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Overhead Squat
Does anyone have suggestions for getting better at this movement? I can't hold the weight steady overhead while squatting at all and struggle with 45#-65# for the lift. Obviously this also limits the amount that I can snatch although the clean to overhead feels ridiculous with so little weight, but the catch and holding…
Help me with Kipping!!!
OK, I have been going to my crossfit box for about 5 weeks now and I still am incapable of kipping. I know I need to practice a lot more, but it is very hard to get to an open gym with my schedule. Does anyone have any advice on how to do it. I understand the concept and can rock forward, but don't really understand the…
Need Advice: One Rep Max
OK, still being new to Xfit (just about 1 month), can someone give me advice for "finding" my one rep max. Today we did deadlifts and think I was using too much weight. I figured I would hit an open gym session one night and figure out my 1 rep max on a bunch of different movements so I can figure out my modified weight…
Grip Strength
I am very new to crossfit. This is my first non-elements class week, and I have gone on Monday and Wednesday. I have noticed that my grip strength is one of my biggest problems, and rope climbs and pull-ups and even Toes 2 bar kill me because I can't hold on. Today we did 20 minutes AMRAP 135# DL 7 Toes to Bar 5 Handstand…
Tracking Calories from Crossfit
I just started cross-fit after being a runner and swimmer and all around athlete. I've only done two elements classes so far and have my last one on Friday. I have a question about tracking exercises and calorie burn from Cross-fit. Traditionally, I would use an HR monitor to track my calory burn, but that doesn't seem to…