GYMBOX Blogger Champion Crossfit Challenge!

So last week I was really lucky to get invited by GYMBOX to go and compete with 6 other bloggers at a Crossfit Challege. Wow was it a challenge and a half! Now as you guys know I have only been gyming for the past two months so I am still in the process of gaining a higher fitness level through training. Even though this was the case and I heard that there was going to be challenges involving flipping tyres and pull ups of some kind, I thought.... Yeah why not... YOLO RIGHT??? ! EEEkk! Even though I found this very challenging and wanted to give up a few times, this was of the most enjoyable work outs I have ever done in my life.

All bloggers met at the rather gorgeous GYMBOX Farringdon to get briefed by Drill Sargent Rusty (he's not really but that day I thought so!) as to what the challenge would actually involve.

WOD #1 - Tabata Row/ Max calories row in 8 rounds x 20secs On 10secs Off. Score: Total Calories

This Snap was before we started :D

And about 4 minites in...

Focus!!!

WOD #2 - Sled Push, Maximum distance pushed measured in metres in 60 Seconds,

60 seconds rest

Then Flip a Tyre, Maximum flips in 60 Seconds

Ready, Set..

GO!!!!

Then onto flipping tyres

WOD #3 - AMRAP 5 Mins of "Cindy"

5 TRX rows, 10 Hand release Push Ups, 15 Squats, and scored on how many complete rounds done

WOD #4 - Tabata Sit Ups, Score Number of Sit Ups

Feeling slightly fizzled out at this point

WE MADE IT!!!

Wow I actually feel tired writing about this, LOL! 

We all managed to make it through to the end and I have to say... what an awesome bunch of women. We all had each-others back right from the get go to the end. We had to do this together!

After the Challenge 

And team with Drill Sargent Rusty

The results of the challenge are:

7th- Charlotte @lunges&lycra 

Score: 107

6th- Sya @SoniaYasminAli 

Score: 128

5th- Lu Lu Levay @gymwatch 

Score: 147

4th- Elle @ X_eLle_S

Score: 152

3rd- Georgina @fitcetera

Score: 155

2nd- Lorna @shoebird

Score: 158

1st- Emma @lunges&lycra

Score: 201

For anyone who hasn't tried Cross Fit Training before I would definitely recommend it for all over body Fitness, Strength, and Toning. Great work out for sure! You'll have that beach body in no time ;)

The hardest part for me was pushing the Sledge, the part I could have done for the longest was the WOD #3 AMRAP and most fun was flipping the tyre. It was interesting how some of us found different tasks easier or more difficult than others. 

Massive Thank You to GYMBOX team for putting this together especially LuLu and Rusty :) Was an amazing experience I wont forget ;)

What's next???? ;)

Our VPT was Rusty - Twitter link: @Motiv8Rusty

Photographer Marc Sethi - Website: www.marcsethi.com