WHAT DOES A CROSSFIT CLASS LOOK LIKE?
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A CrossFit class is a one-hour group session led by a coach. A typical class looks like:
Whiteboard brief
The group arrives and circles around a whiteboard or TV at the front of the class. The coach will talk through the workout, the movements within it, the intended stimulus, and ideas for scaling. This is a great time for questions about the workout!
Warm-up
The coach will lead the class through a warm-up to prepare for the workout.
Skill practice
The coach will lead the class through skill practice, typically related to the movements that appear later in the workout.
Workout prep
Each person will get out the equipment necessary to do the workout, such as a barbell or rowing machine.
Workout
The coach starts the clock and everyone does the workout together.
Clean up
After the workout is over, athletes give each other fist bumps and wipe down / put away their equipment.
A quick introduction to CrossFit from the CrossFit Worldwide Youtube Channel.
““Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, clean and 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.””
