Some of you may know that Crossfit is expensive compared to traditional gym memberships. I bought a 3 month Groupon for Crossfit. I bought 2 memberships. One for me, one for the Hubs.
I figure, this is the only way I will ever have a Crossfit membership, if only temporary.
I have to admit, I was a bit scared in the weeks anticipating our actual start date. We wanted to wait until the kids were out of school, and I was finished with VBS, which ended on Friday.
We go to the 6 AM class on Monday. It's a small class of about 10 people. Today's WOD (workout of the day) included Sumo deadlifts. We practiced the technique with poles. You need a wide stance with your toes pointed out. Another thing that Crossfitters do, is drag the pole along your legs. You can end up with bruises or lose hair (if you're a guy, or if you're Vera deMilo).
I bruise easily, so almost immediately after, I could see the bruises start to form. We started with 20 pounds. Then increased accordingly. Our instructor was trying to find our 1RM (one rep max). This is the most weight you can lift. My 1RM is 165. I actually lifted 155. There aren't any large mirrors at this Crossfit, I don't know if any of them have mirrors. This makes it hard to judge if you have proper form. As I did one last rep, I felt a muscle pull in my back. The Hubs told me that my butt wasn't low enough. I knew almost immediately that I got a back strain. I told the instructor and he said I needed to ice it when I got home. I continued with the WOD. The pain was minor, I knew I could finish the workout.
10 x Burpees
Run to end of fence and back
WOD#2: 3 x (goal: 90 sec) Rounds – Rest 1 min between each round!
10 x KB Swings
Run to end of fence and back
The WOD's were back to back. It took me 19 minutes to complete. My heart rate was elevated and by the end, my runs were not sprints. I got slower. I wasn't last though!
Since I pulled a muscle, I took the day off today and called it a rest day. There's no need to aggravate my back.
Other than pulling my back, I don't think it was as hard as I thought it would be. I think that is due to taking up time to find our 1RM. We didn't get a full workout. I am sore though. I will definitely be adding sumo squats to my leg routine, minus the back strain.
Another thing everyone did was take off their shoes while lifting.
On another note.....
I haven't ran since Thursday! I usually run Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday is my long run day. I was planning on running Sunday, but was too tired. I will see how I feel tomorrow. Maybe I can sneak in a quick run. I'm not stressing about it. I'm not training for anything.
Are you a Crossfitter? (Is that what they are called?) Do you want to try Crossfit? Or do you do Crossfit workouts on your own?
