I mentioned last week that I would be making my first visit to Big Horn Crossfit sometime soon, and that day was last night. I geared up in my Reebok Poly PlayDry tank (which I continue to love!) and my Real Flex shoes and headed out to the 4:30 class.
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For some bizarre reason, I wasn’t nervous; instead, I was honestly looking forward to getting a good workout in. I had some blood drawn yesterday morning and hadn’t been able to do anything physical 24 hours prior to my doc appointment. In short, the rest of my Vegas trip needed to be sweat out of my system!
I immediately noticed that everyone was wicked friendly and welcoming. There wasn’t any weird crossfit-cult vibe and no one made me feel awkward or uncomfortable for being the new girl. In fact, another woman in the class was only on her second visit! And you know what I realized after I got home? I didn’t even hear the phrase “WOD” a single time! These guys definitely seem to know what they are doing, but they don’t go crossfit-crazy on you either. I like.
The warm up, the “buy in” and the workout were listed on a whiteboard. Brian, the coach, walked us through each of the movements involved, but the workout was very straight forward. No weights were used last night, so my learning curve didn’t quite hit panic level!
The workout:
I spent a lot of time rowing when my knee was injured, but it was nice to have a coach there to correct my technique. I wasn’t surprised to learn that my form was not quite 100% and I appreciated the critiques. No need to re-injure anything, right?! I also learned that knees-to-elbows royally suck, and I wasn’t even doing them in real form!
You see, anything in Crossfit can be altered or scaled down to your level. Knees-to-elbows require a person to hang from a bar and then use their core muscles to bring their knees all the way up to their freaking elbows…or at least, that’s what I gathered! Clearly, my baby abs aren’t on that level yet, so I scaled down to basic knee lifts. Trust me: 5 sets of 15 knee lifts was more than enough for me! My abs are pathetic y’all!
Honestly guys, I really enjoyed the workout! I forgot how much fun it can be to workout in a group environment, and the change in routine was pretty sweet. I’m still heading out for a run today (hoping the knee can handle an easy 4 miles), but I’m planning on heading back to Big Horn in the afternoon or on Friday. Time to get some muscles y’all!
What’s your fave ab exercise?
Because I have no abs, I hate them all 🙂
Any big workout plans for the day?