When my friend first brought up the idea of crossfit, I was terrified. I had perviously mentioned to her that I wanted to get fit and be more healthy. With her being an athletic friend and on crew and track, she wanted me to run with her. Once that plan failed (we never went), she told me she was signing up for crossfit. Reluctantly, I did it and I am so glad I did.
I walked in, and my friend wasn't there. I told the lady there that I was here for the free trial, and she made me warm up while the man who ran it came. I had to bike a mile and then we started. Once I finished, my friend was there and we got started.
The coach started us with a barbell, the long weight one. It was only 15lbs, and he made sure to tell us no matter how experienced people are, he makes them start with the 15lb bar. We learned how to do "dead-lifts" which is just lifting the bar from the floor to our hips. We had to learn the correct form and posture, and then we went to a move where we brought the weight up to our collar bones. We had to "chicken wing" our elbows, and that's when I found out my arms were not flexible....at all. After that, we pulled the weight over our head and held it then brought it down. We did 12 dead lifts, 9 of the other one, and 6 of the ones above our heads. After 3 times of holding the weight above my head, I realized I needed to get stronger haha. We did these reps three times, taking a break and letting the person go after one rep to relax.
After the weights, we had to burn 20 calories on this air bike. Thinking of burning just 20 calories seems easy, but it was so hard. Theres was resistance and we had to make it to ONLY 20 calories, but after 7 my legs already hurt. However, I went on because I know it is good for me.
After this, it was already over! I was scared, but it was so fun. I was told by my friend it is addicting, and it is. I couldn't stop talking about how much fun it was. I even got my dad to think about doing it over winter break!
It was so much fun, and I felt so completed afterwards. I was burning calories even after I stopped working because of the muscles I worked. I was so much fun and I hope to do it twice a week now and get healthier!
