Last Wednesday I wrote about my first experience with CrossFit here in the Roaring Fork Valley.  It was a welcome jump back into the fitness scene after a lengthy hiatus due to bilateral shoulder injuries from this past winter.  In the days since I first met ‘Cindy’, I have found myself dealing with the fatigued muscles and soreness associated with physical activity after a long time off from any real workouts.  And boy did I pay for it.

It had been a solid two weeks of abstaining from any adult beverages or party favors, and my body was just beginning to feel like an athlete’s again.  Or so I thought.  Thursday night in Snowmass brings a free concert, thanks to the Town of Snowmass Village , and with that all the festivities we locals enjoy.  I consumed some brews and danced it out a bit at one of the local bars afterwards, but by early the next morning I was in agony.

It seems that the time I took off from using my upper extremities was maybe a bit too long, and the comeback was almost too much.  I didn’t even feel a hangover from my night of celebration, but my arms would barely bend past 30 degrees at the elbows.  The pain was intense, but I found myself on the river a couple of hours later rowing some Challenge Aspen rafters down the Lower Roaring Fork.

Anyway, it’s been a few days of nursing these sore muscle joints, and I decided to check in with the RFCrossFit guys once again.  I stopped in about halfway through the regular group’s session to watch how it all goes down and to meet the other trainers.  Spencer put me through my second day of the Elements class, and I was able to work through some of the new moves, including the dead lift, some more pushups, and some rowing.

As with all the CrossFit sessions, there was a woman’s name for the one today, but like any guy with a girlfriend, it must have slipped my mind.  Oh well, there’s always a next time…heh.

Tags: CrossFit, Roaring Fork CrossFit, Town of Snowmass Village