IN SCOTT’S OWN WORDS:
High School Football and Wrestling- Wrestled 142 lbs. my senior year – off season weight was between 155-160 lbs.
College I wrestled 134 lbs-off season weight of 160-165 lbs. Each year of college wrestling I would lose between 25 and 30 lbs. However, the weight loss was not done in a very healthy manner. A 10 plus pound weight loss the day before or day of a match was the norm for myself and my teammates. My daily workout consisted of a morning run (average 5 miles) along with some aerobic exercise. The workout would always end with a a visit to the sauna. The afternoon workout was a 2 hour wrestling practice. The evening workout consisted of some running, wrestling, and another lovely trip to the sauna. Note: All workouts were completed wearing several layers of clothing along with a rubber suit to induce sweating. BTW, while in the sauna fully clothed, we would also continue our workout. The average daily workout was anywhere between 3-5 hours. Just to make matters a little worse, most, if not all, of this exercise was done with little or no food and certainly no water. When I think of ”cutting weight,” the first thing that comes to mind is self-inflicted ”Torture.”
Work-Marriage-Kids My unhealthy “Yo Yo” diet remained my diet of choice for the next 30 years. My exercise over the last 30 years was hit or miss, consisting of running and some basic resistance exercises. Over the years, the Yo Yo weight loss and the hit or miss workout was starting to fail me. Every year I would reach a new personal weight high by a few pounds.
In the summer of 2009, I had knee surgery to repair my torn meniscus. What a great excuse not to exercise! My diet progressed from Twinkies & Ring Dings to McDonald’s, lots of ice cream, and plenty of Budweiser. I literally could no longer button my pants. However, the real tipping point was when my wife and children told me I looked exactly like our family bulldog. Yea, it was funny but sadly true. After the first week of 2X workouts per day and a strict diet, I weighed in at 185 lbs. I like to think my starting weight the week before was 188, but one will never know……probably somewhere north of 190 lbs.
One day I was on the phone with my college teammate, roommate, and friend Mike. I mentioned to Mike that I wanted to lose some weight. Mike, also was at an all time weight high, immediately said he was in. We both made a pact (”Sucking Weight challenge”) to lose 12 percent of our body weight by June (6 month time period). Just to add a little incentive and motivation, we made a verbal agreement that, if one of us didn’t make the weight, we would wear a dress and high heels out to dinner.
My daily workout consisted of lots of running, along with occasional push ups, pull ups, dips and sit ups. About two months into this latest yo yo diet, my wife and I went on vacation. We went out to dinner with some friends who just so happened to be vacationing at the same resort. During dinner, my friend was spewing all sorts of crap about something called “Crossfit.”
First Day
I’m sure anyone who has done the xfit initial one-on-one workout has had a similar experience to mine. I literally couldn’t breathe or walk. When I got home, I had trouble getting out of the car. My body’s soreness reached an all time high. I was hooked!
Months Following
During the first few months while driving to xfit and seeing the blue xfit sign, I wanted to puke. Now while driving to xfit and seeing the blue xfit sign, I cry first and puke later. I’m 100 percent committed to xfit as well as 100% committed to leaving the yo yo diet behind.
Today: Current weight 157lbs- I eat and drink as healthy as a recovering junk food addict can-”I’m only one bite away.” I will only sit in the sauna if I can have an ice cold tall boy Budweiser.
