yeah yeah, crossfit schmossfit. i remember husby first introducing me to these crazy workouts (somehow always named after a girl?!?) back in '07 when we were training for the mud run. i used to laugh at him for his quick workouts and how tiring he looked doing them. then when he had me try one (CINDY - pushups, pullups, squats) i thought, no problem. easy, peasy!! ha, riiiiiiiight. me do a pullup? i had to do a modified version with jumping pullups and i was still beat after i finished it. i remember trying to do the jumping pullups in the playground near our place and another couple with their child watched us. the husband ran up to lou and was like.."hey are you guys doing crossfit?" you could imagine how excited lou was to talk about it with someone since it wasn't so mainstream back then.
nowadays most people know what crossfit is and yeah, a lot may think of it as some fad or some type of cultish work out - but i like it. it's not a fad because the exercises done have been around forever. i guess crossfit just kinda makes them in an easier format to follow, called "workout of the day" or "WOD."
funny because we actually have our own crossfit setup at home. husby got all the equipment while i was nearing the end of my 3rd trimester bc he knew that he wouldn't have time to go to his crossfit box (gym) anymore once baby was born. so, might as well workout at home whenever he gets a free chance. and try as he might to get me to workout in the garage with him, i'd always say nahhhh i'll just run. there's just something about learning from the husby that i don't have the patience for. hahaha. bad i know. same thing happened when i was triathlon training. husby would help me in the pool with my swim form and also when we'd go on bike rides trying to get me to have a more aero position. i'd just get mad at him for telling me what to do! hahah. so i joined a triathlon training club. now with crossfit, i jumped on a groupon deal and am now part of a crossfit box nearby.
crazy right? i've got everything at home and i pay to go somewhere else. i guess it's mainly to learn the fundamentals and get the form down. once there, then i'll cut back and just go to my crossfit box once a week. hehe by then i should be comfortable to show off my new skills to husby (though i did drag him to join this groupon deal with me for moral support=P). what cracks me up is that all the female coaches totally knew where i was coming from when i told them i needed someone else besides my husby to teach me the fundamentals. ha! guess it's not just me who feels like that=P!
so, lets hope this becomes a regular thing. i mean, as tired as i am throughout the week...after finishing a good workout i feel nice and refreshed. and though we don't get to go out by ourselves as much anymore, that one hour of freedom at the box with husby is still a nice time for us to spend motivating each other. hehe well him more than me since he's a pro at it and i'm still the newbie!
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