My buddy and Online Guru Stephen managed to finally coax me into attending the Crossfit training today. This is the same grueling workout program that the Spartan performers in the feature film 300 went through to achieve a nice chiseled body.
Stephen’s girlfriend Kelly was my instructor and, despite her taking it easy on me, I had to take a few breaks to avoid from puking. Mind you, I fully admit to being out of shape and the last time I even stepped foot in a gym was several months ago. My asthma was really affecting my ability to get enough oxygen and you know it’s bad when you start to taste copper at the back of your throat. Got so winded my ears started to plug up, I couldn’t stop yawning, my vision became weird and my body didn’t know whether it needed to throw up or take a shit . . . something wanted to come out.
My commitment in this is to attend Crossfit a minimum of two days a week (work permitting). By this summer I should be in good enough shape to run around in nothing but a red cape and undies 
Rewarded myself with a nice bacon cheeseburger with fries at Milestones and a strawberry cheesecake ice cream cone at home.
Posted on April 3rd, 2007 by Leo
Filed under: Lucid Thoughts
I am with you, decided to start working out again last night. It was either that or a new belt as there is no more room to spare.
I was going to participate in CrossFit…Saw Breakfast TV do a segment on them and thought it was totally cool. Alas, I am not ready to spend the money on it just yet!
Oh . . . I hurt today. I still have to go for a jog too
Ron Burgundy: Oop… I almost forgot. I won’t be able to make it fellas. Veronica and I trying this new fad called uh, jogging. I believe it’s jogging or yogging. it might be a soft j. I’m not sure but apparently you just run for an extended period of time. It’s supposed to be wild.
I incorporated my grocery shopping into my jog today, I would normally drive but little things like this help to make a big difference.
What does the workout include? Those guys in the movie were jacked!
[...] I am feeling the pain from my Crossfit workout, I have also been working out on my own at home. Took a jog to the local Safeway for [...]
What’s more of a workout, putting down that meal of going to the Crossfit training?
From the way you’ve talked about that Hulk Burger it sounds like accomplishing the feat of consuming the thing is a workout in itself.
[...] for the lack of updates lately, just been busy with work, recovering from my crazy Crossfit/Spartan workouts and trying to sort out issues of the [...]
For similar Crossfit type workouts also see:
At T-nation.com
*The Tabata Method
*High Octane Cardio
*Renegade Rope Training
*GPP ASAP
They always post the workouts on the crossfit site for free, but the guys in 300 did a different version, and diet, to get them in specific shape for their role.
[...] as how I’m focusing on fitness with my Crossfit regimen, I thought I’d do a regular Friday Health Check post for everyone. Little tips and [...]
If you really want to look like the guys from 300, you need to do more than train… You need to be taking lots of… vitamins….
[...] people have asked me just what is this Crossfit workout that I’ve been taking with Stephen, and I always find it hard to explain since each [...]
Gym Jones is who trained the 300 guys….similar to crossfit but more hardcore
More or less the same thing, Crossfit is a workout system and the 300 workout is only one of its regimens.
The 300 Workout Challenge
* 25 pull-ups
* 50 deadlifts at 135 pounds
* 50 push-ups
* 50 box jumps with a 24-inch box
* 50 “floor wipers” (a core and shoulders exercise at 135 pounds)
* 50 “clean and press” at 36 pounds (a weight-lifting exercise)
* 25 more pull-ups — for a total of 300 reps
* 300 Total Reps
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