Eddie Enriquez, Sincere, Scott Wells and myself after 'Fight Gone Bad'!Wow, here I am sitting on my patio writing this, my legs hardly able to support me as I took the 'plunge' into my seat here as I am quite sore from my 'Fight Gone Bad' session at CrossFit The Woodlands I did yesterday! My buddy Sincere who runs my fave outdoor 'Boot/Fit Camp'Josh One Fit Camp here in Houston (who helped me learn about this style of training) and my lil girl went yesterday morning at 9am for the Grand Opening of this new Woodlands CrossFit facility opened by Scott Wells and Eddie Enriquez (the guy behind My Trainer along with my buddy John Allen Mollenhauer 'JAM' and Cap Elite
'Fight Gone Bad' is not quite as bad as it sounds, but man it is tough...it is actually the name they give to a quite challenging but very rewarding and effective Workout Of The Day (WOD) that CrossFit locations around the globe give to this workout that apparently the well known Mixed Martial Artist BJ Penn helped design and name for the CrossFit Community (BTW..if you have no idea what CrossFit is, to see one of the most efficient, challenging and effective no BS workouts you could ever do, check it out!)
Anyways so the workout is pretty 'simple' but it sure ain't EASY! It goes like this...
It's a Circuit of 5 exercises done for an all out burst of 1 min each with no rest between each station...
1) Wall Ball High Throws (tossing a 20 lb big medicine ball to an X marked high on the wall as you catch the ball squat down and thrust into air simultaneously)
2) DB Push Press (holding a 20 lb DB in each hand do max # of push preses in 1 min)
3) Burpess (ahh the good ole total body conditioning fave of the armed forces)
4) Box Jumps (onto 20 in high box)
5) KB (Kettle Bell) Sumo Deadlifts with high pull
Take 1 min to try to catch your breath and stop the burn in your lungs and bod then repeat circuit for 3 rounds(charting your completed reps at each station each of all 3 rounds).
My score for each round was 96,69 and 75 for a total of 240, so I have established my 'baseline; score, and my goal is to up that total by a 100 total pts as I transform myself into a lean, mean, fat burning CrossFit machine this summer!
The facility is great, alot different than most gyms, as you will notice by the lack of machines and equipment, and there are no mirrors! CRossFit is a functional approach to achieving real fitness in all areas, not just about building muscle for show, they train movements not isolated muscles, it's real world training for real life, and I love it! In fact it is this style of training that the Gerard Butler and the cast of the movie "300" used to transform into Warriors. I will be doing the same thing over the summer and I could not recommend this style of training more if you want to take your fitness and life to the next level! Oh and BTW...Scott is awesome if you are near or around the Woodlands area go see him at Cross Fit Woodlands
Sincere, my lil girl (who played with Scott's kids, they actually worked out with us too) and I had a great time yesterday, thank you to Scott, his wonderful wife and Eddie, you guys are first class and we will see you again real soon!
Here's a few pics of the day...off to take a swim and relax my body in the pool with my lil girl, it is a gorgeous day here today in Houston!
The CrossFit Woodlands Grand Opening Crew For The First Ever CrossFit Woodlands WOD!
The CrossFit Woodlands 'Box'...what a 'real world gym' looks like...thinking 'outside the box' when it comes to fitness, and getting back to basics...note the lack of machines and mirrors, get ready to get your sweat on! 
Scott's wonderful wife Melanie and their lil guy, who is an amazing lil climber already, proving CrossFit is for all ages!
My lil girl 'Hanging In There' she too enjoyed hanging out at CrossFit Woodlands and the kids even joined in, try that at 24 Hour Fitness! ;)Lastly just found this...a short video from Cross Fit Central in Austin that shows some of the action in 'Fight Gone Bad'...enjoy!
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