Good

Things are going well. I had 3 exams last week and I think I did pretty good on all of them. With that, I worked out on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. I don't really remember what we did on Monday and Tuesday, but on Thursday Brandon came with Jason and I and did the WOD. It was as follows:
-1500m row
-35 thrusters
-750m row
-25 thrusters
-500m row
-15 thrusters

We completed the workout in 22 min. I did the thrusters with 15 lb dumbbells because my shoulders were too sore to use 20 lbs.

After a great weekend, Jason and I got back in the gym today and we were a little winded after the warmup. The workout we did was:
As many rounds as you can complete in 20 min:
-5 pull-ups
-10 push-ups
-15 air squats

Now, since I can't really do pull-ups, I did 3 instead of 5. I was able to do 3 each set for the first 3 sets and then had to switch to doing 3, 8-sec arm hangs because I couldn't pull myself up. I completed 6 full sets and was half way through the 7th when the 20 min was up.

With that, the diet is going pretty well too. I've been able to minimize cravings and I've been drinking a lot of water.

So, I'm gonna go take a shower and get some rest. More to come tomorrow.

-Corey

My Own Worst Enemy....

So, I have 2 exams on Thursday - I could care less. But, I need to study for them. Sunday and yesterday were real good, but I had no classes on Sunday and only 1 yesterday. Today, I had 4. Now, I've got 3 hours before I'm going to workout. Somehow, just writing this makes me feel more motivated to get it done. I'll let you know how it goes.

-Corey

Workout

I'm starting to feel back in the swing of things - it was the same way I felt about 2 weeks into the summer. I've been talking for the last 2 weeks about getting started. I've worked out a few times and ate a few healthy meals but then I'd relapse. Now, I've actually buckled down and I feel very disciplined about what I'm doing. When I felt this way during the summer, it became a great 12 week program. Hopefully, I'll have the same results.

Yesterday's workout:
-5x3 reps: hang cleans
-Wt: 135, 135, 155, 155, 155

My eating is better too. I can't remember exactly what I ate yesterday, but I'm eating smaller portions of healthier food more often.

In the next few days, I'll be working out but probably not able to post as often. I'll be keeping track and posting when I have the opportunity.

-Corey

Ouch

So, I messed up my back working out yesterday and I couldn't work out today. Yesterday, we did hang cleans and push-ups and as we went on, my form got worse.

Hopefully, I'll be able to get back at it on Friday. (Tomorrow is Rosh hashannah)

-Corey

78 days....

That's right - the countdown has begun! I have 78 days (or 11 weeks and 1 day) until I'll be down in Ft. Lauderdale for a family Bar Mitzvah. I forgot to weigh myself after I worked out earlier, but I know I still have some weight I need to lose. I've also put on a little bit of weight after BGR, so I'm not really a size 36 anymore. I'm more like a 37 lol. So, I want to keep feeling better, looking better, and dropping pant sizes! I'll have some metrics in the next few days so I can track my progress.

-Corey

Goal: Week of 9/10/07

I didn't realize how goal-oriented and task-list needing I was until BGR was over and there was no structure in my life. So, there are 4 main areas in my life that I'm focusing on and fitness is one of them. Each week, I will have a goal of the week that will be a smaller sub-goal of my main fitness goal.

This week my goal is to workout 3 days in a row. Crossfit is the most effective when you do 3 days on, 1 day off. I worked out today, I plan on getting up early before class tomorrow, and then again on Wednesday morning. Once I get into a routine, working out 3 days in a row will be something very easy to do.

-Corey

Damn right...

Man it feels good to be back! I've been dragging ass and making up every excuse possible not to get into the gym. Well, I decided over the weekend that no matter what I'd be in there Monday morning. I even put it in my calendar - if it makes it to the calendar it'll get done. Well, after class I headed over to catch the bus and after waiting for about 5 minutes, I said screw it and I ran to the RSC. Once I was there I did the Workout of the Day with the following weights:

5 x1 - Shoulder press w/ 95,95,95,115, and 115
5 x 3 - Push press w/ 105,115,125,135, and125
5 x 5 - Push jerk w/ 125, 135, 135, 125, and 95

I've also started eating better (like I was over the summer). Today I had a banana, Special K bar, and a cup of coffee for breakfast, a banana and a protein shake for a snack, and for lunch I had 2 small pork cutlets (made them the other night) on wheat bread with a handful of almonds and a nectarine.

