| Author | Message | ||
     Cataract2 |
Ok, my wife and I have been talking about this. She's wanting to get back to the gym more seriously and I'm wanting to support her in this. (I'm already a gym rat.) Anyways, she has started going and walk/running on the treadmill with some back/ab exercises thrown in. Well, we started looking at Crossfit as something to add. I've seen and talked to guys who do it and all seem very positive about it as well as watching those do it, I can tell it's a good workout. Was wondering what others on here might have to say about it and also, where would I find a week/month workout plan for it? | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I am considering the same. It isn't really something to add but a completely different way to work out. From what I've read, the workouts consist of shorter more varied and intense workouts less frequently than normal coupled with the "Paleo" diet. I am looking to use it to provide more fitness and less mass. My people squat trucks and lift heavy things, as a result, working out just makes my neck bigger. Much of Crossfit appears to use lighter weights or your own body weight instead of "bulking" up. I'm also going back into TKD/BJJ. Which has similar workout objectives and outcomes. | ||
| Blackm2 |
If you are already in pretty good condition(or think you are), give that P90X a try. It will kick your ass. Pretty pricey from the website, about 120 I believe but we picked up a brand new DVD set off of Craigs for 50. Good combination of everything. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
I'm currently doing the "House move after 12 years" program. Believe me, what with all the worries, packing, running round like a chicken with it's head cut off, & 450 mile drives between sites; the pounds are just disappearing. I'm running on coffee & rollups though. | ||
| Daggar |
Crossfit is awesome. I've been doing it since July. I wouldn't add it to your current workout, I would replace whatever you do now with it. Go to www.crossfit.com for the WOD - Workout of the Day. Be warned though. It's very addicting. Oh, and scale the workouts. Especially for your wife. | ||
| Cataract2 |
Daggar, can you give me an example of your plan that you use? I'm trying to figure out how it's put together and need an example. | ||
| Gbackus |
P90x is a cheap ripoff of crossfit. I've lost 11 lbs overall, and have gained 8 lbs of muscle(rough estimate based on bf%) since July, and have made huge strides in my overall strength. The biggest surprise for me was how fast my mile and 3 mile times have gotten, when we very rarely do any distance running in crossfit(except for workouts like Murph, most of our running is sprinting) | ||
| Daggar |
Cataract2 - I just do the WOD at www.crossfit.com. Typically, I only workout Monday-Thursday and play Hooverball on Friday. When a rest day falls on a workout day, I'll either do a WOD that I missed over the weekend or one of my workout buddies will make up some brutal workout. Also, there may be a Crossfit gym in your area, but they tend to be pretty expensive. | ||
| Cataract2 |
Ok, was talking with my wife about it. Told her the 3 on 1 off or 5 on 2 off setup was up to her. Think she pulled off a list of what to do. Now, the only catch on it is there might be 1 or 2 workouts (pullups, etc) that she would need my help for with. Was wondering what you all do when it might come to that? Any adjustment hints you might offer? | ||
| Buellerandy |
with pull-ups, the best way to do that is to be there to give her assistance on her reps, or find a similar workout to substitute in. I.E. if you have dumbells she could do bent over dumbell rows to work the back. It actually works almost the same exact muscles aside from not using your own body weight. Just a suggestion. | ||
| Buellerandy |
after looking at the website you guys are almost getting me into this regime. | ||
| Geforce |
Heart rate and time are very crucial aspects to cross fit. Many Soldiers do afternoon cross fit workouts in addition to unit PT. The first few sessions will be very intense and you may vomit if you try and go full speed and do not scale back a little. Good luck! | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
If you have a full service gym, there are usually assisted pull up machines that use weights to decrease the body weight. You work down in support weight as strength increases. If she is new to the workout game, just take it slow and steady. Kill yourself and you'll never go back to the gym. | ||
| Daggar |
She can do jumping pullups. For me, jumping pullups are better than the assist machine. |
