Time for a change
Yesterday’s workout went as usual. Chest and a very rare bicep workout. Even though there was a crossfit class going on all around me I was able to escape into my workout with the help of my ipod. Then it hit me. Why the hell am I working out like I’m trying to build muscle? So I got to dwell on that for awhile.
It’s taken me about 5 years to get to a size that I’m very happy with. I’m not about how big I can get but rather, how big can I get but still look good and not look to "out there". So I’m pretty happy right now. What I"m not happy about is my conditioning coming into shows. I’ve only really come in supremely conditioned one time; I won that show.
I’ve decided to make some radical changes to my training. As much as I love to throw the weights around, I’m going to switch over to crossfit only training for awhile. I just don’t seem to get the energy from lifting weights like I used to.
I’ve done crossfit workouts before and they definitely kick your butt if you aren’t a slacker. A crossfit trainer at my gym who is a competitive bodybuilder does only crossfit workouts now. I asked him about muscle loss and he told me he only lost about 7-8# overall, (crossfit trg for 1 year) but his conditioning is just plain sick! He just recently competed in the Northern Ky show and won his class handsdown. This with only 5 weeks of dieting!
With doing crossfit 3 on 1 off, he was able to maintain seriously low bodyfat levels without dieting. So, with that in mind, since I eat pretty clean in the off season, that is now my new training goal. I’ll be laying off the regular weight workouts for awhile and getting seriously in shape now! I’m tired of coming into shows in less than stellar conditioning.
