Why I’ll always be grateful for CrossFit:

Here’s a little backstory first. I did a lot of CrossFit from 2010-2017. 

When I say a lot I mean like a full time job. 

I even slept in a CrossFit gym for 3 months. 

After 2017 I dropped off, a lot, and gained about 40lbs. 

In 2023 I decided that enough was enough and got myself back in shape. 

My workout routine today doesn’t look like it used to. 

I mainly do weight lifting, sprints and sprinkle in some metabolic conditioning. 

But on a day like today I didn’t have the time or energy for a “full” workout. 

So I put on my CrossFit hat and hit a 12 minute workout. 

20 dumbbell snatches and 40 double unders, as many rounds as I could manage. 

The aftermath:

140 dumbbell snatches
280 double unders
3.4 gallons of sweat
5 curse words
2 thoughts of “is this worth it?”

CrossFit taught me that fitness is about functionality. 

And functionally, as a busy dad, sometimes you only have 12 minutes to workout. 

So put it to use! 

Don’t be the average dude that thinks they should wait until they have a full, perfect hour. 

You can get in extremely good shape with 12 minutes.