Body For Life Meets Crossfit

There are two workout "programs" I have followed in my adult life.  The first was Body For Life.  I owe a lot to Body for Life.  It totally changed the way I viewed food and started on a road of lifelong fitness.  I began Body for Life at a robust 242 pounds and by the time I started to "ease up" I weighed 166.5 pounds.  75.5 pounds lost in a 17 month period.  Not too bad.  Amongst all of that I got hooked on running.  I started just running to exercise.  Lisa convinced me to run a 5K.  That was all it took.  After that I did 10K, Half Marathon and Triathlons.  After doing that for a little while Lisa convinced me I should do a Marathon.  I did one.  I thought that would be it.  Then I did two.  I loved it and met a guy out running one day who had run one in 24 different states and was chasing 50.  I thought to myself, "now that sounds like a cool goal."  I find myself now 12 states in and itching to knock out the states around me.  Amidst all that running I still did some lifting and other stuff.  Lisa mentioned that the Marines who were at Fort Leavenworth were going to start a "Crossfit class" with one of the trainers who was there.  So, at 6 AM every Monday, Wednesday and Friday I would drive down to the gym and learned to do Crossfit.  Eventually I started to go 5 days a week.  Then I realized I wasn't running as much so I started to run to the gym.  I would do long runs on Saturday mornings.  Lisa convinced it it would be swell to get certified as a Level 1 Trainer.  So I did that.  Crossfit Kids. . . did that too.  Lisa wanted a way for me to give her workouts while she was away.  Enter Beerbells.  So, thanks Lisa.

The other day I was reflecting on this journey.  I used to spend about an hour lifting weights on the Body For Life program.  I thought "how fast could I do that workout if I did it for time."  See, that is how Crossfit can change a person.  So we are going to find out.  I used to only do 5 exercises per session then, but this is Crossfit! 

12-10-8-6-12
Bench Press
Shoulder Press
Deadlift
Front Squat (Air squat if you want to)
Lunges (per side)
Situps (I am going to do GHD situps and you could do Knees to Elbows if you like)

So it is only 6 exercises and that is fair because I used to always do situps and pushups at the end of those workouts.  No pushups in this one today.  It will be plenty.  I am going to shoot for maybe 155 on Bench, 75 on Shoulder press, 225 on deadlift, probably use the 75 bar for front squats, maybe hold a 25 pound plate for lunges and then GHD situps.  This should be awesome.  I am hoping to convince my friend Jason to do this WOD with me.