Bounce Magazine September 2017

SEPTEMBER 2017 | ISSUE #59 | SPORT
SEPTEMBER 2017 | ISSUE #59
ACTION MAN DOES
CROSSFIT
BY ROSS “ACTION MAN” WISHART
In my seemingly never ending
quest to turn dadbod into
radbod Action Man has turned to
the current buzzword in fitness...
CrossFit.
The exercise regime was only officially
trademarked in 2000, but now boasts
over 13,000 worldwide locations
and its own global competition the
‘CrossFit Games’, which has a global
television coverage and of which its
champions can claim the title “fittest
on earth”... (oh a just a little cheque for
$250,000)!
For those who are looking to take their fitness
to the next level, or to seriously kick start a new
regime, then CrossFit is for you. Don’t let the
muscle bound, Reebok clad, kettle bell chucking
beasts deter you for there is a very strong
emphasis on team spirit.
The workout of the day (aka WOD), will be
a mixture of high intensity interval training,
combing aerobic exercises, gymnastics and
Olympic weightlifting, to push the body to
its absolute limits of strength, endurance and
flexibility. The exercises, weights and resistances
are tailored to your abilities so despite a lack of
experience you won’t feel left behind and it won’t
be too long before you learn the lingo, and know
your squat from your lunge and your swing from
your snatch. The hour long session comprises
of a warmup, a training segment (preparing you
and setting limits for what’s to come), the WOD
followed by a warm down and stretch. Each
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