Even though I didn't sleep well last night (I probably only got about 5 hrs of sleep), I feel better than I have in the last 3 weeks.

-Corey

Baby steps

Tomorrow begins the Get Fit Program 2.0. Instead of doing random workouts and going running, I'm going back to Crossfit. I'll also be following my eating plan more closely. Watch for a post tomorrow.

-Corey

I'm back

Oh yeah...I'm feeling pretty good - I ate pretty well today and I ran for a decent distance as well. My next big goal is a Bar Mitzvah that I'm going to in Ft. Lauderdale in Thanksgiving. My laptop is about to die so I'll post more tomorrow - but I'm back!

Second Coming

BGR 2007 is now over! It was a great year and it is definitely bittersweet that it's over. With that, it's time to reevaluate my fitness goals - because goal number one was to get in shape for BGR. I lost 20 lbs. and 4 inches off of my waist before BGR - but I definitely put a little bit of it back on. Now, it's time to look what's happening over the upcoming semester and year. Keep posted for what is going to be happening in the next few weeks (sorry if this doesn't make sense, I'm still extremely sleep deprived).

Haha...yeah

I'm back. Sorry for not posting, I've been pretty busy. Over the past few weeks, I've been working out but not staying on schedule. I've also gotten a little loose about my diet, but I'm back on with that too. Yesterday, I went up to the high school down the street and ran a mile on the track - it felt good to be back in a stadium on the football field. After doing that, I then went and hit the 5-man sled for a little bit. I did a few get off's but you can't push a sled unless everyone is there. So I did an agility drill where you fire into the first bag and then shuffle down the line and hit the other bags in succession. It felt so good to hit something again. After doing this 10 times, I puked - maybe it was because I was back behind the end zone of a football field again (those who read this who know I played know what I'm talking about) but it felt good just to be exhausted from busting my ass.

I'm going to workout at 7 and then play volleyball. I'll post later.

-Corey

Almost there

Today was a rest day, but my diet was pretty good. I had sushi for lunch, but I got the lunch special (it was way cheaper) and it was tempura sushi. Could've been better, but not horrible. But, I weighed in this morning and I weigh 231!!! I'm 19 lbs. down. With about 1 month left before my BGR responsibilities start, it's time to really tighten down. I can't wait to keep going and see what I can do before BGR.

-Corey

It's amazing what happens when you eat breakfast

So, for the last few days (actually about 2 weeks), I haven't really been eating a good breakfast. Either I've been skipping it all together or eating something small like a yogurt. I've also noticed that my energy levels have been down throughout the day. Well today, I forced myself to make enough time to have some eggs in the morning. What a difference it made. I had great energy throughout the day, was pumped and ready to go for my workout, and still had energy to play Capture the Flag with friends at night. I can definitely say that breakfast makes all the difference in the world.

I also had a really good workout. It was supposed to be 3 rounds for time of 45 lb. thrusters x 35 reps and 20 pullups but for the first 2 sets I was actually doing push jerks (I forgot what a thruster was until I looked at the guy next to me doing clean and jerks.) For the 3rd set, I did 35 thrusters and then pushed myself to do 25 more because I goofed ont he first 2 sets. I was so pumped that I pushed myself that hard (because that was the 3rd set after a lot of lifting over my head) that I forgot to do the pullups. Next time, I'll write my workout down when I go to lift - even if it was as simple as it was today.

-Corey

Not too bad

Again today, my eating wasn't horrible but it wasn't great. Hopefully in the next few days, I'll have time to clean my apartment and I'll be able to cook some decent food. The WOD was a 5K run, so I did a 20 min. run instead.

Now, a little sleep and I'll talk to ya in the morning.

-Corey

I'm back

It's been awhile since I last posted. I worked out a few times last week but I didn't post it and towards of the end of the week I struggled a little bit with my diet. We had a few going away parties for office staff and this weekend I was up at a friend's lakehouse - so there was a lot of beer and not a whole lot of healthy food.

