OH MY GOD MY LEGS (exercise pain thread)

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Meaty- That gym looks awesome! Do you go to the brick-and-mortar or are you do some other program?

info pleeze

 

[MeatyPortion]

Meaty- That gym looks awesome! Do you go to the brick-and-mortar or are you do some other program?

info pleeze

Yeah, I have a membership there. They've got good trainers and a pretty decent facility. I just look at the videos to figure out what we're doing on a particular day but you could just as easily stay home and knock yourself out in front of your computer.


Oh, also they have a climbing rope, which is one of my goals.

http://monkeybargym.com/

 

[SourHopHead]

What's up, fellow CrossFitter? Did you watch any of the games? Some crazy stuff last weekend. And this week we get WODs based on some of the events. Yesterday was 3 rounds of 30 toes-to-bar and 21 clean & jerks, 10 minute cap.

No. I am still a pup with my crossfit. I haven't been able to goto my gym, so been using the web and the new work gym to make a WOD. It has only been a few months but will I ever be able to do an unassisted pull-up or even a real push up?

 

[yermej]

No. I am still a pup with my crossfit. I haven't been able to goto my gym, so been using the web and the new work gym to make a WOD. It has only been a few months but will I ever be able to do an unassisted pull-up or even a real push up?

As long as you stick with it and always work hard, you'll be doing stuff you never thought you could. I couldn't do an unassisted pull-up when I started. Eight months later, I can do sets of 5-10 deadhang pull-ups and do around 20 continuous kipping pull-ups. I could do regular push-ups when I started, but now I can do sets of 5-7 handstand push ups (against a wall). If I had focused solely on pull-ups/push-ups I could probably do more by now, but since CrossFit is more general than that I've improved my strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, body awareness.

If you're doing most of this on your own, be sure to read lots of stuff on the main site. Not necessarily the WODs, but descriptions of exercises, how to scale certain exercises (substitutes for pull-ups/push-ups/etc.), and even dieting stuff. You can find lots of good info on the CrossFit discussion board too.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Man, I'm dead again after this workout. Plus I threw up the burger I had for lunch when I got home.

 

[ScubaSteve]

As long as you stick with it and always work hard, you'll be doing stuff you never thought you could. I couldn't do an unassisted pull-up when I started. Eight months later, I can do sets of 5-10 deadhang pull-ups and do around 20 continuous kipping pull-ups. I could do regular push-ups when I started, but now I can do sets of 5-7 handstand push ups (against a wall). If I had focused solely on pull-ups/push-ups I could probably do more by now, but since CrossFit is more general than that I've improved my strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, body awareness.

If you're doing most of this on your own, be sure to read lots of stuff on the main site. Not necessarily the WODs, but descriptions of exercises, how to scale certain exercises (substitutes for pull-ups/push-ups/etc.), and even dieting stuff. You can find lots of good info on the CrossFit discussion board too.

Crossfit rocks. Some of the stuff is technical (like olympic lifting), but most of it is pretty simple and just takes guts and heart. I used to do it religiously, now I just do a WOD or two per week. Great stuff, and it always keeps things fresh! Good to see crossfitters out there!

 

[SourHopHead]

Man, I'm dead again after this workout. Plus I threw up the burger I had for lunch when I got home.

I haven't been added to the "Wall of puke" yet, but I have been close.

 

[SourHopHead]

Got sick. Started back today. 5 rounds for time: 5 Deadlifts & 10 Burpees. 14min. I almost passed out doing burpees back in April.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Yesterday I ran two miles for time and did multiple sets of crunches, squats, back domes, and some clean and jerks. So I took today off. Woof.

Lunch for the past two days has been chicken, kale with cranberries, quinoa with zucchini and chickpeas, and various fruit juices. Not so bad, but tonight is T-bone on the grill night so I'll crack a beer too.