i’ve read your Crossfit related articles several times now, it’s really sparking interest with my friends and I!
hypothetically, how would YOU plan a training program with crossfit principles, with the aim being strength and body recomp?
-obviously crossfit changes every week, but what would a week’s snap shot look like?
would it be a strength element (i.e. 5x3 Squats or ramp up to max up Bench) then a more ‘WOD’ or conditioning based segment geared at lean muscle gains/fat loss, maybe some olympic lifts in the mix?
CT - you say this isn’t your area of expertise but the advice you’ve given me in this respect has worked wonders for me. I can’t thank you enough. For the first time in my life I’m getting to fit everything I want into my training AND i’m progressing well on all of it. It may not be an area where you’re comfortable handing out advice, but trust me - you DO have the knowledge that we’re looking for!!!
I think an article from you on this would make a lot of people very happy! A kind of ‘how to’ or frame work for putting together a very personalised crossfit inspired training program.
I was looking for strength without mass and wanted to focus on skills acquisition for gynmastics and oly lifting. But I wanted crossfit type all round fitness. I couldn’t fit it all in and was getting nowhere. You first advised a three tiered approach for tackling strength / skill - skill phase/power phase/strength phase. Then I think what is perhaps based around your layer system? So just 20 mins of strength / skill work followed by a 10 min wod and then a 20 min wod. So I do my gymnastics/oly lifting first (either skill,power or strength depending on the phase) then follow up with a wod that meets my goals of conditioning me for my primary skills (so for example, at this stage using kettle bells to prepare me for higher volume oly lifts), addressing postural problems and so on WHILST providing good conditioning and endurance. My 20 min Wod is currently a hard row, climb etc but I vary it making it quite random but being sure to cover all the bases over time. It’s perfect - my husband is now following the same approach having seen how well it works for me. And it’s SO enjoyable!!
[quote]susani wrote:
So many people are looking for this!!
CT - you say this isn’t your area of expertise but the advice you’ve given me in this respect has worked wonders for me. I can’t thank you enough. For the first time in my life I’m getting to fit everything I want into my training AND i’m progressing well on all of it. It may not be an area where you’re comfortable handing out advice, but trust me - you DO have the knowledge that we’re looking for!!!
I think an article from you on this would make a lot of people very happy! A kind of ‘how to’ or frame work for putting together a very personalised crossfit inspired training program.
I was looking for strength without mass and wanted to focus on skills acquisition for gynmastics and oly lifting. But I wanted crossfit type all round fitness. I couldn’t fit it all in and was getting nowhere. You first advised a three tiered approach for tackling strength / skill - skill phase/power phase/strength phase. Then I think what is perhaps based around your layer system? So just 20 mins of strength / skill work followed by a 10 min wod and then a 20 min wod. So I do my gymnastics/oly lifting first (either skill,power or strength depending on the phase) then follow up with a wod that meets my goals of conditioning me for my primary skills (so for example, at this stage using kettle bells to prepare me for higher volume oly lifts), addressing postural problems and so on WHILST providing good conditioning and endurance. My 20 min Wod is currently a hard row, climb etc but I vary it making it quite random but being sure to cover all the bases over time. It’s perfect - my husband is now following the same approach having seen how well it works for me. And it’s SO enjoyable!!
Please write that article!!! :)[/quote]
I know you aren’t trying to hijack the thread. But my question relates to a body recomp perspective -leaner stronger AND bigger. CT, please bare this in mind thank you
