I’m 15 and a cross country runner at my high school. I’m looking at going to West Point so I thought Crossfit sounded like a great way to get a leg up on the other people trying to go there. It would also help drop my cross country and track time too. I was wondering what equipment I would need to do the WOD. I don’t have a crossfit gym near me but I do have a gym thats very old fashioned and could have a lot of what I need. What all is needed so I can check and see if they have it. Thanks!

XCRSS - 29 January 2012 11:25 AM

I’m 15 and a cross country runner at my high school. I’m looking at going to West Point so I thought Crossfit sounded like a great way to get a leg up on the other people trying to go there. It would also help drop my cross country and track time too. I was wondering what equipment I would need to do the WOD. I don’t have a crossfit gym near me but I do have a gym thats very old fashioned and could have a lot of what I need. What all is needed so I can check and see if they have it. Thanks!

We have an FAQ for this here http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/8483/

Rather than worry about building up your gear first, we suggest (as it says in the activation email http://www.crossfitbrandx.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/7478/) following a few days, eg a week, behind the WODs as they are posted so that you have that time to think about how you can do that workout with the equipment you have, try some of the movements, research technique and sort out substitutions for things that you can’t do or don’t have equipment for.

I read that,  but I need to know if the gym near me has what I need so when I get the hang of it then I can go. And not be sitting on the computer asking yall again. I dont really have time for that considering I have school and 2 practices during the day. I understand what your saying but I just want to know for the future.

XCRSS - 29 January 2012 04:05 PM

I read that,  but I need to know if the gym near me has what I need so when I get the hang of it then I can go. And not be sitting on the computer asking yall again. I dont really have time for that considering I have school and 2 practices during the day. I understand what your saying but I just want to know for the future.

Well in that FAQ is linked a comprehensive list of everything you will ever need to do all of the WODs. It’s in this CF Journal article, http://journal.crossfit.com/2002/09/the-garage-gym-sept-02-cfj.tpl#featureArticleTitle and this is the PDF http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/cfjissue1_Sep02.pdf

Using that, you can check that the gym has all of it now.

You do get that the WOD is different every day?
And that we don’t know what it will be until it’s posted?

So aside from pointing you at that all inclusive list, there is no way that we can tell you what equipment you will need.

If you’re following a week behind, or a month, or two weeks, you have a week, or a month or two weeks to do make a list and so your research and find out what you’re going to need to do the WODs you have coming up for the next training period. So you could follow two weeks behind, check once a week and do your research in the time you have available.

I don’t see any way you’re going to make this work on your own if you don’t allow that research time, but maybe I’m missing something?

Thanks. By the way, I just like to be organized and plan for the future.

Metric - 29 January 2012 04:25 PM

...but maybe I’m missing something?

He’s 15.