CrossFit Plett

Foundations:

CrossFit is a core strength and conditioning program, designed to elicit as broad an adaptational response as possible. It is a deliberate attempt to optimize physical competence in each of the 10 recognized fitness domains:

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Endurance
Stamina
Strength
Flexibility
Power
Speed
Coordination
Agility
Balance
Accuracy

Aim of CrossFit:

To forge a broad, general and inclusive fitness.
To prepare people for the unknown, and the unknowable.
Our speciality is not to specialize!

Prescription:

Constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement.

Functional movements:

Universal motor recruitment patterns, performed in a wave of contraction from core to extremity.
Multi-joint, natural and effective movement of the body and external objects.
Capacity to move large loads over long distance, and do so quickly.

Adaptations:

CrossFit increases work capacity across broad time and modal domains.

Education:

CrossFit is not easy and it’s not simple. To be fit and physically competent to handle all of the challenges in life is no small endeavour. As you work to become a fitter and healthier person, you will need to learn about:

Movement - How to move safely and effectively.
Fitness - What it means to be fit. Its definition, the supporting theories, and how to go about attaining it in real life.
Nutrition - Eat meat & vegetables, nuts & seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise, but not body fat.

Education is a big part of CrossFit. When you start, you are not expected to have the knowledge you need.

CrossFit is an education about movement, fitness, nutrition and community. All of these things require responsibility, common sense, and work to educate oneself using all the tools available in the community.

Affiliate Gyms:

CrossFit is also a community of more than 4,500 gyms worldwide. Those are all local, small businesses that share the philosophies of CrossFit and legally license the CrossFit name. Moving well is hard to do, and the best way to accomplish good movement is with a competent coach who teaches functional movements and whose style and personality complements yours. The affiliates have different styles and different cultures. What they have in common is a commitment to:

Excellence
Improving human movement
Building community

Each affiliate is different, and you should ask a lot of questions to make sure the affiliate you work with is a good fit for you. There are great coaches that aren’t a great fit for everyone.