tell you<\/em> to freeze your membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStop. Calibrate. Listen (to your body)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n For me, deadlifts have never been good for me in general. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My posterior chain, hip flexors and abdominal area all makes for tight lower back pain. So I just avoid Deadlifts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m not some super-serious athlete heading for The CrossFit Games, and I’m okay with that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you can accept that you do not to certain movements to look after yourself, then you’ll be alright. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The world will not end. This means leaving your ego at the door, however, and not getting carried away doing Deadlifts because your mate is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m just not enjoying myself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n This is a very important question to ask: why are you not enjoying yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIs it a mixture of all of the above points? Are you struggling socially with the environment? Have you just not found your mojo? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe it just isn’t your cuppa tea\u2026 And that’s OK. it’s not everyone’s cuppa tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are struggling socially, try and make conversation with any and all of your peers in the gym. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nLean on the community <\/h3>\n\n\n\n One of the drawers for CrossFit is the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So once you strike up a conversation with someone, don’t be surprised when they start chatting back to you in great depth. Then when you see them again next time you’ll have meaningful chats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rinse and repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do that a few times and the next thing you know your friendship circle has increased exponentially and without your meaning for it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try and attend social gatherings put on by the gym. For example drinks, barbecues, bowling nights, and smaller social nights with groups. This will help make your experience with CrossFit even more enjoyable, I promise.<\/p>\n\n\n
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But are you having fun?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nBe truthful to yourself<\/h3>\n\n\n\n If it’s just not for you and it’s not got anything to do with ego, fitness, injury, or anything else above, then that’s okay. Just tell your coach exactly that. “You’re just not enjoying yourself”.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nI often say to my friends and members at the gym “if you’re not enjoying it you’re doing it wrong<\/em>“. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThere was a time several years ago I fell out of love and simply wasn’t enjoying it. I took nine months off and it was the best thing I could’ve done. It made me realise how stressful life is, and that exercise – CrossFit specifically – helped me recalibrate after a hard day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This may not be the case for you, but it may be the case for many others. Taking time away from something is often healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although you may well be a member already of a CrossFit gym, the below flowchart can still be useful to decipher whether Crossfit is for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take a look at it and see where you sit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Best Gym Hacks – Should I Start and Continue CrossFit Flowchart<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nSummary of should I quit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Make sure you are thinking critically. Answer the below questions truthfully – it will help you make an informed decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you find the answers are not conducive to carrying on, think about what adjustments you can make, to ensure you’re benefiting from CrossFit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am I having fun? <\/li> Am I overtraining?<\/li> Should I be interchanging movements around injuries?<\/li> Do I need to accept there’s much to learn?<\/li> Should I do more classes per week? <\/li> If I quit CrossFit, will I do something else active regularly instead? <\/li> What am I not enjoying and can it be adjusted? <\/li> Have I made an effort to chat to other members? <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\nGood luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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