Week 5: My first time trying Crossfit

Before Trying Crossfit
So I start Crossfit tonight and I'm scared!!!  The owner of Clutch Crossfit has a saying "Decide you want it, more than you are afraid of it".  I love this saying and I'm totally gonna roll with it.  I'm definitely afraid of starting crossfit - puking, not making it through a workout, too out of shape to do it, heavy weights, fast paced, hard as sh*t.....but I think the benefits could outweigh me being a chicken.  If you want something bad enough, nothing will stop you from having it.  I'm going to step outside of my comfort zone - ie the gym - and push myself to try something new.  Like I said, I'm on a mission!!

My Stats
Weight 7/10/2013: 1_2.5 lbs
      (I'll reveal my weight in September along with my after weight and pics.  I am aleady 7 lbs down since I came back from the Smoky Mountains.)
Height: 5'6"

Measurements
Neck: 13.5" (6/23/13)
Waist: 33" (6/23/13)
Hips: 40" (6/23/13)

After my first time at Crossfit

Boy, it sure did knock me flat. I gave it my all though. I was huffin and puffin.  Our onramp class was 5 people - 4 girls and a guy. Im kinda glad it was smaller because we get more focus from the coach. 

Here is what we did:
Warm up - with the regular crossfitters, kinda like cardio with stretching and lunges/squats...more like a gym workout!

WOD 1 - 10 squats, run, 15 squats, run. repeat.
I hate running, I wish I loved it. Maybe I hate it because I'm no good at it. Well I don't really have a choice whether I run or not so maybe ill learn to like it. I had to spit half way through. You know that feeling, where your mouth feels like its filled with thick spit. I know I know, it's gross but true. Maybe I need more water??  My friend did an extra round with me to keep me going, how awesome is she!
 

Then they gave 3 of us medicine balls and when we did squats, our butta had to touch the ball.  2 of the girls had boxes to squat down too.
WOD 2 - squats for 20 sec, rest 10 sec. repeat for 4 mins.
We had to count how many we did each time. We were suppose to be consistent. My first I got in 10, but then the rest were more like 5 or 6 squats.  Brutle. After this WOD, I felt light headed. The coach said that was normal because your body is adjusting to these crazy workouts. Btw, did I mention how cool the coaches are??  Super chill and nice and encouraging. I love it. Ways to improve your squat.

Next they gave us each Kkttle bells, I got 15lbs. They showed us what to do, we practiced it in steps, then did the following WOD/warm-up....are these considered WODs?
WOD 3 - 20 sec Kettle bell swings, rest 10 sec. repeat.
It was semi-easy at first, I think my form was pretty good. By the end it was pretty tough. Again, we had to count. My high was 8, my low was 6.  

After all of that, we were spent!!!  I was totally knocked flat, sweaty from head to toe.  They showed us how to use foam rollers to to loosen us up.  They said it would help with the soreness.  I've seen my friend, Chivo, use these before.  Now I know why he used them!!  I need to invest in one ASAP.

The Day After
The class was crazy hard, but I pushed through.  At the end, I was proud of myself for trying this and I'm ready to go back for more...even though I'm still a little scared.  I've been kinda bummed lately because of a breakup but I noticed that I've been in a good mood since crossfit.  I like that type of side effect!!  My body progressively got more sore as the day after went on!  My legs are the worst.  Sitting down and stairs are my enemy right now.  Crossfit again tonight, how will I make it through all the squats!?  Funny, but I'm already looking up crossfit and how to do certain techniques.  Chivo always talked about looking up crossfit videos and articles, but now I understand.