CrossFit HQ explaining the true meaning of intensity!
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Great video on Intensity
Posted: September 20, 2012 in FitnessTags: Cross Fit, crossfit, espn, espn 2, espn2, exercise, fundamentals, health, healthy-living, intensity, lifting, mental-health, movement, physical fitness, sports, training, twitter, weight loss, workout
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What is the Fundamentals Course?
Posted: September 7, 2012 in Fitness, NewsTags: coaching, Cross Fit, crossfit, exercise, fundamentals, genuine knowledge, health, healthy-living, lifting, mobility, movement, opening box, opening gym, photo courtesy, physical fitness, pull ups, training, virginia, weight loss, workout
I have received alot of feedback in recent weeks regarding the Fundamentals Course.
What is it? The Fundamentals Course teaches you the movements that will be used throughout your experience in CrossFit. Included is form for the squat, front squat, deadlift, push press, push jerk, clean(Full & Hang), clean and jerk, pull ups, etc…
How many classes is it? The course is a minimum of 3 classes and could take up to 7 depending on whether or not the coach thinks you are ready to move on. Always up to the coach.
Do I have to take the Class? Yes, the movements that are used in CrossFit are technical and if they are performed without proper instruction you may get hurt. Technique is key for CrossFit.
Is it just technique work during the classes? No, each class will be teaching 2 to 3 movements and then we will have a workout that pertains to the movements that we covered that day.
If I have already done CrossFit do I have to do the Fundamentals Course? If you are able to show that you have genuine knowledge of the movements and can perform them properly without too much instruction you may move on without taking the course. Again this is up to the coach.
I hope that this helped answer any questions you might have about our Fundamentals Course at B.I.O. If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact us. (photo courtesy of CrossFit.com)
Olympics reaching out.
Posted: August 13, 2012 in Fitness, NewsTags: Cross Fit, crossfit, exercise, facebook, health, healthy-living, king george, movement, physical fitness, weight loss
The London Olympics have come to an end. With the sheer amount of events that take place at the Olympics the average american only see’s about 40%-50% of what goes on. Unless you are the select few who watched most of it through your smart phones (Myself included) you missed out on the amazing feats that people were reaching; the sheer amount of weight being lifted in the Olympic lifts, the amazing reaction time of Badminton (Yes I know crazy, but the Birdie actually travels over 200MPH!!). The small things make all the difference when experiencing the Olympics, I myself have always loved watching the Olympics from seeing friends I have grown up competing against now swimming on the biggest stage to the off sports that no one really knows about. (Handball, Badminton, Table Tennis etc.)
But this year the Games did something that put a more lasting impression. They are not avoiding the epidemic facing children today, OBESITY! 1 out of 3 children today are considered overweight or obese, and this years Olympics showed that it doesnt have to stay that way. Companies such as NIKE and Facebook had ads throughout the course of the games showing that you don’t have to be amazing athletic to be great, you only need to take the step to change. My favorite commercial shown below was by far my favorite of them all and it explains so much with very little needing to be said.
Dont be another statistic, it all starts with a goal!
Progress
Posted: July 19, 2012 in Fitness, News, WODTags: Cross Fit, crossfit, exercise, health, lifting, opening box, opening gym, physical fitness, weight loss
Cleaning and Construction has begun, there will be pictures posted next week of the progress that we have made. Until then here is a great article from Mens Health Magazine about CrossFit, it gives you a better understanding about what makes CrossFit so great!
http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/cult-crossfit?fullpage=true
