The CrossFit stimulus—constantly varied high-intensity functional movement coupled with meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar—prepares you for the demands of a healthy, functional, independent life and provides a hedge against chronic disease and incapacity. This stimulus is elegant in the mathematical sense of being marked by simplicity and efficacy. The proven elements of this broad, general, and inclusive fitness, in terms of both movement and nutrition, are what we term our CrossFit Essentials.
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Così come definito da CrossFit Inc., il CrossFit è un sistema di allenamento che prevede sessioni sempre diverse basate su movimenti funzionali ad alta intensità, unito a una corretta alimentazione che supporti l'organismo durante gli impegnativi workout of the day.
Il CrossFit è stato fondato nel 2000 da Greg Glassman e Lauren Jenai ed è quindi un programma di forza e condizionamento sviluppato recentemente ma fondato su un mix di esercizio aerobico e discipline classiche come la ginnastica e la pesistica olimpionica includendo anche movimenti tipici di powerlifting, Strongman, pliometria, atletica, nuoto e altri sport.
Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc., hard and fast. Five or six days per week, mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports.
Greg Glassman, CrossFit Founder