What is CrossFit?

CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program that is unlike anything everyday people have experienced or witnessed.  “Constantly Varied, Functional Movements, at High Intensity” are the basis behind CrossFit. Scientific fact shows multi-joint (functional) exercises at high intensity and anaerobic cardio sessions are more effective in eliciting nearly any desired fitness result, when compared to old training ways.  CrossFitis currently used by Olympic and Professional athletes, all branches of the armed forces, police, firefighters, collegiate strength and conditioning programs, and everyday people who are ready to finally see results in their workouts. An added benefit to our training concept is time. With the main workouts lasting anywhere from 5-45 minutes, no one can use the excuse of not having anough time to workout.

How Does CrossFit Work?

CrossFit works by understanding that everyone no matter their age, ability, or fitness history has the same general fitness needs. These needs are meet by scaling the most advance moves for the long-time CrossFitters, down to versions ideal for newbie CrossFitters, or individuals with physical limitations.  “Our” fitness goals are accomplished through the use of functional strength movements gathered from olympic lifting, gymnastics, kettlebells, power lifting, running, rowing, and plyometrics just to name a few.  The movements are placed in 3 categories weight lifting, metabolic conditioning, or gymnastics.  Exercises form those pathways are then put into ever changing routines creating the WOD (workout of the Day).  The WOD is always different so you and your body never knows whats coming next, meaning you are never bored and get stuck in your results.

Why CrossFit?

CrossFit is for those people sick and tired of spending 2-3 hours at the gym, doing the same old boring routines, and who are ready to do something that just makes sense. The moves we utlizie are all multi-joint, just like movements found in everyday life. What activity do we partake in where only 1 muscle group is used, none. The closest example is chewing, and we don’t need to spend extra time execising those msucles. Our workouts are usually a maximum of 45 minutes in duration, and that includes warmup and stretching.  The workouts are always tougher because as your Mechanics and Technique improve so will your intensity.  With how our workouts are scored (time/ total reps/ max load), you are always trying to improve. The scoring system makes the workouts seem more like a sporting event or friendly competition between you and your classmates.  Lastly, there is no required long term commitment, if the CrossFit philosophy isn’t working for you, you don’t have to worry about trying to cancel a memebership that you signed up for lasting a year.

(For more info visit the official What is CrossFit page)

Elite 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.”

Contact Info:

• (540)324-6796
• info@crossfitwarrenton.com