LENAWEE CROSSFIT

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.