My name is Shane Stephens from Severn, MD and am a Sales Engineer day to day.
I came to Wreck Room because I had been trying to get a start on getting back in shape with many failures to launch. I saw a 6-week New You challenge advertised on Facebook and it looked interesting.
Hmm, my first impression was “man it’s warm in here”. Really it was humbling, I am by no means an athlete but watching some of the coaches and senior folks it gave me something to aspire to. I remember looking at one of the CrossFit sessions before my first one and seeing extremely fit coaches laying down in front of fans. I thought to myself, “how am I going to be able to do a full length WOD?”
Some of that first impression has changed. It’s still warm, but I am bothered by it way less. I still think that the coaches and seniors are something to aspire to be. As time has gone on, I wouldn’t say that the WODs have gotten any easier, but they hurt less and my capabilities are increasing. Just tonight I completed an entire WOD doing toes to bar which I was not even close to one when I started. It is great that I can actually watch my progress from week to week.
The first goal I hit was a huge one. When I started I really wanted to get below 200 lbs. Happy to say that from 225 lbs I am down to 195 lbs in 6 weeks! As of now I want to continue losing weight, but even more I want to be able to do consecutive hanging pull-ups and eventually muscle-ups.
Compared to when I started I have so much more energy, better sleep, more stamina and my daily back pain has gone away.
The biggest change for me is that everything fits better! I take my diet serious because the way you feel and perform in the WOD is directly affected by what you consume. Not to mention that I don’t want to negate all the calories I worked so hard to burn during the WOD.
My favorite Wreck Room moment isn’t really a moment but more the experience over all. Group mentality is a huge driver for me and the exceptional people in my New You group are major contributors to my success. Oh and when I finally figured out Kipping!
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