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Margarett working on pull ups!
This Week: How Fit Are You
In the end, you have to decide what it is you are really training for. Twenty years from now, are you still going to be trying to be first in the gym, or simply stay out of the nursing home and avoid disease? I would hope that it is the second option for most. In order to do that, you have to see CrossFit as a total lifestyle change.
You cannot simply come in and put up awesome times on the days that suit you best. You cannot just choose to come in for the runs because you’re good at those but avoid the strength days. The opposite is also true though. You have to try to be good at all of it. You have to eat well and maintain a balanced diet and workout routine. We program to hit all of the 10 General Physical Skills.
Your goal should be to be above average in all of the 10, Cardiorespiratory Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Accuracy, Agility, & Balance. Always remember that he or she who is blended best across the 10 is the fittest. This is achieved through practice, training constantly varied, functional movement, executed at high intensity (Coach Glassman), and you will make or break yourself by working in all of the 10 and choosing to maintain or not maintain a healthy diet and overall lifestyle.
“They have no struggles, their bodies are healthy and strong. They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills.” Psalm 73:4-5
Carolina CrossFit will close on Friday, July 3rd at 1:00pm, and re-open with normal business hours on Monday, July 6th at 6:00am. We hope that you have a safe and relaxing Fourth of July!
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This Week: How Fit Are You?
So, being fit is not just posting numbers on a white board or a website. It’s not just being really strong, or really fast. What is it? It’s being well rounded and pretty darn good at everything, not just perfect at one or the other.
Being fit is a lifestyle. It is not something you will achieve in an hour a day at the gym 4 days per week. It is something that will always be a work in progress. It does not just involve working out though, it also involves the “D” word…DIET.
If you are working hard in the gym everyday and then die of a heart attack because your arteries are clogged, what good is a fast run time or a heavy deadlift? I encourage all of you to look at your diets and evaluate what you are eating. I also encourage you to check some of the “internal” markers of fitness, like blood pressure, cholesterol levels, etc…
“They have no struggles, their bodies are healthy and strong. They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills.” Psalm 73:4-5
Carolina CrossFit will close on Friday, July 3rd at 1:00pm, and re-open with normal business hours on Monday, July 6th at 6:00am. We hope that you have a safe and relaxing Fourth of July!
The crease of your hip must reach below parallel and you must stand up completely in order for the rep to count.
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A wonderful explanation of “Hip Drive” in the back squat by Coach Rippetoe. If you don’t watch this, you’re missing out on some good info that good help you out big time today!
What are the markers of true fitness, and why do CrossFit to begin with. If you are doing it because you want to beat everyone in the gym, you may be doing it for the wrong reasons. CrossFit principles are steeped in the idea that you train to be more fit, to meet the demands of life, the unknown…
To be truly fit, is to not just be fast in the workouts, but to be well rounded. You may not win at everything. You may just be in the top 5 to 10% in every workout. If you are really strong on the heavy days, but fail miserably on the running/body weight exercise days, then you are not a well rounded CrossFit athlete. We want our folks to be proficient in all of the ten general physical skills: Cardiorespiratory Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Accuracy, Agility, and Balance. He or she who is blended best across all ten, is the fittest. If you show extreme proficiency in one, you will have deficiency in all of the others.
Start trying to focus on the weaker of the ten for yourself. We program to train you for the unknown, not just to win and make it in to the “Top 5″. Our programming is designed to give you a dose of all ten on a regular basis, not just a couple here and there.
“They have no struggles, their bodies are healthy and strong. They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills.” Psalm 73:4-5
Carolina CrossFit will close on Friday, July 3rd at 1:00pm, and re-open with normal business hours on Monday, July 6th at 6:00am. We hope that you have a safe and relaxing Fourth of July!
