“My friend told me I wouldn’t like CrossFit”
Had a “no-sweat intro” with a 58 year old woman on Monday, and these were the first words out of her mouth.
Not a great start.
After asking her a few questions about her goals (to get stronger and fitter), and background (group aerobics classes), I gave her a tour of the gym and told her a little bit about what we do.
She heard the story about Grace, at 75 years old who recently did 75 full push ups in a workout…and Nancy at 64, who deadlifted 200 lbs last weekend…both older than her, but fitter.
She scoffed:
“I’m not interested in lifting anything close to that much weight”
As we walked by the pull up rig, she continued:
“I’m not going to do any of the pulling or gymnastics, what other stuff do you do?”
I said, “well, we run, row, do kettle bells, bodyweight stuff, etc.”
“Run??? outside? you’ll get carbon monoxide poisoning from the freeway!!!”
I was dumbfounded…
“I think your friend was right” I said…”this isn’t something you’re going to like. You have to actually DO stuff if you want to get stronger and fitter”
Not really what she wanted to hear…she hopped in her car and left.
Crisis averted…
This happens in some form once every two weeks
Seriously, do people think this is a flipping message studio?
Why would you walk into a CrossFit gym and not expect to exercise????
I bet you’ve heard some of this too…
Does this sound like some of the comments you get from people when you tell them about your workout?
“you ran HOW many miles? and did HOW many push ups?”
“How much weight?”
“That’s way too intense, it sounds dangerous!”
Everyone has an opinion about “fitness”.
It can get you down and make you doubt yourself.
question whether you’re doing the right thing.
But the ONLY thing that matters?
RESULTS
PERIOD.
NO ARGUMENT..
See, Ms. “I’m not running, lifting, or pulling” has no idea about training, movement, or proper human function…and neither do the people who have opinions about your workout!
And those ladies she scoffed about?
They would crush 90% of the 25 year olds on the elliptical at a typical 24 hour fitness …or at a spin class, or pilates, or barre….or 90% of the women on a typical street for that matter.
…and both of them started CrossFit at 58 or older!
Don’t believe me?
check it out for yourself!
So yeah…as you can see…
Too intense, dangerous, and you’re probably gonna die if you step foot inside Hale…..
Poor lady…..A little more of an open mind and we could have helped her….
Anyway…
Wanna learn the steps these ladies took to get so awesome?
Schedule yourself in for a “No sweat intro” – http://www.meetme.so/crossfithale
Coach “poisoning you with fitness” Jay
PS – I almost forgot, we messed up on the dates for Hale Barbell that we announced yesterday.
We said it was going to start the 13th, but it’s actually starting the 20th (one extra week),
It will be the last one for a while as coach Tina is going on maternity…
If you’re interested, go here for details and to sign up – /halebarbell/
PPS – Hale Kids is now sold out for January.
if you missed your chance, but are still interested, reply and let me know!!
We are considering opening another time slot if there are enough kids interested.
Announcements
Free workout this Saturday at 9am. Barbells and brunch! Bring your favorite dish and a
friend, and enjoy a workout and some coffee with friends!
Workout of the Day:
Skills:
Power cleans
Toes to bar
wall ball
Workout of the day:
Open workout 11.3
As Many Reps as Possible in 20 minutes
5 Power Cleans (145/105 lbs)
10 Toes-To-Bars
15 Wall Balls (20/14 lbs) (10 ft)
Coaches Notes:
Try to go as prescribed if you can. If you struggle with the weight on power cleans, select something you can do for 3 reps.
For toes to bar, NO KNEES TO ELBOWS OR CHEST allowed today if you need to scale. Lay down and bring your toes to the post or a bar instead