Cross Fit

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.....