As many of you have probably already heard, Warrior
Performance Gym is now the CrossFit Affiliate, Lenawee CrossFit. That brings all kinds of questions. What does that mean for Warrior? What does that mean for members and potential
members? Why CrossFit?
So hopefully this post will explain all of these questions
and more!
Let’s start with the first question: What does this mean for
Warrior? The gym’s primary name is still
Warrior Performance Gym, LLC. Lenawee
CrossFit is now an entity within Warrior Performance Gym. The two names will have separate uses. The athletic performance side of the gym
(middle school, high school, collegiate, and professional athletes) will be
considered Warrior Performance Gym. On
the fitness side of things we will use Lenawee CrossFit. No worries though, we will all still be
considered WARRIORS!
What does being a CrossFit gym mean for members and
potential members? It simply means that
you are going to be provided with proven methods that will allow you to reach your
goals, whatever they may be. We are the
ONLY CrossFit gym in Lenawee County.
Nobody else provides the necessary equipment, atmosphere, and intensity
that we do. Lenawee CrossFit is more
than a gym, it is a fitness community.
Why CrossFit? Well
let’s start with a better question: What is CrossFit? The definition of CrossFit (courtesy of
CrossFit, Inc.) is: Constantly varied,
functional movements, performed at high intensities. So let’s break these three parts down a
little more.
Constantly varied
means that you are going to do a wide variety of movements put together in a
wide variety of ways. You aren’t going
to follow a routine where you work individual muscle groups on the same day of
every week. That is not functional nor
does it serve you well in the real world.
ROUTINE IS THE ENEMY. In life you
have to be prepared for the unknown and the unknowable, so you should train in
a way that will best prepares you for that.
Functional
movements are natural movements that are an important aspect of everyday
life. Examples of functional movements
include: squats (variety of different forms), presses, deadlifts, cleans,
lunges, pull ups, etc. All of these
movements require the entire body to work in conjunction be efficient. This means we do not isolate muscles and we
do not program on a body part basis.
Doing single joint movements and using machines serves no purpose in
everyday life.
Doing these movements at high intensities is a vital part of the program. Intensity is what gets results. Long, slow movement does not translate into
results, so therefore we eliminate them.
It has been proven that doing movements with high power outputs will get
better results.
By doing this style of training you will improve the ten general physical skills of fitness: cardio respiratory endurance, strength, stamina, flexibility, coordination, accuracy, agility, balance, power, and speed. You will achieve a balance amongst these skills that sets you up for success in both fitness and life. This will allow you to partake in lifelong activities.
So now that you are aware of CrossFit, the choice is yours
on how good you want to become. Do you
want to sit on machines that waste your time due to having no benefit in the
real world, or do you want to become physically fit in a way that will help you
improve your lifestyle? Choose wisely as
it will have a HUGE impact on the rest of your life.
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