[loveparade]

I do a combination of Crossfit and olympic weightlifting 4-5x per week. I usually do my olympic lifts before Crossfit so that I'm not too tired for them. That means I don't have full energy for the WODs, but that's totally fine. I also do some mobility work for 15-30min each morning.

So many people seem to hate Crossfit, and while some of the criticism is valid, it has been the only thing that was easy to stick with for me, mostly due to the community. Many previous attempts of going to the gym alone regularly failed after the motivation faded a few weeks into it. For all it's flaws, I still recommend it to newcomers. The best program is the one you stick with.

I started adding more olympic weighlifting practice 1-2 years after starting Crossfit because I felt like I didn't get enough practice for the more technically difficult lifts like snatches from Crossfit alone.