Friday, September 7th was my first CrossFit experience. It was also the first time in at least 5 years I have gotten weak and had to lie down as I experienced light headedness and tunnel vision.
After researching and desperately wanting to start CrossFit, I found a box in Hattiesburg that was way cheaper than any place I had found in New Orleans. After some email exchanges, I was meeting my trainer, Danielle, on Friday.
Apparently the box is closed daily from after lunch to 4pm. Since I arrive everywhere early, I had some time to wait. As I was waiting in my car, lots of big dudes were walking around. Big dudes. Finally another big dude arrives and opens the box. I figure it's time to go and sign my death waiver. I introduce myself and get to filling out paperwork. Danielle arrives and introduces herself, I feel comfortable with her.
We start our work. I do a warm up stretch, ring dips, pulls ups, back extensions, and sit ups. I need a band for the ring dips and pull ups, but man, I felt sore from those for days afterwards. We start working on squats. The squat is essentially the basis of most CF workouts - front squat, overhead squat, etc. My form is...alright. I learn forward - because I get tired - I'm right side dominant because I have no VMO on the left leg.
After a lot of reps of squats - about 35 minutes into the workout, I need some water. I grab some and sit on a box. I feel weird. I feel light headed. I feel, not right. I start to realize that while I'm fit for a 3 hours air conditioned workout, I am not fit for a workout in a hot box. I did not fuel for an outdoor, hot workout. I think "maybe if I walk around I'll feel better" I stand up, Danielle looks at me to see if I'm ready, I shake my head and start going down. Next thing I know I'm horizontal on a mat with the entire box of people wondering if I'm ok. Of course, I feel immediately better lying down. I joke that I just had to make an grand entrance to my new box. People are glad that I'm smiling and not unresponsive. I'm told it's not the first time someone has done it and it won't be the last.
I lay there talking to various people - I'm almost in awe of the support I'm getting while lying on the ground. Danielle comes to talk to me and I sit up. We talk about the CF games and who in the box is a beast and who's been doing it the longest, etc. I tell her I'm ready to stand and I want to keep working. She looks in shock, but I reassure her we'll go slow and I won't push too hard.
By the time we finished, she was wanting to give me a bar and see what I could do - it was as if I never hit the deck. When I was leaving, I had everyone making sure I was ok and that I was coming back. It was definitely like a family - one that I didn't want to leave and that I can't wait to go back to. My next session with Danielle is this Thursday and Friday. I crossfit every Thursday and Friday this month, I look forward to the challenge and I hope it gives me that push I need to get over my current fitness level on my current air conditioned gym routine.
After researching and desperately wanting to start CrossFit, I found a box in Hattiesburg that was way cheaper than any place I had found in New Orleans. After some email exchanges, I was meeting my trainer, Danielle, on Friday.
Apparently the box is closed daily from after lunch to 4pm. Since I arrive everywhere early, I had some time to wait. As I was waiting in my car, lots of big dudes were walking around. Big dudes. Finally another big dude arrives and opens the box. I figure it's time to go and sign my death waiver. I introduce myself and get to filling out paperwork. Danielle arrives and introduces herself, I feel comfortable with her.
We start our work. I do a warm up stretch, ring dips, pulls ups, back extensions, and sit ups. I need a band for the ring dips and pull ups, but man, I felt sore from those for days afterwards. We start working on squats. The squat is essentially the basis of most CF workouts - front squat, overhead squat, etc. My form is...alright. I learn forward - because I get tired - I'm right side dominant because I have no VMO on the left leg.
After a lot of reps of squats - about 35 minutes into the workout, I need some water. I grab some and sit on a box. I feel weird. I feel light headed. I feel, not right. I start to realize that while I'm fit for a 3 hours air conditioned workout, I am not fit for a workout in a hot box. I did not fuel for an outdoor, hot workout. I think "maybe if I walk around I'll feel better" I stand up, Danielle looks at me to see if I'm ready, I shake my head and start going down. Next thing I know I'm horizontal on a mat with the entire box of people wondering if I'm ok. Of course, I feel immediately better lying down. I joke that I just had to make an grand entrance to my new box. People are glad that I'm smiling and not unresponsive. I'm told it's not the first time someone has done it and it won't be the last.
I lay there talking to various people - I'm almost in awe of the support I'm getting while lying on the ground. Danielle comes to talk to me and I sit up. We talk about the CF games and who in the box is a beast and who's been doing it the longest, etc. I tell her I'm ready to stand and I want to keep working. She looks in shock, but I reassure her we'll go slow and I won't push too hard.
By the time we finished, she was wanting to give me a bar and see what I could do - it was as if I never hit the deck. When I was leaving, I had everyone making sure I was ok and that I was coming back. It was definitely like a family - one that I didn't want to leave and that I can't wait to go back to. My next session with Danielle is this Thursday and Friday. I crossfit every Thursday and Friday this month, I look forward to the challenge and I hope it gives me that push I need to get over my current fitness level on my current air conditioned gym routine.
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