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Advice for Adaptive CrossFit Beginners

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Adaptive Athlete Workout. Interview with Jedidiah Snelson.

What happens here

Jedidiah advises potential adaptive CrossFit athletes to not be afraid to start in their regular wheelchairs, emphasizing that he began his training this way. He points out that the weights will initially be light, mentioning he started with an empty barbell. He also suggests trying different CrossFit 'boxes' (gyms) as some are more accessible than others, and finding one that matches personal preference and accessibility needs. He then explains that as one progresses and lifts heavier weights, specialized fitness chairs like those made by Per4Max (an American-based company) become beneficial due to reinforced frames and anti-tippers, which prevent stress on regular chairs.

Goal: Jedidiah Snelson provides practical advice for individuals interested in starting adaptive CrossFit, including using standard wheelchairs initially and the benefits of different CrossFit boxes.

Tools and materials

  • Empty Barbell
  • Fitness Chair (Per4Max)
  • Regular Wheelchair

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than just a regular chair absolutely so the first thing I would say is if you're interested in in getting involved in adaptive CrossFit whether you know there's an actual wheelchair gym or not just drop into any CrossFit box try multiple CrossFit boxes for one just like enable body there's a box that will fit your personality better than others there are some that are more accessible depending on like how old the warehouse space is they're in or or you know the industrial space as far as accessibility so check that out but I would say don't be afraid to start in your regular chair I started in my regular chair you know for a lot of us especially if you've never done this stuff the weight's going to be pretty light I started with an empty barbell when I first got going and then as you build into it there are now Fitness chairs performax which is an american-based company makes a great Fitness chair I'm actually excited I should get mine first so I got involved before Fitness shares actually existed right so this is technically a modified basketball chair which has a reinforced frame that helps with the with the barbells the anti-tippers and whatnot but I'm excited that I'm actually you know have partnered with performax where they're going to get me an actual Fitness chair that will have that same reinforced frame but I won't have the the off camber Wheels which you don't really need for CrossFit it will still have the anti-tipper because as you build you can get to a point to where it puts a lot of stress on your regular chair especially as you get heavier barbells and stuff and so don't be afraid to start but once you kind of build into it definitely want to look at some other Fitness chair options very cool thanks for sharing that now you're going to be putting Luke and I through an Imam so we're going to be doing that and we're going to be watching you work out doing Grace so that's going to be pretty cool and so um knee mom for anybody that doesn't know

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