Wayne Hinton

I am a professional musician. I am about as far from being an athlete as you can imagine. I came to Crossfit after going to a shop in March, 2008 to buy a new suit and was not able to find anything large enough to fit my 5'7" 248 lb "physique." I was in for a major change with Crossfit.- No machines, timed exercise sets, Olympic style weight lifting, and aerobics and weight-lifting during the same WOD (workout of the day). I was pushed well beyond my comfort zone at every workout. I learned that the first thing I had to overcome was that my mental attitude was even weaker than my body. After 4 years, I am still learning new techniques and improving others. I am now down to 170lbs and have gone from a 48 in waist to a 34. After starting my third year at crossfit, I had a mild heart attack. They put in one stent. After two weeks I was back at the box and continue to workout five times a week. Now in my fifth year in addition to crossfit 5 days, I do hot power yoga 3 days a week.