Crossfit?

(Anna Hermsdorfer) #1

It finally happened. My sister talked me into joining her Crossfit gym. I’ll be starting the Couch to Crossfit program in 2 weeks. Any pointers for how to adjust my diet, or supplements I might need?

(Vladaar Malane) #2

How did that go for you? My friend’s wife does cross fit and he said the thing you got to be careful about is there is no standardization on crossfit gym qualifications, so you might have joe smuckateli opening a crossfit gym, but not really knowledgeable in it.

I watched a crossfit documentary on netflix it’s pretty cool stuff. I don’t want to do cross fit, but am interested in using my bodyweight more in exercises instead of just lifting weights. For example I do pull ups and dips at the gym, I’m going to start to add handstand push ups too. I’m seeking raw strength without a lot of muscle bulk that heavy free weights can give.

(Adam Kirby) #3

That’s not really how it works. You can train with weights for strength or size, it really comes down to the training approach. And it’s actually more efficient to use free weights for raw strength increases, since calisthenics progressions can have large jumps of difficulty. I do calisthenics primarily, btw, but I think weights are totally legit for increasing strength.

(Anna Hermsdorfer) #4

So far it’s gone pretty well. I made it through 6 weeks of Couch to Crossfit, and this will be my first week joining the regular class. I did go off keto during that time, mainly due to the fact that I’m a huge stress eater and with all the pain from muscle soreness I just couldn’t motivate myself to eat properly. I am back on keto now, so from what I’ve read I may have to scale back while my body becomes fat adapted.

I do think I lucked out finding a good gym. My sister has been going there for a few years, so that helped. And one of the trainers just got back from a weekend training session with Mat Fraser, Josh Bridges, and Rich Froning, whom you may have spotted in the documentary.