Between the cross country and track season I often find myself in a state of panic. I'm at constant battle with myself: do I train and prepare myself so I'm one hundred percent ready to go at the beginning of the upcoming season? Or do I rest and allow all my injuries to heal so that I have a better chance of actually getting to fully participate? I do believe that amongst this frustrating war I have found a happy medium for myself.
If you've viewed my previous posts you probably know that I'm a fan of cross-training. Let's face it, half of all the sports that I'm in involve cross-training due to several leg problems. Yes, too much of anything can be a bad thing, but I've decided to put my own strength training in the hands of someone else, and I can only trust they don't let me down!
Every morning (except for Wednesdays and the weekends) I have begun lifting at 6:45. The actual class is called Performance PE, but most people I know just call it lifting. I've heard the comparisons of fellow students and teachers between this lifting class and cross-fit, so I was anxious to see how similar they were.
I was impressed by how simple the lifting class was. Not easy, but much easier than my cross-fit experience. I still felt (and knew) that I was getting a good workout in, but the load was so much less and the pressure to max out on every lift and have instructors barking down your back was taken away, and I enjoy it a lot more.
Coming back from an injury, I can barely lift the bar right now. My legs and hips are still quite weak but I don't expect my teacher to alter the workout just for me. I'm really glad I was able to make this class and I recommend it to anyone else who is maybe looking to improve their strength but not run the risk of injury and extremities that cross-fit can provide.
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