Me on the pull up bar.
I've recently blogged about a event I was taking part in at my gym, Core Crossfit in Phoenix. After speaking to several friends it's clear that a lot of people don't know much about Crossfit. So I thought I would blog a little about it to just clear things up. Or at least explain what it is for me.
It's funny because I always have a hard time explaining "what" crossfit is. During the free Saturday morning workout Coach Adrian always explains it by saying something along the lines of, "we take everyday movements do them at a high intensity for a short amount of time so that you can move more weight a longer distance faster."
A lot of what people hear about these workouts scares them. In some workouts you'll do pull ups, squats, dead lifts or use kettle bells. For someone like me all of that was new. I've always worked out however I've never been able to do a pull up. The great thing about Crossfit is it's all scalable so that everyone can Crossfit.
In the photos above I'm doing a pull up with the help of a rubber band. During this work out I think we have a total of 30, by this point I was feeling the burn. What you can't tell is that I was kicking my free leg trying to find the power to complete the pull up. I am still new to a lot of the movements and workouts at Core Crossfit. But I'm doing so many things I never would have done outside of this gym.
Another draw to the Crossfit workout for me is people at the gym. A lot of the members refer to each other as family, brothers or sisters. During the workouts we all cheer each other on and that's huge when you want to quit or not push as hard as you know you can. The coaches are the best you could ask for and making sure you stay safe and healthy. When you're doing these type of workouts, moving weight it's so important that you do it properly.
I feel pretty lucky to be apart of this group of athletes. The gym keeps me motivated and accountable. I've had a membership at Lifetime Fitness since 2005. I know many of the instructors and people working there. I have to say in all the years of being there I've never had anyone ask why I missed class last week.