Started in December. Was doing 1-2 workouts a week up until this past week. I did the WOD on M, W, and F this past week. Saturday I crashed hard. Zero energy. Super tired. Even felt dizzy at certain points. Tried increasing my sodium and taking a couple of naps, but it's Sunday now and I still feel wiped out. Is this normal for a beginner like me?

I have flat feet, but not wide. I’m leaning towards the UA tribase reign 6 (woman’s), but am open to other suggestions for flat feet. I’m looking for a shoe to do pretty much everything but running.

I'll most likely do 2, MAYBE 3 days next week. I plan on using a free class for one, and my local box (fun word I learned googling crossfit) has a $15 drop in rate. I was fairly active and athletic in my 20's. Got out of the military and went downhill. I started a diet and going to the gym doing weightlifting in December at 33 (6' 243 lbs). I'm currently down to 229, but I want to ramp my fat loss, muscle growth, and general fitness levels up. Weightlifting is great, but very situational. Odds are I will still lift weight on my non crossfit days (trying to get that 1000lb club)

My concerns with crossfit are that I don't want to be overly pushed to the point that I am putting myself at risk. I'm not very competitive but I am, for lack of a better way to put it, easily motivated. I have always had a "The Hell I won't" kind of attitude that can easily get me in trouble with bad form and overtraining.

I don't know if I will enjoy the super fast paced style of exercise. One of my favorite parts about weight lifting is its all slow, methodical, time under tension. With good form your never trying to do anything fast. Almost therapeutic, but I am fully aware the best shape I was ever in was when I was doing PT with my best friends on a consistent basis.

I am a little self conscious about bodyweight exercise. I have always been strong, and it's easier to lean into that in a weightlifting environment, but since putting on weight I struggle a lot more with body weight than I used to. After all, doing pullups is easier when you weigh 170 than when you weigh 230. I don't want to go in there and be the fatbody who can't keep up.

Also, any tips of what I should bring, other than a water bottle and clothes? I wear barefoot style shoes pretty much all the time, should I plan on bringing running shoes?

Ive been working out Monday through Friday in the mornings for years and usually take the weekends off. Lately it seems like when I dont workout I’m running around in a brain fog all day. Anyone else feel this way and have a way around it? Besides the obvious of hitting the gym lol.

Hey everyone, need an advice from you shoe-masters: I recently joined a class where we do a lot of cardio and, given the hard floor, I don't enjoy long sessions of jump rope, jumping jacks, etc etc. Mainly due to trying to preserve my knees (boxing past made them a bit weak if I don't keep my lower body trained).

On those days I usually don't run or run very little, so I was wondering which shoes would be good for it.

My running shoes don't feel that great or stable for such cardio activities and I have no experience in gym shoes since when I squatted I would do it without shoes (honestly the best solution imho). Average boxing shoes look cool and feel great on skipping rope but are horrible long term imho.

Is it me that have to get used to the new exercises or there's a better option? Some people are recommending the Nano but they look a bit firm, idk the science behind jumping and such.

Thanks

Edit: the newer versions like Nano x4 or x5 look somewhat more comfy for cardio.

Hey I’m a 14 (almost 15) year old girl and I wanted to get strong so I started CrossFit. I’ve been doing CrossFit for another 2 years now. CrossFit has genuinely helped me so much when it comes to sports. I’m on the boys wrestling team and I can keep up. However, I wanna build my biceps, lats, quads, etc. Like I already have muscles but it’s not like noticeable/big and i don’t lift that much when it comes to benches, curls, etc. I can lift a lot more when it comes to clean and jerks though. Any advice??

Hi there!

When I first started CrossFit, we used Boxplanner and recorded all our PRs there. However, we changed systems several times, so I was looking for an app that was independent of that. I tried several apps, but they were either too complicated, expensive, or not user-friendly. So I decided to develop my app and make it open-source so that others could contribute.

The UI is pretty simple. You define your movements, add your PRs, and can edit or delete them. In a separate view, you can also see all the maximum values. The functionality to track workout maxes will follow soon. I want to be able to define workouts as AMRAP and for time with weight, reps count, and time. Inputs that have a nice view and good structured data are very welcome. As soon as I have this feature ready for testing, it will be released on the Open Testing Track on Google Play.

Overview

It is released on Google Play, anyone can download and use it.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramo.personalrecord

Project on GitHub: https://github.com/Ramo-Y/PersonalRecord

Advantages:

• Free of charge
• No ads
• Data is only on the device (can be backed up by Android backup, but not synced)
• Open source
• No login required

The code is on GitHub and currently deployed to Play Store for Android since I don't have an Apple Developer Account (it would cost $100 per year). A usage and development documentation is also on GitHub, you can report bugs, make feature requests, and start discussions there. I am a backend developer but I did my best to have a nice UI.

You are welcome to give me feedback, make suggestions, or ask questions.

Thanks to the moderators for allowing me to make this post!

Every year I say I’m going to work on cardio, and then I find myself in another strength cycle. So I’ve decided to start small. For the month of February, I’m doing 30 minutes of dedicated cardio every day. Rain or shine. Metcon or not. 30 minutes of cardio.

February is the shortest month, so it’s a great time to set a measurable goal and stick to it.

We were working on power snatches techniques today, and after doing a couple of bad ones, the coach told me to practice with the barbell only.

At first I refused, wanting to push and challenge myself, but eventually I caved in.

