This quest for fitness is such a funny one. I have these moments of why I do such things and what is all this training going to accomplish. I have learned that there really is no definite answer. I train for many different reasons which include: fun, a challenge, health, to succeed, to fail, for pride, for company, for work, to learn, to play, for mental strength, for physical strength, for longevity, and to inspire.
I always want to get better at everything at once, but know that this is impossible, as this is a journey to the end (hence the title of my blog.) Jessica and I have come up with various elements of fitness that we want to do everyday. Granted we are at the gym so often we can do these things often.
1 rope ascent
handstand walk
3 muscle ups/dips
heavy sled push and pull
pirouette
GHD sit ups/hip extension
L-sit on p bars
I have several other elements that I feel I need to add:
push ups
box squats
one arm rows
running
high rep leg swings
farmers walk
Wow. That is a complete workout, not even including the actual workout. Ridiculous.
I need some type of priority within this list. I need these: multi joint, weight bearing, hip dominant, full body, upper body, core, lower body dominant, and skill dominant, and something that wont create overuse/injury.
So what do I need? Variance. Remember it is not about training the muscles. It is about training movements. Muscles only contract when your nervous system tells the muscles to contract. Improve your nervous system through practice.
The CrossFit model is pretty simple. Blend an Olympic lifter, with a gymnast, and a track athlete to get a very well rounded (exceptional athlete).
