So what did I do? I found a CrossFit box that opens at 6am and I started waking up at 5:30am and dragging my ass over there. Luckily it's only a few minutes away and the people and staff are awesome.
Last week we did something called the CrossFit Total workout which is basically maxxing out on 3 lifts. Shoulder Press, Back Squat and Dead Lift. I haven't done any of these lifts in years (except for throwing some dumbbells up over my head from time to time) and I never dead lifted or squatted consistently. So I'm really excited about having the opportunity to do them in a controlled fashion, under a Level 1 certified instructor on a weekly basis.
So on Jan. 28 my lifts were
Shoulder Press - 160 lbs.
Back Squat - 245 lbs.
Dead lift - 285 lbs.
for a CrossFit Total of 690 lbs.
Not too bad because I've only been working out since December. In three weeks we're going to re-test and see how we've improved and I'm really hoping for some big improvements on my squat and dead lift.
According to various charts a Novice Total is 637 lbs. Intermediate is 764 lbs.. and Advanced is 1,017 lbs. So I'm actually pretty happy that after just a few months I'm already somewhere in between Novice and Intermediate.
Re-test is scheduled for February 18th. Wish me luck!
