We’ve had this discussion before. Pages and pages ago. We bored the inmates here.
I’ll be succinct and move on. I left out plenty of details on various certs and courses beyond the L1. Most CF trainers get higher level certs and specialty certs. I didn’t, but I’m not a trainer.
People reading and posting here are VERY smart. If they’re interested, then they can investigate and learn more about Orange Theory, Soul Cycle, Barre, CF, PN, Weight Watchers or what have you.
What I will say is that there are 14,000 or so CF affiliates around the world and the CF Games is the largest worldwide competition. And, speaking for myself, CF works great for me. I don’t want or need a 6-month college course with 2,000 pages of college level text to perform a burpee, pullup or snatch a barbell. I’d call it overkill.
Glad it works for you personally, but as you say, you are not a trainer who has a professional responsibility and standard of care that must be met when holding yourself out as an expert and guiding others on their fitness journeys nor are you exposed to professional liability if someone gets injured. And like I said, this is not just Cross Fit specific (although what is needed to be certified to open a Cross Fit box licensed by Cross Fit is an issue) and is applicable to any company that markets a product and then “certifies” individuals to train others with that product. Not saying that there aren’t fully qualified Cross Fit operators. It’s just that there are also a lot who are not for all the reasons I stated. And yes, everyone should engage in their own due diligence when selecting where to train.
And yes @sabaray, there are certified personal trainers who have no business holding themselves out as Pilates instructors. Pilates requires comprehensive in-depth instructor training to be competent and qualified. The legit instructor certifications require 3-4 months of training followed by an apprenticeship. It’s the systems that sell 1-2 days of training, standing alone, and then send people out into the field holding themselves out as “certified trainers”, all to simply market their product, that I have an issue with.
The “elite” version of my programming tonight calls for a CMT and I don’t have access to one. :((
I guess I’ll have to, like, run on pavement. #-o
Since we had our CMT discussion, last night I floated the idea of getting one with the gym owner. But being a relatively new gym and membership being such that it is, I don’t think he’ll be investing in one right now.
Maybe you could be his silent partner and help him out with the purchase!
I repeated the restorative yoga class last night. We’re in the home stretch with my D’s wedding rapidly approaching and I’m sure that’s part of why I’m so tired. This morning ran a short 2 miles followed by yoga for runners. Humid today but I’m looking forward to the fall weather that’s on the way!
11/3 - just about 3 weeks. Mr. Sabaray would prefer it if I spent that time wrapped in bubble wrap sitting on the sofa after the various mishaps I’ve had this year. A boot and crutches would not be a good look for the MOB.
@sabaray With all those mishaps, are you a closet CrossFitter? =)) (sorry, I couldn’t resist)
If I’m going to lay out $5,000 for a CMT, then it’s going to be located inside my house. I don’t need Tom, Dick and/or Harry gooping it up. One of the trainers at my new gym sweats his butt off incline walking on the TM and it disgusts me, because he doesn’t clean the machine after usage. :-w
I did Crossfit for 3 years and loved it but ended up hurting my back. My coaches were great and provided excellent training in the lifts, etc. However, many of the WODs involved lifting for time. This combines cardio and weight lifting and can be a great workout. But, IMHO, this is also where injuries happen. When you’re in a hurry, out of breath and tired, its easy to make a mistake, lift without proper form and hurt yourself. That’s what happened to me - I have been sidelined with back and hip pain for over a year. While I’m hoping to go back to lifting (and possibly even CF) at some point, I will never again do a timed WOD that includes weight lifting.
My daughter hurt her back badly rushing through lifts. I’ll add it was under the supervision of a credentialed trainer at a reputable gym. Bodypump is not an option for me as I can’t keep up with good form. I want to do more lifting - I’m thinking 11/5 would be a good day to start.
Breaking into my stash of oatmeal- Earnest Eats mighty maple. Highly recommend. 1 gram of sugar, 16 grams of protein. I’ve been having it with some banana and walnut milk. Really delicious.
@hmom16 I completely agree with you. Lifting weight quickly is one area where you can hurt yourself. I have to add two comments.
The weight of a WOD lift is typically about 40-60% of your 1 rep max, so the weight your lifting quickly SHOULD be light.
You should have been coached/trained to always maintain proper footwork and form. And never to lift faster than you’re comfortable doing.
My WOD tonight included lifting weight. The weight was programmed light and I only lifted the bar when my footwork was comfortably reset and I felt that I could execute proper form. I will not sacrifice my body for a better time/score.
Your coach(es) should have given everyone this instruction. I’m sorry you were hurt.
Down 30 pounds as of today! 21 more to go to goal. I do feel less overwhelmingly hungry than when I started. I’m doing what I call a “Weight Watcher’s Inspired” plan. I track calories on My Fitness Pal but don’t track non starchy vegetables or the first two servings of any low calorie fruit ( like berries).
Congrats, @maya54! Terrific progress and glad you were able to develop a “custom” program that’s clearly working for you! My weight has been steady which I’m counting as a win as I’m known to eat (and eat) when stressed. I am feeling better with a higher protein intake - it’s really easy for me to overeat carbohydrates and this is the first time I’ve really been able to identify that as a behavior impacting my weight. My weight definitely drops with a lower carb intake.
Today was Pilates for me with more work on the blasted teaser. Footwork on the chair while holding weighted balls for resistance and some “fun” arm work along with that. Tough workout but it went well.
@sabaray I have found I have a similar relationship with carbs. Trying to keep the majority of them high-quality whether they are “good” or “bad” carbs!
I would agree. While they note their bags are unsweetened, it’s buried in the description. I noticed the cups (which I find to be overpackaged) don’t scream “sweetened with brown sugar”. Anyway, I liked the product I purchased. Nice variety of seeds and nuts that were easily identifiable, not ground into powder.
Trying to reduce carbs here too, trying to eat nuts when hungry and keto seems too tough for me to truly stick to long term. I don’t have sweet teeth but do love many different kinds of fruits, have been reducing high glycemic indexed fruit intake too. I do get some carb cravings and would cheat with half-slice of pizza when that craving is stronger than my will. Lol.
My friend who is a faithful in keto diet has been telling me to try it, I have not. One of the articles she sent to me stating “Phinney – who co-authored “The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living” with his colleague, Jeff Volek – has spent decades studying the effects of a low-carb, high-fat diet in endurance athletes. Phinney’s work, along with a growing body of research, suggests that the human body can sustain high-intensity workouts for longer periods of time by using calories stored in fat, not the glycogen stores that most runners use and are loaded with a ton of carbs and sugar before a race.”. Excerpted from a NYPost article (not the most scientific resource out there). It also states keto reduce inflammation that caused by carb.
Any runners here have tried it?