What is CrossFit??
CrossFit is a strength and conditioning system built on constantly varied, if not randomised, functional movements executed at high intensity.
“The magic is in the movements”.
CrossFit workhorse movements include deadlifts, squats, pull-ups, running and lunging, pushups and dips, presses and jerks, cleans and snatches, rope climbing, sit-ups, jumping, throwing, pressing to handstand and some hybrid movements like the muscle-up, clean & jerk, “wall-ball”, and “thruster”.
The CrossFit toolbox contains gymnastics rings, barbells, bumper plates, dumbbells, parallel bars, pull-up bars, medicine balls, rope, mats, and some odds and ends like kettlebells, a giant tire, and sandbags.
What is a WOD?
WOD is "Workout of the Day." The great folks at CrossFit post a workout for each day.
Ok - up to speed?? Good!!
Since settling in last Wednesday I have been to the gym 8 or so times (in 6 days) and have been peeking in the CrossFit room, each of those times, checking the WOD on the board, wondering if I could pull it off - all the while telling myself "tomorrow"....
Today was that tomorrow.
6am - CrossFit was my comitment - 6am CrossFit it was.
The WOD looked a little something like this...
Sure - no worries I can do that...
Oh wait up - didn't see this bit...
Oh right - I get it 5 rounds!! .... ok.... so lets do the math on that WOD....
20 pull ups x 5 = 100 pull ups
30 push ups x 5 = 150 push ups
40 sit ups x 5 = 200 sit ups
50 aquats x 5 = 250 squats
all up a total of 700 body weight reps.
It was gruelling!! I am thankful for the Pull-up assist band as I would have NEVER been able to pull off 100 of those suckers without it!!
The first few rounds, I felt like I was a machine...then I got to what I thought was my 5th round and no one else was finished yet....hmmmm, maybe I have one more round to go - so off I went and hit it again.
The coach was walking about the room with a big stick, bashing people with it for poor form....that isn't true - but correcting form he was - my squats weren't low enough, I had to squat down until my knees hit the stick - then he was onto me each time I did my squats - making sure my form was perfect - poor form doesn't fly in crossfit - poor form = doesn't count = do it again!!
I got through it, I survived!!
And my first ever CrossFit WOD time...
35min and 43 sec!!
Pretty pleased with that effort - more so I am proud of myself for finally giving it a go!!
I am looking forward to seeing what the WOD is for today.....and whether I am brave enough to try it!!
Let's not forget my Mean Abs and Tuff Butt Challenge for today.....
