What Is CrossFit?

What is CrossFit?

CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program built out of “constantly varied, functional movements performed at high intensity”.

What does this mean?

Three things which give you the greatest levels of overall fitness:

• constantly varied – workouts and exercises
• functional movements – think natural movements like pulling, pushing, squatting, running, jumping and throwing)
• performed at high intensity – as hard as you are willing to make it

So what’s a coach for?

• To teach you the skills to perform the functional movements effectively
• To deliver a programme that ensures competency in everyday movements 
• To get the most out of your body by balancing form and intensity

What makes fitness? Here is CrossFit’s recipe, ‘World Class Fitness in a 100 words,’ developed by Greg Glassman, Founder and CEO of CrossFit.

•  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

Is it for you?

“The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree not kind.” 

We all have different fitness levels and different fitness goals. CrossFit works for everyone.

Whether you care about your general health and fitness, how well you perform at your chosen sport, or just want to have fun, then Blitz CrossFit is for you.

Join Blitz CrossFit Today

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Check out the CrossFit Journal

The CrossFit Journal is an excellent resource for anyone who is interested not only in CrossFit but also a better quality of life. A combination of films, images and written articles by many different people from many different back grounds. If you wish to delve a little deeper read the article “What Is Fitness?” for an insight into the thinking behind CrossFit.