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What do you do when you are pushed to do the WOD but cannot seem to complete it?
100 Push Ups
100 Wall Balls
100 Squats
etc
I am new to this and am improving but I cannot complete a WOD yet my counters seem to expect me to.
I don't do "brand name" Crossfit but instead do the same type of program at an independent gym. What I did when I was new was go until I couldn't anymore. In the case of the above, I would have broken it down into manageable bits, even if it is only 5 reps at a time, until I was done. The one thing I refuse to do is break form - if I can't complete it exactly right, I stop. Also, in the case of things like push-ups and wall balls, in the beginning I had to do all cross-legged modified push-ups, and I would have selected a lighter weight ball than what is rx'd in the WOD.
It's all about you and your limits and pushing them...
I don't do "brand name" Crossfit but instead do the same type of program at an independent gym. What I did when I was new was go until I couldn't anymore. In the case of the above, I would have broken it down into manageable bits, even if it is only 5 reps at a time, until I was done. The one thing I refuse to do is break form - if I can't complete it exactly right, I stop. Also, in the case of things like push-ups and wall balls, in the beginning I had to do all cross-legged modified push-ups, and I would have selected a lighter weight ball than what is rx'd in the WOD.
It's all about you and your limits and pushing them...
Thank you Karen, that is what I keep hearing.. Limits and pushing them. What takes some people 5 minutes or whatever time seems to take me forever! I do not like being the last person and having everyone wait for me, I feel fat and do not want the focus on me.
Interesting what you say about form, I need to focus harder on that.
This whole thing does not make sense; all cf gyms like this?
You are suppose to have a baseline fitness level, then the routine and goals are set off of that level, not thrown in with everyone, including people much more fit than you (or reverse, thrown in with people much less fit than you).
This whole thing does not make sense; all cf gyms like this?
You are suppose to have a baseline fitness level, then the routine and goals are set off of that level, not thrown in with everyone, including people much more fit than you (or reverse, thrown in with people much less fit than you).
Maybe I misunderstood the OP.
They tell us to match up with someone of our fitness level. I do not know if all gyms are like this. I have made significant gains and it is supposed to be you challenging yourself yet I think (I may be wrong) that the goal is to beat your own time.
They tell us to match up with someone of our fitness level. I do not know if all gyms are like this. I have made significant gains and it is supposed to be you challenging yourself yet I think (I may be wrong) that the goal is to beat your own time.
Your gains are called "newbie" gains; basically the adaptation of your central nervous system. So a person who has never worked out (or seldom, or completely different routine), then all of a sudden hits the gym hard, will see nice gains for a while. It is a short while, these gains run out quick, and you will then have to squeeze out gains after that, but that is when it gets fun.
I am not familiar with cf at all (well, am familiar, but not in the scope of this thread), so I should not have even chimed in, all I can give is generic advice, which is just keep at it and watch your form as it is the most important item out of all of this.
Your gains are called "newbie" gains; basically the adaptation of your central nervous system. So a person who has never worked out (or seldom, or completely different routine), then all of a sudden hits the gym hard, will see nice gains for a while. It is a short while, these gains run out quick, and you will then have to squeeze out gains after that, but that is when it gets fun.
I am not familiar with cf at all (well, am familiar, but not in the scope of this thread), so I should not have even chimed in, all I can give is generic advice, which is just keep at it and watch your form as it is the most important item out of all of this.
I am glad you did chime in and I appreciate it. I think this is something I will be doing for many years, I love it and I want to get fit and healthy for the rest of my life.
If you like to exercise I would suggest you try it out!
What do you do when you are pushed to do the WOD but cannot seem to complete it?
100 Push Ups
100 Wall Balls
100 Squats
etc
I am new to this and am improving but I cannot complete a WOD yet my counters seem to expect me to.
Your trainers should be showing you how to "scale". This means changing the movement to something you can do (i.e., instead of full pushups, do knee pushups), decreasing the weight, or decreasing the number of repetitions. The "good" CF boxes/programmers will do that. Any that don't, I would be very wary of. I personally wouldn't go to any CF that didn't scale.
I've been a couple of times, to the good places. But, I belong to another weight lifting facility that I love, and I do a lot of the same movements, so I see no reason to switch over at this time.
Last edited by caligirlz; 06-11-2013 at 11:08 PM..
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