Weight Loss After Quitting Crossfit
While weight loss isn t the main goal of crossfit with the right workout and nutrition plan this popular group workout can definitely help you lose weight.
Weight loss after quitting crossfit. But like all things moderation is key but some people have quit alcohol altogether and their weight loss before and after photos are jaw dropping. Simply stated because you are using muscles that have been out of the game for years you will be building those muscles rather rapidly and muscle weighs more than fat. And in my expert opinion a k a i looked through the first few pages of google search results half of them are articles like this one that talk about gaining weight when you do crossfit.
If you google crossfit and weight loss about 1 9 million articles pop up. Most people start crossfit because they re looking to get stronger or lose weight or be in the best shape of their life some people are already in great shape and are drawn to crossfit. After i had gotten to a place where i felt happy and more comfortable i started regularly going to spin classes running not intensely just at a conversational pace and moving back into weighted exercises.
I ve seen people walk through the doors of trident that don t look like they ve been to a gym in sometime. So now i m cutting back. For so long i had been focused on crossfit that it felt strange to make goals outside the box.
I was about 8 12 lbs heavier when doing crossfit than my normal weight and that amount of weight is quite a bit on my 5 1 frame when you put it in percentages. There are tons of articles out there like this one that point to dangers of crossfit and warn against using it as your. Either way though this is a lifestyle.
While weight loss isn t the main goal of crossfit with the right workout and nutrition plan this popular group workout can definitely help you lose weight. The primal blueprint is a fat loss hack undoubtedly but it isn t always a shortcut. And i admire.
I understand how quitting crossfit could be a hard decision to make. You re in it for the long. The cool thing is you can always go back.