Still crossfitting five months in...........

[Anonymous]

I figured I would give an update. I posted here in late August about me just joining a dc crossfit gym I am now over 5 months in and for where I started, I have come a long way. I started at 181lbs (I am 6'1). Now down to around 178. I am not doing it to lose weight. I am doing to it to gain muscle and look more fit/lean. It has worked. When I started, I cold barely do these exercises or the workouts I could really not finish. Now over the last three months, there has only been one time capped workout that I did not finish. No injuires at all. At first my lower back was hurting a bit, but that is because I was actually not lifting exactly right. Also crossfit teaches you mobility. I squatted a lot of times before I did crossfit, but my form was not right. Also underrated is the group that works out with you. You do actually become a small family--once again all shapes and sizes.
Happy to answer questions and I will give an update each month. I hope to keep it up for a full year.

[Anonymous]

Great stuff OP!

[Anonymous]

Nice job, OP! Keep it up!

[Anonymous]

how many days per week did you start at and how many are you at now ?

[Anonymous]

cultfit needs to die

[Anonymous]

Congrats, OP! Your results sound great.
What is your diet like? Did you adjust it after you started crossfit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:cultfit needs to die

+1

[Anonymous]

Congrats OP. I am mid 40s crossfit woman. I don't know why people thinks its a cult. I don't socialize or hang out with anyone at the gym at all. I havent lost more than 6lbs in two years but I am definitely down a full size, can see definition in my abs and my butt is high and tight (thanks your squats!) I go three times a week.

[Anonymous]

First, congrats on finding something that works for you.

But only half jokingly, are you one of the few Crossfitters who is able to have a conversation without letting the person know that you Crossfit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:cultfit needs to die

No, CF is great. I'm a Physical Therapist, and CF has been GREAT for my business! Especially those that are discouraged some seeking care for an injury early, by the staff at their gym. "Oh, the PT will tell you to stop doing your workouts." (You know, the activity creating the injury). That genius advice triples the damage and triples the PT visits!
But not YOUR CF gym.....Yours is the good one......gotta add that....the CF folks can get pretty angry.

[Anonymous]

OP here

I go a minimum of 4 days a week--most of the time 5.

My diet varies. I have not had any fast food in the last 6 months which helps. I wouldn't say clean eating but pretty close. I have pizza about twice a month. I have Yogurt almost every night. I have a smoothie every work day.
I have a lot of grilled chicken.

Sorry for the rambling email, just typing as it comes to me.

Any other questions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:cultfit needs to die

No, CF is great. I'm a Physical Therapist, and CF has been GREAT for my business! Especially those that are discouraged some seeking care for an injury early, by the staff at their gym. "Oh, the PT will tell you to stop doing your workouts." (You know, the activity creating the injury). That genius advice triples the damage and triples the PT visits!
But not YOUR CF gym.....Yours is the good one......gotta add that....the CF folks can get pretty angry.

I am a fitness junkie but I stopped doing crossfit after only a few classes when they ran out of pads for this certain exercise we had to do on a cement floor, and though I told them I was in a lot of pain they told me to work through it. Afterwards I was actually bleeding. These people are clowns and it creates a negligent environment where you feel pressured to go along and "keep going!!!" to fit in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
These people are clowns and it creates a negligent environment where you feel pressured to go along and "keep going!!!" to fit in.

Fuckin' PREACH. Everyone I know who has done cross fit (at least 8 people) has gotten injured. Hernia surgery, broke ass knees, busted ankles... just a myriad of stupid injuries no 32 year old would be getting at a normal healthy workout. Different areas of the country, different gyms (oh, sorry, "boxes").

At least 3 of them have taken breaks and seemed to come out of the brainwashing. "Oh yeah, I can see now that was pretty intense and of course I got hurt." AND THEN, like 18-24 months pass, and they get this wild hair back, and decide to try a different box. And it's always "Oh, this box is different. They really care about form and don't push you beyond your limits."

And then they're hurt again in 6 - 8 months.

It is psychotic. And ridiculously expensive for what it is. None of the boxes I'm aware of (8 in 3 different states) have air conditioning, including the 4 different ones my spouse tried in TEXAS. No a.c. in Texas and you want to charge $130/mo for 3 classes a week? GTFO of here.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been doing it for 4 years with no injuries. I am 45 and very fit. 5’7 and 130 pounds, size 4. I go 5 times a week and can lift very heavy (deadlift 2x body weight, snatch body weight), do 10 pull ups in a row and a lot of gymnastic moves I couldn’t even do as a child. People do get injured but it tends to be those that push themselves too hard without the fitness to do so. Or otherwise over train.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
These people are clowns and it creates a negligent environment where you feel pressured to go along and "keep going!!!" to fit in.

Fuckin' PREACH. Everyone I know who has done cross fit (at least 8 people) has gotten injured. Hernia surgery, broke ass knees, busted ankles... just a myriad of stupid injuries no 32 year old would be getting at a normal healthy workout. Different areas of the country, different gyms (oh, sorry, "boxes").

At least 3 of them have taken breaks and seemed to come out of the brainwashing. "Oh yeah, I can see now that was pretty intense and of course I got hurt." AND THEN, like 18-24 months pass, and they get this wild hair back, and decide to try a different box. And it's always "Oh, this box is different. They really care about form and don't push you beyond your limits."

And then they're hurt again in 6 - 8 months.

It is psychotic. And ridiculously expensive for what it is. None of the boxes I'm aware of (8 in 3 different states) have air conditioning, including the 4 different ones my spouse tried in TEXAS. No a.c. in Texas and you want to charge $130/mo for 3 classes a week? GTFO of here.

What's an ass knee?