Hello~

I am 25 years old and I am been CrossFitting for about 3 years. I don't do it hard core, but to maintain fitness. Sometimes I will find that I do it 4 days a week.. and other weeks I will take the whole week off. I got off the pill in October after 10 years of being on it. I find that though I don't want TTC to take a toll on my CrossFitting, but that it does. I find myself worried about certain movements and weights. Is there anything I should be avoiding or watching while TTC? I worry that certain things will make me unable to conceive or may be harmful if I conceive and don't know yet.. like HSPU or Box Jumps or GHD or Double Unders.. I know it sounds ridiculous, but when you ask your doctor, of course they don't always approve of CrossFit so it makes it difficult to get an honest approach to this. Any advice would be great!

Thank you so much!

My understanding is that as long as your nutrition is supporting your training (i.e. you have enough nutrients and body fat to maintain normal menstruation), you should be fine. There are no specific moves to avoid. I'm at 27 weeks and am still doing double unders, for example, so it's not like they make things fall out or anything.

The biggest problem I had when TTC was not exercise (I continued Crossfitting and running without a problem) but that I stressed out so much about what to do and what not to do that I actually screwed up my cycles. I still got pregnant very quickly (four months of trying), but I missed a period one month and had a late cycle another month in large part because I was so psychologically focused on conception that I was stressing my body (and my poor husband). In my experience at least, try to not focus on what to do to conceive (unless you have a history of difficulty). The best thing to do is rock your workouts and use them as a stress-reliever from the psychological toll that TTC can take. Good luck!

Thank you so much! This really helps. It's nice to hear from others in regards to their experiences. I just need to relax and keep doing what I do to stay fit and stress-free as best as possible!

Relax, keep your nutrition in check, and keep working out. Stressing will be the thing that causes a problem. Good luck!

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