I’m a week into WODs and I am absolutely loving every minute. Every time I walk into the box, I need a pang of nervousness at what workout the day is going to bring, but I always leave feeling AMAZING! Over the last week I have done things that I never in a million years I would be doing, and I feel pretty bad ass.
I am kind of convinced that Crossfit is just a big playground for adults. Case in point: Wall Climbs. When I read that I was like what they heck could that be, but it’s just what it sounds like. You back into the wall and climb up. So much fun, even when I fell on my face.
The next morning I walk into the box and take a look at the whiteboard. The WOD sounds intense, but what the heck is HS Walking. I scan through a list of things that HS could stand for, but never does handstand enter into my mind. I didn’t actually get to handstand walk, but I did get a lot of practice of kicking up into handstand pose. This was SO.MUCH.FUN! And then Cindy kicked my butt. Actually, she handed it to me in a sweaty mess of a bag. When I laid down after I finished with just a few minutes on the clock, I left a huge sweat imprint of my body. I now regret that I didn’t photograph it for posterity. Next time!
Yesterday I surprised myself with double unders. I was able to go single, double, single, double for a whole bunch of times in a row. I lost count because I was so exciting to be doing it and I felt awesome when one of the guys told me that he’s been practicing double unders for a year and can’t do what I did. Major ego boost! I also learned that when they say you’re going to play a game in Crossfit, it’s not going to be too fun. We did 10 minutes of pull ups, with one pull up on the first minute, two on the second, three on the third, etc. I lasted until 8 min and did a total of 36 pullups, which blew my previous record of zero out of the water!
It hasn’t been easy, but it’s been a blast and a kick-ass workout. I am super excited to see what else Crossfit will bring and I cannot wait!
thanks for sharing your crossfit experience! ive been wanting to try it out, but i haven’t yet. now, i think it’s definitely something to put on my goal list! have a great day! SPA LOVE!
CrossFit was something I put off trying forever and a day, but now that I\’m there, I regret I waited so long. Try it out. You just might fall in love!
Sounds amazing!!! One day I’m gonna try Crossfit!!!
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So happy you are enjoying CrossFit! Playground for adults is exactly what it is! Perfect Description!
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I am becoming so behind in the blog world because I haven’t tried Crossfit. You’re just making me jealous. 🙂 I’m just going to do some wall climbing by myself over here. Haha.
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Hahaha sorry! Just be careful with those wall climbs! 😉
It never gets old. I agree, it is my playground, my social time, my “birth” of the day, my “one thing that scares me everyday”!
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Exactly! As much as I enjoy running, it never really scares me the way CrossFit does. It\’s an amazing feeling.
Great workouts, thanks for sharing. I feel like this about boot camp and big playground and some days I forget I am actually working out!
Exactly! You get an awesome workout and you have fun doing it! Win-win!
It’s awesome that you’ve found something so enjoyable and challenging at the same time! The thought of crossfit scares the bejeejus out of me for some reason, but I’ll be trying it for the first time on Sunday!
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Ah! I\’m so excited for you. You\’re going to love it, I\’m sure!
I was working on my du’s today!! Can’t hack them still. Dang!!!
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