Crossfit is in fashion. It has become popular among celebrities because its high intensity guarantees a great body in record time. And besides, it’s fun! Ever since Vanessa Hudgens tried crossfit exercises to prepare for her movie “Sucker Punch,” she hasn’t wanted to quit.
But, what is the crossfit that is talked about so much?
Crossfit is “a ‘new’ sports discipline that combines weightlifting, gymnastic, strength and endurance exercises”, as personal trainer Fran Rodríguez, a level 1 Crossfit athlete, explains to us. It combines different functional exercises to create a high-intensity workout.
“What sets it apart from other disciplines is that it is very difficult to fall into monotony, and that its workouts are dynamic and fun as well as intense.” Can you ask for more?
The advantages of crossfit that hook so many people
Crossfit hooks, because everyone who tries it repeats. The benefits of doing this type of sport begin to be noticed quickly. These are some of the advantages of crossfit.
The results are spectacular
Crossfit routines provide spectacular results in a short time. According to Fran, a full session can only last 30-45 minutes. But, despite the fact that the workouts are not very long, they are very intense.
The short duration has become an ally for celebrities like Vanessa Hudgens who practice it, since they can take advantage of the small gaps in their schedules to go to the gym.
Helps joint mobility
Due to our sedentary lifestyle, in which we are forced to sit for many hours a day, our joints can suffer. Crossfit exercises “improve the mobility of atrophied joints from our day to day, work on muscle flexibility and elasticity, as well as strength work to be able to withstand daily external loads”, explains this level 1 crossfit athlete.
Improves metabolism performance
Crossfit keeps you active, which improves the performance of our metabolism, making us much healthier people.
Your exercises are very complete.
The routines that are proposed within a crossfit session are very complete, so they are used to work various areas of the body.
As this athlete explains, a squat serves to strengthen the legs and toughen the gluteus, but the core is also worked on, that is, the abdominal girdle. Do you understand how Vanessa Hudgens has achieved that body?
Crossfit unites and motivates
“The people you share each training with end up being like your family, which is a great motivation to train.” Training with your partner, friends and other loved ones helps you feel more willing to go to the gym. A kind of healthy competition is usually established that makes you want to always go further.
Everyone can do it
Let’s face it, crossfit is a little scary because the first image that comes to mind is a 7 foot 200 pound man lifting a truck wheel.
However, crossfit is a discipline that can be adapted to everyone. “One of the main fears of people and for which many do not try this discipline is hardness. All workouts are adjustable to the physical level of each individual. There are those who find high intensity in squatting with 200kg and who find it in getting up from a chair repeatedly. Everyone can do crossfit, if they are correctly adapted.”
What does a crossfit session consist of?
A complete session of this discipline is made up of four parts that complement each other to achieve all the sporting objectives. The joint execution of these exercises manages to tone the body like Vanessa Hudgens.
- The routine begins with a good warm-up. It may seem useless, but skipping this first phase can have negative consequences. If you don’t warm up well before you start, injuries of various kinds could occur.
- It is followed by a technical part whose objective is to ensure that the exercises are executed correctly. Doing a routine wrong can cause the exercise to not have the results we are looking for or that we hurt ourselves.
- Next, it’s time to practice strength. In this part of the training different materials are used as weights to exercise the muscles.
- Finally, the metabolic part would be carried out with routines that seek to burn the greatest number of calories.
Crossfit training exercises
If you want to try crossfit, we recommend that you look for qualified monitors or, otherwise, they will not be able to guide you correctly in your training. Fran Rodríguez proposes the following exercises.
The burped is a very complete exercise
A burped is a full push-up with a jump. This exercise begins on the floor, lying face down. Going through a squat position, you need to get up and jump. Then lie down again.
Thruster to exercise your body
To do a thruster you need an Olympic bar. It is about doing a front squat and when going up you have to raise the bar above your head.
Kettle bell swing, kettle bell lifting
The kettle bell is an iron barrel with a handle to hold it. It is about bending and separating the legs to perform a swinging movement of the weight.