Fight Gone Bad Gone Good

Wow, so much for keeping up with my blog during the Zone/Paleo challenge. Guess maybe my next challenge should be a 60-Day, blog everyday challenge. Ahhh...why set myself up for failure.

At any rate, the 60-Day Zone/Paleo challenge for Oceanside CrossFit has come and gone. There were some phenomenal results that came out of the challenge. Many members lost weight, dropped pants sizes and improved performance. I think the best thing to come out of it was hearing everyone say that they were satisfied and planned to stick with the Zone as a lifestyle. Several of these people went into this rather begrudgingly and to see them come out of it on the other side with a much more positive attitude is a great thing.

The Challenge wrapped up in true CrossFit as well as Oceanside CrossFit style. The first part of the wrap-up was the post-challenge party. That got a bit out of hand, as expected. Don't believe me, check out the pics on the Oceanside CrossFit Facebook page. On second thought, don't, there are some not so flattering pics of me in those albums. The second part of the celebration came yesterday with a rehashing of Fight Gone Bad! When we kicked off the challenge, we started by doing the CrossFit WOD known as Fight Gone Bad. The workout is 3, five minute rounds. You complete as many reps in one minute of each of the 5 following exercises: Wall Balls, Sumo Deadlift High Pull, Box Jumps, Push Press and Rowing for calories. The clock runs continuously and you get 1 minute rest between rounds. The total of all your reps and calories is your total score.

Everybody hit the WOD with extreme intensity yesterday. Personal Records were falling left and right. It was awesome to see everyone giving it all and to see how proud they were with their results. I was pretty fired up to hit a 35 point PR with a total score of 370. Amy also had a great day with a score of 278, which was 34 points better than her pre-challenge score of 244. It's still a ways off, but I look forward to the day when the first number of my score is a 4 and when Amy hits the magical 300. That day is coming!