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CrossFit is defined as: constantly varied high intensity functional movements.
Functional movements are natural everyday movements essential to everyday life. They are performed in contraction from core to extremity. They are movements that we do without even thinking about it, such as: squats perform the functional movement of sitting down; deadlifts perform the functional movement of picking something up off the floor.
The goal with CrossFit has been "to forge a broad, general and inclusive fitness...a program that would best prepare trainees for any physical contingency - prepare them for not only for the unknown but the unknowable".
With CrossFit training, you are encouraged to be good at everything instead of best at only one thing. The advantage of CrossFit is that if you need to run 5 k then you will but on the other side, if you need to do a 100 m sprint in less than 15 seconds, well then you can do that too. It's about quick, bursts of explosive power, steady and varied repetitions and long, endurance workouts.
There are 4 models used to support CrossFit:
1st - The 10 skills:
Cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy.
2nd - The Hopper:
Ability to do anything that is thrown at you. He or she is fittest who can do well at the most. Simple enough. CrossFit trains you to do short, medium and long training days. Your body becomes accustomed to short, fast bursts of speed or a 1 rep max for weight lifting as well as the ability to do endurance training. The goal in CrossFit is not to become the BEST at everything; it is to do well at EVERYTHING.
3rd - Metabolic Pathways:
CrossFit is a blend of metabolic pathways - phosphagen, glycolitic and oxidative. These metabolic pathways stand for the energy exerted for each human action.
The first - phosphagen - is the high powered activities such as sprints, one rep max (ex. deadlift), etc. The second are activities that last several minutes such as 400 m run, 100 push-ups, etc. The third consists of activities that last in excess of several minutes such as a marathon, met con workout; anything that is usually low powered and high endurance.
4th - Sickness, Wellness and Fitness:
The 4th basically means wellness throughout life. If you eat right, exercise consistently in all of the models that support CrossFit, you will be healthy and able to do more throughout your life than the average person.
The benefits of CrossFit will enable you to take care of yourself for longer as you age and will enable you to fight off infection and sickness better than someone who is not fit.
(CrossFit quotes, facts and definitions credited to http://CrossFit.com)
Functional movements are natural everyday movements essential to everyday life. They are performed in contraction from core to extremity. They are movements that we do without even thinking about it, such as: squats perform the functional movement of sitting down; deadlifts perform the functional movement of picking something up off the floor.
The goal with CrossFit has been "to forge a broad, general and inclusive fitness...a program that would best prepare trainees for any physical contingency - prepare them for not only for the unknown but the unknowable".
With CrossFit training, you are encouraged to be good at everything instead of best at only one thing. The advantage of CrossFit is that if you need to run 5 k then you will but on the other side, if you need to do a 100 m sprint in less than 15 seconds, well then you can do that too. It's about quick, bursts of explosive power, steady and varied repetitions and long, endurance workouts.
There are 4 models used to support CrossFit:
1st - The 10 skills:
Cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy.
2nd - The Hopper:
Ability to do anything that is thrown at you. He or she is fittest who can do well at the most. Simple enough. CrossFit trains you to do short, medium and long training days. Your body becomes accustomed to short, fast bursts of speed or a 1 rep max for weight lifting as well as the ability to do endurance training. The goal in CrossFit is not to become the BEST at everything; it is to do well at EVERYTHING.
3rd - Metabolic Pathways:
CrossFit is a blend of metabolic pathways - phosphagen, glycolitic and oxidative. These metabolic pathways stand for the energy exerted for each human action.
The first - phosphagen - is the high powered activities such as sprints, one rep max (ex. deadlift), etc. The second are activities that last several minutes such as 400 m run, 100 push-ups, etc. The third consists of activities that last in excess of several minutes such as a marathon, met con workout; anything that is usually low powered and high endurance.
4th - Sickness, Wellness and Fitness:
The 4th basically means wellness throughout life. If you eat right, exercise consistently in all of the models that support CrossFit, you will be healthy and able to do more throughout your life than the average person.
The benefits of CrossFit will enable you to take care of yourself for longer as you age and will enable you to fight off infection and sickness better than someone who is not fit.
(CrossFit quotes, facts and definitions credited to http://CrossFit.com)
