Just a little soapbox....

So I'm gonna get up on my box for a minute...I recently experienced something at a local Box that troubled me a little bit and wanted to get it off my chest and vent a little... So just bear with me as I write with wine glass in hand....:)

This week a friend of mine and I went to a local Crossfit box near where we work....My friend has been asking about my lifting/Crossfit workouts that I do and wanted to check out the box that is close by....We went to a free Saturday class several weeks ago and had a blast and decided to go and try out one of their regular evening WOD's during the week... Keep in mind, my friend has never done any type of Crossfit, weight training, HIIT at all....

We got all set up to start and this woman, whom I can only think was a frequent member of this box and seemed to think she had to tell my friend everything she was doing wrong... This woman proceeded to yell and scream in my friends face about how she wasn't doing the front squats correctly and never once stopped her to truly SHOW her how to do it properly...She repeatedly yelled at her to speed it up, that she wasn't going fast enough... And me being my friend's partner for the WOD, I was trying my best to motivate and encourage my friend between the yelling and craziness from this woman!!

Has anyone experienced this at their boxes before?? I don't use an actual Crossfit gym for my workouts because I have access to a facility that works good for me and the group I workout with, but I have heard nothing but great things about the different boxes all over the country... Fortunately the owner of this box is a wonderful young couple that know how to help, teach, motivate, and encourage...

Luckily this craziness did not discourage my friend from Crossfit, thank goodness!!! Although, I wanted to throw a barbell at that crazy woman!!! Thank goodness she didn't decide she wanted to aggravate me!!! Seriously?? That is NOT the way to teach, help, or encourage any individual, but especially those that are new to the sport!!!!

At the end of workout, my friend did a great job and finished the WOD and got a GREAT workout!!! And just in case anyone is wondering what WOD we did......
              SWOD(still not sure what the "S" is for..) - 3 sets of 10 Pistols -which i have never done...Tricky for me, but felt pretty good about it!!        

              3 rounds for time:
              15 pull ups
              12 burpees
              9 front squats

Thanks for letting me get up on my "box" :)

E