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Is CrossFit safe during pregnancy?
CrossFit is an incredibly intense workout. People have actually over-worked their muscles
to the point of exploding them.
I’ve never seen someone with arms blow up like firecrackers from Wile E. Coyote cartoons.
The muscle cells explode when overworked, and the person’s muscles swell up dangerously
while they lose the ability to use them. The cell death releases toxins into the body that
ruin the kidneys.
Uncle Ribdo.
It isn’t funny when it can kill you. When they say workout until you can’t, they don’t
tell you it may mean that you can’t get up again ever.
I don’t push myself that hard.
Normal people have landed in the ER from the CrossFit regimen.
When you are pregnant, you need extra hydration and rest. If I take an extra water bottle
and take breaks, I’ll be fine.
Cross-Fit workouts tend to attract perfectionists and those who enjoy pushing themselves to
their limits. You could get caught up in the excitement and hurt yourself.
I just said I could watch my limits.
The stress of the workouts isn’t good for the baby. And your tolerance for heat and
stress go down as the pregnancy progresses.
The instructor said it should be fine.
This is an organization that makes comics about working out until you literally explode.
And he won’t make money if you don’t come to class.
What else can I do to stay fit?
It’s obviously a long time until Mommy and Me workouts or a jogging stroller. But you
can still go jogging, lift weights with care and join yoga.
The kid feels heavy enough as is. It’s already hurting my back.
And you want to go try to do 200 sit ups in a Cross-fit blitz? Don’t worry about a hard
workout, because you have plenty of time for that after you start trying to lose the baby
weight.