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Posted by wienerschnitzel on Jan-18-2013 02:02:

I'm thinking of switching to cross fit... Anyone here do this?

Posted by UWM on Jan-18-2013 20:25:

These days I'm at the gym M-F, 5-6:30am. I've become addicted to the sauna as well.

Posted by Lunar Phase 7 on Jan-19-2013 14:17:

quote:
Originally posted by UWM
These days I'm at the gym M-F, 5-6:30am. I've become addicted to the sauna as well.

I used to love the sauna after working out, sorta the reward for the effort.

Now I just exercise at home I got the joys of a shower. LUXURY!

Posted by Big Worm on Jan-19-2013 23:03:

quote:
Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
I'm thinking of switching to cross fit... Anyone here do this?

proceed with caution.... and make sure you do your lifts with good form.

or else, get ready for frequent trips to the physical therapist.

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Jan-19-2013 23:25:

Yeah, I was reticent to comment since I've never tried it myself, but I hear the injury rate with Crossfit is inordinately high. I don't even know if it's a factor of 'not knowing what you're doing' as with most exercise injuries, but the nature of things they do to be XTREMEEEEE.

I'm sure you won't feel extreme all laid up for 6 months.

Posted by wienerschnitzel on Jan-20-2013 00:02:

Yeah it's a bit intimidating... but i know the owner of the gym and he's a pretty nice guy and a few of my friends go there. I'm guessing alot of injuries are poor form, or over doing it. I do know i like lifting and stuff more than excersize machines. I also have to find a gym where i can take sol with me, not leave him in some shady daycare area. There are alot of kids that hang out at this crossfit while the parents work out, they just have to stay away from the weights area. i want my kids to grow up around excersise because a few members of eli's family are morbidly obese and i'm afraid genetics may not be kind. anyway, we'll see if i work up the balls to check it out...

Posted by Big Worm on Jan-20-2013 00:25:

Well, I can appreciate the cross fit place having a friendly environment, especially on the kids score front... that's a big positive for sure.

I would echo what Hal+O+O said, cross fit does employ a lot of olympic style lifts, and explosive movements, and a lot of times, the general public is not necessarily ready for that kind of exertion.

You mention that you know the owner, just make sure he knows where you're at fitness leve-wise, and then take it slow (or at least stay within your limits of what you know what you can do).

Posted by wienerschnitzel on Jan-20-2013 01:13:

thanks for the advice.. also i <3 chibi totoro!

Posted by Big Worm on Jan-20-2013 01:41:

Ha!

After all these years, you're the only one that's ever said anything about that!!

Well, keep us posted on your cross fit endeavors!!

Posted by djshire on Jan-20-2013 03:57:

quote:
Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
I'm thinking of switching to cross fit... Anyone here do this?

Have fun with that cult....

Posted by wienerschnitzel on Jan-20-2013 04:04:

lol they do seem kind of cultish.. i'm definitely not doing that paleo diet.

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Jan-20-2013 05:27:

I can't remember if I mentioned it in this thread, but I've been suffering from knee pain for a month or two... turns out I have patellofemoral pain and have to go for physiotheraphy to strengthen my leg muscles. So no running for me in the immediate future. Fuck.

Posted by Lagrangian on Jan-20-2013 07:34:

Posted by Lunar Phase 7 on Jan-20-2013 12:29:

Posted by Lira on Jan-20-2013 16:03:

Posted by feelgood on Jan-20-2013 16:27:

quote:
Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
I'm thinking of switching to cross fit... Anyone here do this?

I do a bunch through the boxing gym I go to. Its good stuff if you have some fitness to begin with. For a couch potato looking at jumping into a routine, it can be very demoralizing and a little unsafe in my opinion.

Its rigorous, tough and very goal oriented.

Ive been at it for about 4 months now, and ive seen some huge results.

I dont think id like to do it exclusively, but it complements the other sports I do.

Worth trying at least

Posted by wienerschnitzel on Jan-20-2013 21:38:

i was doing some lifting and cardio at the y but it's not a great gym and i'm looking for something a little more focused. i contacted one of the 2 crossfit gyms here to see if i can bring my son but they haven't gotten back to me yet. Maybe i'm better off going to the one where i know the owner..

Posted by Silky Johnson on Jan-20-2013 22:24:

I renewed my gym membership...wasn't motivated enough at home anymore. It's been awesome - I get so much more done in an hour at the gym than I did at home.

Posted by OrangestO on Jan-20-2013 22:35:

quote:
Originally posted by Miss Pie
I renewed my gym membership...wasn't motivated enough at home anymore. It's been awesome - I get so much more done in an hour at the gym than I did at home.

Home workouts are sooooo boring.

I've been doing them since the new year, and I finally caved in a couple days ago and got a gym membership that starts tomorrow.

Posted by Silky Johnson on Jan-21-2013 02:00:

Yeah...well I worked out at home for a few years now, but I couldn't commit to making it habit.

Posted by Lira on Jan-21-2013 02:04:

I wish I could work out at home. The gym closes before I reach my daily (nightly, actually) peak, around 12AM/1AM.

Posted by Lagrangian on Jan-21-2013 06:14:

about 3 miles in 29:40 minutes on the treadmill heartrate avg 144

my december avg: 2.75 miles 28 min.

i stopped going to the gym for about two weeks, ouch

abdominal crunch
50-60 lbs 30 reps

bench press (35 lbs X 2) 1 set 10 reps
bench press (45 lbs X 2) 1 set 10 reps
bench press (50 lbs X 2) 1 set 7 reps

triceps
40 lbs each (2 reps)

Lat pull down
25lbs 10 reps
45 lbs 10 reps

and then some.

Posted by djshire on Jan-21-2013 15:01:

My job has this fitness challenge thing going on, and they made me the "captain" of it for the store I work at....a job thats supposed to go to a manager, which I am not. So I've been working out more to try and win some prizes. If the store group gets a high enough score, the store gets some kind of prize.

This is not the first time manager work has been pawned off onto me because one of the managers, the one who should be in charge of this thing, is incompetent and lazy.

Posted by UWM on Jan-21-2013 19:18:

Oof, 315 x 10 on squats has left me in a serious world of hurt.

Posted by Big Worm on Jan-25-2013 01:53:

quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I can't remember if I mentioned it in this thread, but I've been suffering from knee pain for a month or two... turns out I have patellofemoral pain and have to go for physiotheraphy to strengthen my leg muscles. So no running for me in the immediate future. Fuck.

I was thinking about your situation as I was running today, and I can't believe I didn't suggest this earlier to you...

It's true, if you start running more than what your body is accustomed to, definitely pain will ensue (i.e. shin splints, or in your case knee issues).

One practical way to try and address this is to refine your training approach to running. For instance, rather than set a goal to run 3 miles, you might consider trying to use a run/walk training approach. So, you might consider running for as little as 30-90 seconds, and then walking for 1-2 minutes, and continue to do this interval training for a total of 25-30 minutes. The goal here is to gradually get your body acclimated to the constant pounding that running puts on your joints.

See link for better explanation...

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

I understand a 5k might not be your goal, but the training methods are still worth noting. It's all about "easing into it" rather than trying to go full tilt right off the bat.

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