Knowing if you're ready

[Scott Stevenson]

Hey Bud!

FIRSTLY - CONGRATS on the HUGE success so far!

And thanks for posting this up, as this is a question others may have for sure.

So, a first question is: Is what you're doing still working (are you making progress)? If so, and you're enjoying it, I'd keep with that. If it ain't broke...

Secondly, you might want to finish reading the book of course, before you start off.

I have the sense, that when the time is right, you'll do just fine with this training. There will be a learning curve (as with anything), of course. You're in a unique position (I think) in that most folks who are starting off haven't done as much free weight (not to mention Oly lifting) training as they have machine ("isolation") training, which is technically much easier. So, I don't see exercise form being a hurdle.

Another consideration is that if you're really wanting to get the most from FT (or any bodybuilding or sports-specific training program for that matter really), you'll have to specialize to some degree, which would mean dropping the CrossFit workout. Of course, this is up to you and I'm happy if folks find anything useful in FT to incorporate into their training, trying to mix FT and crossfit is going to be like mixing oil and water (especially if your CF workouts follow a somewhat randomized WOD format, which would preclude strategically planning them within the FT weekly schedule.)

-S