crossfit in Knoxville

had time to pass by the gym today for a WOD (workout of the day). i do crossfit at Crossfit Ktown, over at Morris Ave. for the uninitiated, crossfit is a brand of exercise system that mixes different types of exercises to improve your strength, power and stamina. here's a little more about it according to Wiki.

i'm actually fairly new to the exercise. i used to just mess around with free weights, and do some cardio training in between. my routine is pretty hard and i'm quite strong. i run at least 5k as warm up on weightlifting days; then i lift. on cardio days, i do a mix of cardio blasts and plyometrics. i signed up with a trainer just a few months ago, and he was brutal with the routine he made for me. before crossfit, i thought no exercise can jolt my body again. yey for crossfit!

i also happened by this website a while ago: Fit2Fat2Fit; and promptly bookmarked the site. can you believe this guy? i don't really like gawking at public spectacles like his. i'm not a fan of reality shows, except for the Amazing Race. i'm a fitness buff but i've only watched half an episode of the Biggest Loser. but this guy, i just have to see.

most of my curiosity is about whether he can really trim down in 6 months. gaining weight and letting go are easy. acquiring bad habits and food preferences, easy... but going back to the same health level after you've nosedived physically, ummmmm. i think there's some arrogance there on his part.

for one thing, he risked his health when he started this fit2fat routine. eating too much of the bad stuff within a six month period has got to take some toll. just look at that Spurlock guy in Supersize Me. and if i remember correctly, Spurlock only did his McD diet for a month.

and he will be risking his health when he starts his fat2fit. come on! six months? fitness experts have long criticized the Biggest Loser for its unhealthy rate of losing weight. just too much, too soon. i don't doubt that with some effort, he can trim down. but to be back at peak health? i don't think so.

of course, no one's perfect. i, for one, passed by Savelli's Italian, over at Sutherland Ave, for some marinara pasta, with meatballs on top. ooops. there goes the calories :)