Now the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies, tactical operations units, champion marital artists and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide. Our program delivers a fitness that is by design broad, general and inclusive. Our specialty is not specialising, as combat, survival, many sports and life reward this kind of fitness and on average punish the specialist.
We use constantly varied, high intensity, functional movements incorporating gymnastics, weight lifting and aerobic conditioning. The workouts are inherently safe due to the functional nature of them as apposed to people doing non-functional movements on ineffectual gym equipment used in conventional gyms.
Our workouts are by design universally scalable making it perfect for any committed individual regardless of age or experience. . The secret is we train for functional movement as the needs of our surf club athletes and their grand parents differ by degree not kind.
CrossFit recognises 10 general physical skills to being physically fit. They are cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, speed, strength, flexibility, power, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy. You are as fit as you are competent with each of these 10 skills. At Crossfit we are always looking to improve each of these skills as combat survival, most sports and life in general reward people with these skills.
Please note that the CrossFit Journal is also available on line which is designed to support the CrossFit community with ongoing and continually updated training advice, theory and techniques.
For further information please see www.crossfit.com
Fitness in 100 Words
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.
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