Any Crossfitters?

IceQueen1986

I stumbled into a box a few weeks ago and now I'm signed up for the open. Would love to meet more crossfitters who're enjoying the sport and maybe doing the open for fun as well.

4righteousnesssake

I do Crossfit from my garage. Boom!

rybo

Jumping right in! The open is fun, (assuming your box does something cool for it) Last year was my 1st experience with it, looking forward to this year.

IceQueen1986

rybo wrote: »

Jumping right in! The open is fun, (assuming your box does something cool for it) Last year was my 1st experience with it, looking forward to this year.

I hope it's fun. Everyone keeps telling me it's a must try. You taking part again this year?

giantrobot_powerlifting

I throw down at a local box every four weeks. (During deloads) As a powerlifter who eschews cardio, Crossfit, I find, to be the perfect conditioning. And I made some friends there and have coached some of the other athletes and coaches with their powerlifts and programming.

rybo

IceQueen1986 wrote: »

rybo wrote: »

Jumping right in! The open is fun, (assuming your box does something cool for it) Last year was my 1st experience with it, looking forward to this year.

I hope it's fun. Everyone keeps telling me it's a must try. You taking part again this year?

My best bit of advice for any new crossfitter is don't be afraid to scale. Although I know a lot of people will attempt RX just because it's the open. Yes, I will be partaking in the WODs this year (I don't register online though)

giantrobot_powerlifting

@rbyo makes a great point. Since I'm training through one injury or strain or another, I scale quite a bit, especially overhead movements and pull-ups currently. You can scale the movement and still get a great workout in. However, that's fine for an everyday workout, but if you compete in the Open there are movement standards that will be scrutinized i.e. Where the bar starts and where it ends. (How you get it there isn't so much of an issue.) This is especially the case with overhead movements like cleans, jerks, presses, squats etc.

OP since it's your first open it might be worth taking the $10 ref course. I did and I'm not planning on competing in the Open. You also might want to download and read the rule book once, takes less than an hour.

Cathy927

Started doing crossfit in October and loving it. Didn't register for the Open but hoping to next year! Will be joining the WODs at the box.
Good luck!

Upstate_Dunadan

Been doing CrossFit for almost 2 years now, but was off for the past 6 months recovering from shoulder surgery. I was just cleared to start lifting again, so I'm back in the box doing 5 days a week. I didn't think I'd be back in time for the Open. I did the non-scaled Open last year, but this year I'll be doing it (unofficially) with lots of scaling involved since certain things I'm not allowed to do for another 3 months (pull-ups and bar work being the biggest one). It will still be fun regardless. Feel free to add me as a friend. My wife is a huge CF fan, and now goes 6 days a week, though it took her almost a year of watching me before she decided to give it a shot. She's on here too if you wanted to add her as a friend.

avalonblues

This year is my first Open - the first workout has been posted and while it will be difficult, the movements are all things I can actually do. I'll be doing Rx - but there is no way I finish within the time cap.

Sara1791

Good luck all!

slefko

I just signed up this year for my first open, I love Crossfit!

_incogNEATo_

@Keladelphia is my favorite crossfit competitor.

cs4156

Completed 17.1 this morning.....Burpees were the worst for me but I finished! Masters Scaled. I like CrossFit, but I do traditional gym machine training, Run and SPIN as well....

Keladelphia

_incogNEATo_ wrote: »

@Keladelphia is my favorite crossfit competitor.

Awww well you're my favorite powerlifting competitor @_incogNEATo_


@IceQueen1986 It's awesome that you've only been doing CF a few weeks and registered for the open! It's a great way to really get involved in the CF community. Have a blast with it! It's so fun to look back at each years Open to see how you've grown once you've been doing it for a few years.

AllyS7

I just started CF in JAN. I'm so empowered by all these badass women. I would love to be on their level.

I'm doing the open scaled. I did 17.1 yesterday and I'm not going to lie, my back is sore from the snatches yesterday. I was so proud of my time! The atmosphere at my box and the support was awesome.

avalonblues

avalonblues wrote: »

This year is my first Open - the first workout has been posted and while it will be difficult, the movements are all things I can actually do. I'll be doing Rx - but there is no way I finish within the time cap.

I did better than I expected - 190 reps. On to 17.2.

AllyS7

I did better than I expected - 190 reps. On to 17.2.

That's awesome! I'm terrified to see what 17.2 will be.

Gimsteinn

OMG Yes! started Crossfit the 7th of November here in Iceland and I've been doing this for 3 months. It's the best thing I've done for myself. We have some crazy competitors and it's AMAZING to watch them do the Open Wod again, and again and again. I swear those girls have a death wish lol.

I did it twice
First attempt: 225 reps - 19:59
Second attempt: 225 reps - 17:43

I loved it! I can't wait to do 17.2 on Friday

morgansquicciarini

Today marks 3 months of crossfit for me!! It has honestly changed my life and I can definitely see and feel major improvements in just this short amount of time. I have also just started eating paleo again to feel my best during the open.

Anyone have any macro percentage goals to try to hit with paleo? I used to stick with the 50% carbs, 20% protein, 30% fat like MFP suggests, but obviously that doesn't fit well with paleo (low carb, high protein)

Jillian130

Good luck to all who are partaking in the Open. I'm a newbie to Crossfit and I tried 17.1 scaled workouts this week. Loved it! I'm amazed and inspired of the age and fitness levels competing.