I often hear women say they are intimidated by the thought of training at a CrossFit gym.  Most of them believe it is a gym predominately for men and that it just involves lots of weightlifting and grunting. Many women, and men, feel like a traditional gym is a friendlier environment, and being surrounded by a hundred or so people gives them the illusion of being in a community of sorts.  Unfortunately for most, a trip to the gym ends up being an isolated experience among many other isolated individuals.  Headphones, televisions, and closed captions allow many to go through their entire workout without saying a single word to another gym goer. 

The experience at a CrossFit gym is the complete opposite.  Only one small class going at any given time.  Each class is lead by a trainer who coordinates the warmup, skill development, workout, and finisher (when applicable).  Even better is the interaction between members.  Men and women of all ages and all fitness levels workout side by side encouraging one another.  One thing you won’t find at CrossFit (which is rather prevalant at typical health clubs) are guys who are there just to pick up on the ladies.  Trust me, the challenging workouts ensure that the members’ primary goal is improving their fitness.  That’s not to say you won’t meet some nice people at CrossFit Sweat Shop, and if you choose to use your precious 4 minutes of rest between rounds of 400 meter row and 403 meter run to chat with a member of the opposite sex, go right ahead, just know that he or she may save their breath in order to smoke you on the next round!

Here’s another reason why you should stay out of regular health clubs.  Yahoo’s like this.

 

 

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Tuesday’s WOD:

Row 350 meters

then 4 Rounds of:

15 Wall Balls
15 Summo-Deadlift High Pulls
10 Box Jumps
15 Knees to Elbow

finish with (1) 403 meter run

results:

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