The fitness that we advocate and develop is 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. In practice, this encourages the athlete to disinvest in any fixed notions of sets, rest periods, reps, exercises, order of exercises,
routines, peridodization, etc. Nature frequently provides largely unforeseeable challenges; we train for that by striving to keep the training stimulus broad and constantly varied.
Our toolbox contains gymnastics rings, barbells,
bumper plates, dumbbells, parallel bars, pull-up bars,
medicine balls, rope, mats, and some odds and ends
like kettlebells, a giant tire,and sandbags.Our tools and exercises have long records of distinction outside of and long before we started. In earlier times every
“gymnasium” had parallel bars, rings, vaulting horse,
dumbbells, barbells, and heavy bags. The rudiments
of gymnastics and weightlifting were taught to all school kids. They were also an integral part of
military physical training. Today gymnastics and weightlifting protocols rarely mix. The most effective stimulus for developing agility, balance, coordination, accuracy, flexibility, trunk control, and upper body strength rarely mixes with the most effective stimulus for developing overall strength, power, speed, and explosive hip extension.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO.
WORLD CLASS 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, clean & jerk, 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.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27th 2008
@ Jeannie's Beach Crossfit on Birdneck Rd.
Please watch this! Thank you Jeannie for making this!
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