Top 3 tips for CrossFit Beginners

You’ve just started CrossFit; you’ve jumped into some classes and loved the challenging workouts you’ve experienced. However, now you want to start improving your technique and get a bit stronger at the same time, where do you start?

In this blog post we’ll go over 3 tips that you can implement to help you get better at CrossFit.

Scaling

We get it, you see the RX weight on the board and you want to be using that. However, scaling and matching your current ability is going to be much more beneficial long term than constantly pushing towards RXing every single workout. If you scale the weights and can complete more reps in the workout compared to RXing and struggling to match that volume, you’re not going to develop strength and stamina as quickly. Be humble enough to scale the weight and movement back to your current level, and you’ll quickly see the progress in your workouts!

Nutrition

Make sure that you’re properly fueling yourself for your intense sessions. During your typical class you’ll be subjected to a high level of intensity that’s going to require a high energy expenditure. If you aren’t properly fueling the body for this workload, you’re unlikely to progress!

Consuming the right number of calories with the right blend of macro nutrients will help give you all the energy and fuel you need to perform in the box.

If you need help with your nutrition, make sure you check out our in-house nutritionist.

Recovery

Making sure that you are allowing your body to properly recover will help you avoid injuries and keep you training for longer. We suggest Sleep and Mobility as two big components of recovery that you can stay on top of each week. Aiming for 7-8 hours of sleep with consistent bed/wake times can be beneficial for helping the muscles recover and grow.

Working on your mobility will also help alleviate tightness and improve your body’s ability to get into some of the more challenging movements that we perform in class. In particular for CrossFit, working on being able to sit in the bottom of a squat and improving the range of movement in your shoulders will be most beneficial!