Crossfit or Bootcamp

roseyrose2000

Hi Everyone, I am back on MFP since dropping off over a year ago. I have since in addition to the gym, joined crossfit. Does anyone know how to log this? Is it more strengh? Cardio? Its kinda both. Any tips are helpfull. I do use a HRM and do get my calories burned but worndering how to log it? I did not see crossfit or bootcamp when seaching excersize. Any tips are helpful

Thanks
Roseyrose

Health_Gal

I would suggest that you forget about doing Crossfit and find a good boot camp class that has reasonable exercise routines. Crossfit is KNOWN for being extreme to the point of causing injury.

Getting Fit, Even if It Kills You
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Bootcamp programs can be good, or they can be extreme, so I would suggest that people interested in boot camp classes check them out and observe a class or two before you decide if you want to get involved.

Good luck!

roseyrose2000

Thanks for the input, i do appreciate it. While i will agree with you on this, This specific crossfit does not use heavy weights, it is more intense than a bootcamp, and less intense than other Crossfits that i have been too that use heavy weights. This is why i am sticking with this place. Trainor is excellent!!!

But the original question was i do I log it in the exercise area?

concordancia

Circuit training

jimmie65

Health_gal hates Crossfit but has never tried it.

Log it as circuit training.

Debbs83

Hi rosey. I love the bootcamp at my gym. It's more like a group training session with 2 other clients. We lift heavy, do circuits, and also conditioning (prowler runs, etc.) However, I would take crossfit if: a) I didn't have this class available to me and b) I could afford it. Crossfit is crazy money!

sallyaj

I think crossfit can be safe. There's a great site called motility WOD (workout of the day) -- written by a physical therapist. He has all kinds of tips for crossfitting safely.

I don't do it -- it's too intense for me. But I understand why people do. Time, for one thing (do more in less time). Results for another.

Good luck with it!

To answer your question, I log an hour of boot camp as 30 minutes calisthenics + 30 minutes strength training. Probably not exact, but approximates my workout.

Thanks for reminding me. I forgot to log today.

amdarosa619

I'm having a similar issue. I participate in bootcamps where I feel like the MFP categories Circuit Training or Calenthetics don't really apply because we aren't necessarily doing push-up/sit-ups, etc, but rather cardio driven exercises like broad jumps, lunges, suicides, squats, and ladder drills.

Any suggestions for logging besides Circuit Training?

bgrune131

I wear my HRM during my Bootcamp and use those calories.

vjohn04

I wear my HRM during my Bootcamp and use those calories.

ding, ding, ding! Winner, winner, chicken dinner! :-)

morningmud

If you are using an HR< and know your calorie burn, why not just create a new workout called Crossfit and put your info into it?

StaceyJ2008

I recommend you getting a heart rate monitor.

brittaney10811

crossfit is my number one method of exercise.... and we have a GREAT Level 1 Certified Trainer who is also a PT, and two other certified trainers, who take the time and effort to show us how to move correctly as to prevent injury. you can fall on your face on a treadmil if you're not paying attention. anything can be bad for you. crossfit gets a LOT of negative attention... i don't think it's given a fair chance. I've come leaps and bounds from where i was, and without injury as i've been taught correctly. I agree some gyms are more focused on reps and time than execution, and that's where some of the bad rap comes from.

my advice, do what you like and what you can stick to. it'll make it that much easier to succeed. best of luck!

emrogers

LOVE Crossfit and LOVE bootcamp classes as well. I think adding variety really helps with boredom. Either one is a great choice.
However, I would not trust MFP for logging how many calories you've burned. These are not accurate because calories burned are individual results.
HRM!!!! is your answer! Buy one and look on craigslist if price is an issue. This is the most accurate way of tracking how much you're burning.

Good luck!

SARgirl

Since you use a HRM you can make up your own exercise name and call it whatever you want and put in your calories that way.

difabu

I wear my HRM during my Bootcamp and use those calories.

This is what I do since neither bootcamp nor Crossfit (I've done both and currently staying with CrossFit) fall into a pre-made category. I created exercises called "Bootcamp" and "CrossFit" and log in the time and calories.

