CrossFit? Hmmmm...

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Many of my peers and people around where I live go to CrossFit.  They're always posting on Facebook about it ranting and raving.  I was almost tired of hearing about it.  Eventually I got curious.  A friend and I decided to go talk to someone at the CrossFit in Moss Bluff to see what all the hype was about.  It was hard to get us both together at the same time, so I decided today to go by myself to just kind of check it out, get info on cost, etc.  No big deal right?  (I must mention that I hadn't eaten a thing this morning, as usual, neither had I drank any water.  Probably even dehydrated because I don't drink enough.)

WRONG!  I get there and had the pleasure of meeting Missy LeBert who is the owner of this particular CrossFit "Box".  She was so calm and patient and answered all of my questions.  She asked if I was interested in doing my "baseline".  Below is a description of what a baseline is.  You can also click here to watch a video of a guy doing the same workout.

Baseline, as written, is a short "chipper" of a 500m row, 40 Air Squats, 30 Sit Ups, 20 Push Ups, and 10 Pull Ups. “Baseline” is performed at an all out sprint to measure your level of fitness and your cardio endurance.

Standards of Movements: 

Squats – Squat below parallel. This means getting your hip crease below your knee crease. 

Sit Ups – Your shoulders must start on the ground, sit up and touch the ground in front of you, and returning your shoulders to the ground.

Push Ups – Chest to deck. Enough said. Your belly isn't your stomach.

Pull Ups – Chin over bar. Full extension at the bottom.

So since I was dressed in workout attire I decided to go ahead and get the baseline done and out of the way.   She went over each move in detail and had me try each one.  I feel like, "Oh this I can do!"  Then she tells me what the baseline entails and that she would start the clock and I would do it as quickly I could.  I completed the workout in 7:33 and immediately was light headed.  I sat upright against a box to try to catch my breath.  The longer I sat there the more light headed and nauseous I became!  Another coach, Megan, came to sit by me and make sure I was okay.  As my face started to turn pale and as I laid out flat on the floor she asked if I needed juice, which I of course muttered, "yes".  She fixed me a bottle of Advocare Recovery, the one she gave me was citrus, but I can't seem to find that on the website.  It took a good little bit of time before I could even find the strength or energy to pick up that 16oz water bottle.  Once I did and got a few sips down my color started to return to my face.

After sitting for a little bit I went to Carly's to pick up Brody which was about 5 minutes down the road.  It took about two full hours for me to stop having waves of nausea!!  I have never experienced anything like this before.  This is crazy, but I'm ready to go back tomorrow morning at 8am.