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