Crossfit. Training for results.

When I got serious about getting healthy years ago I plunged into exercise. I was looking for strength, fat loss, and performance. Initially I trained with kettlebells. They brought great success. Fat started pouring off my body, and I got very strong.

After deciding to run our local race the Volkslauf ( a 10k with mud, walls, ropes, and tons of fun obstacles) I changed my training over to endurance. Weight loss stopped. Running 10k every night halted all my progress. I watched as my body changed again. While i wasn't gaining weight, my composition was changing. Fat was over taking muscle as the running taught my muscles to be more efficient fat burners (the last thing you want if you are trying to lose fat!). I experimented with my diet, no change. Running gave me great endurance, but i was feeling weaker by the day.

After the race, which was too easy I turned to Afterburn. Alwyn Cosgroves plan for strength and fat loss. I saw just how weak running had made my body, and was glad to be putting muscle back on, but the fat never seemed to leave. I gave the plan 3 out the 4 months, 15 lbs heavier, diet still tight, i am officially proclaiming it bunk for those in the long haul.

After a month of intense muscle growth, I am now on Crossfit. I have been watching the program for years now. After the first 2 weeks, i have been pleasantly sore every day. Something I haven't felt since I started with Kettle bells.

I hope that this program is able to get my body whipped back into shape. It's been fun so far, and I love quick, hard workouts. If after 2 months I see no noticeable results, back on a strict diet of kettlebells and sandbags. I could cheat every day and fat was melting off with my workouts. Everything else has been falling short even when my diet is perfect.

Hated the 10k last week because we ran it on treadmills. I will never run on a treadmill again.