Crossfit - anyone do it on their own?

amsparky
amsparky Posts: 825 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey all!

I am interested in trying to add Crossfit into my workouts, but don't want to join a specific Crossfit gym. Does anyone do it on their own at their regular gym or at home?

TIA!

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  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    you can start here and do body weight stuff on your own.

    http://crossfitallegiance.wordpress.com/vacation-workouts/


    For all the lifting and everything else its almost easier to do it at a gym since buying all the equipment yourself is expensive. Then you have to worry about pushing and motivating yourself as hard as you would go at the gym.
  • ROBJ3411
    ROBJ3411 Posts: 72 Member
    Crossfit is a good workout, I've been doing CF for 4 years. However the biggest thing is people doing the execises wrong and getting hurt. If you are inexperienced at weight training it may be worth it to join a CF gym just to learn the form.

    I have done the WODs at a regular gym. It can be difficult if the gym doesn't have alot of free weights or room to move around.
  • amsparky
    amsparky Posts: 825 Member
    Thanks guys!

    I'm an intermediate lifter and am familiar with a lot of the lifts already. I'm looking at some of the at home Cross Fit ideas and thinking I could do this in place of plyometrics (actually, they ARE plyometrics, just different from what I've been doing).

    I'm a teacher and a mom and can't justify the cost of a CF box...and I don't want it to mess up my weight lifting. I just want to have something *extra* to look forward to. :)
  • ROBJ3411
    ROBJ3411 Posts: 72 Member
    If you are going to do your own programming, then stick to stuff you know. The Oly lifts and KBs are not something to "Try out" without help...
    I'm a pretty big believer in putting weight overhead to build core stablity.
  • cjmas
    cjmas Posts: 63
    I've done some of the bodyweight workouts on my own, but I wouldn't do the other stuff by myself. Those gyms are crazy expensive, so I understand why you're asking. (I don't belong to one, either.)

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