If you’ve never done CrossFit before or if you’re wondering what to expect on your first visit to an affiliate, I will help shed a little light.

A couple of weeks ago I visited CrossFit Bako to do an interview with the owners and to experience my first ever affiliate WOD.

I have been doing CrossFit for a while now, but it is usually a solo venture. I’m not in fantastic shape, but I’m not a couch potato either. I went into my first ever affiliate WOD with one half feeling confident and the other half feeling scared.

A couple weeks ago I had an opportunity to visit CrossFit Bako and meet with the owners (Steve Esqueda and Manda Wood), conduct an interview and do my first ever WOD at an affiliate. My plan was to publish that interview in its entirety, show a clip of the WOD and move onto my next article.  The problem is that once I started editing I felt that the information I gained while on my visit would best be presented in small segments, but why you might ask?