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Athlete Testimonial: Patricia Velez
I invite men and women, especially those 40 years of age and older to get to know CrossFit. Thanks to my daughter, who inspired me to exercise regularly, get in shape, relieve stress, and escape routine, my life has changed in every way.
Invito a hombres y mujeres, en especial a las personas mayores de 40 a-os en adelante a conocer el CrossFit. Gracias a mi hija que me incentivo a ejercitarme, ponerme en forma, eliminar el stress, salir de la rutina, mi vida ha cambiado en todos los aspectos.
Athlete Profile: Eleni Greenblatt
Name: Eleni S. Greenblatt
Hometown: Deer Park, Long Island
Age: 38
Occupation: Half mom, half real estate broker
CrossFitting Since: January 2013
How have you changed since starting CrossFit?
For the very first time in my life I am comfortable in my own skin. I have always been the type to hide in clothes and now I am so healthy and relaxed which carries over in my family and work. I hope to be a great role model to my daughters and show them with very, very, very hard work you can accomplish anything.
Bite-Sized CrossFit Concepts: The Three Metabolic Pathways
There are three metabolic pathways that provide our muscles with energy: the phosphagen pathway, the glycolytic pathway, and the oxidative pathway.
Total fitness requires training each of these pathways. Our programming attempts to balance the effects of the three.
Athlete Profile: Phil Quinn
Name: Phil Quinn
Hometown: West Islip, NY (Long Island)
Age: 24
Occupation: Software Engineer
CrossFitting Since: On and off since 2010.
What makes CrossFit Virtuosity unique?
THE PEOPLE! That includes the members and the coaches. Everyone is super unique and varied and interesting and welcoming. No matter how far I move from CFV, I will keep coming back as long as I live in this city. I can’t imagine working out with a cooler group of people.
Bite-Sized CrossFit Concepts: “Cardio”
(or Why We Don’t Program “Murph" Every Day)
For today’s bite, let’s take on the elephant in the room: cardio.
The mainstream fitness prescription calls for spending hours and hours “burning calories” on the treadmill (or elliptical, or exercise bike, or whatever the cardio machine du jour happens to be.)
We do not like this. Here’s why.
Bite-Sized CrossFit Concepts: The Hopper Model
How do we know CrossFit improves fitness? There isn’t one definition of fitness, but we have some models that we use to define it and guide us in our quest to become more fit!
Let’s talk about The Hopper Model. Picture a hopper containing bingo balls, each of which has a different physical challenge written on it. This could be anything — a 5k run, a 1RM deadlift, shoveling a driveway, running with a 40lb suitcase through an airport to catch your flight — it’s unknown and unknowable what might come out.
Bite-Sized CrossFit Concepts: The 10 Physical Skills
How do we know CrossFit improves fitness? There isn’t one definition of fitness, but we have some models that we use to define it and guide us in our quest to become more fit!
Let’s talk about the 10 Physical Skills. CrossFit uses these skills as a guide in measuring fitness: the person that has a balance of all these adaptations is the most fit.
Athlete Profile: Gentlemen of the Virtuosity Competition Team
You've met the ladies, now meet the men! Introducing the burly boys of the Virtuosity Competition Team!
The VCT will be competing at the 2014 CrossFit Games Northeast Regionals competition this weekend (!) May 30th-June 1st. They would love to have you come and cheer them on!
Bite-Sized CrossFit Concepts: General Physical Preparedness
Have you been faced with a physical challenge outside the gym since you started CrossFit and been surprised at how well you handled it?
The aim of CrossFit is to prepare you for any physical challenge that might come up — whether that’s running a marathon, moving a couch into a walk-up apartment, or the zombie apocalypse! We like to be ready for the unknown and unknowable.