4th Month Down

Unspectacular end to the month with a forced week off.

Even so a great month of training. Good people to workout with, good trainers and hard workouts mean I am loving training. I used always be disappointed with my numbers and performances , thats gone now, just really enjoy the sessions for what they are.

Suddenly noticed a substantial change in body shape too, nice by product of the hard work.

Bring on month 5!

3rd Month Down

Its the 22nd again and that means 3 months at Schwartz in the can. Not much has happened in the 3rd month as I was on holidays for most of it. Here are some cool things that have happened since starting though

*Wall Ball with a 20lb ball for the first time

*GHD's for the first time

*Rowing for the first time

Most importantly I am really enjoying training. 8pm class is a small, eclectic group but we have a lot of fun.

2nd Month Down

2 months to the day since I started at Schwartz.

Still loving Schwartz even though month 2 hasn't gone as well as month one. Alot more rest days than I would have liked due to various reasons and I was probably always going to plateau a little bit after the initial improvements for such a high workload.

In the past this is where I take a break, give up, get frustrated etc because things aren't going exactly the way I want them to.

I am determined to be different this time. I have maintained the Mond/Thurs class without missing one. That has to continue. I have to remind myself everyday, if need be, that my leg/hip strength is not going to improve quickly.

Need to start fighting a bit harder in workouts as well. Its just a mental thing that I need to improve.

Month 3 here we come!

* I am pleased that I have logged every day since starting. It's hard posting multiple rest days, but it keeps me honest and accountable.

One Month Down

Ben Evans (Schwartz trainer) ran through the Group One requirements on Thursday and said I should start thinking about what I need to do to move into Group 1.

It kind of scares me a bit because I'm nice and comfortable in Group 2 , but thats not why we do Crossfit . So here is where I am at...

Things I can do (and have been checked by a trainer)

1 x Muscleup

10 x HSPU

20 x Pullups

10 x Ring Dips

10 x Wall ball

5 x OHS @40kg * Did this for Ben on Thursday

Things I 'think' I can do but a trainer needs to see

10 x Bodyweight Deadlift

*This will be a struggle with the good form that Schwartz expect

10 x 40kg Push Jerk

* Very confident I can do this

Things that I probably cant do at the moment

2km Row under 8 mins

* Not sure, I have never rowed 2kms, in fact I rowed 1200m for the first time ever on Thursday and I was pretty slow. Hopefully my rowing continues to improve.

5 x 60kg Squat cleans

* This will be the hardest thing for me to achieve. I have weak legs/hips and heavy weights crush me. Having said that my legs have only been getting stronger since starting at Schwartz. I am attempting 6 rep max front squats tomorrow which might give me an indication of how far I have to go.

5 x Snatches @40kg

* I havent done much snatching, so not sure if I will find this hard or not. I can do 5 x OHS at that weight, so thats a start.