“3 years and still bouncing”

A very inspiring transformation blog entry from a CrossFitter who didn’t start out the fittest and hesitated for months to jump in but has now seen the amazing results and reaped the benefits of getting healthy and improving his life.

http://kitchenscounter.blogspot.com/2011/07/3-years-and-still-bouncing.html

Excerpt:
You may be surprised to know but I actually didn’t start with CrossFit.  Nope when I first started to workout it was your traditional exercise on the machines for 30 minutes then 30-45 cardio.  That was for the first month.  Then I met another trainer.  I liked working out with him because it was always different and we didn’t use the machines which I liked.  I didn’t know it at the time, but we were doing CrossFit like workouts.  I was telling one of my good friends about it and she was like you should try CrossFit!  I checked out CF and haven’t looked back since.  As most of you know I did not join a box (CF gyms are called boxes) until January.  I was hesitant to do so because it was in my mind that the regular gym does just fine.  Why pay more for a box that you can only go to certain times?  I will tell you why.  CrossFit isn’t just about working out.  It’s about the community.  The people you meet are awesome.  We all come from different walks of life with different levels of fitness but we are all there for the same reason.  To get our WOD on.  It doesn’t matter who finishes first or last you will still have the encouragement of all those around you making sure you don’t quit and to leave everything on the floor and you will still get the same fist bump.  No one comes in with a big ego thinking they are the best unlike regular gyms.  It’s hard to put into words how much I love CrossFit without experiencing it (hint hint you should come check us out!) but I’ll leave it at I love the community that makes CrossFit and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Before:                                  After:

Body Fat: 32%                      Body Fat: (When checked Nov 09) 12.5%

Weight: 250                          Weight: 180

Waist: 50                              Waist: 33
(Check out the link for pictures and the full article)