Crossfit....

I have not.. But I admire you doing so! Just thought I'd take a moment to say good luck

Hi! I have lots of friends in Ohio that do crossfit and swear by it! I would LOVE to do it, but there is nothing around in Delaware! Good Luck to you!

I was previously a crossfit instructor and can tell you it is hard work for sure, but you will not fail as long as you show up. You are there to challenge yourself and beat your own personal records, dont worry about where you are compared to others right now, just do what you can and continue to improve from there. There are always modifications for beginners if needed as well. You will love it or at least you will love the results you are getting from it for sure.

I've been doing CrossFit for a while now. It was the first working out I ever did. Wow. It's tough, but they modify things so that you can do it. Since Nov. 1 when I started, I'm down 42 lbs, and I've lost many, many inches off of my body. (I haven't measured recently, but last time I did measure, I was down almost 7" in my waist alone.)

Just go in prepared to work hard. Push yourself and be willing do try new things. Try things unmodified, but do modify so that you can actually do the workout. Talk with your trainer and let him/her know where you're coming from and if you have any issues that may make it so you can't do the workouts as normal. (For example, I have really really horrible shin splints. I cannot run, I cannot jump rope, etc. and my trainers are all aware of this limitation and will come up with something different I can do instead.)

I've found that in general, CrossFit people are just a great community. People are very supportive of new members. They want to you succeed.

I've been interested in Crossfit, but I'm kinda scared too.

When I started MyFitnessPal back in July, doing CrossFit was my 'goal'. Weighing 290 lbs, my thought was "No way can I do that yet. I'm way too out of shape." So I took my time, focused on my nutrition and hit the treadmill. Finally, after minimal headway and repeated requests from my boyfriend to ''...at least go WATCH a workout, before you rule it out." I went, and watched. And you know what?

I decided that if I didn't gather my proverbial balls and just friggin' do it, I was always gonna be a chickensh$t about it.

So I found an On-Ramp, signed up and told myself that I was going to complete every day, no matter what. Day 1...sucked. It was hard, I was tired, and I was so sore the next day, I couldn't walk right. But you know what? I felt like a complete and utter badass when I walked out. Worried about people watching you while you're gettin' all sweaty and gross? Don't. Because trust me, nobody's lookin' at you. Thinking "It's too hard!" or "I'm too out of shape!" is fine and dandy...but show up, and do the workout anyway. It is hard. You're probably out of shape. But you know how you're gonna GET into shape? CrossFit.

So show up. Let them kick your *kitten* and motivate you. You'll feel like a badass when you walk outta there, because you did it.

Trust me.

Welcome to the CrossFit Family! It will beat your *kitten* while literally shaping OFF your *kitten* due to the intensity. There are a number of us "Warriors" on here and be happy to assist. Take one WOD at a time and at your own pace, if your instructor bears that in mind, they're a keeper.