useful<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIs It Hard to Get Motivated For CrossFit? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n One unique selling point of CrossFit is the community and friends you make in the gym, so this makes motivation stimulus a natural phenomenon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most would say they don’t need motivation to go to CrossFit compared to say a globo gym, or a run on their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does the class structure look like?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n A normal class is 1 hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You get round the board and review what’s in store. Then warm up together. Normal format is a strength or skill element. Followed by the WOD (Workout Of the Day).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then you stretch off and go home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No thinking about what you need to do. It’s all organised for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plus you get a coach, sort of like a semi-PT that coaches the entire class, providing pointers, encouragement and leadership. <\/p>\n\n\n\nI’ve often said you’d be hard struck to find another place where you regularly hang out with such a wide diversity of people, ages and personalities, on a regular basis, than you do in a CrossFit gym<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWorkout and socialise <\/h3>\n\n\n\n You’re with a group of people that, like you, want to get or stay fit. All walks of life pulse through the memberships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve often said you’d be hard struck to find another place where you regularly hang out with such a wide diversity of people, ages and personalities on a regular basis, than you do in a CrossFit gym. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These people become your friends, closest allies, new friendship circle, even spouse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can vouch for that – I met my own wife at my CrossFit gym! As did many of members in our gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So using our affiliates as a metric, you can bet this happens a lot all over.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Enjoying exercise <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nMr or Mrs Motivator <\/h3>\n\n\n\n The best thing about this (possibly inadvertent) social enterprise is that it does wonders for your motivation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The camaraderie keeps you pinging back for more. Gone are the days meandering around a globo gym on your Larry, trying to work out what a machine is, or does. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, But Is CrossFit Hard Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Like we explored earlier, “hard” is subjective, and anything can be scaled to make it less hard.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSome workouts can feel like a slog. Others a rapid burn. But after it all, invariably there is a smile behind those post-workout grunts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s because the endorphins are always in full force, coursing through your freshly oxygenated veins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The smile is because you worked hard. And absolutely loved it. It’s why you’re willing to come back the next day and work hard again. Maybe even harder… <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leading nicely onto the last point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is It Hard to not Overtrain Because You Get Stupidly Addicted? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n Or simply put, can I overtrain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, you can. And that does take its toll on your body. It is hard <\/strong>on you physiologically. That’s why you need to listen to your body. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWith all that fun you’re having, its easy to get carried away on the gravy train, by the newest NoBull or Nike MetCons, and have CrossFit generally throw up on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But be careful. Do not overtrain as it might just come back to hurt you. You might pick up injuries or unwanted niggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know this having been a 6 day week CrossFitter for a protracted period. Then a 5 day. Then 4. Nowadays, I’m at 3-4 days per week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trust the process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It can’t be that hard if you can do it in silly headwear!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nBe patient, learning techniques the proper way. Slowly and surely, and with good form. That will inevitably make things easier in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I reached my 30’s I realised one is no longer made of rubber. Hangovers and snow sport aches lasted longer. So I curtailed the amount I was training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I listened to my body…and responded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things will change as I approach 40, so I’ll adapt again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Same with anything physical; I cannot surf or snowboard for the same durations that I used to – and that’s OK. Enjoyment is what matters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check out on certain movements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n This morning I opted out of Straight Leg Deadlifts to save my backside from unnecessary aggravation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then the partner WOD I found hard<\/strong>. A comfortable hard.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\nThen, I went about and enjoyed the rest of my Bank Holiday Monday with my wife and young baby, safe in the knowledge I got my exercise in for the day at a level that suited me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today was not a hard day. Today was a good day. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Having been doing the sport well over 12 years, along with co-owning 2 CrossFit affiliate gyms, I’ve been asked this question countless times by people that haven’t tried it. So,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":67,"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2119,"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions\/2119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}