I’m about to finish my second full week of Cross Fit - this is after completing the prior 2 weeks of basic elements; so if you are doing the math - that is 4 weeks total.
Here is the one thing I haven’t been able to relate to, whenever I read the trainer’s bios, they all seem to say, “I did it once and I was hooked.”
For me, “I did it once and couldn't walk the next day because of the # of squats I did.”
In fact, I was frightened to go back out of fear of doing another squat. I even breathed a sigh of relief when I went back and was told, there would be no squatting.
Phew.
Well, that class, we covered burpees...
I have garnered a huge appreciation for it. While I look forward to going, I still get super nervous because...
1) I’m still learning what the moves are and I’m working on the correct form
2) I.remain.afraid.of.pushups. - When I see them on the board, I cringe.
3) I may be developing an equitable fear of burpees.
4) I still don’t know anyone, like really know anyone, so when I see Team WOD - I wonder if there will be anyone willing, to take pity on me, and be my teammate.
But, in reality:
1) I’m only 4 weeks into this/my crossfit journey. My form won’t be correct - as a former 12-year competitive swimmer, my stroke was always being tweaked - to expect perfect form for with a snatch after 4 weeks in not realistic. Form comes with time and practice!
2) In 4 weeks, I have busted out more push-ups - and seriously, modified push-ups are still push-ups than I think I have done in my 35 years on this earth. The cringing comes from the reality that they hurt and I’m basically guaranteed to be sore, but gosh, when a workout is done and I have done 60 - that’s an accomplishment!
3) Burpees are tough, but again, 4 weeks ago, I only read about burpees, I now know what they are and am working on completing them. Progress.
4) Every time I go - and at the moment its 3x/week, I have met someone new. And I have never gone without a teammate. I may have been a third wheel, but I have never been alone in a Team WOD. People are friendly, supportive and non judgmental. The truth is, the person being the most critical of myself is me!
All that being said, I wish there was someone out there talking about their initial crossfit journey. In fact, I wish it was someone going through it at the very same time as me.
