What is Crossfit

What is Crossfit? One of the questions I hear the most in life, so I decided I'd explain it to any and everyone who reads my blog. Crossfit is constantly varied functional movements preformed at a high intensity. So what does that mean? Well lets break it down. First constantly varied means that we always are changing up what we are doing in our workouts, so we wont be doing the same thing on any given day, we could do 100 pull ups one day, 400 pound back squat the next, and then after go run a 5k. The reason we emphasize this is because just like crossfit, you never know what life is going to throw at you so we need to be prepared for anything! Next, Functional movement is any movement  that is going to benefit you in everyday life, this can consist of anything from squats to pull ups, all of these target specific places on our body that we use constantly everyday. Another way that we like to judge the movements that we use in our workouts is the acronym L.L.L.D.Q. which means large loads long distance quickly. So taking a bar from the floor to overhead in a swift fluid movement like snatch is a perfect example of this, while something like a bicep curl isn't what we would consider a functional movement. Although some guys can bicep curl a lot of weight, the bar is only going a total of 2 feet at most, and it isn't very quick...and usually involves a lot of grunting and staring at yourself in the mirror. Finally, High Intesity is relative to each person who walks into the gym, we are going to push you as hard as you can go! We aren't going to degrade you or look down on you at any skill level, we just want to push you through barriers! Another thing I hear a lot is that crossfit isn't for me? To this I ask, Why not? No matter who you are, what you do, your athletic background, or goals in fitness crossfit has something for you. The beauty of Crossfit is that it can be scaled to anyone, if you cant do a pull up we can scale it. If you cant do the lift we are doing in the WOD we will hand you a PVC pipe and coach you through the form! The final thing I want to add is that Crossfit is the greatest way to stay motivated in your workouts, the affiliate that you are at is full of people who are working toward the same goals, we all want to make ourselves a better version of our self. We will encourage you to continue on your journey. Plus there are coaches there who have been trained to  guide you down the road in your crossfit endeavors. And thats my soap box about crossfit, hope you enjoy it.