In answer to the OP's question, I prefer CrossFit. I find that the CrossFit trainer is more attentive to my progress and the program based on actual data (measurable).

KikuLogan

I personally love Crossfit and as someone who has NEVER done anything even close to that intense in her life (couch to 5k on my treadmill 2 years ago was a huge stride for me) I've been doing it for 6 months without injury. It's all about taking the time to do the movements CORRECTLY. I'm not competing with anyone but myself. At our box I find that the men are usually the ones that get hurt because they find it hard to leave their ego at the door. JMO. And FWIW Crossfit has CHANGED MY BODY in 6 months of 2x/week. I have lines in my stomach (NEVER had any muscle definition ANYWHERE), I weigh what I weighed when I was 23 (I am 35 with a 2 year old and a 4 year old), and I can deadlift more than my body weight. Yeah, I'm all about Crossfit. LOL

Health_Gal

Crossfit sets goals in their workouts that are too extreme for anyone but a highly trained athlete.

If Crossfit wants to market itself to the average person that wants to get fit, why don't they have more reasonable workouts with more reasonable goals?

BTW, dead lifting more than your body weight is not a reasonable goal for most people. Nor is that kind of lifting necessary. The kind of heavy lifting Crossfit pushes participants to engage in is an invitation to injury.

jimmie65

Crossfit sets goals in their workouts that are too extreme for anyone but a highly trained athlete.

If Crossfit wants to market itself to the average person that wants to get fit, why don't they have more reasonable workouts with more reasonable goals?

Uh... they do. It's called scaling.

BTW, dead lifting more than your body weight is not a reasonable goal for most people.

I'm 47 years old, weigh 230 lbs (having lost 100), and started lifting in October. I deadlift 285. (It's actually kinda low, since I squat 330).

I'm really sorry you have decided to sell yourself short. But convincing others to also sell themselves short won't change that.

kschlitz

I have to chime in on this. Crossfit can be a major cause of Vertebral Artery Dissection in this NEW fad exercise. This leads to the main cause of stroke in young people. Not worth it. Not well known, until you are the one with the stroke, if you survive it. Ask any neurologist or stroke team. Life changing.

jimmie65

I have to chime in on this. Crossfit can be a major cause of Vertebral Artery Dissection in this NEW fad exercise. This leads to the main cause of stroke in young people. Not worth it. Not well known, until you are the one with the stroke, if you survive it. Ask any neurologist or stroke team. Life changing.

It can also be a major cause of erectile dysfunction, kidney failure, and cooties. Just take my word for it.

alissadough84

stop bashing something you won't even try and know nothing about. You probably just can't handle a real workout like Crossfit. Enjoy the elliptical and walking on the treadmill for hours at a time. I'll take my 20 minute WOD any day! This if for Health_Gal but I am sure you figured that out.

Health_Gal

I'm 47 years old, weigh 230 lbs (having lost 100), and started lifting in October. I deadlift 285. (It's actually kinda low, since I squat 330).

I'm really sorry you have decided to sell yourself short. But convincing others to also sell themselves short won't change that.

You know what? I feel absolutely NO need to risk injury or prove anything by trying to lift heavy. There are SO many exercise programs and classes available that are much more enjoyable and far less dangerous -- AND less expensive -- than Crossfit.

jimmie65

You know what? I feel absolutely NO need to risk injury or prove anything by trying to lift heavy. There are SO many exercise programs and classes available that are much more enjoyable and far less dangerous -- AND less expensive -- than Crossfit.

Good for you. Go do them,and stop bashing something you have no experience with.

alissadough84

I'm 47 years old, weigh 230 lbs (having lost 100), and started lifting in October. I deadlift 285. (It's actually kinda low, since I squat 330).

I'm really sorry you have decided to sell yourself short. But convincing others to also sell themselves short won't change that.

You know what? I feel absolutely NO need to risk injury or prove anything by trying to lift heavy. There are SO many exercise programs and classes available that are much more enjoyable and far less dangerous -- AND less expensive -- than Crossfit.

