I think the coach, the clock, and the class level lead to my hatred of my first crossfit experience.
It was a general class but there were 3 of us doing a trial in a class of about 20.
There was only a basic overview of the WOD, but there was no real talk of form or technique. Even during the warm up the coach barked at the trial folks to do mountain climbers instead of burpees, without explaining or demoing. I know what mountain climbers are thanks to Jillian Michaels, but the two other trial girls didn’t.
Even as the work out started the coach barked at us or told us we were doing something wrong without telling us how to do it right. I was beyond frustrated. I actually stopped doing one of the workouts with the weights on my second set so I could focus on my form.
I really hated the clock. I felt immense pressure to rush through things. I’m used to the clock when running, but once someone passes you, you generally don’t see them again so you don’t realize how far behind you are. I’m a very competitive person and it’s unrealistic to think I could compete with crossfitters. I dont know why they didn’t let trial people come to a foundations class instead of a regular class. Granted I don’t know how introductory the foundations classes are, but I just think it was bad strategy having trial people go to a regular class.
When to comes down to it if I’m being honest…my ego was bruised. After not doing very much weight training over the past year I need to focus on building strength before I even think about trying crossfit again and it will def be with a different coach or at a different box.