So, it seems the internet has been sipping on some Crossfit hateraid lately and Im having a little trouble figuring out why? My initial response was that trainers that dont train or believe in Crossfit are all bent up about the recent commercials for it and “the sport of fitness.”
This is my first response to Crossfit commercials…..thanks Kenny.
My second response to Crossfit commercials is the literal one…..THE………SPORT……..OF…………FITNESS………
Now there are trainers all over the internet spewing blogs on how bad Crossfit is, how it has horrible program design with no periodization or specificity, coached by weekend warrior certified trainers, and how you are going to tear your rotator “Cup”………
That makes this much sense…..
Here is my problem with these trainers (and I am not a Crossfit trainer).
Just like anything, Crossfit may not fit for everyone, on the other hand, it can be made to fit for ALMOST anyone.
The lack of imaginative design IS THE DESIGN! The workouts are designed to elicit a certain physiological response. A row machine only gets as exciting as the Fish Game. Your overly thought out progressive workouts are also un-imaginative if you really sit and think about it. (trust me……I write plenty of them….then spend more time trying to explain why we are doing something so slow and boring for so long)
If you call it a rotator cup, your fired, never step foot in a gym again.
You can tear muscles, break bones, tear ligaments, drop weights on your face, fall off the back of a treadmill, twist your ankle, strain your back, OR TEAR YOUR ROTATOR CUFF doing any type of exercise. Like I said before, I dont train Crossfit and I am not a coach, but guess what……I have torn ligaments in my shoulder that required surgery as well as tearing meniscus’ in both of my knees…..Injuries will happen.
Here is how you should look at Crossfit, its theory and methodology, and what the haters are lacking.
It is a game.
Baseball is a game too, yet nobody says, “hey, baseball is a horrible fitness program! You could get hurt, It has unimaginative designs and rules, dont play it.” All of that might be correct looking at it from the wrong angle.
If we think about Crossfit as a sport, or a game, rather than a stand alone exercise program you will see it for much more of what it is. Your WOD (workout of the day) is your practice, or your training (specific) to the sport you have involved yourself in. Your event (which you may or may not know what exercises you will be doing at it) is the game.
Kipping pull ups and handstand pushups are just part of the game. So dont get all tangled up on the fact that when someone does 100 pullups you are stuck on the fact that you can only do 8……..learn to kip.
I would love to say come into the Hit Center and give Crossfit a try…..but we dont do it. However, the intensity you achieve with Crossfit is achievable and programs are designed to be fun and challenging. So, maybe your not ready for Crossfit, stop by and see us and what we can do to get you ready!
