I went to my first class at 5AM this morning. I about died. I am overweight and tired of being sick about it so I decided to do something about it. I asked DH to go with me and he refused to get up "early". He gets up before 6AM every morning and I have to drag myself out at 6:30 and some days I am lazy and do not get up until 6:45. I am going back again in the morning but this is going to be so hard for awhile. I am not really sore but when it got tuff I about passed out.
For anyone doing it how long before you felt like you could play with the other kids??
I am in the same boat as you. Horribly overweight, and I was welcomed into the box with open arms. What a difference going from an ordinary gym to CF. It is competitive, but everyone moves at their own pace, so I'm trying not to judge myself against others fitness you know? (it's hard!) I've only been in once so far, but I really like it
Post by lauren170 on Sept 30, 2014 14:33:30 GMT -5
Work at a pace that is tough, but not so tough you don't want to go back. It's a long journey, just take it one day at a time. You should already feel great that you have gotten the hardest part over with- going to a new place/class for the first time (at least that's the hardest part for me). I agree with the others - give it 2 months.
I am curious why you wouldn't start with something less.... hardcore if you weren't working out on the regular already.
For me, I needed a good solid kick in the literal arse.
This. It is the only class that I have found that works with my schedule. Before I had DD2 I did classes 3 times a week at a gym. I do better in a class setting than on my own. The class was small 5 people beside the instructor. The only other lady told me that I did better than her when she started. This box just open last month so they can't be that far ahead of me. A couple of the men where really hardcore but I am OK with that. They did the hard part twice to let everyone else catch-up. One man was a big baby so in time I think I will get it.
For me, I needed a good solid kick in the literal arse.
This. It is the only class that I have found that works with my schedule. Before I had DD2 I did classes 3 times a week at a gym. I do better in a class setting than on my own. The class was small 5 people beside the instructor. The only other lady told me that I did better than her when she started. This box just open last month so they can't be that far ahead of me. A couple of the men where really hardcore but I am OK with that. They did the hard part twice to let everyone else catch-up. One man was a big baby so in time I think I will get it.
If you feel comfortable, will you PM the name of the box so I can scope it out for you?
It will take at least 6 weeks to not dread getting up every morning for any exercise if you haven't already been doing so. Force yourself to do it and then after about 6 weeks, you'll probably start to look forward to the rush of it. Crossfit is exceptionally hard on the body, so please be careful.
I have told myself that by 1/1/2015 if I do not see a differance then I will move on. I really felt good this morning after class but I also did not do the hardest pert because I was trying to breath and focus without the room spinning.
I started doing a hardcore bootcamp about 2 months ago and I'm not going to lie - the workouts still kill me at times. I noticed a difference in the first few weeks though and I go at night after work. The scale went up because I was gaining muscle but then clothes started to fit better, I was getting stronger and I didn't feel like I wanted to pass out everytime. I have more energy and I sleep better at night.
As much as it'll suck you should take before pictures (in just a sports bra and underwear) so you can see for yourself the progress you're going to make.
I have been doing Crossfit for over a year now. The workouts still kick my butt but I don't get sore like I used to and I have come a long way in my cardio ability and also my strength. The first few times were really tough on me having been overweight and not working out prior. It took me a few months (1 or 2) to be able to keep up better. I try not to compare myself to the others. I mean I do a little but only to see where I am and where I would like to be. I definitely don't feel bad if I'm not able to do a 300lb deadlift and the lady next to me can.
PM me if you have any specific questions. I'd be happy to answer
Yeah, I mean it can definitely take a long time. It also depends who you're "competing" with.
Keep in mind, this is all about you. Use yourself as a metric and work to improve the numbers on your lifts. Use the various baseline (girl) WODs to measure your progress.
One thing that helped me a lot was to find someone similar to me in terms of strength/stamina and do my best to keep up with that person. Who that is has changed and evolved as I've gotten better, but it has always helped me to have someone to push myself against.
This is an uphill climb, but it is so much fun and totally worth it. Don't kill yourself or overdo it. You're getting a great workout in even if you're only using your body weight (or even less in the case of pull ups and what not).
I am curious why you wouldn't start with something less.... hardcore if you weren't working out on the regular already.
Not to turn this into a typical crossfit debate, but this sport can be as intense as you make it. Every single workout and movement is completely scaleable and can work just as well for someone overweight as it can for an olympic athlete. It's all about knowing your limits and pushing yourself to challenge what that means.
OP, please be careful with this new gym. Scope out your coaches and make sure you are confident in their abilities to help you scale appropriately. Some coaches will push, push, push to the detriment of the athlete. A good coach will push you, but only to an acceptable limit for your body. There shouldn't be an expectation that you're doing ANYTHING as prescribed right now.
Post by rugbywife on Sept 30, 2014 18:39:42 GMT -5
I wasn't in bad shape when I started and it still took a while. A lot of the moves/lifts are different than what I was used to and it took a while to a) learn them and b) accept that there were some it would take me forever to get (if ever).
But I did get better, workouts seemed less daunting. But it is hard, it will always be hard. Even if I were to become Camille Leblanc Bazinet it would be hard. That's the point.