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    By , October 11, 2010

    globogym What Does Your Health Club Do For You?

    What does your health club (or personal trainer, or iphone app, or online fitness community, or fitness magazine, etc) do for you?

    If your club is like my club, then they….

    • provide fitness equipment and space to exercise
    • offer the advice of their in-house fitness professionals
    • blend up the latest in post-workout nutrition
    • schedule fitness classes at convenient times
    • bring in guest speakers to increase your fitness IQ

    And, if they do all that, then you’re getting top notch health club service.

    So, why is it that after I read this article from marketing guru Seth Godin, I got the feeling that today’s health club industry is doomed for extinction?

    Or hopefully…evolution.

    Question(s)

    Why is it that over 70% of all new health club members stop coming to the gym within 3 months?

    And why is it that most of the remaining 30% don’t look much better than we they first joined?

    And why is it that today’s health & fitness industry doesn’t seem to care?

    The Answer?

    Because the current health & fitness industry is still focused on delivering products and services instead of solutions.

    Think about it – most people go to a health club to burn off some fat & to get fit.

    How they do it is irrelevant.

    Or at least it should be.

    The goal is what matters……and the health club (or personal trainer, or iphone app, or online fitness community, or fitness magazine, etc) than can shift their focus toward the goals of their clients and away from the latest fitness trend becomes indispensable to their clients.

    And in my opinion, this style of thinking is a big part of the reason why Crossfit has become a major player in the health & fitness industry.

    They provide results better than anyone else.

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    More Crossfit than Crossfit

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    By , July 16, 2010

    amir snatch kb1 More Crossfit than Crossfit

    Two weeks ago, I ticked off a small slice of the Crossfit world when I posted this workout video on Facebook and asked for their feedback.

    Amidst the constructive criticism and numerous questions, there were a few Crossfitters who took the time to offer the following opinions:

    • worst workout I have ever seen
    • that workout is retarded
    • stupid
    • fu*king stupid
    • useless, and
    • not as good as a wide variety of different Crossfit workouts (most noticeably the Murph)

    Strangely enough, when asked, none of these commenters could offer a cogent argument as to why the workout was stupid and/or retarded.

    No big surprise…amongst every group there are always a few jackasses.

    But…the jackasses got me thinking.

    They got me thinking about how Crossfit & Crossfitters have changed during the time that I have watched Crossfit explode in popularity.

    When it began, Crossfitters thrived as an “us against the world” group of amateur athletes devoted to a pursuit of physical fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive.

    Crossfit’s specialty was in not specializing.

    Crossfitters believed that in combat, survival, many sports, and most importantly, real life ….this kind of approach to fitness is rewarded while, on average, the specialist – bodybuilding, powerlifting, runners, etc…are punished.

    So, why is it that when I talk to Crossfitters, I am noticing an increasingly close-minded approach to fitness….an attitude that Crossfit and more specifically, the WODs… are the end-all and be-all of physical fitness?

    Why is it that, instead of creating the world’s most complete athletes, the focus is shifting towards creating the world’s best Crossfitters?

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    And that’s where it would have ended….with me mulling over the evolution (de-evolution???) of Crossfit while sitting on my local Starbucks patio, drinking a mug of green tea, enjoying the summer sun and watching the girls walk by.

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    Except that I mentioned it to my buddy Amir – aka the guy who designed the 3 Minutes of HIRT workout circuit.

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    Perhaps not the brightest idea I have ever had.

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    Because Amir took the criticisms a little personal….and proceeded to:

    1. engage in a few days of online arguing with the Crossfit jackasses, and
    2. take out his frustrations on his personal training clients.

    But, luckily for us, after a few days of brutalizing his clients, Amir decided to:

    1. Test himself with a bunch of the hardest Crossfit WODs, and
    2. Create a bunch of new (and more Crossfit-esque) workouts for your enjoyment.

    Here is the first workout.

    Note: I had to split the workout into 2 videos because youtube complained that the file was too big.

    Amir’s time for the workout was 15 min and 59 seconds

    The circuit consists of:

    1 round of:

    • 2 x 24KG Kettlebell Snatch x 25 reps
    • Pistol Squats w/ lateral bench jumps x 30 reps
    • Switch Grip Pull Ups x 35 reps
    • Dynamic Fly Push Ups x 40 reps
    • 2 x 24 KG Kettlebell Snatch x 25 reps
    • Bodyweight Dips x 50 reps

    And as you may have noticed, Amir’s workout partners were not always able to perform the exact same movements as Amir.

    They modified the intensity of the exercises to suit their current level of fitness.

    • Pistol Squats became a 1-Leg Squat with the off leg positioned behind the body
    • Pull Ups became Supine Body Weight Rows off of a Smith Machine
    • And the freaky Dynamic Fly Push Ups became elevated yoga block Push Ups

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    So, give the workout a try and let me (and Amir) know what you think.

    p.s. I left all the grunts & growns in the video for your enjoyment

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    Creatine is for Crossfitters

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    By , June 17, 2010

    crossfit guys Creatine is for Crossfitters

    It’s also for sprinters and soccer players and linebackers and paddlers and hockey players and HIIT fanatics and just about everyone who wants to maximize their high-intensity, short-duration athletic performance.

    That is, if they’re male.

    According to this research, male test subjects who consumed 20 g of Creatine citrate per day (4 x 5g doses) over 5 consecutive days exhibited a 23% greater Anaerobic Running Capacity (ARC) than those in the placebo group.

    The women didn’t do so well.

    Sorry.

    Conclusion

    If you’re a guy who wants to be stronger and faster for longer, you may want to load up on creatine prior to your athletic competition.

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