Welcome to my fitness log

I've created this to keep everything to do with my fitness journey in one place for easy reference.
I've listed links to places I visit regularly or places I think are interesting or valuable resources.

I started doing Crossfit September 22nd 2009 and I loved it - it's totally awesome and it made me a better person in so many different ways!

After nearly 4 years of Crossfit and wrist injury I tried a home fitness DVD for a change and something new - Rip 60 was really great and then I found Beachbody / Tony Horton's P90X!
It's THE best home fitness program ever!!!
It changed my body in so many amazing ways and got my cardio fitness, my core and overall strength including push up strength better than ever before!!

I now do many Beachbody programs as they are all so great.
I 'm a big Tony Horton fan because he makes me work hard but makes me laugh at the same time.
After I completed P90X, I did P90X3, P90X2 and some P90X+. I''ve tried other Beachbody programs including the P90, Piyo, Focus T25,
21 Day Fix Extreme, Country Heat, BodyBeast and Insanity, The Aslyum 1 and 2. Completed 21 Day Fix and 22 Min hard Core.

Did some Insanity Max 30 and Core de Force but my knees can't handle jumping every day so I have to mix them in.
Shift shop is great and looking forward to the new 80 Day obsession.

I'm the fittest I've ever been in my life and still getting stronger every day!

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

DB Press + Metcon 111020

Warm up:- Spealler, wallballs, situps and b/e

CFSB lite
DB Press - Find 1 RM
6 @ 2kg
2 @ 5kg
1 @ 8kg
1 @ 10kg left arm slow
1 @ 11kg left arm terribly slow and struggled but made it so - 11kg / 24lb is my new 1RM

Metcon 111020 100m's
8 Rounds of 100m sprint on elliptical
Rest 90 secs
0.24 - 0.21 - 0.22 - 0.23 - 0.23 - 0.24 - 0.23 - 0.22


Stretch and foam roller

Monday, 31 October 2011

Chin ups + metcon "Cindy" 111008

Warm up:- Speealer, wallballs, red band dislocates

CFSB light inspired
Chin up progressions
7 @ top of PU rev assist
5 @ 2" down - speed was much better than last time, one breath taken between each breath instead of 2-4

Pre metcon w/u 2 push ups on 8" box, 3 squats

111008 "Cindy"
scaled to AMRAP in 10 mins of
3 Beg body rows - bar at pin 5, knees bent
4 push ups - Started with PU Bars on 8" box but 2nd round only managed 2, so changed to bar at pin 5 for rounds 3-6, 7th round did another 2 on bars on 8" box and the rest at pin 5
7 Squats
Completed 9 rounds

Stretch and foam roller

Friday, 28 October 2011

Push ups + 110406 CF Games 11.3

Warm up:- spealler, wallballs,

Push ups
8 @ pin 5
2 @ PU Bars on 8” box
Full x 2-3 failed last rep so only 2-1
PU bars x 2 very slow only just made last rep
PU bars on 4” box x 2

Not sure how best to progress my push ups at the moment - I’m trying the 100 push ups program but obviously I’m not doing as rx’d ie 3 times a week so dontknow

Pre wod warm up:- clean and jerk 6 @ 7kg, 2 @ 12kg

110406 CF Gmes 11.3 scaled
AMRAP in 5 mins of
37lb / 17kg Squat Clean
37lb / 17kg jerk

Completed 18 rounds - PR as last time in Apr only 16 rnds
Also wore wrist straps to help my wrist

stretch and foam roller

Thursday, 27 October 2011

U/H Pulldowns and Deadlift

Warm up:- spealler, wallballs, 4 push ups red band assit pin 3, 5 bicep curls @ 7kg, 10 good mornings @ 7 kg

CFSB lite
U/H Pulldowns Test 1 RM
10 @ 20kg
6 @ 35kg
1 @ 44 - equal last 1rm when starting CFSB June 11
1 @ 46 all time PR previous 1RM was 45kg Apr 10
1 @ 48 oh yeah!!
1 @ 50kg / 110lb Smashing my previous all time PR by 5 kg / 11lb Wahoo!!!!!  bigsmile


Deadlifts 5’s
10 @ 15kg
6 @ 27kg
4 @ 40
5 @ 56kg / 123 lb

Stretch and foam roller

Monday, 24 October 2011

Bench Press + 110811 DU's, Box jumps. KB Swings

Warm up:- spealler, wallballs, 8 chin ups PU rev assit top, 3 push ups red band assited pin 3, 5 beginner body rows

CFSB Lite
Bench Press 3’s
10 @ 12kg
6 @ 21kg
3 @ 30kg / 66lb not an all time pr (33kg/73lb Sept 10) but pr since wrist injury and indicator of getting my strength back wink

Pre metcon warm up:- 3 tuck jumps, 3 box jumps 8”, 4 DB swings @ 2kg, 3 @ 7kg, 3 @ 11kg

110811 DU’s, Box jumps & KB Swings scaled to
3 RFT of
20 tuck jumps
15 Box jumps @ 8”
10 DB swings @ 11kg / 24lb

Done in 9.18mins
Splits 2.36, 3.08, 3.34

Enjoyed this wod, my abs surely know to it the nect morning but it was a great wod. Hopefully my foot will be fine too.

Saturday, 22 October 2011

Front Squat

Warm up:- Spealler, wallballs, 10 abmat situps, 10 abmat b/e's, 8 chins at top, 10 (6-4) push ups with red band assist, 5 beg body rows pin 5

CFSB lite
Front Squat 3's

10 @ 12kg
6 @ 17kg
3 @ 23kg / 50lb

Felt good, becareful not to squat to deep

short on time so jumped on ellipitcal and did some interval sprints 30 secs on, 15 secs off x 3

stretch and tried 2 push ups - got on and failed 2nd

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Shoulder Press

Grabbed a few minutes as short on time again today

Warm up:- arm swings, twists, knee highs, 5 squats, 5 wallballs, 1 push ups with red band assist on pin 1, 5 push ups with red band assist on pin 5

CFSB lite
Shoulder Press 5’s
10 @ 8kg
3 @ 15kg
5 @ 21kg / 46kg - Failed 4th rep, rested a few sec and retried but failed again.
backed of 2 kg and did 2 more reps @ 19kg / 42lb

Last time I failed on 3rd rep so some progress but I think it’s time to change back to 3’s

Stretch