Crossfit?

bregrig

So I am starting CrossFit next week and was just wondering if any of you guys are 'CrossFitters' and what I should expect, what gains did you get from it, did you have a lot of injuries, etc. Thanks

jimmmer

Not done it personally, but fair warning:

these threads can attract a certain amount of heat from advocates and haters alike and generally tailspin into personal attacks and gif posting.

I hope this one turns and differently and you get the info you need!

tannatannabobanna

yeah this thread is gonna get nasty.....but no, my suggestion save your joints, lift weights with proper form, and be instructed by an actual(__underline___) certified personal trainer..

jimmmer

yeah this thread is gonna get nasty.....but no, my suggestion save your joints, lift weights with proper form, and be instructed by an actual(__underline___) certified personal trainer..

Well, some CF boxes are run by quality CPTs and some standard gyms and spas have sub-standard CPTs who don't have the first clue about how to lift.

Blanket statements dude. They're almost never true...

h7463

Hi there!
Play it safe, prevent injury. Warm up well. Watch your form. Don't rush yourself, take your time. Don't let other people rush you. Don't get sucked into competing against anyone but yourself. Cool down well. You WILL improve, be patient. It's not going to happen overnight.
This is not a training for a physique or bikini competition. EAT and feed your body well. It will need all it can get. (If you are on a weight loss mission, this might set you back a bit. Rethink your nutrition and time your food intake according to your training needs. Eat what you feel your body and mind are comfortable with, and don't let yourself get talked into a popular diet, just because 'it's part of the CrossFit lifestyle. It's also a business...)
TAKE YOUR REST DAYS SERIOUSLY!
THERE IS NO SHAME IN QUITTING, if you feel it's not an activity for you. It is your body, and you know it best. I have often been asked to join the box at my gym, but politely refused. My body doesn't recover as fast as it used to, and CrossFit isn't for me. I personally need to be able to modify my training as I see fit, and not submit to some WOD somebody else made up.


Have fun and train safe!

ninav1980

My husband LOVES crossfit. He has been at it for 2 years. Me, personally its not for me. I do not like the competing aspect of the classes. I prefer to go at my own pace. With that being said, and to answer your question, the ladies I see in crossfit have great bodies! So if its something you enjoy, stick with it and you will be rewarded. I would give it a month at least to see if it will work for you (thats what I did) If its not for you, just switch and get PT if your budget allows. I love mine!

bregrig

Thank you for the suggestions! Rest days I hear are crucial and am not sure how many days on and off I am supposed to have. I understand a lot of boxes have 'fake' trainers but the one I will be going to has only CPT and crossfit certified trainers, plus a few are physical therapists and all seem to have a ton of knowledge. It may not be for me, but I need something that changes up my boring routine I have been trying to change for the last 3 years and never really was able to lift heavy properly or even do a real pull-up without my spine being misaligned etc. This may be a place I am able to achieve those goals and am able to have more functional training. But I appreciate all opinions

bregrig

My husband LOVES crossfit. He has been at it for 2 years. Me, personally its not for me. I do not like the competing aspect of the classes. I prefer to go at my own pace. With that being said, and to answer your question, the ladies I see in crossfit have great bodies! So if its something you enjoy, stick with it and you will be rewarded. I would give it a month at least to see if it will work for you (thats what I did) If its not for you, just switch and get PT if your budget allows. I love mine!

That is so good to hear! Do you have personal training through crossfit? I didn't realize they did 1-1 training!

jrick130

My wife and I started Crossfit 6 months ago and it was the best decision we've ever made. Our crossfit "box" is not competative but just the opposite, extremely encouraging. In fact my 20 years old son just started. You get out of it what you put in. I'm 46 and not trying to be Mr America, just get in better shape, so my coaches know that. Crossfit changed my life!!!

Alidecker

I tried crossfit, had a great instructor who worked really closely with us to do the different lifts and making sure form was right before we went to an actual class. I enjoyed a lot of it, but decided I liked my gym better and couldn't afford both. My trainer ended up getting certified in Crossfit, so now I have the best of both worlds as he works some of the stuff into my workouts. I like competing with myself and making sure I am improving. Good luck, hope you enjoy it.

ninav1980

My husband LOVES crossfit. He has been at it for 2 years. Me, personally its not for me. I do not like the competing aspect of the classes. I prefer to go at my own pace. With that being said, and to answer your question, the ladies I see in crossfit have great bodies! So if its something you enjoy, stick with it and you will be rewarded. I would give it a month at least to see if it will work for you (thats what I did) If its not for you, just switch and get PT if your budget allows. I love mine!

That is so good to hear! Do you have personal training through crossfit? I didn't realize they did 1-1 training!

No, I just got a PT at the gym. But any trainer should be able to go through a crossfit workout with you, so same thing I guess...

ashlando

My best advice is to keep an open mind and go into it with a positive attitude. Be patient. You will be throwing heavy weights on soon enough but work on form to begin with. It's you against you, always, but use the camaraderie of the others in your class to push yourself. There is always a little bit more in the tank and Crossfit will teach you where your true limits are.

If you put time into it, you will see remarkable change. Eat well, rest often and stick with it. I lost 30 lbs in my first 4-5 months of Crossfit and now I am working on maintenance and just getting stronger!

I am coming up on my 1 year Crossfit anniversary and couldn't be happier that I made the choice to try it. It was scary at first but I am a better person for it. It has changed my life in so many ways and I am never looking back.

ValGogo

Just because it's funny......that's all.....


