Several months ago Kristin came up to me and said "you should really try this new workout program called Crossfit." We both belong to this small, crappy gym that has no frills or thrills of the bigger gyms. There are no running tracks, swimming pools, multi-media centers, or Starbucks/juice bars anywhere to be found. They just have fitness equipment and an aerobics room. We both love it. We can get in and out with out many distractions. Back to what I was saying. So she approached me with this program and I was very skeptical. Another body pump/kick boxing/yoga/ballet class... awesome, that is all I want to do. But, after a few weeks of Kristin doing this program I noticed that she was getting really ripped. Her stomach, arms, and shoulders were so defined that I then became curious about her workouts. So one day I went up to the trainer and asked all about it. He directed me to this website http://www.crossfit.com/ and told me to check it out and if I wanted he would give me some free sessions. So I said cool. I did the research and decided to give it a try.
Mind you-I have been working out almost my whole life. I consider myself to have good endurance and to be pretty strong. I was completely wrong. I was so humiliated my first session. It is amazing how different this workout program compares to what I have always done in the past. Just like most guys I did several different exercises for each muscle group. I would do a little cardio everyday and focus on two muscle groups per workout. This programs does not target any one muscle group. There is no such thing as a "chest day" or a "back day". There is only muscle endurance. How much can your body handle in a predetermined amount of time. For example, one exercise consists of three different movements pull-ups, push-ups and squats. (5 reps pull-ups, 10 reps push-ups and 15 reps of squats) How many times can you do all three movements in 20 minutes? Do you think that is easy? Try it! I beg of you. The first time I tried this workout was on my very first day ever doing crossfit. I would just like to say once again how humiliated I was. I could not even finish the whole workout. I stopped at ten minutes only completing seven sets. I though I was having a heart attack. I was rolling around on the floor breathing as if I had just run a marathon. I found a new appreciation for exercise. But after a while things got easier. I became stronger, faster and quicker then I was before. Now I can do this same exercise 18 times in 20 minutes.
Each day they post a new workout on the website. They show you how to properly do the exercise and everything. The great thing about this program is you only have to do the workout of the day. Your workout time can range anywhere from 10-45 minutes. In some cases even quicker. I encourage everyone to take a look at this website at give it a shot. Check out this link to learn more of what it crossfit is all about http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/what-crossfit.html
Mind you-I have been working out almost my whole life. I consider myself to have good endurance and to be pretty strong. I was completely wrong. I was so humiliated my first session. It is amazing how different this workout program compares to what I have always done in the past. Just like most guys I did several different exercises for each muscle group. I would do a little cardio everyday and focus on two muscle groups per workout. This programs does not target any one muscle group. There is no such thing as a "chest day" or a "back day". There is only muscle endurance. How much can your body handle in a predetermined amount of time. For example, one exercise consists of three different movements pull-ups, push-ups and squats. (5 reps pull-ups, 10 reps push-ups and 15 reps of squats) How many times can you do all three movements in 20 minutes? Do you think that is easy? Try it! I beg of you. The first time I tried this workout was on my very first day ever doing crossfit. I would just like to say once again how humiliated I was. I could not even finish the whole workout. I stopped at ten minutes only completing seven sets. I though I was having a heart attack. I was rolling around on the floor breathing as if I had just run a marathon. I found a new appreciation for exercise. But after a while things got easier. I became stronger, faster and quicker then I was before. Now I can do this same exercise 18 times in 20 minutes.
Each day they post a new workout on the website. They show you how to properly do the exercise and everything. The great thing about this program is you only have to do the workout of the day. Your workout time can range anywhere from 10-45 minutes. In some cases even quicker. I encourage everyone to take a look at this website at give it a shot. Check out this link to learn more of what it crossfit is all about http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/what-crossfit.html
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Great work.
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