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Depends on who I am going with....I am the type of person that likes to go to the gym to WORK, not to talk. I have one friend who constantly interupts me in the middle of a set by talking to me, asking questions, etc. That type of person I can't deal with. My other friend will keep his head phones in the entire time, spot…

Are you using a heart rate monitor or MFP?

You've come to the right place! Tips: - Track calories/macros - Exercise everyday...even if it is a walk around the block or some jumping jacks - Some say diet is 90% of weight loss, I tend to agree - Make slow changes in your life and you will adjust better - 40 pounds is a lot of weight to lose...make smaller goals, 10…

Just realized this year I am going to be in the middle of the 20-30 swing.....great! Add me!

^ That was well said. I have always been a stickler on form, so that won't be an issue and I know to be careful. On topic: What are some routines I can do to for a beginner like myself? Should I just make my own up that do not include weights yet? Something like: 5 pullups 10 pushups 20 dumbbell swings Run 400m For time 3…

Okay so I decided to read some articles and go try my first CF WOD....I attempted Cindy: 5 pullups 10 pushups 15 body squats AMRAP for 20 minutes I lasted all of 10 minutes, completed 5 rounds and thought I was going to die. Some people say they don't like that feeling, but I ABSOLUTELY loved it. I hope to build up my…

Weekly Goal: 4500 Mon: Off Day Tues: 1280 calories burned (Circuit Training) Wed: 815 (Cardio, Treadmill and Elliptical) Thur: Off Day Fri: 894 calories burned (Circuit Training) Sat: calories burned (how they were burned) Sun: calories burned (how they were burned) Total: 2989 calories burned Left to go: 1511 calories…

Weekly Goal: 4500 Mon: Off Day Tues: 1280 calories burned (Circuit Training) Wed: 815 (Cardio, Treadmill and Elliptical) Thur: Off Day Fri: calories burned (how they were burned) Sat: calories burned (how they were burned) Sun: calories burned (how they were burned) Total: 2095 calories burned Left to go: 2405 calories…

Weekly Goal: 4500 Mon: Off Day Tues: 1280 calories burned (Circuit Training) Wed: 815 (Cardio, Treadmill and Elliptical) Thur: calories burned (how they were burned) Fri: calories burned (how they were burned) Sat: calories burned (how they were burned) Sun: calories burned (how they were burned) Total: 2095 calories…

You could always add your own food, or add what MFP calls "Quick Calories" AND make sure you check the serving size is correct with what you are eating.

Your body probably needed some sort of energy after the workout in the pool. I sometimes feel lightheaded after I workout, and a snack makes me feel better.

Ronkonkoma here!

So today, the WOD is: 10 Kettlebell Swings 10 Box Jumps - 24'' box 10 Ring Dips Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes. This may be the perfect day to start doing it, since I can do almost all of these. If my gym does not have kettlebells can I substitute in dumbbells? We have box jumps and I will just do…

Going to bump up the post since I know I can't be the only one who wants to know about CF. When you say modify WOD's, I suppose you mean less weight, or a different workout all together that incorporates the basics of CF?

Thanks for the tips, would love to hear others. I hear the typical CrossFit position after a WOD is on the ground...

Weekly Goal: 4500 Mon: Off Day Tues: 1280 calories burned (Circuit Training) Wed: calories burned (how they were burned) Thur: calories burned (how they were burned) Fri: calories burned (how they were burned) Sat: calories burned (how they were burned) Sun: calories burned (how they were burned) Total: 1280 calories…

@MrsSorenson Definitely second the Drew Barrymore comment.

I have a Polar RS100 from Amazon and it only cost me around 65$. Works great. Make sure you get one with a chest strap, to be accurate. It allows you to enter your age, weight, height so that it is dead on. I like how you can see what range of your HR you are in. I always try to be pushing it to 75%-85% so it is really…

My second week doing this, after a successful first week at 3.5k calories! I will up the goal and push myself to reach it! Weekly Goal: 4500 Mon: calories burned (how they were burned) Tues: calories burned (how they were burned) Wed: calories burned (how they were burned) Thur: calories burned (how they were burned) Fri:…

Monday - 786 calories burned (treadmill and elliptical) Tuesday - 265 calories burned (treadmill) Wednesday - Rest Day Thursday - 1400 calories burned (circuit training, treadmill, elliptical) *First day using HRM * Friday - Rest Day Saturday - 1000 calories burned (treadmill and elliptical) Sunday - 300 (swimming) Total…

Monday - 786 calories burned (treadmill and elliptical) Tuesday - 265 calories burned (treadmill) Wednesday - Rest Day Thursday - 1400 calories burned (circuit training, treadmill, elliptical) *First day using HRM * Friday - Rest Day Saturday - 1000 calories burned (treadmill and elliptical) Total Calories Burned: 3451…

Yes! Yes! Cannot wait for this. As for today, I only got 2hrs. of sleep last night so I am drained. This weekend should be much better though.

Thanks for the responses, you guys were absolutely right. I worked right thru the soreness, once I got warmed up, I didn't even feel it. I did deadlifts for the first time (maxed out at 145lbs, not sure if that is decent), overhead press and squats (all 5x5) According to my HRM, 90 minutes of working out burned me around…

You should look thru some topics on protein to figure out how much you ACTUALLY need. MFP is very low, my goal for protein is only about 60 grams, but I calculated that I need about 170 grams for my body weight. This is really hard, even with shakes.

Monday - 786 calories burned (treadmill and elliptical) Tuesday - 265 calories burned (treadmill) Wednesday - Rest Day Thursday - 1400 calories burned (circuit training, treadmill, elliptical) *First day using HRM * Total Calories Burned: 2451 calories Calories left: 1049 calories WOW Thursday was my first day using my…

I should detox big time to clean out all this crap, but I am scared as all hell! Good luck Sam!

Brown bag today: 1/2 cup of almonds, 2 one liter bottles of water, some baked tilapia and fluke, banana and a protein shake.

Wolf, what do you suggest for the routine? Which should I cut out? Rows, bench, squats or do you mean just do them on different days?

Thanks for the advice everyone. It's not like I can't bend my arms or legs, it's soreness. I will work thru it with some pullups, pushups, dips, chinups, rows and squats!

That is what I am used to doing, different muscles each day, but I wanted to go a different route with this new approach and do a full-body split, three days a week. Seems harder than I thought, maybe because I have never done it before also.