I am visiting Sun Valley and would like to drop in for a class.  How can I do this and what is the cost?

5B CrossFit loves to host drop-in CrossFitters. We live in a destination resort community, which means we get lots of guests from all over the country who want to either ski or just enjoy the mountains. The cost for out of town CrossFitters to drop-in is $20 per class. Affiliate owners and CrossFit trainers always train free.  We look forward to seeing you.

Will CrossFit make me big and bulky?

In order for people to get bigger, especially women, there are two things that you would have to make a concerted effort to do. One: pick up very heavy weight on a frequent basis. This is not something we do.  Yes, we are very much concerned about your strength and we do lift heavy some days. But this is not our main focus. Two: eat an extremely high calorie diet. For most to gain productive muscle mass takes quite the effort in eating the right foods in a high amount. This is also something that we do not focus on. The majority of the workouts we do provide your muscles with more contractile potential and not hypertrophy (muscle mass).

I’ve heard you can get injured doing CrossFit – is this true?

You can injure yourself in any activity, but CrossFit is more safe than many activities people perform every day. We like to work with people in 3 stages. First: mechanics (learning how to do the movements with correct technique), Second: Consistency (the ability to do the movements over and over again with safe and relatively efficient technique), Third: Intensity (the speed at which you do the movements). One does not come before the other. We always start with Mechanics.

I have existing injuries or back pain and don’t want to aggravate it.  Can I still do CrossFit?

Many of our clients have come to our gym with previous injuries or tweaks and have found relief from the pain by strengthening the muscles around the problem area. We often find people neglect exercising their low back due to fear of injury. Because of this they end up de-conditioned, weak, and more susceptible to injury in the future from minor mishaps which is usually what happens. Taking part in CrossFit will provide you a buffer so that you are less susceptible to these kinds of injuries. The movements and workouts are all completely scalable allowing anyone to take part.

Is it really possible to get a good workout in under 30 minutes?

Our program emphasizes shorter workouts with a higher peak power output.  There are many reasons to emphasize shorter workouts, or to perform them in more of an interval style with prescribed rest between rounds. Long workouts necessitate pacing yourself, just as one wouldn’t take off in an all out sprint to start a marathon. Shorter workouts allow a trainee to attack and leave it all on the table, leading to a higher intensity workout. Many of the metabolic changes we are looking for come primarily from the intensity, not the overall volume. If one trains like this to improve peak power, then when necessary, they will perform well at longer workouts or real life efforts. The reverse is not necessarily true.

Also, we can limit some of the negative hormonal responses from exercise by training this way. You will get a overall lower release of stress hormones (that will break the body down) and a larger release of anabolic hormones (that will accelerate repair and regrowth).

Do I need to get in shape before I come to CrossFit?

This is a common misconception. We consistently find that even the most elite athlete can come to our gym and find a workout challenging. The reality is, you will never be “fit” enough.  Our coaches are here and offer scaling options for each individual so that you can thrive in each workout on a personal level. We believe that fitness is a lifelong journey, we are never really “there”.

I’ve heard it is expensive to do your program, is this true?

Our rates are actually less expensive than any other group led workout programs in the local area. The reality is with the quality of instruction you get from our trainers, it is personal training at a fraction of the cost.

People tell me that CrossFit is way too hard, is this true?

CrossFit is as hard as you make it. We encourage people to push their own limits – but only you can make the most out of your own workouts with the amount of work you put into them.

Can’t I just look at the workout on the 5B CrossFit website and do it on my own?

You could just follow our workout blog, but you would not get the quality of teaching from our certified trainers. Most people are not taught how to move correctly and don’t know how to teach themselves. You are automatically making yourself more susceptible to injury and leveling off in your gains by trying to do this on your own. It is also infinitely more fun and beneficial when you are encouraged and held accountable by a group of your peers. Plus you won’t have someone cheering you on in your basement or local gym, like you have at 5B CrossFit.