Crossfit?

So it looks pretty promising that in about 6 months I'll be able to move in to a nice little house in the Coronado neighborhood.  Just down the street is Core CrossFit, and lately, I have to admit that I have considered joining up.

CrossFit is sort of hard to explain, I think, and their website is not really much help either.  The main page says the following things under the heading of "What Is CrossFit?"

Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.

The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. 

The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree not kind. 

Basically, it appears to be a fairly high intensity program that utilizes some group work, and focuses on a lot of very interesting lifts.  For instance, the core of the program seems to be Olympic style lifting, and they use the gymnast rings a lot (once you get really fit you can even progress to ring maneuvers, not just pullups and stuff). 

I've been reading Strive to be Fergilicious lately, which is a blog apparently written by the daughter of the dude who started CrossFit or something.  Anyways, that is largely inconsequential, the blog is hilarious and she is super cute, so I recommend it.

What was I saying?  Ah yes, CrossFit.  So they use Olympic movements (clean, jerk, snatch, squat, et al), gymnastic rings, and then some other old school "real world" strength moves (sledgehammer, high intensity plyometric moves, etc whatever.  I can't tell if it is cheesy or not, because every website about it is super secretive and contains exactly 1 iota of information.  I mean, if I could get like 11 or 12 iotas, I think that I'd be set.   I have so far gotten most of my CrossFit information from people who HATE CrossFit, and I don't think that is a good marketing strategy.  

Also, CrossFit chicks are totally hot:

I may swing by Core tomorrow and check out the facility.  I am really only using the power rack at 24hr Fitness anyways, and that seems like a kind of silly way to spend $25 a month.

Checking In

This weekend was my 25th birthday.  Unfortunately, I was sick (and still sort of am now), so I did not get really to do very much.  I did drink a little on Saturday night. 

Anyways, my back also has been in quite a bit of pain.  I am not entirely sure where this started, but it is deep of my right shoulder blade, and seems to exist anywhere underneath any part of the shoulder blade.  Now, last Tuesday I did deadlifts, push press, and rows.  I wonder if I started the issue at that time with a little muscle pull or something, and then exacerbated it later in the week with my coughing and sneezing (it hurts in a particular way whenever I sneeze).  In any case, I feel like shit, and I'm obviously falling apart.  I though that I was going to pass out a couple of times on Saturday when I moved wrong and my body throbbed.  So I'm going to take it easy this week.  It may also be due to stress, as work has been certifiably crazy lately, and I did not get that house that I really wanted. 

Deadlifted 315, failed on 335 (I need to reduce my gut, as it very negatively affects my breathing during the setup for Deadlift).

Push Pressed 185 (went 115, 135, 155, 185), actually went up pretty easily, which felt great.  I am going to start doing these more.