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Post by cashen10 on Feb 15, 2013 17:17:53 GMT -5
Does anyone have experience with this type of workout? Is this compatible w/ the THM lifestyle, meaning short but intense bursts of exercise? It seems a bit intense for me but at the same time the local box says it is for grandma to the athlete...I'm closer to the grandma end Just wondering if anyone made use of this type of workout...
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Post by Jessica on Feb 15, 2013 17:24:41 GMT -5
Great question! I have seen this referenced on pintrest and have wondered about it as well. Look forward to the answers!
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Post by Emily on Feb 15, 2013 18:16:22 GMT -5
Crossfit types of workouts can be great, as long as they're not carried on for too long at once. Working out with extreme intensity for 45 minutes will be overboard unless you're a serious athlete. But kept to 20 minutes or less, crossfit can be great, and fits the guidelines that Serene laid out in the exercise chapters quite well. I do these kinds of workouts a few times a week, usually for 10-15 minutes at a time only.
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Post by kim on Feb 19, 2013 10:06:05 GMT -5
I do Crossfit 3 times a week. I am over 200 lbs. There are many people in my box that are 50-70 years old. Maybe older! We have some in our box that are closer to 300 lbs. I absolutely LOVE love love it. It is 100% absolutely for grandmas People have this notion that an hour long Crossfit workout means you are intense for an hour. That simply isn't the case. The first 15 minutes or so are spent warming up. The warm up are most people's workouts BUT they are the best warm ups I have ever done - perfect for preventing injury, are specific for the type of workout you're doing, etc. The next 10-15 minutes are spent focusing on the form of the exercise you will be doing. Even the most advanced athletes in our box do form work with PVC pipe or empty bars during this time, getting their form scrutinized by our coach.When our workout is not weight heavy our box often does mobility work during this time as well so foam rolling, different mobility exercises. THEN the last 30 minutes are the WOD (workout of the day). EVERY workout is scaled to each user by your coach. So every exercise, weight load, number of reps, etc. is scaled to your ability. My older kids workout at our box as well and while I have a barbell they are doing their cleans with a medicine ball alongside other adults who need that scaling. Things like that. I can have my 11yo in the same workout with all the adults because every person gets their workout scaled. It takes me the same amount of time to do my scaled workouts as the heavy hitters do with the full workout. I LOVE my coach. He knows how much I lift on every exercise, he can be in a room of people and know that I need to cut my reps back, etc. Crossfit gets a bad rep and a lot of times it's by those who haven't done it. I LOVE it. Love it.I think it is possible for just about everyone to do Crossfit if you have a good coach and encouraging people in your box. Most CF boxes have a free beginner's class on Saturdays or allow a drop in. Call them and ask. Ours does a free class on Saturdays.
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Post by cashen10 on Feb 19, 2013 10:42:14 GMT -5
Kim, thank you so much for the in-depth perspective. I was hoping to hear from someone who did cf in a box. I will go visit our local box now & check it out. I tend to get caught up in the excitement & join things before I have all the info . Hearing from someone who is actually doing it & loves it helps a bunch. I am hoping my 15 yr old daughter will join me so I was glad to hear some of your children workout w/ you. Thanks again!
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Post by kim on Feb 19, 2013 10:46:20 GMT -5
We have a 16 year old girl who works out the same time slots as us. Sometimes her mom comes but often she doesn't. She comes by herself and works out alongside my daughter (who is 11 but looks 15 EEk!) and enjoys it a lot.
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Post by cashen10 on Feb 19, 2013 15:24:54 GMT -5
That's encouraging, thank you! My daughter is not lazy, she is a very hard worker & very disciplined but mostly sedentary. We love to read, not much activity in that. She wants to be strong & do great athletic things (like climb Mt. Everest? That's her, NOT me) but she just doesn't know where to start. This might be very good for her. How long have you been doing it? What kind of results are you seeing in yourself & your daughter?
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Post by kim on Feb 19, 2013 19:28:16 GMT -5
I've been going a little over a month, three times a week. I have lost weight of course but have dropped way more sizes than weight, built noticeable muscle, feel SO much stronger, and have gotten more compliments on my weig loss in the last month than I did losing the previous 40 lbs! My body has transformed already in such a short time. But to be honest the most I important thing of all has been inspiration. Nothing has inspired me, pushed me, made me strive to be better in my food and exercise, than working out in a community environment where even those who look like fitness models are cheering me on because I'm the last one on the rower, or a super fit guy taking the time in the middle of the workout to say "don't give up! You are going way lower in your squat than you need to and are MORE than strong enough to push that bar up. Go go go! See? Told you!" Having that kind of exercise community around you is not like any other exercise I've done. I love it. You will get to know everyone in your time slots in your box, get to know people in box competitions, and box get togethers. We are all going to a taping of a paleo tv show next week, etc. I can't imagine doing this without Crossfit.
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