I love the fact CrossFit addresses the full aspect of fitness and not just isolated components. Sports have a range of components that are related to performance.

Physical 100 is a good example of this. Some sports incorporate a bigger range of fitness components than others. For example, Olympic weightlifting is mostly strength, power, and coordination as a component. Whilst football has components like cardiovascular endurance, speed, agility, and power.

CrossFit aims to include most components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy.

The second thing I like about Cross is that it embraces competition and has different tiers of levels you can compete in, trying to make it accessible for all people.

However, my concern with CrossFit is that it doesn’t have screening to let people know what tier they might be and what exercises they need to exclude for now and work toward. 

It certainly doesn’t emphasise it. It skims over the technique and education of movement, leading to many people doing movements and exercises their bodies are not ready for, which often leads to lots of people getting injured.

Providing biomechanics and mobility knowledge can make people aware and enlighten them to not force certain exercises. 

For example, limited straight leg raise may prevent someone from doing a deadlift from the ground without compensating. And limited T-spine and shoulder external rotation may prevent someone from pressing overhead or doing pull-ups without compensating.

I feel for the general population, screening, education, and knowledge of your own body’s limitations can open people’s eyes so they can make more informed decisions about whether they want to risk doing certain exercises.

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