Here is the scenario.
I wake up log unto How2BHurt.com and
get the workout of the day.
Mind you this is the same workout if you are 17 or
70, male or female, an endurance athlete or a speed/power athlete. I am amazed
at the number of people that do this. Stop and think for a minute, what is
wrong with this picture? Logic and best practice tells us that one size does
not fit all., then when would anyone do this? That is not even taking into
account the actual workouts on some of these sites. This is not training.
Training must have clear progression in incremental steps toward measureable
goals. If you are a coach or an individual following this madness take a long
hard look at why you are doing what you are doing and when? I maintain training
is a mindful process that should incorporate variability and variety with a
purpose. Canned programs that assume that one size fits are a misfit. Evaluate
these programs using good training principles and see if they stand up. Don’t
get caught up in the hype, find a program that fits you and your specific
needs. Just because it is hard is hard does not mean it is training. Frankly it
is easy to design a program to bury someone, that is not training, it is abuse.
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Vern
I assume you are speaking of “x’fit”. I share similar sentiments. While I feel for the average person seeking level of improved fitness this can be a valuable program, the notion that any athlete would this program is beyond ubsurd. The argument that this program produces world class athletes is moot, unless you classify the fictional athletes competing in their “games”. A wise man once told me sport is not fitness and fitness is not sport. Specific sports require specific energy system demands, as well as clear active recovery and planned performance training goals, not just beating your previous best workout time. Please note this is not a critique if this system of training, just a critique of the applications to sport training.
Colin
GK
CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial 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 specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.
The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. We’ve used our same routines for elderly individuals with heart disease and cage fighters one month out from televised bouts. We scale load and intensity; we don’t change programs.
The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree not kind. Our terrorist hunters, skiers, mountain bike riders and housewives have found their best fitness from the same regimen.
Chris
Well put GK. Most sports and people require the same basic strength and conditioning requirements. All need to be strong and well conditioning to function in their respective sport. The only place they differ is when you get into developing their sport specific exercises and developing the specific energy system needed.