What CrossFit Isn’t - Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

What CrossFit Isn’t

We talk a lot about what CrossFit is. Here’s a blurb from a Dotcom article on what CrossFit isn’t.

Before people argue that “everything is CrossFit then,” let’s be clear about what does not count as CrossFit. 

Going to a gym and relying solely on machine-based exercises, even if you do them in a circuit fashion, is not CrossFit. 

Doing a program based primarily on isolation movements like leg curls, leg extensions, chest flies and curls, or rehab exercises using bands and stability balls is not CrossFit. While these methods are far superior to not moving at all, they’re not CrossFit, and you won’t get anywhere near as fit as you will with CrossFit. 

If your strength-and-conditioning program doesn’t implement heavy days regularly or doesn’t combine weighted movements with calisthenics and/or running, rowing, or biking, you’re not doing CrossFit. Joint issues or injury aside, full range of motion in functional movements is expected if you’re doing CrossFit. 

If you don’t leave your ego at the door, you insist on doing workouts as prescribed and then allow your technique to crumble under the intensity as you chase another athlete or time, you’re not doing CrossFit. 

If you’re just doing random high-intensity circuits, you’re not doing CrossFit.

If your diet is filled with processed foods, includes portions that exceed your needs, and pushes your health markers in the wrong direction, you’re not doing CrossFit. 

The requirements for CrossFit are simple. First, diligently learn and practice the gamut of functional movements performed in CrossFit, starting with the most accessible version or progression you can do. Once suitable technique has been achieved across various movements, nudge the intensity in your workouts and learn to cope with being uncomfortable. Whenever a workout is programmed with a movement you struggle with or loading or volume that exceeds your capacity, scale! Combine these methods with a sound nutrition plan, and you can rest assured your CrossFit game is on point. You can ignore the keyboard agitators and let your results speak for themselves. 

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

Focus:

ME Height Box Jumps

WOD:

20 min AMRAP

20 Burpees
20 Air Squats
20 Box Jump Overs 24/20
20 Air Squats
20 T2B

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