Start of the new log… Crossfit and The Zone diet, I really want to give this a full effort shot to see how I progress, in terms of overall progress I’ve come a long way; however, in terms of straight strength and my physique I’d say I’m a bit beyond a beginner.
Let’s see what happens when your average guy hits CF hard and follows The Zone…
Measurements:
Right Thigh 25
Left Thigh 25
Chest 42.5
Upper Abs 37.5
Belly/Love Handles 38.5
Shoulders 48
Right Upper Arm 14.5
Left Upper Arm 14.5
Neck 16.5
Weight: 224 flat
My diet for the next few weeks at least:
6a -
Smoothie
2 cups 2% milk
1 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
2 Tbsp protein
12 cashews
10a -
4 oz Chicken
4 cups of spinach
1 cup tomato
1/4 cup kidney beans
1 1/4 cup orange pepper
~1.5 tsp Olive oil
Man i love CF workouts. They really get the competitive juices flowing for me. I always look at the top times/ weights posted that day for the WOD and then try to beat it. To me it makes it alot more fun. I never tried the zone diet.
Oh yea, when you repeat a workout, let us know if your times have gotten better. Good luck man, and i will definitely be keeping up with your log.
[quote]legacyfighter wrote:
Man i love CF workouts. They really get the competitive juices flowing for me. I always look at the top times/ weights posted that day for the WOD and then try to beat it. To me it makes it alot more fun. I never tried the zone diet.
Oh yea, when you repeat a workout, let us know if your times have gotten better. Good luck man, and i will definitely be keeping up with your log.[/quote]
Thanks for checking in, don’t you worry, I have a super sophisticated log sheet to track my progress.
Diet, Weight, Measurements, Photos, and Training…
CF is a different animal, the measure of progress isn’t just weight x reps… There are rounds for Max Reps, Time, Max Effort singles, and Rounds total in limited time…
I’m taking all of these into account and will be comparing repeated workouts to measure progress along with the visual (photos and measurement graphs) evidence to prove this out.
May take a while to compile this data, workouts don’t always repeat quickly… but I think the ME days will show PRs which will be some indication.
Cool deal, I’m looking forward to it. I actually have some of my CF workouts posted in my log here on T-Nation, but I never do CF long, just like 2 weeks or so usually, then I head back into my main workouts. So they are a little hard to find.
Tabata Something Else
32 Intervals 20seconds of work 10seconds of rest first 8 are pullups, second 8 are pushups, third 8 are situps, and final 8 are squats
Pullups 11,6,5,7,4,7,5,3
Pushups 8,16,8,9,7,4,7,7
Situps 9,9,7,7,4,9,7,7
Squats 10,10,12,10,12,10,10,12
Pros and Cons of CF?
Hmm none so far really, I’m done with a week today and I haven’t really had any downsides… Average workout time is about 30 mins including warm up… I guess that’s a pro? or a con if you think you need more.
My plan was to evaluate this after 3 weeks to see where my progress is and determine if there are any pros and cons for me…
Measurements:
Right Thigh 24.5
Left Thigh 24.5
Chest 42
Upper Abs 37
Belly/Love Handles 38
Shoulders 47.5
Right Upper Arm 14.5
Left Upper Arm 14.5
Neck 16.5
Weight: 220.8
Sat and Sun were rest days, back to the gym today…
As for progress, well weights coming off and inches are being lost… Pics this afternoon
Again, no cons as of yet, just a constant struggle to stay straight on this diet during holiday parties…
When a gorgeous girl begs you to have a beer or asks if you want some vodka… and gives you a wink… it’s very, very, verrry difficult to say no I’m all set, I’m not drinking.
The only thing that keeps the fight going is the end result, the light at the end of the tunnel, I know I’ll be in the best shape of my life and if I just hold back, keep the pleasures of life at bay for a little while longer I’ll be there faster.
Congrats on your success so far. It seems like its working. Stick with it man. The hot girls at the Christmas parties can definitely be hard to deal with, but it will be worth it.
Rounds 5-9 Jumping Pullups, other rounds were kipping
10:58:35
I would say this would be shorter if I had a better setup at my gym (Squat Rack and Pullup Bar on opposite sides gym) HOWEVER… I think that walking time actually allowed me to get a better time because I wasn’t dying at the end really… Breathing heavy, didn’t want to do any more… but I never broke anything up like I had to do with “Mr. Joshua.”
Definitely next time…