About CrossFit
World Class Fitness in 100 Words
Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups,presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.
Coach Glassman, CrossFit Founder
Common Questions
“What is all this stuff… do I have to lift weights?“
This stuff is… are you ready for this?… “Constantly varied, if not random, functional movement performed at high intensity across broad time and modal domains.” Still with me? Didn’t think so. Those words from CrossFit founder Coach Greg Glassman illustrate one of many techincal definitions of the movements we perform in our workouts. The words to note are “functional” and “intense.”
“So what is “functional” movement?“
Functional strength is something that’s been misinterperated in the mainstream over the past decade; visions of balance-balls, elastic bands and strange, slow movement come to mind. Many go through these so-called functional routines at big-box gyms (24 hr Fitness, Gold’s, Curves…) without ever questioning their validity.
That is not what we do.
Functional movement is just that: functional. Movements that help us effectively proceed through everyday life, professional work, or competitive sport. Civilians and athletes alike, firefighters and grandparents, can all find the same intensity and benefit from the CrossFit methodology, using different weights and progressions to learn how to move effectively. Movements include gymnastics, weightlifting, running and rowing. Squats, medicine ball throws, deadlifts, push-ups, sit-ups, jumps, pull-ups, sprints, climbs, lunges are just a few of the execises taught, learned, mastered and used in the CrossFit world.
“That seems intense… Aren’t I too old/weak?“
Anyone can do CrossFit.
All of our functional exercises are movements that your body was designed to perform on an everyday basis. The balance and coordination required for manipulating your own bodyweight is a necessity in life, and the strength and technique required in handling external objects (a barbell, a ball, a box, a couch along with any other object you may have to move or lift) is necessary in many professions and sports worldwide.