What is CrossFit?

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.

- CrossFit.com

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Wednesday 04/01/09

Today's WOD: Europe Regional CrossFit Games WOD #1
Three Rounds For Time:
Run 400 Meters
21 x Kettlebell Swings (M:70# W:45#)
12 x Pull Ups

Kettlebell Swings - The kettlebell must swing from between the legs to above the head so at least part of the ear is exposed in front of the arms.

Pull Ups - The chest (anywhere from the sternum down) must make contact with the bar. The body must then be lowered to full arms extension, with no bend in the elbows.

Admiration:
Drinking the CrossFit kool-aid for most individuals also means there are fire-breathers out there you admire. Speal, Dutch, OPT, Andy Petranek to name a few, but I am particularly compelled by Josh Everett. The 2007 3rd place finisher and 2008 2nd place finisher is the real the deal. You have to respect his honesty when you check out his athlete profile on the 2009 CrossFit Games website and for his Favorite WOD, his response is ... "I don't look forward to any of them".



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