Hey all, I (33M, 5'10, 170lbs) have taken up crossfit in the last few weeks, and the wods are absolutely killing me. I thought I was moderately fit, having played a lot of football (soccer) in my teens and early twenties, followed by general gym & kettlebell workouts into my thirties. Crossfit has humbled me so much, the gulf between me and the rest of the folk in the class is a lot bigger than I expected.
I'm sometimes struggling to complete the wods even when scaled. I think I need to work on my cardio fitness, but I'm also looking for advice if there's something better I could be doing. My current plan is to do 3 x 5km zone 2 runs a week to build up my cardio base. I currently attend crossfit classes 2x a week, but can't attend more often atm due to my schedule.
Is there anything else I should be doing to help prep me for the wods? I'm also keeping a kettlebell conditioning workout 1x a week alongside the 5k runs.
One caveat is that I have arthritis, so a) it takes me longer to recover in general b) I have reduced lung capacity compared to an average person my age and c) I'm also doing to be spending time doing mobility work, because my wrists/shoulder mobility is absolute trash and a front rack/squat is physically impossible for me at the moment.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
(P.S. I've definitely already caught the crossfit bug and I'm in this for the long haul!)
I'm sometimes struggling to complete the wods even when scaled. I think I need to work on my cardio fitness, but I'm also looking for advice if there's something better I could be doing. My current plan is to do 3 x 5km zone 2 runs a week to build up my cardio base. I currently attend crossfit classes 2x a week, but can't attend more often atm due to my schedule.
Is there anything else I should be doing to help prep me for the wods? I'm also keeping a kettlebell conditioning workout 1x a week alongside the 5k runs.
One caveat is that I have arthritis, so a) it takes me longer to recover in general b) I have reduced lung capacity compared to an average person my age and c) I'm also doing to be spending time doing mobility work, because my wrists/shoulder mobility is absolute trash and a front rack/squat is physically impossible for me at the moment.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
(P.S. I've definitely already caught the crossfit bug and I'm in this for the long haul!)