3 min
Doing CrossFit 3x/week is an excellent way to get fit.
Compared to all of the other fitness disciplines such as jiu-jitsu, powerlifting, bootcamp, or yoga, CrossFit will put you in better overall shape than all of them.
CrossFit’s methodology of constantly-varied functional fitness performed at high intensity helps strengthen every aspect of your fitness, including:
List derived from: https://www.crossfit.com/essentials/what-is-fitness-lecture-10-physical-skills.
If your schedule only allows three days per week, you can absolutely make incredible progress, especially when you stay consistent over months and years. In this blog post, we will tell you how you can get as fit as possible with CrossFit 3x/week.
One of the biggest mental blocks people run into is thinking they have to train five or six days per week to get results. But for the busy parent, entrepreneur, or professional with a demanding schedule, three solid CrossFit workouts per week is a perfect place to start.
In fact, the majority of our members tell us that they aim for three days per week, every week.
Most people underestimate what consistency can do. Three workouts per week may not sound like much, but stretched over two years, that adds up to 300+ high-quality training sessions. That is more than enough exposure to strength work, conditioning, mobility, and skill practice to dramatically transform your fitness.
For the busy parent or business owner, three sessions per week is a huge win – especially if you are balancing work, raising a family, and a personal life.
With three CrossFit sessions per week, you’re not constantly sore, burnt out, or trying to rearrange your entire life to squeeze in more training.
And if life allows, you can always add in a fourth day. That fourth day doesn’t even need to be CrossFit. It can be jogging, biking, playing a sport, or even paddleboarding. In fact, we highly encourage this!
Make no mistake… three days of CrossFit per week, repeated consistently over the years, will absolutely get you fit.
If your goal is to get as fit as possible, as fast as possible, training five days per week is the sweet spot.
CrossFit is designed around a 5-day structure.
Training CrossFit five days per week gives you enough frequency to learn skills faster, get stronger quicker, and make the learning curve a little smaller.
While a bit intimidating for beginners, this level of immersion accelerates technique development, confidence with movements, and overall progress. When you train five days per week for your first three months, here’s what you can expect:
In the beginning, it should be your mission to show up as often as possible. Make it your mission to come to the gym.
But again, this is the ideal, not the minimum. Five days per week is powerful, but three days per week is still extremely effective.
Long-term fitness comes down to consistency. To do CrossFit consistently, you must listen to your body.
Some days you won’t feel 100%. That’s normal. On those days, the most important thing you can do is simply show up. A workout at 50% effort still beats skipping and regretting it later.
If you are looking to start a workout routine that involves CrossFit five days per week, consider the following:
1. You will always feel better after moving. Even a light or modified workout boosts your mood, energy, and mental clarity.
2. Not every day has to be a PR day. You should not be trying to max-out every lift, every day. There are intentional heavy days and intentional lighter days for balance.
3. Stress, poor sleep, long workdays, and life chaos happen. Training through them (intelligently) builds resilience, not burnout.
It isn’t about always training hard, it’s about training consistently.
Chat with a coach to learn more about what program will fit your lifestyle and your goals.
