Is this good programming?

I've been a member of a chain of crossfit gyms in Copenhagen, Denmark for about 3 years. I joined because I was bored with going to the gym alone and I liked the idea of being able to just show up to a class and getting a workout that was always different and varied.

Something happened to their programming after covid though. The workouts got shorter and less varied. Basically seemed like they got lazy and have since then put minimal effort into putting together workouts.

Here are some examples of WODs from this week:

A. Deadlift 5x3 reps

B. 5 RFT (TC: 13 min)

10 DL
20 Push-ups

and

A. Push press 4x4 reps

B. EMOM 20

4 Burpees
5 Wall balls

This is the standard. Usually some kind of lift followed by a short high-intensity workout. I don't feel like I'm getting a good enough workout - it feels too short and simple.

How do you feel about the above examples? Is this good programming worth paying a significant amount of money for?

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1.4y

Dannuts

1.4y

Those look like perfectly fine class workouts. If it’s too easy, you should talk about scaling up reps or weight. There is no issue with the format or design.

SnatchAddict

1.4y

I complained about this one time to my coach. He said - if it's too easy, go faster.

parawolf

1.4y

He said - if it's too easy, go faster.

Exactly - this response.

JSkywalker22

1.4y

These workouts are similar to probably 60-70% of our workouts, however we have one day of aerobic(ish) work during the week, one flow day and one longer metcon on weekends and random varied days where we do train completely different modalities than we normally do (2 or 3 times a month). If they’re not building in those longer conditioning pieces and some form of variance I could see it being a bit too vanilla if this is the programming 7 days a week.

kunewicz

1.4y

Hard to give any opinion based on just 2 WODS. Can you post a full week?

ThomasLeino

1.4y

This is probably better than 90% of the crossfit programming out there. As said earlier by someone else, you should scale up/down on the conditioning bit as necessary. Strength work is pretty heavy as it is, pick a hard weight and you'll be fine. Scale depending on how you feel that day, hit an RPE of like 8/10 on most days.

Good training is usually simple and hard. Notice that hard training is something different than a hard workout. Training means you get stronger/better conditioned over time, everyone can 'workout' themselves in the ground.

Ok_Kaleidoscope304

1.4y

Further context needed. Suspect that maybe they’ve got you in a winter strength cycle. Maybe before a cardio cycle pre-Open.

Just ask a coach. In my experience they’re always happy to discuss programming.

JurassssicParkinsons

1.4y

This looks fine. But only your body will know for sure. You can move things around and scale up/down as needed.

bjhww95

1.4y

Would be good to see a full week. Those arent the most inspiring, but it's not "bad" per se.

parawolf

1.4y

And it could even then still be too small a sample size. What's going on for the month, the quarter and how this fit into an annualised training plan. If it does fit an annual plan and that's broken down into major and minor cycles of work, then awesome.

bjhww95

1.4y

Total get you but I'd be surprised if gyms programmed a year in advance, I've never got that idea from the few I've attended.

parawolf

1.4y

Not necessarily full programmed but cycle laid out a for a year and then programmed weekly into the micro cycles. Maybe. At least that’s what I did when I owned an affiliate

Wake486

1.4y

Somebody throw this guy a 12 Days of Xmas Wod. 😏

BlockMajestic8268

1.4y

I would say this is a short sample size. However, if they are too easy, you can do heavier work (or otherwise make movement more difficult like using a vest), ensure form is 100%...otherwise you can talk to the coach about the issue.

Lopsided-Income-4742

-2

1.4y

Idk this looks like a rather poor workout.

I can't vouch for what it is or isn't, but it's been 7 months since I started the crossfit journey, and never once we did such a barren workout, I could swear we did warm-ups more intense than that...

Lordblackmoore

1.4y

If you do 5 set of 3 reps in deadlift with a LOT on the bar... that can really be hard work!

Lopsided-Income-4742

1.4y

Sure, weights are not discriminated in the list, it can be an easy or a hard workout, if you either lift light or heavy.

kenn11eth

-10

1.4y

Looks really boring. I'd look for alternative options. Lots of gyms have other classes on to supplement the standard WOD type. In your first example - putting the same movement in both the strength and the met con sections is stupid, lazy and given how it's a deadlift could also be considered dangerous. I'm picturing lots of rounded backs doing bouncelifts in that metcon.

pictureofatrain

-1

1.4y

Do they have open gym? It might be time to look into doing your own programming. There’s a satisfaction that comes with learning the basics of strength training and competing against yourself. Alternatively, you can ask the coaches to help you push yourself harder.

SixskinsNot4

-10

1.4y

Ehhh. Boring. You don’t pay for body weight movements

Saturns-moon

-29

1.4y

If it is always like this. It is missing a lot. The closer the programming looks like CrossFit.com, the better the programming is.

gbdavidx

1.4y

Perhaps there’s another CrossFit gym?

Lordblackmoore

1.4y

This is how i do most of my classes

warmup + mobility

skill work

Strength work

a WOD that will tax the energy systems

Might be boring, but it's a good way to get stronger

Frequent-Doctor-6782

1.4y

My opinion is to measure the effectiveness of the exercises with my goal of them.

drfixman

1.4y

My box has similar programming sometimes. The thing is that all the accessory work is not written on the board so the WOD looks poorly programmed.

twigleshits

1.4y

My gyms programming has shifted into more 'basic' movements/rep schemes similar to this. They mentioned the CF games being weeks away now was a good time to cycle in more classic movements

Maybe this is something similar to what you are experiencing