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I love this guy, he's hilarious.

bregrig

My best advice is to keep an open mind and go into it with a positive attitude. Be patient. You will be throwing heavy weights on soon enough but work on form to begin with. It's you against you, always, but use the camaraderie of the others in your class to push yourself. There is always a little bit more in the tank and Crossfit will teach you where your true limits are.

If you put time into it, you will see remarkable change. Eat well, rest often and stick with it. I lost 30 lbs in my first 4-5 months of Crossfit and now I am working on maintenance and just getting stronger!

I am coming up on my 1 year Crossfit anniversary and couldn't be happier that I made the choice to try it. It was scary at first but I am a better person for it. It has changed my life in so many ways and I am never looking back.

How long did it take for you to be able to get the forms of all of the exercises correct?

EmmieCar86

Ive been doing it for almost 4 months and I am still having trouble getting with the clean and overhead squat. It definitely takes time and continuing practice for sure, but I love it! I think everyone has areas they're stronger at than others. Good luck

meshashesha2012

i did the on-ramp class and did a few months at a box. for the most part i like the idea of crosstraining for different things, i like the workouts for the most part (except for the kipping stuff). i stopped going because it reminded me of a clique or something. the best i can describe it as several people who werent athletic or jocks in high school but secretly wanted to be and now that they are are older and richer and can afford $200 a month and dont have to *really* play a sport they act like stereotypical high school jocks, but they are like 30 :laugh: at the boxes i went to, those of us who actually did come from competitive athletic background found this amusing.


but that dosnt keep me from sometimes doing the WOD at my own regular people gym.


ETA: i also didnt notice any competitiveness at my gym. for some workouts you will be among the first to finish and others you willbe among the last. but what i did notice was that many people who finish first will then go encourage others who are struggling to push through. i did like that aspect since it reminded me of my team workouts way in the past.

GiddyupTim

yeah this thread is gonna get nasty.....but no, my suggestion save your joints, lift weights with proper form, and be instructed by an actual(__underline___) certified personal trainer..

Here's column written by a bodybuilder/weight-lifting trainer on one of the most-read weight lifting sites on the internet.
http://www.t-nation.com/training/crossfit-apology

In a more recent column, he admits to having taken up Crossfit for a period of time...and that he liked it!
http://www.t-nation.com/training/bodybuilder-goes-crossfit

If I were you, OP, I might listen to this coach, rather than the previous poster who I have quoted above.

meshashesha2012

Just because it's funny......that's all.....


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I love this guy, he's hilarious.

dunno about this, but crossfit guys are kinda hot :smooched:

until they talk then it's 50% :laugh:

mayfrayy

unless you can do the compound exercises at an intermediate level, crossfit is just a **** show.

rogerOb1

unless you can do the compound exercises at an intermediate level, crossfit is just a **** show.

How so? Not everyone has the same goals.

rogerOb1

I did a cross fit session once - it was fun, had a good spirit for those who prefer to work out in a group environment, and I got a good workout in.
I just prefer the convenience of my 24 hour gym.

bostonwolf

So I am starting CrossFit next week and was just wondering if any of you guys are 'CrossFitters' and what I should expect, what gains did you get from it, did you have a lot of injuries, etc. Thanks

PM sent. But I agree with jimmmer. Some boxes are well run, some aren't. Make sure yours is the former and if it's not take control of your own workouts, focus on learning the movements correctly and THEN add weights or intensity.

Good luck!

bostonwolf

My best advice is to keep an open mind and go into it with a positive attitude. Be patient. You will be throwing heavy weights on soon enough but work on form to begin with. It's you against you, always, but use the camaraderie of the others in your class to push yourself. There is always a little bit more in the tank and Crossfit will teach you where your true limits are.

If you put time into it, you will see remarkable change. Eat well, rest often and stick with it. I lost 30 lbs in my first 4-5 months of Crossfit and now I am working on maintenance and just getting stronger!

I am coming up on my 1 year Crossfit anniversary and couldn't be happier that I made the choice to try it. It was scary at first but I am a better person for it. It has changed my life in so many ways and I am never looking back.

How long did it take for you to be able to get the forms of all of the exercises correct?

I'm about a year in as well. Some of them are easier than others. The Olympic lifts you'll be working on for years. Mine are much better, but for example my hip mobility still limits how deep I can squat, so that affects those lifts directly. I also can't do a proper front rack position. It's much better than a year ago but still a work in progress.

If you stick with it pick a skill like double unders and chip away at it every day until you get it, then move on to something else

Inkratlet

I still haven't got them completely, after 8 months, on my max lifts. I will lose my balance in the snatch or drop my elbows in the clean. The gym is set up so I can safely bail out of lifts. I have seperate Oly technique sessions to focus on it, but as ever when you fix one thing you break something else. Sometimes I get out a perfect rep and totally lose it on the next. It takes time, these are not easy lifts, but that's what I love about them. Our format is usually 10 mins of skill, 20 mins of strength and 20 mins of metcon. Sometimes there's 10 mins of mobility and less time doing skill or metcon work.

I can't work out in a regular gym anymore, I hate the cold atmosphere and morgue-like silence where the only sound you hear is the dreadmill running. I prefer my workouts to be social, among people laughing and joking, encouraging each other, sharing barbells, doing handstands, rope climbs etc

bregrig

Yeah I am seeing how long it will take me to be able to do a snatch or just a simple clean correctly. My body isn't used to these movements but I feel encouraged from your comments and encouragement, thanks :blushing: