My first experience with olympic lifting will be on Saturday!

[EvilYoda]

I'm pretty damn excited about this - I didn't plan on starting at this new place (new to me) until next month, but they're having an intro to oly lifting class from 11AM-1PM on Saturday. So I'm going to set up an appointment to talk to someone that works there, they'll show me around and hopefully figure if I should start on a beginners program before the group workouts or whatever.

I'm totally going into this with an open mind - I already told them that my cardio is worthless, but I'll probably pick up the mechanics of the movements faster than average. If they tell me "you're a n00b, take our jumpstart class", I'll do it. Hopefully I don't meet pukie.

It ain't cheap, but if it gives me the change I'm looking for with the environment I'm looking for, I guess it'll be worth it. It's just one less toy or a few less drinks every month, right?

Between CF, rock climbing, yoga and everything else...being active is not cheap!

 

[brikis98]

That's awesome. CF affiliates are bloody expensive, but I'd happily pay their fees for professional instruction, if only there was one closer to me. Let us know how it goes.

 

[EvilYoda]

Yeah, I'll post after I get back tomorrow.

If the adrenaline's still flowing, it might just be a series of grunts and chest pounds.

 

[Deeko]

That sounds fun.

 

[TallBill]

What is CF?

 

[Gautama2]

Originally posted by: TallBill
What is CF?

Crossfit

 

[EvilYoda]

It was a pretty good class and the facility looked fine. One of the lead "trainers" is really well educated on top of all the certifications, so I'm liking that. Apparently I have a good natural jerk

I'm looking forward to starting in February - he suggested that I just join one of the group activities and see how I do.

 

[EvilYoda]

Today was my first day at the gym...they were doing a kettlebell related WOD, but the lead instructor had one of his guys run me through a "test" to gauge how good or bad my basic movements were. Apparently I have great flexibility and my squat form is pretty good to start with. He helped me with some other stuff and then did 7 minutes of Cindy to test my metcon...I told them going in that I'm not worried about form or strength - I pick up on movements really quickly and my strength is decent. However, my cardio is absolute shit, so out of 7 minutes I was only able to do 7 rounds. It was my first time doing a WOD (even if it was reduced), so I learned as I progressed...I wasn't as tired as I thought and I was wasting a lot of time on my squats trying to keep PERFECT form.

All in all, I loved the experience and he said that I shouldn't have any problem ramping up to keeping pace with the normal group activities. The oly lifts will be my biggest weakness for a while, but they'll help me with those. I anticipate my hips and quads to be sore as hell tomorrow but I can't express how great of a feeling it was. If it's indeed effective starting 2x a week (I'll do some basic stuff at the apartment gym), I'll be adding 4-5 hours of free time every week. I can't wait to see how things go

 

[TallBill]

Sounds interesting.

 

[brikis98]

If you have a good base of strength and flexibility, your cardio/endurance should shoot through the roof in no time. And learning the o-lifts will let you build all sorts of power and speed. CF is fantastic

 

[EvilYoda]

So yeah, the hips and quads are sore, but in different way than normal - they're not sore from extreme loads, but rather high volume. Either way, it's a great feeling and I'm shooting for Thursday for my next day. Maybe Friday, we'll see.