I am by no means an "elite" athlete. I weigh 157 pounds and can deadlift 170 and back squat 130.... it's called building muscles in your core. Stop bashing something that you aren't brave enough to try and offering advice for those that do. Just because it isn't your preferred workout doesn't mean it's not for someone else. All the trainers are certified and it's actually their goal to keep you from getting hurt. I don't feel like I have to prove anything to anyone being able to "lift heavy". I just have ambition, Crossfit is extremely enjoyable. There is quite a sense of accomplishment when you do something you didn't think you could.

Health_Gal

Crossfit trainer certification is a JOKE! If people pay Crossfit money and answer some questions the way they want, they certify them.

http://convictionwp.weebly.com/1/post/2012/09/5-reasons-why-crossfit-sucks-and-drives-me-nuts.html

I wish people would quit forking out so much money to that franchise and instead support their YMCAs and other local gyms.

T1mH

Some boot camp classes can be to extreme. I attended one once that was. I never went back Crossfit is kind of known for being extreme. They aren't all bad.

KikuLogan

My local YMCA is more expensive than Crossfit and you definitely do not get the 1 on 1 attention. They scale the workouts. It's not for everyone but my husband is a chiropractor, I have excellent trainers, I'm very mindful of my movements and I'm seeing results that you absolutely WILL NOT EVER SEE without lifting. Like everyone else said, don't knock it til' you try it but it's not looking like you are interested in challenging yourself to achieve a higher level of fitness. Crossfit gives you something you'll never see from walking/running on your treadmill and/or doing a few movements with small hand weights.

waldo56

Circuit training, high effort calisthenics, high impact aerobics.

All work, all have relatively similar calorie burns. Harcore Crossfit/Bootcamp workout should be a little higher though.

Your running pace is the sniff test IMHO. If you know your max running pace over that unit of time, you should be able to evaluate whether your are working harder/easier than you would running over that time frame. And the calorie burns for running are pretty well known/accurate. Most things wouldn't be a higher burn than running, but some Crossfit WOD's would (I feel a 1/2/3 pullup/pushup/squat for time/amrap workout is the highest calorie burn physically possible in a unit of time).

jen6224

I have been doing crossfit for two weeks now. At first, I have to tell you I was scared. I am definitely out of shape, definitely overweight -I need to lose 80 pounds. All I have to say is that the gym I have been using is great! They have to scale quite a bit for me, partially because I am new, but mostly because I am out of shape and overweight. I have noticed in my two weeks that things are getting easier, I am not so sore that I cannot move anymore, but I am noticing that I am sore each day. The workouts are different, and there are people that are pushing you. I love that. I wouldn't be doing what I was doing going to the gym by myself and not having that support. I wouldn't push myself or come up with these workouts as I would feel they are too hard and without that motivation, it is hard to do.Quite frankly it is hard to do even with the motivation. The one thing I love the best is being able to get weights and cardio in in the one hour. It is awesome. Plus, the way that I feel afterwards is great. It is not only great because of all the endorphins, but it is good because I know what I accomplished. For those of you that are scared, I was worried about what the others would think. It is interesting because everyone is so preoccupied trying to do their workout to their max ability that noone really pays attention to how many reps I do, they are worried about their own. I have learned more about proper stretching, form, etc. in the last two weeks than I have ever learned in my 6 years of belonging to a big box gym.

roseyrose2000

Wow, thanks everyone for the input!!. Their are alot of opiniums about crossfit. Its great for some and not for others. Whatever works for you , you stick with. I do crossift 3 days and regular gym 3 other days. I will say one thing. My core since joining crossfit has really strenghthened to the point that i have no more knee pain or back pain. I was having lower back issues pressing on my nerves shooting down my long for like a little over a year. I started crossfit mid November and I cant beleive that i have no pain AT ALL. I can only relate it to the core work and back extensions that we do. So although there could be more risk for injury,(which you could get from just lifting weights) i personlly beleive it was more like my physcal therapy in strengthening my core and back..

SO i will log it under circuit training .

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