With a heavy heart, I placed my Crossfit Golden membership on hold. I would have liked to continue supporting local business, my box and the training staff at Crossfit Golden, but I also felt the need to hunker down a bit financially.
My original plan was to pick my poison, following CompTrain or Crossfit main site programming. I also considered just flashing back a year and repeating workouts. All of these options are free.
Now, I am considering programming for myself and utilizing a steady mix of:
Monday - Olympic lifting (alternate clean or snatch, add accessory such as overhead squat, front squat) and Olympic inspired metcon
Tuesday - Powerlifting (squat, bench, deadlift, overhead press) and metcon
Wednesday - Crossfit Skills (hand stand push-ups, double unders, lunges, pull-ups, toes to bar) and mono-structural training
Thursday - Long metcon - 30 minutes of burpees, box jumps, kettlebell swings, hand release push-ups, air squats, ab mats, pull-ups, rope climbs)
Friday - Strongman - Stones, Axle Bar, Sandbag
If I want accountability and tracking, I could try End of Three Fitness and may start the 2 week free trial tomorrow. After 14 days it is $25/month (or $47/month with coaching). I would start with the Hard to Kill plan.
Anything I choose will be significantly cheaper than $135/month for Crossfit Golden. It will also be inferior as it will not be customized, come with video feedback or a weekly check in call.
The cost savings will go towards additional equipment. If my home training extends into winter, I will likely get a piece of cardio equipment. Going with a name brand, they should be easy to resell.
My original plan was to pick my poison, following CompTrain or Crossfit main site programming. I also considered just flashing back a year and repeating workouts. All of these options are free.
Now, I am considering programming for myself and utilizing a steady mix of:
Monday - Olympic lifting (alternate clean or snatch, add accessory such as overhead squat, front squat) and Olympic inspired metcon
Tuesday - Powerlifting (squat, bench, deadlift, overhead press) and metcon
Wednesday - Crossfit Skills (hand stand push-ups, double unders, lunges, pull-ups, toes to bar) and mono-structural training
Thursday - Long metcon - 30 minutes of burpees, box jumps, kettlebell swings, hand release push-ups, air squats, ab mats, pull-ups, rope climbs)
Friday - Strongman - Stones, Axle Bar, Sandbag
If I want accountability and tracking, I could try End of Three Fitness and may start the 2 week free trial tomorrow. After 14 days it is $25/month (or $47/month with coaching). I would start with the Hard to Kill plan.
Anything I choose will be significantly cheaper than $135/month for Crossfit Golden. It will also be inferior as it will not be customized, come with video feedback or a weekly check in call.
The cost savings will go towards additional equipment. If my home training extends into winter, I will likely get a piece of cardio equipment. Going with a name brand, they should be easy to resell.
- Rogue Echo Bike
- Pro - great full body warm up
- Con - large foot print
- Price - cheaper
- Concept 2 Rower
- Pro - very familiar and stored in small foot print;
- Con - kind of boring - higher
- Price - higher
- Concept 2 Ski Erg
- Pro - new movement, anterior chain focused, small foot print
- Con - may get old
- Price - similar to rower
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