Can you answer the question, what is CrossFit training? Even those people who are professionally involved in the sports field cannot always answer it coherently, because crossfit is a fairly young and still unexplored direction of fitness. Like any type of load, crossfit also has its own characteristics, positive and negative sides.
So what are we talking about? If you turn to professionals, you can hear the following definition: crossfit is a special type of circuit training in which several types of exercises are performed without rest or with a minimum rest of 5-10 seconds. The main feature of such training is that the emphasis is not on any particular sport, but on the functional abilities of a person.
Athletes in such classes develop comprehensively: at the same time, indicators of endurance, strength, working capacity improve, the appearance of the body improves and, of course, the process of its recovery takes place. It can be said that CrossFit training is more suitable for amateurs who work out for themselves, and not for professional athletes or bodybuilders. The fact is that in such sports a very narrow specialization is used, for example, a marathon runner, to a greater extent, develops his aerobic capacity in order to overcome long distances, and a bodybuilder works on increasing strength power in order to lift maximum weight, respectively. The difference between crossfit is that it completely lacks specialization, which is both a plus and a minus of such training. And here’s the bottom line: Of course, even a very strong CrossFitter cannot overcome huge distances at the same speed as, say, a professional athlete. And he will lift less weight than a specialized powerlifter, but, most importantly, a crossfitter does not set such goals for himself. For him, the most important thing is to develop maximum versatility in himself, and this, I must say, is a considerable plus for any person who lives in ordinary life. For example, how often do you have to run 25K like marathon runners do? Or how often do you need to lift a weight of 200 kg? But being able to run to the bus or carry sacks of potatoes to your floor is everywhere and, most importantly, a CrossFit can easily cope with this!
Their most important the peculiarity is that they are constantly changing, before each workout a new set of exercises will be waiting for you, which is the main advantage of crossfit. The body becomes stronger, more powerful and more resilient precisely because it constantly experiences diverse loads, which makes them more effective. For example, in the same bodybuilding, most often, one program is taken, according to which the athlete has been training for more than one month in order to constantly monitor his progress. Here, there are countless of these programs, you can even invent them yourself, when the whole system already becomes as understandable as possible. Each new training system in CrossFit is called “workout of the day” or simply “WOD”. For beginners, they are usually made up of specialized CrossFit centers, more experienced CrossFitters can handle it on their own. Another plus of such training is that here you can engage in small groups of 10-15 people, which is much more effective – beginners pull themselves up, equaling more experienced athletes. The main essence of training is as follows: a certain number of exercises (for example, 3, 5 or 7) are selected that a person is able to perform in terms of his preparedness. Usually, exercises that are used in basic joint training are used here, for example, push-ups, jumping into the bar, squats, any traction, snatches, as well as running and even lifting weights (small). Each exercise is performed a certain number of times, for example, 20. And then the main essence of crossfit: after one cycle of exercises is completed, you must immediately move on to the next one, in which all the same exercises are repeated, you can’t rest.
Hence the crossfit cycle, there can be as many rounds as the athlete himself is able to perform (3-7 and so on), the number of cycles also depends on how many exercises are in one round. If fatigue outweighs, then you can give yourself 10 seconds of rest, and then resume the exercises in full.
Of course, such intense loads, no doubt, are positive for both men and girls: they bring up endurance, strength and self-confidence in a person. The body develops and strengthens, you literally feel like you are becoming more athletic with every workout. Except In addition, you can do crossfit almost at home: most of the exercises are simple and do not require any special equipment. Of course, in the gym there is the possibility of a greater number of program variations, which is undoubtedly important for those who strive for maximum success.
However, crossfit also has its drawbacks: for example, not everyone is able to do it, it is contraindicated for people who have health problems, especially with the heart or blood vessels. Being engaged in this system, it is very important to monitor your condition, because there is a threat of developing rhabdomyolysis – a disease that is often talked about in the relevant forums. Except того, на пиковых нагрузках существует риск перенапрячь сердечную мышцу, иногда частота сердечных сокращений достигает 200 ударов в минуту! Be careful and exercise to the best of your ability, treat your health with great attention.