How to Lose Weight With CrossFit
I Wasn't Losing Weight Doing CrossFit Until I Started Doing These 4 Things
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I was going to CrossFit five times a week, usually Monday through Friday, and it just was too much. NSCA- and CSCS-certified trainer Aurimas Juodka agreed. He said, "you're exercising too much and not recovering properly." My body needed scheduled rest days from those intense CrossFit workouts, which focussed so much on strength work.
NSCA-certified trainer Len Lopez added that, "you can have the best diet and workout program, but if you are constantly triggering more cortisol, the amount of stress it's adding to your body could be making it harder to lose weight. He suggested reducing the load either by shortening the workouts or the number of times I work out during the week.
I started incorporating two days of running and extra stretching and yoga throughout the week. The cardio was great for burning calories (and losing weight) and building endurance, and I loved the mental clarity doing cardio gave me. Doing CrossFit fewer days a week also helped me feel less hungry, and because I was resting up more, I had more mental and physical energy to push harder when I did go.