Onramp, Day 3

Workout listed here.

Today was the easiest in terms of stress on the body, but today was also the day I felt like I learned the most. I didn't ever lift - i did some minor lifting in high school for the javelin, but I realize now nobody really knew about form or how to do anything, at least not on my track team, so it is great to put the premium on form.

My ailments and soreness are really fascinating, and this is my experience:
> 1-4 hours after workout, I feel general soreness, a lot like the 3-4 hours after you finish an ultimate tournament, but it is localized to the area you worked out, rather than entire body soreness.
> 4-12 hours after workout, the areas that hurt start to really hurt, like i pulled or tore something.
> 14 hours after workout I fall asleep very sore.

Wake up the next morning and it hurts to move selected areas, the entire day is spent focusing on a very local pain, and it's annoying.

Dinnertime the next night, I have full blown pain in a few areas, and I think a tear is 100% certain, and pain will linger in that area for a while.

Then I go to bed, and when it's time to wake up for the next WOD, most pain is gone, or it is nearly gone, and I'm ready to roll.

Looking forward to week 2!

Onramp, Day 2

Workout posted here

Felt easier than Monday - which was surprising b/c all day Monday and Tuesday my arms were dead, and this was primarily an arm workout. I feel good about ramping up, slowly easing into this...very much still unsure about how all of this works.

My eating the last 2 weeks has drastically improved, my weight hasn't, and I have the urge to just start running more mileage, but I don't want to disrupt the crossfit routine, either. I am doing to do low mileage on Thursday as a run, I'll feel up for it.

But man, the interior of my left arm is really hurting in a way that I hope I didn't pull a muscle. I hope it's just sore. Only time will tell.

Onramp, day 1

I started Crossfit as part of my new job at work. I am not sure how dedicated I'll be (my motivation is high) or well I'll do (my confidence, after day 1, is low)...but I owe it to myself to give this a shot. I have 3 main goals:
1. Be active more regularly, and in turn, lose weight
2. Lose weight to improve my flexibility and make my golf game better
3. Make my golf game better, make my overall health better, and subsequently get my confidence up.

I won't get into it, but probably all of this has to do with confidence and self-esteem, and a huge part of that for me has always been feeling like I could venture into an athletic arena with people near my age and be as good, if not better, than other people. I have never been the fastest, strongest, best jumper, smartest or anything, but I've always managed to get by. That's important to me, and I'm feeling, outside of golf, that I'm barely getting by anymore.

More detailed goals are to run a sub 2 hour 1/2 marathon this Fall/Winter, lose anywhere from 18-25 pounds, and keep that off for good, and continue to evolve my mental attitude, which physical fitness is only a portion of that solution.

So, I'll always update my times, WOD's and activities here, and every Crossfit post I'll include the link.

Long story short, 24 hours after my first WOD, and i'm bordering on psychotic depression with how weak I feel. I can't do pushups, I thought I could, and I can do them wrong, but I can't do a real pushup. And my arms are toast. I don't know how I'll lift anything tomorrow.  So anyway, here's to a month of on-ramping.