My First CrossFit Workout

I recently went back and looked at the first workout I ever did that was CrossFit related. It was the mainsite workout on January 31, 2008 and I scaled every single movement using CrossFit Brand X Forum. The Rx'd workout is in black, my scaled version is in red:

Three rounds for time of:

225 Deadlift, 15 reps (95lb. deadlift, 10 reps)

15 Handstand push-ups (10 hspu's on 3ft. box)

15 Pull-ups (10 strict pull ups)

95 pound Thruster, 15 reps (65lb. thruster, 10 reps)

My time? 12:42

I had decent bodyweight strength to do pull ups, but anything with weight was awful. My notes after the workout were:
"First time ever doing CrossFit, trying to get in a good workout routine. Never liked doing big lifting but after feeling my lower back during dead lifts, can see the value in them."

People see me now and think I've always been decent at CrossFit. This clearly shows that I had a lot of work to do, but putting in the time and effort has paid off. Don't get discouraged if you're just starting off with CrossFit or if you've plateaued. Focus on building strength through linear progression and you'll see good things.

Do you remember your first workout? What was it? Did you scale?

First Thing's First: KITCHEN DETOX

Inevitably people make New Year's resolutions to lose weight, join a gym, and set other personal goals. Unfortunately we all know where most folks end up: they hit the gym, eat right, and are enthusiastic about this lifestyle for about...2 months. One of the biggest problems is that they are receiving bad information as to what is healthy for them. Fluffy info like "fat is bad" "eat heart healthy whole grains" and "spend an hour on the treadmill everyday" is simply not healthy nor sustainable. Plus it's not FUN. If you want to change your looks, health, and lifestyle, you need to get rid of the bad stuff. No, I don't mean one of those silly commercialized "detox"s, but if you want to think of it that way, this is your KITCHEN DETOX.