http://board.crossfit.com For newcomers to the CrossFit methodology en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:05:34 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.board.crossfit.com/images/cnome/misc/rss.jpg http://board.crossfit.com http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53164&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:14 GMT Just finished my first month, goal is to be fitter all around (all other benefits will follow). I've seen great improvement, even on a uber-newb level.

I do have a question though - I wrote up kind of a statement of encouragement for folks fence-sitting on CF from the POV of someone who isn't already athletic or somewhat fit. It's about a page long.

Can I post something like that, and where would it be least clutter-some?

Thanks!

Edit to add: Testimonials thread, duh. :) ]]> Starting Erica Horton http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53164 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53161&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:55 GMT After debating and procrastinating (and being intimidated by all these elite folks) I joined, completed my Elements sessions and just had my 2nd ever... After debating and procrastinating (and being intimidated by all these elite folks) I joined, completed my Elements sessions and just had my 2nd ever full Crossfit workout.

I have to say - I'm a person who will stick with a half-marathon training or whatever, then when its over just stop. Or get bored. Or off track. (like everyone, I can always come up with excuses for not working out!) I love the community aspect of this, and the variety, and the fact that I already know the women in my group will not ignore it if I don't show up.

I'm glad to be starting this now - as for the food stuff, I eat pretty well, but I do have a very social life with wine and beer. I'm going to try to ease off that for the holidays a bit, but will hold off on trying this Paleo diet thing and 30 days dry until January 1.

Anyway, thanks for welcoming a person who is trying to just get in shape and be healthier. Speaking for those of us not in the best shape - keep in mind that we appreciate when you Crossfit elite talk to us and support us. Some of you are intimiating!!!

Glad to be here,
Beth ]]> Starting Beth Yehaskel http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53161 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53156&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:54:19 GMT Hi I recently found out in an article that 220-your body age=peak heart rate. Following this example, my peak heart rate should be 200. However,... Hi

I recently found out in an article that 220-your body age=peak heart rate. Following this example, my peak heart rate should be 200.
However, when I checked my heart rate after a sprint interval the other day, it was at 210. Rapidly went down afterwards, but I'm pretty sure it was correct, because I've gone up above 200 many times before.
Is this an unhealthy heart rate to push myself to? ]]> Starting Stephen Yosypiw http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53156 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53141&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:26:53 GMT First off I would like to thank every one for such a great resource (especially the digital coaching forum) I have been lurking for a while, but... First off I would like to thank every one for such a great resource (especially the digital coaching forum)

I have been lurking for a while, but finally decided to make an account so I could get forms checks. Though I hope to gain enough knowledge to contribute.

I am 16 and have been doing starting strength for a few weeks, I just got the book (I read Squat, DL, and the Programing Chapters). My goals are to gain some weight and add as much weight to my lifts as possible from SS before doing the WODs. ]]> Starting Aaron Mcgee http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53141 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53133&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:58:07 GMT I have an acquaintance who is about 55 yo, ~225#, 5'10", and very much out of shape. His diet is a typical Western one, with perhaps some tendency toward whole foods though there is still some packaged/processed stuff in there. He has "bad knees" but I believe that this is mainly due to lack of exercise, excess body weight, and poor nutrition. When he does workout, he spends about 30-60 min walking at no more than 2-3 mph on the treadmill, a few times a week. While he is resistant to change, I am trying to help him improve his health. He claims not not have enough time for exercise, but I've assured him that if he can't find to be healthy now, the time to be sick will find him later.

Anyway, one of my main challenges is that he is a professional musician who relies on his hands to make a living. An injured finger, tweaked wrist, or even callus development could be problematic at best and a career ender at worst. I can say with 99.9% certainty that I will never get his hands on a bar, and I'm looking for the best possible compromise to get him a decent workout without having it be all LSD cardio (emphasis on the S...). Any suggestions? ]]> Starting Hew Fung http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53133 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53126&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:58:16 GMT Hello to all. Love the forum and all the readily available information.

I've been crossfitting for roughly 4mos, though for the last month I've been going less often due to being out of town or sometimes just hungover...

Before this set-back month, I was going 3x/wk. I've only been going 1-2x/week lately.

My background is bodybuilding and I've ALWAYS been at a globo. Been loving crossfit so far, though.

My question is, for 'normal' gym workouts, I would (almost) never workout when I was sore. I'd train another bodypart or skip a day or whatever. This is a little harder to get around with crossfit. So, if I want to start going 4x/wk, do I just suck it up and workout when sore or wait for my body to adjust more?

My body has adjusted since starting and I'm able to do it more often now. I'll sometimes do workouts 2 days in a row, but I try not to (I was doing m/w/f). If I do 2 days in a row, my 2nd day's WOD is not as good, but I still get it done.

Basically, should I not worry about having a sub-par workout on the second day in a row or give my body more reecovery time until it's more used to everything?

