Never tried CrossTraining and not sure what to expect? Here’s a typical class at Redfield T&F, step by step, so you can leave the nerves at home.
1. Warm-up
Every class starts with a general warm-up plus one specific to the day’s movement — joint mobility, activation and, if the session includes Olympic weightlifting or gymnastics, a few minutes focused on that particular technique. The goal is to reach the next block ready, not tired.
2. Strength or technique
Next comes a strength or skill block: it might be Olympic weightlifting (snatch, clean and jerk or their progressions), squats, or a gymnastics movement such as pull-ups or handstands. The coach explains and corrects your technique before WOD fatigue comes into play.
3. The WOD (the final part)
The WOD is the day’s metabolic workout — it combines several movements at high intensity for a set amount of time. And here’s the most important thing for beginners: the WOD is always scaled to your level. The coach adjusts weights, reps and variations of each movement so it’s challenging for you, without being impossible or dangerous.
The day’s WOD is the same for everyone on the whiteboard, but it’s never equally demanding for each person — that’s the part beginners don’t usually know until they try it.
What to expect from the coach
Throughout the class the coach is right there correcting technique, adjusting loads and cheering the group on — it’s not a video or a printed routine, it’s a real person making sure you train well and don’t get injured. You don’t need to have trained before or be “in shape”: that’s exactly where most people start.
If you want to experience it for yourself, book your free class at Redfield T&F.
