Sunday, May 1, 2016

Cross Fit Challenges




Weekly challenges are an interesting way for keeping the athletes encouraged and refreshed during the course of the week. These challenges look very simple but have proven to be very effective and increase the athletes’ core strength and stamina.
Every week there are few challenges out lined for the athletes, which help them get stronger during the course of the week. These challenges need not be completed at the gym.

These challenges can be done anywhere, at home, at work, at the airport and they don’t require any special equipment.  In fact you don’t need to join cross fit to do these challenges. What makes it interesting to do it at a box is that the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation provided by coaches and athletes, who want to get the best out of everyone.
 
Some of the challenges include the following
 
1) Accumulate a total of 5 minutes in either a plank hold or handstand hold.
2) Achieve 25 Strict Pull Ups using whichever variation of the movement that will best help you build strength. This means selecting something that will make the 4-7 rep range challenging. This could vary from an appropriately challenging body angle on the ring row, to bands, to weighted strict pull ups. If you can crank out more than 7 at a time, it's not challenging enough for the purposes of this challenge.
 
3) 1 Minute of couch stretch for every hour of sitting for 3+ days.
 
Good luck everyone on these challenges.

13 comments:

  1. Thats so interesting, I would love to eventually work out more. I love to exercise but currently due to buldging discs cannot do upper body workouts. This is inspiring!

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  2. I love cross fit! My husband and I have a gym in back garage filled with kettle bells and weight equipment. We often look up the "WOD" (workout of the day)and have a great time challenging ourselves. I also like that I can do most of these in the comfort of my own home. I look forward to seeing more of these!

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  3. Sounds very interesting! I've always wanted to try it! Now it's the time...I guess :)!

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  6. Oh thats the reason for your fitness these days.
    Good points for kids..
    You should probably bring this drills to our cricket practice.

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  7. Oh thats the reason for your fitness these days.
    Good points for kids..
    You should probably bring this drills to our cricket practice.

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  8. Definitely going to have to work my way up to these! I just got back in the gym this week for the first time in months!

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  9. I have been working on trying to complete a walking handstand. But am still learning to balance on the wall, I think the 5 minute cumulative challenge will help me towards my goal.

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  10. Crossfit kicks my butt every time I to it. I just need to go regularly and make it a lifestyle. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. I knew about cross fit from of your blog. It sounds like strong effect for lose weight. I found one of cross fit gym around here where I live. I wish I can try to do the cross fit one day! Thank you for sharing about cross fit!

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