CrossFit

Could not do muscle up.
Had to scale, what a letdown.
Managed 150 reps and banged my head with the bar bloody twice.
 
I'm finding I'm now hitting the wall pretty early on during the workout. As in I go intense, or moderate (Doesn't really matter), and about 15-20 mins in I am barely able to clench a muscle anymore for a lift. Not due to normal fatigue but as though all energy is just instantly drained. Like a pure burnout. And not due to overtraining either as I have been resting.

This has the double negative effect on me not being able to keep up with high intensity and improve muscle strength/endurance. So this energy thing is holding me back and muscle fatigue stays in line as I'm not able to push myself to proper failure or the next hurdle (Thus very little improvement). Hope that makes sense.

I think I have to start checking my diet now. I'm not taking any supplements at the moment but am eating about 2000 - 3000 calories a day I think, mostly healthy stuff. Maybe some creatine will help a bit. :)
 
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Psychologically I can get past the energy barrier if I get horribly pissed off with myself and go terminator, but that burst of adrenalin only lasts like 2 minutes or so. It shows that I have a lot more effort to give though. Maybe it's just all in my head :)
 
Bobbin said:
I'm finding I'm now hitting the wall pretty early on during the workout. As in I go intense, or moderate (Doesn't really matter), and about 15-20 mins in I am barely able to clench a muscle anymore for a lift. Not due to normal fatigue but as though all energy is just instantly drained. Like a pure burnout. And not due to overtraining either as I have been resting.

This has the double negative effect on me not being able to keep up with high intensity and improve muscle strength/endurance. So this energy thing is holding me back and muscle fatigue stays in line as I'm not able to push myself to proper failure or the next hurdle (Thus very little improvement). Hope that makes sense.

I think I have to start checking my diet now. I'm not taking any supplements at the moment but am eating about 2000 - 3000 calories a day I think, mostly healthy stuff. Maybe some creatine will help a bit. :)
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Probably nutrition related.
I find that if I eat my lunch too early in the day I gas out quicker.
A small snack like an apple before the class gives me a good boost
 
So for once I am happy with my performance at Crossfit this morning and managed to go from last/worst performer to one of the top (Granted I did go light weights, but this never worked before). I took a pre-workout for the first time called Scitec Big Bang 3.0. I don't know if I owe my performance to this stuff or if it's all in my head. For at least a month I was always seriously crashing energy wise during the workout to the point of having to stop dead. I don't want to be too dependent on this stuff. All I can say is I did not feel the effects all that much (No serious energy boost), maybe a little more alertness, but I certainly did not crash during the workout. It's like there was a trampoline placed just above the point of burnout. I just kept going until I was purely out of breath and had to drop to the floor to recover once the timer was up - which is good. Anyone know if there are any long term ill effects on taking this stuff?

Will see if I have the same result tomorrow/ongoing.
 
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Stevi said:
Probably nutrition related.
I find that if I eat my lunch too early in the day I gas out quicker.
A small snack like an apple before the class gives me a good boost
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I tried eating enough before workout, cereals/bananas etc... but it had no effect :( I was still crashing way too early during the workout. But see post above, maybe there's hope :)
 
The only thing I can think of long term, is that you won't have a satisfying workout without it?
Imho if you are consistently crashing energy wise it should tell you there is a problem.
Are you sleeping enough, eating proper food etc?

When I went over to cross training from lifting weights at gym I decided to do away with pre workouts.
My biggest problem these days is the bloody flatulence that goes with eating veggies.
 
kolaval said:
The only thing I can think of long term, is that you won't have a satisfying workout without it?
Imho if you are consistently crashing energy wise it should tell you there is a problem.
Are you sleeping enough, eating proper food etc?

When I went over to cross training from lifting weights at gym I decided to do away with pre workouts.
My biggest problem these days is the bloody flatulence that goes with eating veggies.
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I don't watch my diet all too strictly but I do eat well and tend to stick with healthier options. Diet could do with some improvement but not much I reckon. 2500-3000 calories is no joke for me, that's a lot of food as I'm not a big eater (If I follow what fitbit tells me I should).

Yeah the dependence on pre-workout is what I'm worried about. But I'm hoping the increased workout performance trumps any negative side of it, as in without it I'd continue to perform pretty average and make minimal gains. So even if I go off the stuff eventually I'd still be better off overall - at least that's the theory :)
 
Been going consistently for the last couple of months still. Barring the odd week of rest/break, most of the time I'm going every single week day. Improvement is still dog slow though. Body has been taking good shape though which is cool. Everyone who tries to tangle with me mentions I'm rock solid, lol :D Which is of course unexpected because I'm not a big guy.

I still take the pre-workout on occasion which helps but mostly I just make sure I eat regularly.

I'm able to string a max of about 6 double unders now and I've been practicing this a few mins before every workout for about 2-3 months so by end of this month hopefully I will come right with them. Personal best on squat cleans is about 85kg. Hoping to get to 90kg next time but it's all about technique from this point. Still a weakling though :o

Once I master the DU's will move on to either clean/snatch practice or maybe attempt muscle ups.
 
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kolaval said:
Even intermediate is rough!
Bar muscle ups on week 2
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I will be able to do intermediate week 2 just fine. I weigh 62kg and I have weak wrists so the capacity for the 40kg OHS is way too much for me.
 
Did week 3 intermediate today and managed 160kg DL.
I got a weight belt and used it for the first time for the DL, so it(or placebo) works, because 160kg is a PR for me.
 
adam88 said:
I will be able to do intermediate week 2 just fine. I weigh 62kg and I have weak wrists so the capacity for the 40kg OHS is way too much for me.
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Could barely OHS an empty bar beginning of the year, and somehow I got strong enough to do 40.
It does hurt the wrists though, and my biggest issue is always mobility.
I have to point my feet very far out to be able to break 90 degrees in any form of squat.
And I have found that doing some proper stretching beforehand really helps.
 
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