Aaron M, he's a fighter AND a lover....... He first came to us to get fitter for boxing, now he's switched boxing for Olympic Weightlifting, and his fiance Jo is also kicking butt here with us. She was an easy sell on CrossFit because she was already right into fitness. Did you know that Aaron picked her up while coaching her in boxing......? :)
But how do you convince an inactive significant other to join you? It's tough, especially if you suddenly start raving madly about how amazing it is, and how everyone is really fit and hardout, and ripping their shirts off, and spewing, and swearing etc etc...........
Talking in a different language doesn't help either - AMRAP, WOD, Rx'd gets them confused and dropping words like snatch, jerk, thruster, along with a host of girls names like Diane, Cindy and Nancy just gets them wondering what kind of dodgy club you've joined exactly..........
Don't force them. The harder you push, the more they'll resist you. It's in our DNA or something; ever tried to teach a girl/boyfriend how to drive/play tennis/kayak/surf? It's disastrous right?!
Just get them down to watch. Point out the people that are from a similar background. Show them how the workouts are scaled to suit anybody. Introduce them to the community so they can see how much people care. And let the community convince them.
Workout
Max height box jump
Then,
5 two-for-one wallballs 9/6kg
10 Toes to Bar
15 Box jumps 50cm
AMRAP in 15mins
I hope there's a prize for best face catch on those 2-4-1 wallballs!
Posted by: PC | September 27, 2011 at 07:52 AM
There were some epic 'face catches' this morning but no knock outs yet...
Aaron them Guns Look DANGEROUS!!! BOOM!!
Posted by: House | September 27, 2011 at 08:13 AM