I recently took part in a CrossFit Team Event at work and with the CrossFit Games fast approaching us in Carson I thought it was fitting to write a quick blog on it.
Now CrossFit is a training programme which builds strength and conditioning through a variety of different workouts. In these workouts many aspects of fitness are covered from gymnastics, to weightlifting and as far as a triathlon based workouts at the games. Games you may ask? This is run every year in Carson where all the top CrossFit athletes from around the world take on events over three days to determine the fitness man and women on earth. Prior to this there are regionals and a open so anyone has the opportunity of going. Some of the professional athletes such as Rich Froning, Dan Bailey and Stacie Tovar who are ones that I personally support are in ridiculous shape and could step on stage with professional bodybuilders and wouldn't look out of place. Now with the rise of CrossFit so has the criticism of the sport, mainly because its all about doing things as quick as possible, with form sometimes leaving a little to be desired. Kipping Pull ups is an aspect which has got the most grief due to the swinging phase of the movement, as oppose to just pulling straight up, with many other exercises being adopted with a variation for Crossfit. Check these out online, some of them can be very useful, all down the individual on preferences.
CrossFit I occasionally include in my programme as either a cardio based workout or something strength related just to mix my workouts up. Now today one of the workouts which I dare you to try in a group of 3 is as follows:
250m Row
Box Jumps
Rest
There is a person on each station, with changes happening after the 250m row has been completed. This is as many box jumps and distance of the row added together to gain a score after 20 minutes. My team today managed 5,800m row with 426 box jumps, (I so shouldn't have trained legs yesterday!!!!). After this my heart rate hit the highest it had in a while and how much more rewarding it is this then a 20 minute run outside. Working more your anaerobic capacity but also will be burning a lot of calories due to the sheer intensity. Try is as oppose to just going on a run, especially those of you who are doing added cardio in order to reduce body fat for the summer. Other workouts to try:
Murph - As quickly as possible.
1 mile run
100 pull ups
200 push ups
300 squats
1 mile run
Fran - Quickly as possible.
Thrusters (Front squats to push press)
Pull ups
Rounds of 21,15,9.
Give these a go and post you times in the comments below.
Jack
Now CrossFit is a training programme which builds strength and conditioning through a variety of different workouts. In these workouts many aspects of fitness are covered from gymnastics, to weightlifting and as far as a triathlon based workouts at the games. Games you may ask? This is run every year in Carson where all the top CrossFit athletes from around the world take on events over three days to determine the fitness man and women on earth. Prior to this there are regionals and a open so anyone has the opportunity of going. Some of the professional athletes such as Rich Froning, Dan Bailey and Stacie Tovar who are ones that I personally support are in ridiculous shape and could step on stage with professional bodybuilders and wouldn't look out of place. Now with the rise of CrossFit so has the criticism of the sport, mainly because its all about doing things as quick as possible, with form sometimes leaving a little to be desired. Kipping Pull ups is an aspect which has got the most grief due to the swinging phase of the movement, as oppose to just pulling straight up, with many other exercises being adopted with a variation for Crossfit. Check these out online, some of them can be very useful, all down the individual on preferences.
CrossFit I occasionally include in my programme as either a cardio based workout or something strength related just to mix my workouts up. Now today one of the workouts which I dare you to try in a group of 3 is as follows:
250m Row
Box Jumps
Rest
There is a person on each station, with changes happening after the 250m row has been completed. This is as many box jumps and distance of the row added together to gain a score after 20 minutes. My team today managed 5,800m row with 426 box jumps, (I so shouldn't have trained legs yesterday!!!!). After this my heart rate hit the highest it had in a while and how much more rewarding it is this then a 20 minute run outside. Working more your anaerobic capacity but also will be burning a lot of calories due to the sheer intensity. Try is as oppose to just going on a run, especially those of you who are doing added cardio in order to reduce body fat for the summer. Other workouts to try:
Murph - As quickly as possible.
1 mile run
100 pull ups
200 push ups
300 squats
1 mile run
Fran - Quickly as possible.
Thrusters (Front squats to push press)
Pull ups
Rounds of 21,15,9.
Give these a go and post you times in the comments below.
Jack
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