On my way to one of my first real Crossfit workouts...am I going to die? Will I be slaughtered?!
.....Slaughtered, but I loved it!
Due to scheduling, they let me come to a regular class. I jumped right in with their coaching at several points and felt like I wasn't too far behind the pack EXCEPT FOR THE BURPEES!! I was supposed to do 50 but at 35 I almost threw up and then I almost passed out so I asked her (Bobbie, one of the owners) what the normal was...if I should keep going and be really behind or just move on and she said if you feel woosey than call it good and try again next time; so I called it good and went to the next step.
After the warmup, part of today's workout started out focusing on good, efficient running form. It followed right along with the barefoot-ology, but of course is good for anyone in any type of shoe. She was wearing the New Balance Minimus and they look really nice; perhaps I'll add them to my growing collection. I was in my Merrells and it felt really good except things were still a little sore from yesterday's barefoot session (so I guess it IS doing something afterall?). We then did the WOD (workout of the day). All in all, every session is 1 hour, consisting of a warmup, a challenge, WOD and cool down. The WOD is anywhere from 5-30 minutes and then the warmup and challenge are longer or shorter to makeup the rest of the hour. There are times of instruction during that hour, too, so you're not constantly working out the whole time. I love having a coach there the whole time helping with my form. I love that there are no mirrors. I love that we're all doing the same thing...the synergy and the time goal factor make me push myself to places I wouldn't otherwise go on my own. Everyone cheers on each other. It reminds me a lot of gymnastics + b-ball/v-ball conditioning + track + cross country, which I enjoyed. I really like it. She talked to me about programs they specifically do for long distance runners who train for marathons (!!!!!). I'm sold. And I'm out of shape. Except for my legs. I've got endurance, but no strength. I've got some work to do.
Warmup
- 15 jumprope jumps, pause, continue the same with 30 then 45, 60, 75, 90
- 200m run
- 5 kipping swings (I'm just at the SWING part, not the pullup part...)
- 5 push ups
Running form
- various exercises focusing on efficient form (thing I need to work on most: land on ball of foot with a heel "kiss" - I just land on the ball of my foot)
- 1600m run outside focusing on the techniques
WOD
- 100m "Farmers walk" (walk outside as fast as you can holding two heavy kettle bells without setting them down)
- 50 deadlifts
- 50 burpees (I did 35)
- 100m Farmers walk
- 100 strokes on the bike
- Goal was under 10 mins, I finished 2nd to last in 13:25 mins
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100427631 (the big HR jump at 50 mins is when I almost puked) | 