Frequently asked questions.

WHAT IS CROSSFIT?

  • Varied workouts that meet you where you are in your fitness journey guided by a coach.

  • Workouts include weightlifting, gymnastics, running and more to give you the ability to function at your highest level in everyday life.

  • What it’s not: arm day. Or leg day. Or “core.” In CrossFit, we do it all, and “it” looks different every day — because for those who wish to develop the broadest, most well-rounded fitness, routine is the enemy.

WHAT DOES A CLASS LOOK LIKE?

It is a one-hour group session led by a coach. The coach will guide your through:

  1. Whiteboard Brief: discuss the workout, the intended stimulus, each movement, and scaling options

  2. Warm-up: general warm-up to prepare our bodies for movement, followed by specific warm-up or skill practice of the movements of the workout

  3. Workout Prep: situate any necessary equipment and review the workout

  4. Workout (often referred to as WOD - WorkOut of the Day): the class will start the workout together, the coach is continuously monitoring and offering suggestions to keep individuals moving well.

  5. Cool-down: athletes put equipment away as their heart-rates settle and they catch their breath. Then the coach guides athletes through stretches and mobility that compliment the movements of the workout.

Do I hAVE TO BE fIT TO START?

No! We opened our doors with the intention of reaching those who “don’t do fitness”, who “don’t like running”, who don’t know what any of the acronyms stand for, who want to be able to ski with their grandbabies, who have yet to find their fitness community. Our coaches are trained and amazing at finding what you can do and encouraging movement according to your situation.

How competitive is your gym?

Well, we have people who go places to compete against other athletes outside of our gym. We encourage keeping records of workouts including weight, the time it took to complete, and how workouts felt. This is used to remind you of your progress, but can also lead to a level of competition with yourself, and if you allow it, with others. Mindset plays a role in how competition/comparison is internalized. We strive to keep a positive, encouraging, empowering light around everything we do in the gym. A nugget of wisdom to this note is “Comparison is the thief of JOY!” attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt.

You mentioned Acronyms, tell me more…

Check out David’s blog post on all of the acronyms that we frequently use at Snowdrift: Whoa… What does that mean?1?