JenaFernwood

You may be able to do power 90 as a beginner. BUT -- when you are a beginner, it's much better to be in a live class where there's a coach or trainer to help you with your form. Otherwise, most people are not aware if they are doing the exercises with proper form or not.

If you mean by being a beginner that you are new to exercising, I would not recommend either program. They are both designed for people that already have a good fitness level and want to take it to the next level. Doing programs like that as a beginner will most likely result in injuries Instead, check your local gyms for…

I am not spewing hate. I was just letting her know that many Crossfit boxes put a lot of pressure on people to eat Paleo. The OP is a vegetarian, so I thought she might want to know that.

Just found an article that talks about Paleo and it's connection with Crossfit. As you can see, the Paleo diet plan is really heavy on meat. http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2013/03/military-crossfit-craze-what-is-the-paleo-diet.html

In the mean time, please don't be so hard on yourself. Most women, and probably the majority of men, can't do pull ups. Even when they are in pretty good shape. Doing pull ups just isn't a way modern people commonly use their muscles -- that's what makes them so difficult.

Nope, I haven't met Jane yet, but just signed up today. So I haven't had time to meet many people. Just didn't want to see a fellow vegetarian get too deep into a situation where she'd probably get lots of criticism and pressure about her dietary choices. Maybe not all Crossfit boxes push Paleo, but the majority seen to. I…

Some carb products such as whole grain bread contain much more nutrition than white bread, but hate and avoidance of carbs is just a fad. I would not put much stock in any diet plan that told you to eliminate entire food groups.

I'm not sure exactly what ingredients are used in Slim Fast, but the thing I don't like about most of the shake-type programs is there is usually at least some chemical preservatives, dyes, artificial flavors, etc in them, and I am trying to eat as clean and natural as possible. Sure, I grab a protein shake every now and…

Being a vegetarian, you probably won't fit in well with the Crossfit crowd. Once they recruit people and they get past the onramp program, many Crossfits are almost cult-like in pushing the Paleo diet plan-- which is very heavy on meat. Among other activities, I do a boot camp class a few times a week. It has about 10 or…