But, all excuses are equal.

Today, all healthy eating (but I ran out of time to eat breakfast) and I had a good workout. It was a 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 front squat workout after a good warmup. Here are the weights I did:
-135
-155
-185
-205
-195
-195
-185

After all of the tubing this weekend, I was pretty sore. I was glad that I was able to use that weight for working out for the first time in over a week and being really sore.

In a little bit, I'm about to have some fruit and then go play volleyball.

Have a good one,
Corey

Great New Start

Today was a frustrating day. Stupid stuff going on that's out of my control. So, I took control and had a great workout tonight. After work, I needed to blow off some steam so I went for a 15 min run. Then, I was going to come back and have dinner, but instead I chilled for a few minutes and went to the gym.

I did a quick warmup and then did the following:
18-15-12 w/ 85 lbs.:
-Dead lift
-Hang Cleans
-Front Squat
-Push Jerk

I was supposed to do 18-15-12-9-6 but my wrists were starting to give out and I couldn't hold the bar anymore - I thought it was a good idea to stop.

Eating was good but not great. I didn't eat anything bad, but I'm not back on my 5 meals a day schedule because I haven't had time to go to the grocery store. I was going to go tonight, but I went and played sand volleyball instead.

-Corey

New Start

After a little over a month, things are going pretty well. I'm down about 15 lbs., people are starting to notice that I'm losing weight, I feel better - it's going good. But, I've been traveling every weekend and after this past week of craziness, I got thrown a little off my game. It's really tough to stay motivated, eat healthy, and workout when your exhausted.

I'm ready for a new beginning. I'm going to look at the past few days as like a half time for my plan. I have a little less than 2 months until BGR and I still have a lot to do. The good thing is that I'm pumped and ready to go.

Sometimes, you just need to take a break and recharge.

I'll post tomorrow about my diet and workout.

-Corey

It's been a few days

So...I've been in Maryland since Thursday. I've managed to do a pretty good job of keeping up my diet and working out though while I was here. I got up early on Thursday and worked out before I left to the airport. I also woke up early Friday morning to workout and yesterday, while I didn't have time to go workout I did get some work in at the party (I did a lot of dancing and if you saw my shirt, you'd know what I was talking about).

My diet took a little bit of a hit but for the most part wasn't too bad. It's tough to stay true when you aren't preparing your food. I did the best I could and am looking forward to tightening back up this week.

That's all for now.

-Corey

Sore

Man, I'm more sore than I have ever been doing Crossfit. It's good that I had a day off. My eating wasn't horrible today, but it could've been better. I couldn't find my belt this morning (because I left it at home) and that made me late, so I had to skip breakfast. I had a grilled chicken wrap from Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch and only had a few tortilla chips. I had a few handful of almonds throughout the afternoon (it was a crazy afternoon) and then had another Chicken and Spinich pizza for dinner.

The 2 games I was supposed to ump got cancelled today so I'm gonna go play tennis tonight. I'm umping the makeups tomorrow so I'll have to do a modified workout tomorrow.

-Corey

I kicked my own ass

Wow, I was looking to do a great workout today and I found it. It's a rest day on the Crossfit site so I did some searching and found a great workout. Here's what I did:

3 rounds for time:
-1000m row
-21 thrusters (hold the bar at your chest, squat down, and when you stand up push the weight above your head) w/ 65 lbs.

I forgot to stop my timer so I don't know my time, but I know I need to improve. The rowing was hard, but trying to do all 21 reps of the thrusters in 1 straight shot almost made me puke 3 times. The best I was able to do was 10, 6, and 5.

My diet was really good today as well. I had an egg sandwich for breakfast and I stayed full until lunch time. Then, I had leftovers from last night for lunch. At 1:30 and 3:30 I had a handful of almonds and a can of V8. Then I came home, had a few slices of turkey and another can of V8 and went and worked out. Finally, for dinner I had a mini chicken and spinich pizza. It was phoenominal.

Now, it's time for some errands, preparing for tomorrow's meeting and some sleep.

Later,
Corey