crossfit

What do you guys think of not joining a crossfit box, but just downloading the WOD's on the website and doing them yourself in your own gym or with a group of fitness pals?

Just curious because I have wanted to join up with some crossfitters, but already pay for a gym that I love and don't wanna change it. I was ONLY thinking of doing this maybe once or twice a week as an addition to the strength training I already do.

...and this seems to be more of a "nicer" thread to ask in rather than the other one with the crossfit bashers. :flowerforyou:

Crossfit is intellectual property that I think deserves the affiliation fees paid by boxes and the membership fees paid by members. I would suggest joining a box to honour that intellectual property as well as for the reason that the box dynamic is the BEST. I love the coaches, I love the other members, I love meeting new people who join, the supportive atmosphere. It's unlike any other gym experience I've had.

From a practical perspective, you're better off having more people do it (even at home on their own) because it makes the activity more mainstream and that growth in popularity does more than the dues of a few people.

Not to mention, I don't believe Crossfit corporate has any issues with people doing the workouts that they openly post on their site...(and given their generally litigious nature in protecting their intellectual property in other areas, leads me to believe that they 1) don't see anything wrong with it, 2) don't believe they could prevail in protecting it, and/or 3) see it the same way rtal sees it.

I've never been to a Crossfit class, but I am somewhat interested in going. I'm posting here just to follow the topic, but I don't have much to add for content. Wah wah.

I drug my feet on even looking into it for years for various reasons. I used cost as an excuse, but the real reason was more the unknown. The fearmongering here and elsewhere on the internet didn't help. Would still be dragging my feet if I hadn't casually mentioned it to my chiropractor (who was treating me for a injury I ran myself into). He vouched for them, and I trust his judgment on things like this implicitly, so I signed up that day.

So far, so awesome. My advice is to check into facilities that are convenient for you. None of them will charge you to talk with them about it, all/nearly all have a free introductory course/session/program for you to get a feel for it, and many have a reasonably-priced on-ramp class. (I paid $100 for 6 classes...and they have been immensely helpful in my form even if I continued lifting on my own and didn't join.) No contract, no additional fees, beyond the monthly dues that I can cancel any time. Seems like a fairly low-risk financial endeavor.

Of course, all that said assumes you have the financial means. It isn't *cheap*, but in my opinion, so far, it's a reasonable price for what I'm getting.

I'm about a month into crossfit, truly addicted!!!! Today our WOD is fight gone bad, this will be my first time doing it!! HELP

How'd it go?

I have FGB tonight, and my quads are still screaming from the Wednesday workout.

Take the night off! You need to take rest days until most of the soreness is gone. That is especially important when you are doing more difficult workouts than your body is used to.

What did you think of FGB? Is it really that hard?

Yep. From all I've heard, FGB is crazy hard. You're better off waiting until your muscles heal from the last workout before you attempt it. It will be the WOD other times, so it isn't like that is your only chance to ever do it.

Perhaps, although I suspect once I warm up, I'll be mostly fine...and since this is the last class of on-ramp, I can't exactly reschedule it. Oh, sure, I *could* sit this one out, but I'll just do the best I can. Besides, if I didn't workout every time I was sore, I'd get no more than two workouts per week.

I am not fond of it... but mostly of the way they do kettlebells.

The only thing I've done so far w/ KBs is what they called an American swing. Seemed benign.

What awful things do they do w/ them that I've not yet experienced that I can look forward to? =P