Prepare yourselves. Long post incoming.

So I posted a couple weeks ago that I joined a gym. I've been going a little bit over the weeks, and I really like the joint. Considering it's $30 a month and open 24/7, I love the joint. I've found that my fitness goals have changed a bit since I was last in shape. I used to train for mass and power, but it kind of bores me now. After some consideration, I think I'm going to give the crossfit thing a go.

I've found myself feeling like a bit of a hypocrite with what my job has entailed lately. I've been giving more medical consultations, and Louisiana being the obese state it is, I more often than not have to tell someone they're going to have to change their lifestyle and in a hurry. I work in a Psychiatric facility, and a lot of Anti-depressants/psychotics etc can make diabetes occur much more easily. Well, my lifestyle sucks lately too. In fact, I haven't bought any new clothes in over a year because I keep saying I'm going to wait until the weight is off first.

So I'm in the worst shape of my life. Or, almost the worst shape. Weighed in at 197 tonight. My gym has a room about 30'x120' with row machines, kettleballs, tractor tires, a beam with about 30 rope attachments, jump boxes, you name it. It's not the best crossfit setup I've ever seen, but it's pretty respectable, and no one uses it from what I've seen. Like I said, traditional strength training has grown a bit stale for me, so I'm looking to expand. It was always hard to keep mass in the past, and considering I'm pretty into cycling now that makes it even more challenging. I'd much more like to be generally fit than to be able to squat 350 and bench my body weight for twenty. Plus, it's hard to lose weight and gain mass at the same time.

So, I think I'm going to try this for a bit to see if it grows on me. Anybody have any good links for general information or routines? I'm going to search around reddit for a while and see if there's anything I like. For people that do this kind of routine, does it get monotonous? I really need something I find "fun", or I struggle to do it consistently. I'll let you know how it goes. I rowed 1000m in just under 4:30 and was huffing. Then I did about 15 36" box jumps and almost passed out. :chuckles: