Wow, it’s been a year since an update!
Okay, wow. Where to start.
I guess first and foremost, last October I got engaged to the most wonderful woman I have ever met. We are getting married in Nov, 2008. Needless to say, that’s been taking a lot of my time.
While recovering from my back injury caused by incorrect form when doing bent over rows I put some weight back on from my pre-contest weight of 275. I probably put on 30 lbs when I couldn’t get to the gym and to be honest, after 2 straight years of dieting and intense workouts I decided to just let go a little. Well, needless to say, a little became a lot and by the time my back healed I had gained all that weight.
I then found Crossfit ( http://www.crossfit.com ) and it was new, different and intense. All the things I needed to get back to my routine in the gym. Even with all the wedding planning I was able to get excited and back into the gym. Crossfit is for everyone but even though the workouts are short, they are intense and hard. Scaling the workouts is a must, especially for beginners and intermediate athletes. Just because you are a bodybuilder, doesn’t mean you have the stamina or endurance needed for crossfit.
Unfortunately it took another injury to make me realize this. During one of the high intensity uphill runs I caused my self a pretty serious case of plantar faciaitis(arch strain). I’ve been recovering from this now for months, but, unlike my back injury, I found other exercises to do besides running to help me keep my cardio up.
The current plan is now to switch off of Crossfit again, back to a pre-contest resistance workout plus cardio on off days. I should be able to jog again in a month.
I’d like to get back down to 285 by the end of November and increase my cardio endurance.
Due to my back injury and just getting into a different phase of my life, for now anyway, there will be no more 500lb+ squats or 600lb+ deadlifts, just overall fitness.
I will be more specific going forward, but I just wanted to get out an update.
