A Testimony to Crossfit's Scaleability

Sunday, April 6;

Today's CFOT workout was awesome for several reasons. The setup was a little different. To celebrate Crossfit Challenge's move from Saturday to Sunday workouts Jerry held our usual weekend class at 9am and then opened up a clinic to newcomers at 10am. I am constantly reminded that Crossfit has something for everyone. It doesn't matter if you played college sports or if you haven't worked out for years. There will always be something for you to do at Crossfit. We started out the morning with a Hero's workout, which involved running outside.. in the rain. What better way to feel hardcore than to go run outside and then hop on a bar and do pullups? I didn't do that but my wet, slippery kettlebell did my workout justice.

Back to scalability... I haven't been able to do a regular workout with everyone else for a few months now because of an injury. Despite the fact that I can't do many of the movements, I have managed to maintain my bodyweight and strength. It also helps that I've been zoning for a few months now as well. It goes to show that exercises can be replaced. As long as you put together a metabolic workout and continue to strengthen your muscles, Crossfit will continue to work!

After our regular workout this morning a group of 18 newbies tried their hand at Crossfit. (I love that their preview of their workout was a whole bunch of crazy people doing pullups and barbell hang-power cleans while soaking wet! My roommate was petrified!) The group was a great mix. Many people had military backgrounds.. some were athletes and others had spent time on the treadmill and the elliptical machine. Jerry, Chris and Andrea walked them through proper technique of the movements and then Jerry unveiled the workout.. I love the reaction.. "50!!" But the great thing is EVERYONE did it! Everyone finished their workout with a few modifications on the movements. One guy blew through the first round, so he did it again! It just goes to show that Crossfit really can be a great fit for many people. It's just a matter of tweaking exercises so they fit your skill level and physical ability.

A great day! And my roommate said it was the most difficult shower she had ever taken, because she couldn't move her arms!

Workout:
3 Rounds of:
800 meter run
30 R arm KB highpulls
30 Box Jumps
30 Situps

Total: 29:14