Understanding CrossFit, Part 2

WOD: 06/05/19

Front Squat

4-4-3-3-3-2-2 reps

“AC/DC”
3 rounds for time:
21 Wall-balls, 20/14-lbs.
18 Pull-ups
15 KB swings, 53/35-lbs.
12 Decline Push-ups, feet on 20” box

UNDERSTANDING CROSSFIT

by Greg Glassman

Methodology

The methodology that drives CrossFit is entirely empirical. We believe that meaningful statements about safety, efficacy, and efficiency, the three most important and interdependent facets of any fitness program, can be supported only by measurable, observable, repeatable facts, i.e., data. We call this approach “evidence-based fitness”. The CrossFit methodology depends on full disclosure of methods, results, and criticisms, and we’ve employed the Internet (and various intranets) to support these values. Our charter is open source, making co-developers out of participating coaches, athletes, and trainers through a spontaneous and collaborative online community. CrossFit is empirically driven, clinically tested, and community developed.

Implementation

In implementation, CrossFit is, quite simply, a sport— the “sport of fitness.” We’ve learned that harnessing the natural camaraderie, competition, and fun of sport or game yields an intensity that cannot be matched by other means. The late Col. Jeff Cooper observed that “the fear of sporting failure is worse than the fear of death.” It is our observation that men will die for points. Using whiteboards as scoreboards, keeping accurate scores and records, running a clock, and precisely defining the rules and standards for performance, we not only motivate unprecedented output but derive both relative and absolute metrics at every workout; this data has important value well beyond motivation.

Taken from http://www.crossfit.com/cf-seminars/CertRefs/CF_Manual_v4.pdf