Crossfit At Home

My paleo journey has led me to looking into crossfit. Some of you may be wondering what is Crossfit, what is has to do with Survival and why you should care about it. I believe I can convince you that it is a survival topic and one worth looking into. With over 7,000 gyms, called boxes, in the US I’m sure there is one near you but for today I’m going to show you how to get started at home. To get started you will not need any equipment only a desire to become more fit.  So get ready and let’s jump into the world of crossfit.

What is Crossfit

The question of what it Crossfit can be pretty vague. Wikipedia defines it as such:

CrossFit, Inc. is a fitness company founded by Greg Glassman in 2000. CrossFit’s exercise program is practiced by members of approximately 7,000 affiliated gyms, most of which are located in the United States, and by individuals who complete daily workouts posted on the company’s website

 

Which still doesn’t seem to encompass what it really is. Crossfit describes themselves as:

CrossFit begins with a belief in fitness. The aim of CrossFit is to forge a broad, general and inclusive fitness. We have sought to build a program that will best prepare trainees for any physical contingency — not only for the unknown, but for the unknowable.

 

So while the scope of what Crossfit really is might be more than the scope of this post. In general it is constantly carried high intensity exercise. The muscle confusion will help to get a person in a better state of fitness. It is also more fun  not doing the same things all the time. In a box you also get the benefit of a great community.

Crossfit For Survival

One of the core tenants of Crossfit is General Physical Preparedness (GPP).  GPP – ability to perform all different types of tasks, to do lots of work and recover quickly. If you are into survival and prepping then this idea should pop out at you. If you are concerned with being prepared, having food stored, ammunition, firearms training and medical supplies and neglect your health and fitness then you are overall less prepared. Fitness needs to be a component in any preparedness plan. Simply put being overweight reduces your chances of survival and that’s rule number one in survival.  While I’m not yet a peak athlete I’ve came a long way. I made the decision and I’m sticking it out. Make the commitment now cause the idea of getting fit during a disaster is idiotic. You will only get yourself and your loved ones killed.

Crossfit at Home

I took the plunge and joined a box.  If you are in the middle Tennessee area check them out Crossfit Barefoot. They come with my full endorsement. Before joining though I looked into at home WOD’s (work out of the Day) and used them to try to get ready. They are pretty damn tough and kick your ass. One of them left me on my apartment floor heaving and panting. It was fun.  To give it a try get a stop watch and do the following:

Ten Rounds For Time

10 Burpees

10 sit ups

Yes that equals 100 of each and took me thirty minutes to complete. At that point it was the hardest workout I have ever done. It only took thirty minutes which even if your strapped for time you can squeeze out thirty minutes. For more at home WOD’s check out this site I found Here. There are easily enough at home WOD’s to keep you busy for a long time. Outfitting an at home box would be relatively cheap compared to most home gyms. You could add things slowly over time until you had the right equipment. Or you could join a local box and get the full crossfit experience.

What do you do for fitness preparedness? Do you crossfit? Let me know in the comments!

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