Crossfit???

Ya, I know it is making me better, I just cant do pull ups right because I have 4 torn blisters on my palms so I have to do finger pull ups, and on top of that I got 2 more blisters tonight doing it that way . Its gonna pay off. I try to drink as much as possible, but I dont think its anywhere near that amount.[/quote]

Yeah dude your hands will heal. Neosporin and bandaids work best. Rest your joints the most, I took 6 wks off for my knee. And definately drink more water!

 

Speaking of knee's my knee was bugging me so much today that I got pulled from the WOD. I've been pushing myself a lot lately (past 3 weeks) and all the rowing before class has finally caught up to me. I've been banned from lower body, leg, and rowing workouts for the next week and half. It's all upper body from here on out and then the head trainer will evaluate me. Hopefully I with some rest and recovery I will be back at full strength in no time.

 

^ Good luck and good thing your trainer is looking out. Sucks man I lost so much with that 6 weeks off but I'm gaining it back. I was overtraining alot (2 heavy o lifts WODs a day) just cause I love it so much and next thing you know there were 2 pops on the outside of my knee. Dunno if it was my OTB band and of course being in the gym on base and not my box I kept going Just make sure you rest up and keep up with your upper body so you don't lose it all like I did (MY EFFING MUSCLEUP!)

 

for the guys getting and tearing blisters, try using lifting chalk. its super cheap. helps out alot too. i use it all the time.

 

x2 we have tons of chalk buckets at the gym it def helps out a lot.

 

Chalk is awesome for pullups and other barbell lifts, but nothing will ever cure the hand tearing that kettlebells bring

 

Did it in the academy and just started back up after some time off. Great workout. I love it.

 

I was using chalk when they tore. Its just once they start there is nothing you can do. All we really did today was a 1.5 mile run. Sirmarlon, you will be back, just get some rest and do what they say. You'll be back in action and kickin ass in no time.

 

That's true, once the initial tear happens, there is no turning back. Just wrap some tape around the common areas and get back to the pain.

Chris: like stillfly said, you'll be back in action in no time. Don't know about the kickin ass part (at least not for me) or maybe he meant getting your ass kicked.

 

Ya, I meant gettin your ass kicked Its what im used to. I got a picture from monday

 

Gah! That is awful. Can't get those results powerlifing

 

You guys need to get this and you won't rip nearly as much
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Scholls-Ca...-3176969?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1264139081&sr=1-13

Chalk will cause your hands to rip easier if you have a poor grip because the object in your hand cannot "slide." While it does help tremedously, sometimes it just compounds the problem once you start fatiguing and using any grip you can to maintain control

 

I have never ripped before, but then again I have never done 100 pullups as fast as I can before. They are healin pretty well now. They have some tricks at the gym, I just didnt think I needed to take care of them yet.

 

Dude the best is when you're just biting the old skin off or cutting off your calluses with people watching. Just makes em think you're that much crazier hahahahaha

 

Ya, I think the crossfit guys are crazy already, they get off on people tearing. They brag to each other bout how many tears they had at once. I hate it.

 

Speaking of tears, if you wanna puke, click on this

 

^^ that is one nasty photo. I never want to look like that.

Oddly enough I had already added that facebook group as a fan page but have never looked at the photos.

 

Ya I never noticed it til someone on my page re posted the picture, I want to puke just thinking about it.

 

im not into that stuff. but some people need that type of "push." like P90X hip hop abs, crossfit. i just stick with 24 hour fitness, 7 days a week. p90 and crossfit cant help you bench 315 and still weigh only 178. that's why i don't do it.

 

Benching 315 wont help you run a faster mile either, which is why we do it. I'd take being in great shape and great cardio over being able to bench 315 any day.