Crossfit women's bodies - what's going on?

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  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Here is my take, coming from a woman who did Crossfit 3x a week for over a year.

    I learned ALOT. I learned lifts I never would have tried on my own, like deadlifts, clean and jerk, push press, etc.. I also was in pretty good shape. I didn't buy into the whole Paleo thing (I tried it, it wasn't for me) but I adapted a lot of good habits from Crossfit in general, and I became a lot more fit and a better runner which I stunk at before. I stopped going because a) it was expensive b) my schedule didn't allow for it and c) they did too much chest, arm, and shoulder stuff and not enough legs. My personal opinion is that it is better for dudes. It is good to get stronger and get more comfortable lifting weights, but I get better results working out on my own.

    Also, the women in my Crossfit box are too top heavy, and they don't look good. I think they look very mannish. It could be because of my trainer and what he does, which like I said, are more pullups, pushups, arm stuff in general. But I agree, the women don't look good. But I do feel it is a good program to get started and get comfortable lifting weights. I never lifted weights (aside from Barbie weights) before I did it, I was too scared, and now I lift heavy and I love it!
  • RobAsRx
    RobAsRx Posts: 17
    Here is my take, coming from a woman who did Crossfit 3x a week for over a year.

    I learned ALOT. I learned lifts I never would have tried on my own, like deadlifts, clean and jerk, push press, etc.. I also was in pretty good shape. I didn't buy into the whole Paleo thing (I tried it, it wasn't for me) but I adapted a lot of good habits from Crossfit in general, and I became a lot more fit and a better runner which I stunk at before. I stopped going because a) it was expensive b) my schedule didn't allow for it and c) they did too much chest, arm, and shoulder stuff and not enough legs. My personal opinion is that it is better for dudes. It is good to get stronger and get more comfortable lifting weights, but I get better results working out on my own.

    Also, the women in my Crossfit box are too top heavy, and they don't look good. I think they look very mannish. It could be because of my trainer and what he does, which like I said, are more pullups, pushups, arm stuff in general. But I agree, the women don't look good. But I do feel it is a good program to get started and get comfortable lifting weights. I never lifted weights (aside from Barbie weights) before I did it, I was too scared, and now I lift heavy and I love it!

    That's really surprising to hear that you didn't really get too much leg work in Crossfit. It sounds like your coach seriously neglected some of the major Crossfit movements.

    Almost all of the barbell work, especially the two Olympic Lifts and Deadlifts, are majorly leg focused. Since starting Crossfit, I don't know if I've ever squatted more in my life! Wall Balls, Lunges, Broad Jumps, Box Jumps, Double Unders, GHD, ect are all major leg work. That's why most of the elite women Crossfit competitors (larger and smaller frames) have such large thighs and solid glutes.

    The good thing about Crossfit Gyms is that they are owner operated licencess of the CF name. So if you have a gym that doesn't program to your liking, you can try another gym and hopefully they program their workouts to your needs. Like anything else... if you're getting more out of working out on your own than it's probably best to do so. I was a garage Crossfitter until I found a great local CF gym for me.

    I'm glad that you commented, as most opinions on Crossfit are from people who've never tried it. Even though you're not going to a CF gym, it's great to hear that you took something away from your experience there!
  • rkr22401
    rkr22401 Posts: 216 Member
    Thread reminds me of a joke I heard...

    How do you know if someone does Crossfit?

    Don't worry, they'll tell you.

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