Row, row, row your boat!!

I am proud to announce a sub-2min 500meter row today - I hit 1:58. Of course, this completely smoked me for the rest of the work-out!! (Bodyweight Baseline).

I was doing well for the first minute of rowing, but then I lost steam. I'd like to try it again - because I started out with an all-out sprint, and next time I want to try to pace myself better so I don't lose it at the end.

However:

Note to self: Do not try to set a rowing PR at the beginning of a circuit - because your time on the rest of the circuit will be a joke!!!

Improvement on the Squat!

It took me a while, but my form for the squat has finall improved! I don't have any advice for people struggling to keep their torso straight - except practice practice practice! Also - warming up helps!!!

Before and After:

One Month on the Zone

I don't have too much more to say than I already said in my previous post, but basically:

I've been on the Zone for one month. In that month I've lost a total of 10lbs (down to 172), and one pants size (from a size 14 to a size 12). I also got in my first pull-up!! My energy level has been steady, and I generally feel more capable during the workouts. I'm rarely wanting for food - especially once I figured out how to eat chocolate and stay in the Zone! :)

I wonder what another month will bring!

Weeee!

This picture is too much fun not to post it!!

See the difference!

Adrienne's comment on my last post has inspired me to post before and after pictures - you can definitely see a difference!

The first picture was taken during my first week or two of Crossfit - either late July or early August. I weighed around 177lbs.

The second picture was taken this past Saturday (01/26/08). In the time that passed between the two pictures, I had gone up to 185lb (muscle), and then down to just below 175lb (Zone). On Saturday I weighed in at 174.6lb. My goal is to get down to 165lb.

It's really exciting to see the difference!! I've never made such a significant change in my body before!

I FINALLY hit a Chin!!!!

The title of my post pretty much says it all - I got my first chin-up in class today! I think the kick finally clicked - or something - but it feels AMAZING!!!

It's not that I NEVER thought I'd do it - but I felt like it was really far away. I thought I'd be going back to the thin band. Now - even if it's one at a time - I'm hitting those chin work outs as prescribed! Okay - well, maybe with a BIT of scaling - but I'm doing full chins from now on!! YAY!

Oh - and I'll still losing weight! The Zone KICKS ASS!

Still in the Zone!

So - it's been 22 days, and I've only cheated once while being in the Zone! (It wasn't my fault - I was in a Bangladesh family's home - the first American in their home, and the mother had cooked... I had to eat!)

I feel good - and I've lost about 7lbs of fat! Yay!