Sorry for the long post...and thanks. ]]> Starting John-Thomas Ehrman http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53126 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53123&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:42 GMT Hey guys. I'm new to the site but have been going to a CF affiliate down in Florida for almost 8 months now and LOVE IT. Anyway, just figured I'd say hello and see you around the site. ]]> Starting Patrick Costello http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53123 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53094&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:44:54 GMT Hi there...I am new to CF. I have been looking around the site for past couple of days and the CF philosophy seems to be in line with mine. I have... Hi there...I am new to CF. I have been looking around the site for past couple of days and the CF philosophy seems to be in line with mine. I have been doing cardio for the past month and mangaged to loose 13lbs. I am 5'10and now weigh 220lbs...I am concerned with loosing muscle, but know I have to shed the fat...hopefully crossfit will help. Any tips that you could provide will be greatly appreciated as I start this new journey. Thank you in advance. ]]> Starting Michael Strahlman http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53094 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53093&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:32:19 GMT I am one week into SS and I feel tired and bloated from all of the milk and food. I have actually put on 10 lbs (if the scale is accurate) from... I am one week into SS and I feel tired and bloated from all of the milk and food. I have actually put on 10 lbs (if the scale is accurate) from Sunday until today. My lifting is going well. Is this normal ? I am trying to GOMAD as well but only get about 3/4 of it a day. Anyone else had this happen ? I want to make some strength gains but I don't want to be this uncomfortable for another 6 weeks. Any suggestions/advice is appreciated. ]]> Starting Jason A Smith http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53093 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53090&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:27:15 GMT New to forums/ posting but not new to having to find different ways to stay motivated towards fitness. Variety, challenge, and body balance are all... New to forums/ posting but not new to having to find different ways to stay motivated towards fitness. Variety, challenge, and body balance are all important to me. As a professional firefighter I am convinced that overall body health, body weight exercice, joint stability, cardio strength is all equally important.
I have always been motivated by challenge, marathons, tri's, off road racing, etc. And Crossfit seems to be very challenging but shows rapid results! I recently contacted my local CF affiliate, was psyched to think about joining, but some wierd vibes, and hesitancy about coaching Olympic lifts at their gym. So realizing their a new gym, I have returned to my own self teachings and WOD's and will stay in tune that way.
Im the father of two young kids, 4 Y.O. AND 9 MOS. and as many of you know, it is a full day chasing kids around! Whew.... ]]> Starting Scott Gray http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53090 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53067&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:52:54 GMT My girlfriend introduced me to Crossfit about 6 months ago... She's a firefighter/paramedic, and crossfit is pretty big with those guys and girls (probably a bunch of you here, ha ha!). I took to it right away, as I was always fighting boredom in the gym doing those stupid isolation exercises that everybody tends to do. The WOD is such a great way to keep things interesting, and the mental and physical challenge of Crossfit always keeps me coming back for more.

I've been scaling some of the WODs over the past few months, but lately I've really been trying to kick things up to a new level. Lots of shear exhaustion at the gym lately, and it's been great! :evilsmile...

Although I've been coming to crossfit.com for awhile now, I just discovered the forum. Already I've learned a lot by searching around in here, and am looking forward to learning some more! ]]> Starting Sam Trask http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53067 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53023&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:02:46 GMT Hey guys!

I'm new to crossfit and the board! I've always thought I was fit, but crossfit is a new challenge to me, and I'm looking to learn a lot of new things, and give back what I can to the community!
Any help appreciated, just introducing myself here but yeah, help me out when you can please!

I'm looking for challenges, and aiming to boost everything in general, especially my pullups, they seem to be the weakest.

Cheers
Stephen ]]> Starting Stephen Yosypiw http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53023 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53006&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:22:07 GMT Well, I heard of CF from my marine buddy and have been searching crossfit.com and other sites to find out more about it. I am 6',2" and 210 lbs. and I think I am pretty athletic and love to train hardcore, many people my current gym think I am insane for my 10 X 10 sets of 315 for squat or for dead lifting 405 for a set of 20 and then going for a max out. I recently injured my back deadlifting during one of my heavy sets. Ever since I have been looking for some kind of training that focuses not only on building lean muscle mass, like a bodybuilding routine, but also cardiovascular fitness as well as workin the heck out of my core. In looking more and more at CF, I think I have found what I was looking for and will probably be posting a lot of questions. I guess my goal is to get back to where I was before with the heavy lifts, to improve my mile time from 7:30 to sub 6:00 min. and maybe even a 6 pack. ]]> Starting David Stowe http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53006 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53000&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:10:03 GMT Well after getting back to the states and not having an adequate gym to do the workouts in I have recently been on a 1 year Xfit hiatus, in which... Well after getting back to the states and not having an adequate gym to do the workouts in I have recently been on a 1 year Xfit hiatus, in which time I have lifting big three was over 1000 until I started my Ironman training about 6 months ago.

Well now that I am done with Ironman Wisconsin I have gotten back into Xfit and joined crossfit virginia beach. I have done 2/3 training sessions and the third being tomorrow, and I can finally start doing the WODs again and back to "gettin' it" From what I got so far all my lifts are safe but definitely found how to perfect my form with the help of the awesome staff they have their.

My entire goal with this is to stack Xfit workouts with 1hour swimming, 1 hour cycling, and a marathon workup 4 times a week. Hopefully staying injury free and putting in for BUD/SEAL training once my PRK Laser Eye surgery is completed through the navy.

Overall it's good to be back and doing Xfit again and I have had the most enjoyment out of Xfit and the tri' communities and regular weightlifting just doesn't cut it any longer. Well hope you all have a good 1 and take care. ]]> Starting Steven Theisen http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=53000 http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=52975&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:17:12 GMT I still remember way back when, walking into the "box" after having completed the obligatory 4-day CrossFit movements/philosophy course and seeing my first WOD (Murph) on the whiteboard, I remember living through the first week (which conveniently happened to be an entire week of hero WOD's)...I remember the days I kept my time or rep count off of the board out of shame and humiliation.

...etc., etc., etc...

All the way up to this Friday, where I joyfully completed my first filthy 50. No dirty thirties or bunny twenties, all filthy fifty frickin' reps...and I'm alive, dammit. I'm alive. ]]> Starting Stephanie Walters http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=52975