CrossFit

A friend dragged me to a CrossFit trial class. I went to be polite. I was terrible. I went back because I couldn't stand being terrible at something. That was 6 months ago. The kipping pull-up I stumbled through in that first class is now something I teach to newer beginners. box culture has become…

I've been training CrossFit for 6 months and the moment toes-to-bar finally clicked was a turning point. Before that I was going through the motions. After, the whole game opened up. My coach breaks things down well and has a good understanding of AMRAP, which made the difference. The community at …

I've been training CrossFit for 14 months at a decent gym with good coaches. My wall balls has improved significantly and I've developed a real understanding of box culture. Open season competition has been a consistent positive. The one thing that has genuinely frustrated me: cult-like culture in …

I want to separate the sport from my specific experience. CrossFit as a discipline is genuinely compelling — the kipping pull-up, the depth of benchmark workouts, first muscle-up milestone. All of that is real and valuable. My gym, however, has been mediocre. Coaching quality varies session to sess…

I started CrossFit at 40 and felt completely out of my depth in the first class. Most people were twenty-something and athletic. I was neither. But the coach adapted sessions to my level and nobody made me feel unwelcome. Recovery takes longer at my age, and kipping movements causing injury if rush…