What Is CrossFit?

CrossFit is a back-to-basics strength and conditioning program. It combines constant variation, intensity, and functional movements in Workouts-of-the-Day (WOD) to produce dramatic changes in strength, stamina, and body shape. We don’t use isolation machines or treadmills and the most abundant and important strength and conditioning tool at our facility is open space. We employ
dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells, clubbells, olympic lifting, pull up bars, joint mobility, Prasara Yoga, tumbling, sandbags, tires, and anything else that will increase strength and freedom in your everyday movements. CrossFit is best explained through the actual experience of it so come and participate in a Workout-of-the-Day and accomplish what you previously thought was impossible! For those of you that like to do your research before jumping in though, keep reading!

“CrossFit is constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement. The program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.

The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. We’ve used our same routines for elderly individuals with heart disease and cage fighters one month out from televised bouts. We scale load and intensity; we don’t change programs.

The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree not kind. Our terrorist hunters, skiers, mountain bike riders and housewives have found their best fitness from the same regimen.” - Greg Glassman, Founder of CrossFit

Here is an excellent article from the CrossFit Journal on “Understanding CrossFit”. It explains what CrossFit is built upon and where it aims to take its participants.