But was on the verge of tears, out of frustration. The coach saw and was empathetic, but damn, I feel so pathetic and impatient.

I started Crossfit only a month ago, and never lifted weights before. Not sure what I'm expecting of myself. (I'm 40F).

Now I'm kinda embarrassed for the little meltdown I had.

I'm hoping to hear I'm not the only one... Cuz I kinda feel like poop.

Sorry guys, I was trying to correct my original post but deleted it instead. The reason is that I have misread the direction of the effects reported in figure 3. The conclusions do not change because the meta-analysis shows no evidence that high intensity training is superior to polarised training (very large confidence interval including a zero difference). However the pooled effect of high intensity training is not always worse than polarised training as I have originally stated. In summary it seems that different training intensity distributions lead to similar outcomes in terms of VO2max and endurance performance measured with time trials. At present there is no evidence that, overall, one distribution is better than another. Here is the link to the article in question: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02149-3?s=09

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My feet are exactly 12.5. Want to wear nano x4s. Should I go with true to size or go half a size up?

Just curious. Could be anything, including accessory work at open gym.

Cleans are my favorite lift. At first it was power cleans, but I have grown to like full cleans as well.

As of right now, my max clean is 205, and that is both power (I could maybe do more if I really tried) and hang squat. I have never tried a full clean 1RM from the floor. The only times I've done 205 were building to a heavy C&J (so not fresh) and today in competition, which was after a 14 minute thruster and pull-up workout and several warmups.

The best complex today was 265. One of those guys is in my gym and is a big and strong guy, just a powerful dude. Another, though, was probably within 10 pounds of me (maybe 190) but could power clean 235 pretty easily. So I was wondering what people think is the best mix of component lifts to improve this.

Obviously, deadlift is important, as that helps you create speed and momentum off the ground. I would guess bent-over rows as well, maybe clean pulls. For a full clean, obviously the front squat is critically important, especially because there's a difference in the control of a front squat and the clean barbell driving you down into your squat.

I know just doing them will improve more, both in technique and strength, but I was wondering if there are specific exercises that help other than what I've done. I know what Google says, but I want to see what others here think.

What does everyone think of this WOD 20 minute cap.

I no longer see it available on the RAD site. Any update options?

Hello everyone! I belong to a beginners class and we have an amazing time. We also have a great coach who truly does cater to our physical limitations but still makes us question if we want to keep living after a workout. Our coach is doing a CrossFit competition and in a lapse of judgement on their part, agreed that is his team didn't win the competition his beginners students get to create a workout for him. Genuinely, I hope that he wins and gets to see success for all his hard work and effort.....but....if that should not happen (Evil laugh)! Would love suggestions on what we should have him do and how to make him think twice before giving us burpees every again! Haha thank you everyone!

Torn between trainers

I’ve always had reebok nano x and really like them, but you can’t really buy them now unless 2nd hand

I have narrow feet and want an all rounder (I have lifters and runners)

Please can you give me some advice, I’m looking at RADs, Nanos, Metcons, TYR & Haze?

Too many options and not sure what is hype and which ones are actually functional

Anyone tried both of em? Dropsets are 100$CAN right now vs rads at 160/ v2 at 200.

Ty :)

Hey everyone! How can one improve pacing and generally CrossFit intelligence? What’s the best way?

I’ve been crossfitting for a year now and while I’ve gotten thicker, I feel I should be bigger. I’m thinking I should do some traditional lifting. However, I wonder if it’s not possible to get bigger because I’m 62? Anyway, do you lift weights outside of your box?

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I don't have easy access to an oly gym and my crossfit gym isn't capable of allowing open gym during regular hours.

I have another gym membership with plenty of power lifting equipment, but obviously it's not ideal for full fledged olympic moves. So I'm trying to find a lifting plan oriented to strict movements that'll collectively work muscle groups for oly strength. Is there a plan out there like that??

My wife and I are in Austin for a work conference, and decided to hit up Terry Blacks for our first ever TX BBQ. As we are walking in the door, Luke Parker and Gui Malheiros walk out the door. I’m a 41 year old dude, but I acted like a 6 year old girl seeing a Disney Princess at Disneyland.

Awesome night, and the BBQ was good too!

I am 47, been CrossFitting for about 14 years now. And...for the first time ever, I was able to hold a handstand today, it felt like an eternity, but it was probably 3-4 seconds.

Sub, what's your go to protein powder and creatine and why?

I am in my late 20s and have been at CrossFit for more than a year. I lost a few pounds in the initial few months but later gained more and I am not liking the bulk. Also, I am usually sore and not able to keep up for more than 10-15 days of workout every month. Lately I have been feeling that it’s a waste of money since the first initial 30 mins is intro and learning skills and only 30 mins of actual HIIT workout. I used to be a gym person and would workout for 45 mins to 1 hour including warm up, actual workout and stretching. Even though, I am very grateful to CrossFit for improving my techniques, however is it worth the spend when I can get way better gyms for much lower prices?

Thank you for listening to my rant!

I'd love to get the white on black colorway but it's only in womens. I tried the X5s on recently and I'm a 9.5 in mens, I heard womens sizes are 1.5 difference so would that make me an 11 in womens? Are there any differences at all in equivalent mens and womens sizing for this model? I heard equivalent womens sizes are narrower, is this true? The 9.5 mens were perfect but any narrower would be too tight for me, should I go an extra half size up to a womens 11.5 if it's narrower? Thank you all in advance! :)