I thought that was “working out”

Before starting CrossFit I would go to the gym, do my 3 sets of 10 for a few exercises, do some sit ups, then some cardio.  I thought that was “working out”.  I was encouraged to give CrossFit a shot, and I thought it would be a good supplement to my workouts.  As it turned out, the CrossFit warm up was more intense than my original “work outs”!

Through CrossFit and Coach Adam Morden’s constant “encouragement” I went from 210 to 185 pounds, all the while adding 70 pounds to my squats 80 to my dead lifts and 50 to my military press.  I went from sets of 5 chin ups to 15 full pull ups and 10 dips to 12 dips on the gymnastic rings!  I also improved my cardiovascular conditioning, my endurance and my athletic abilities!

Through CrossFit Coach Adam taught me to push my physical and metal limits, pushing, pulling, jumping and swinging more weight and more reps than I ever thought possible for me or anybody really.  The pain was just my weakness leaving my body!  The combination of Olympic weight lifting, cardio and endurance training gives real, lasting results.

The group atmosphere of CrossFit is great.  CrossFitters are from all walks of life and all ages from mid-teens to mid-sixties.  Every day you go, you know others will be going through the work out of the day (WOD) together and putting out the best of their abilities, no matter their age, strength or conditioning; everyone sweats, suffers and success the same!

After starting CrossFit I only go to the gym to improve for my next CrossFit Class!

Thanks Adam,

Paul Jarrett