Crossfit an Introduction

CrossFit is the fitness craze sweeping the country. It’s hard to categorize CrossFit since a CrossFit workout can include such a wide range of methods and equipment that it does not fit nicely in to one clear-cut exercise category. It’s safe to say that, each time you work out you’ll be doing something new, unusual, effective and challenging.

CrossFit’s concept is “Forging Elite Fitness” which indicates that workouts are typically very challenging- certainly not for the fainthearted. That’s not to say you need to be an athlete to get started as workouts can be scaled to ensure that newbies can safely complete them; safely but not easily! There are usually various levels for every workout for newbies, intermediate and advanced exercisers and as several workouts are against the clock, you can also regulate your training by going at it as hard and fast or slow and easy as your personal fitness levels allow.

Lots of exercises require little more than some space, an exercise mat, a stop-watch and the desire to work up a sweat while others need access to specialist equipment such as Olympic weights, gymnastic rings, rowing machines, tractor tires and, that exercise stalwart, a jump rope.

Speaking of jump ropes, skipping is an excellent way to warm up before moving onto the more strenuous main CrossFit exercises; many of which involve skipping and, in particular, double unders. In case you didn’t know, a double under involves turning the rope not once but twice per jump and, when mastered, is a very cool-looking way to crank up your heart rate and burn lots and lots of calories. Needless to say, double unders need a good speed rope as a slow-moving, thick rope simply will not turn quick enough for you to spin it twice before landing.

Ways to Get Fit Like a Fighter

Boxing is perhaps one of the most difficult sporting activities to train for. Fighters need to be fit, strong, quick, agile, powerful, skilful and brave. This indicates that their training is extremely specialised as well as helps to explain why fighters are amongst the fittest sportsmens in sport.

So what do boxers do to get so fit? In some ways this is a difficult question to answer because, like boxing styles, there are many means that a fighter can get in shape. Several trainers keep their approaches secret as well as vehemently differ with the approaches used by their fellow coaches. For example, where some trainers advise to hit the weights, others state that lifting weights will certainly make fighters slow-moving and “muscle bound”. As both camps of trainers have actually produced champions, it’s clear that there is no simple answer to the question “how do boxers train”.

There are, however, a lot of typical approaches that many fight trainers agree on.

Road work – long runs made to raise standard fitness and help the fighter to lose weight and typically performed in the early morning and before breakfast to make the most of weight loss.

Abdominal work – tough abdominals are crucial for throwing big blows as well as safeguarding the fighter against blows to the stomach.