FAQs

Contrary to popular belief, CrossFit is totally beginner-friendly. A CrossFit coach at the whiteboard, explaining the day’s workout to members and all the modifications and weight loads will be selected for you. Remember Crossfit is like cheap personal training.

How Long is a Typical CrossFit Workout? A typical CrossFit workout is 1 hour. It’s split up into 4 parts including the warm up (5-10 minutes), strength component (15 minutes), WOD (20-30 minutes) and cool down (5 minutes).

A good CrossFit gym does more for it’s clients than simply standing there going over the workout on the board.

1. All coaches have more credentials that a level 1-4( degree, in house therapy, coaches have a degree, kinesiologist or are a personal trainer.
2. Movement quality. … Technique matters
3. Beginners program. .you have found the right place
4. Structured and varied programming.
5. A system for dealing with injury. …we educatated coahes and inhouse therapists.
6. Regular contact.
7. Quality coaching.
8. Clean and tidy.

A good CrossFit gym does more for it’s clients than simply standing there going over the workout on the board.

• We don’t cater to competitors, you are the competitor, however we do like a few fun comps to keep us on our toes and its like sports day!
• Crossfit is everything.
• You don’t have to be in shape.
• All gyms are not created equal. … Make sure you have rehab specialists creating the programming or have regular input
• Warming up isn’t optional. Most important part of your wod
• Crossfit has it’s own language. … Don’t worry you will learn it
• You don’t keep score, but you do have your own private journal you are given to show your progress.
• Scaling is your friend.
• We are a rehab crossfit gym, meaning we have in house pratitioners, and our coaches are amazing at spotting problems and helping you get the best result and using the proper movement patterns

Every CrossFit gym will put out their own WOD (work out of the day), which can be different from the CrossFit.com site. At Crossfit South Surrey our programming different every day.

9 Basic Movements

• The Push Jerk.
• The Air Squat.
• The Medicine-Ball Clean.
• The Sumo Deadlift High Pull.
• The Deadlift.
• The Push Press.
• The Shoulder Press.
• The Overhead Squat.

They are Cardiovascular and Respiratory endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, and Accuracy.

If you are overweight or out of shape, CrossFit is a good way to start your fitness journey. It is absolutely normal for a person who is out of shape to join CrossFit. Your coach will scale the workouts to your abilities, and the group will support you, regardless of your fitness level.

The Box = a crossfit gym. It’s called a box because it’s typically in a warehouse-type space. Instead of seeing the machines you see in a typical gym, you’re more likely to see stacks of weights, barbells, pull-up bars and lots of open space.

The motor-sequences that have been refined can be categorized into 7 broad types of primal pattern movement:

• Squatting.
• Bending.
• Lunging.
• Pushing.
• Pulling.
• Rotating.
• Locomotion (i.e. gait)

You can expect to do your CrossFit training around two to five days a week. Many beginners start doing CrossFit workouts for two days a week and then gradually increase it to five days a week after building their stamina and adjusting their bodies to these intense workouts. REMEMBER IT’S AS HARD AS YOU WANT IT TO BE!

As first outlined in the “What Is Fitness?” article from 2002, CrossFit recognizes 10 general physical skills. They are cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy.

CrossFit may be an effective workout for losing weight, building strength, agility, and flexibility, and improving your aerobic fitness

The human body has five basic movement patterns: bending, single-sided, rotational, pushing and pulling.

A form of high intensity interval training, CrossFit is a strength and conditioning workout that is made up of functional movement performed at a high intensity level. These movements are actions that you perform in your day-to-day life, like squatting, pulling, pushing etc

CrossFit can be a highly effective workout protocol for any age, any fitness level. From following your own CrossFit workout in a gym or at home, to signing yourself up to an official CrossFit gym, this type of exercise could be the catalyst you need to reach your fitness goals

The science is clear. Crossfit® training can enable people over the age of 60 the ability to improve their physical fitness, their ability to day-to-day activities more efficiently, and their ability to prevent disease. You will not hurt yourself if you work within your limitations

How often should I do CrossFit as a beginner? Honestly, as a beginner, as often as 2-3 CrossFit classes per week is adequate. Whatever you decide, try to stay consistent, as that’s more important than how many you make in any given week!

Also known as compound exercises, the big 5 work multiple muscle groups at the same time, making them some of the most effective exercises you can do when it comes to building strength. The big 5 lifts include: Deadlift. Bench Press.

How To Use The Big 5 Lifts

• Deadlifts.
• Bench Press.
• Squats.
•  Shoulder Press.
• Pull-Ups.