Redefinition....and BRING ON THE FOOD!

As I increase my understanding of my craft of CrossFit and its nomenclature, I realize that what I am seeking isn't really defined entirely by saying, "I want to put on mass."

I want to put on lean muscle--and a lot of it. However, as was made clear to me this weekend at the CrossFit Games, bulky is NOT better. STRONGER is better. So to redefine my goals, I want to get stronger and I want to put on about 15-22 pounds of lean muscle mass.

Why did I choose this amount?

Well let's look at the statistics of some of the women who excelled this past weekend. Once again, as of now, I am 5'8" tall and now 123#. (I gained a pound.)

Kristan Clever First Place
5'2" 130# Height to Weight Percentage .46

Annie Thorisdottir

Annie Thorisdottir Second Place
5'7" 143# Height to Weight Percentage .47

Valerie Mackenzie Third Place
5'2" 135# Height to Weight Percentage .46

and other women closer to my height:

Carey Kepler
5'8" 138# Height to Weight Percentage .49

Rebecca Voight
5'9" 150# Height to Weight Percentage .46

Lindsey Smith
5'11" 155# Height to Weight Percentage .46

Currently my height is at 55% of my of my weight.
To be at 46%, I need to weigh approximately 148#!!!

THIS IS SO EXCITING! This means I get to gain over 20 pounds...and I LOVE TO EAT.

No, not like that.  I'm doing it the right way, slowly, adding good proteins and fats, so it won't happen overnight. However, I must say this is an exciting journey.

CROSSFIT IS REDEFINING NOT ONLY FITNESS BUT PHYSICAL BEAUTY STANDARDS IN WOMAN.

HELL YEAH! IT'S ABOUT TIME.

I am so sick of seeing skinny malnourished women while the strong women think they are "fat". Clearly obesity is not good either, but as someone who fortunately has never had to struggle with that end of the spectrum, I must say I am pleased as punch to be given the opportunity to eat and to PUT ON MUSCLE!

I have never weighed more than 138 in my life. This is going to be fun!

Thank the Gods I was WRONG!

So I redid my Zone calculations today. After two days of literal starvation, and literally being kept awake last night because I was so hungry, I knew something must be wrong.

So I diligently went to www.zonediet.com, entered my stats in their handy-dandy body fat, blocks calculator and VOILA! My base Zone is 13 blocks,not 10. Thank you, Jesus!

So rather than "chewing my arm off", I can now eat "like a man"! Heh.

Now this is what this will look like, in a new unit of time:

WEEK ONE
BASE ZONE
13 BLOCKS FOOD

WEEK TWO
BASE ZONE PLUS 5X FAT
13 BLOCKS CARBS AND PROTEIN, 97.5 G FAT

WEEK THREE
SAME AS WEEK TWO

*WEEK FOUR
ADD 2 BLOCKS PLUS 5X FAT
15 BLOCKS CARBS AND PROTEIN,112.5 G FAT

WEEK FIVE
SAME AS WEEK FOUR

WEEK SIX
ADD 2 BLOCKS PLUS 5X FAT
17 BLOCKS CARBS AND PROTEIN, 127.5 G FAT

WEEK SEVEN
SAME AS WEEK SIX

WEEK EIGHT
ADD 2 BLOCKS PLUS 5X FAT
19 BLOCKS CARBS AND PROTEIN, 142.5 G FAT

WEEK NINE
SAME AS WEEK EIGHT

NEXT PORTION REPOSTED FOR MY FRIEND BARRY (HOPING HIS BROWSER WILL PICK IT UP)

EVERY THURSDAY, IRREGARDLESS OF ABOVE, I GO BACK TO MY ORIGINAL BASE ZONE OF 13 BLOCKS

I HAVE TO TAKE DIGESTIVE ENZYMES WITH EVERY MEAL.

* IF I AM NOT GAINING WEIGHT, I CAN INCREASE MY PROTEIN INTAKE BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 50% OF MY DAILY BLOCKS IN MY POST-WOD MEAL.

* IF BY WEEK FOUR I SIMPLY CANNOT DIGEST THIS MUCH FAT, I WILL DIAL THE FAT DOWN TO 3X AND PROCEED AS USUAL. IF THAT STILL UPSETS MY STOMACH, I WILL DIAL DOWN TO 2X FAT.

I WILL ALSO BE ADDED INTERMITTENT FASTING TO THIS. THUS, ALL FOOD WILL BE CONSUMED BETWEEN 7:30AM AND 5:30PM (EXCEPT ON WEEKENDS), WHICH WILL LEAVE ME "FASTING" FOR 14 HOURS PER DAY.

It is also good to note that I should put on some serious FAT doing this. Look for pics of me with a lovely spare tire in the future, as it is nearly impossible to eat "just the right amount" without gaining a few spare pounds. Once I achieve my desired weight (let's start with 137, a 15 lb gain), I can go down to the Base Zone and get rid of any additional fat pretty quickly.

My Quest for MASS!

As of Thursday, July 15, 2010, I will have been CrossFitting for 2 years. I have come a VERY long way. From ZERO push ups (from the toes and barely from the knees), ZERO pull ups, and a struggle to lift the 45# bar the fact that I can now do minimally 25 chest to deck push-ups and pull ups and Clean and Jerk nearly my bodyweight indicates I am heading in the right direction.

That being said, SKINNY FUCKING SUCKS!

A picture is worth a thousand words, and today's photos simply reiterate how far I have to go.

No, this really isn't about LOOKING strong or buff or more muscular (although that will be great) it is about BEING STRONGER. Period.

I'm pretty fast. I don't care about that so much anymore.

This blog will document my Quest for Mass, Strength and Overall Athletic Achievements and Improvements in a public forum--which we all know keeps you on your game.

Currently I am 5'8" tall and weigh a whopping 122 pounds.
Women always tell me they wish they were built like me.

Phooey! If there's one thing CrossFit has instilled in me for which I am grateful, it's the idea that skinny=weak and weakness SUCKS.

So far, I've only dabbled in this whole mass gain thing--afraid to truly take the plunge. This time it's for real.

I will be starting out using Robb Wolf's protocol, as outlined in the Nutrition Cert he gave via CrossFit as well as what is outlined in Performance Menu Issue 17.

Here are some "Before" photos to mark my progress.

WOD

Front Squat, Test for Max

Pulled 120, old PR of 125 not hit