part is going to stay to that and not do to many extra workouts, I believe in doing a couple 2 a days and fewer amount of 3 a days, with a rest day after. I'll have to play with doing both programs, the worse case scenario is changing the WOD a little or even the Oly lifting. Either way I am excited again, and I believe you have to be in order to make gains and be good at what you do.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Cortisol Out of Control
So this is life, I went to Robb Wolf's seminar at CF West Houston this past Sunday. I have been able to hear Robb talk nutrition, live, 3 times now, and each time I hear something new.
One of the big things I heard was CORTISOL, and for me why I get sick with upper respiratory infection.
Last week I trained every day M-Sat, and any where from 2 to 3 times a day. My workouts where WOD's, runs, and Oly lifting. A little to much. So Sunday while at Rob's talk I started feeling bad. I took off Monday from all workouts. Tuesday I ended up doing a WOD, and from there started to go down hill. Here I am Thursday night still coughing, sniffling, and just feeling weak.
Over training is a big deal with a lot people, and as much as I preach it I still do it. I'm going back to the drawing boards with my own training and going to add a little more rest in there and not as much volume.
Cortisol has to do with stress, over training, lack of sleep, over or under eating. To hear some of Rob Wolf and Cortisol click here a listen to Episode 28.
One of the big things I heard was CORTISOL, and for me why I get sick with upper respiratory infection.
Last week I trained every day M-Sat, and any where from 2 to 3 times a day. My workouts where WOD's, runs, and Oly lifting. A little to much. So Sunday while at Rob's talk I started feeling bad. I took off Monday from all workouts. Tuesday I ended up doing a WOD, and from there started to go down hill. Here I am Thursday night still coughing, sniffling, and just feeling weak.
Over training is a big deal with a lot people, and as much as I preach it I still do it. I'm going back to the drawing boards with my own training and going to add a little more rest in there and not as much volume.
Cortisol has to do with stress, over training, lack of sleep, over or under eating. To hear some of Rob Wolf and Cortisol click here a listen to Episode 28.
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