Month: January 2022

What is Crossfit?

Crossfit is a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied, functional movements at a high intensity. Crossfit was discovered in 2000 and has become a training style for athletes in every sport, as well as created a platform for professional Crossfit athletes around the world. Crossfit can only be taught in a Crossfit affiliated gym. Gyms can apply to become an affiliate and if they get approved, then they can fully teach Crossfit classes. A person can only coach Crossfit if they are a certified Crossfit trainer. There are three levels of certifications you can get that allow you to do different things. I have my L-1 certification which allows me to market myself as a “Certified Crossfit Level 1 Trainer.” With the L-1 certification I can coach Crossfit classes under an affiliate, offer advice to athletes regarding their performance, and write Crossfit programming for my classes. The L-2 certification enhances and tests your coaching technique and style, and the L-3 gives the coach the ability to teach the L-1 and L-2 classes. Most Crossfit coaches will use their L-1 certification for the whole 5 years that it is credible, and then move onto getting their level 2 and 3.

The best thing about Crossfit, is the community. The Crossfit community is very positive and inclusive both inside and outside of the gym. Crossfit is for everyone. Since, Crossfit is based on training functional movements that you do within your everyday life, it is beneficial for everyone. Whether you’re training to compete, or you’re doing Crossfit to improve you health, it will benefit you in the long run. A good way to look at it is, if you don’t train the muscles that you use in while performing functional movements on a daily basis, then you’ll lose them. There are many biological factors that go into the benefits of Crossfit as well such as bone, muscle, cardiovascular, and mental health. The group fitness environment encourages athletes to keep coming back to the gym to keep their bodies healthy.

I started Crossfit about a year and a half ago, and since this time I competed in various competitions and have received my L-1 certification. Needless to say, I fell in love with it. I invest my free time in coaching Crossfit and perfecting my skills as well. Crossfit has become such an important part in my life and I hope to pursue a career in the fitness industry to keep my Crossfit journey alive. Maybe I’ll even go on to compete at a big competition with the professionals.

Throughout my Crossfit blogs, I will explain examples of Crossfit workouts, some of my favorite Crossfit memories, introduce you to some of the professionals, or even log some of the workouts that I do.

I can’t wait to share this passion with you!
-Nevaya

This is believe Draft

Since I can remember, teamwork has always been a part of my life. It has evolved from learning the basic principles of teamwork as a kid, to being a part of sports teams, to working with classmates on projects and co-workers in a professional setting. Everyone is always working together, whether it is noticeable or not. People who do not associate with one another are involved in each others lives in one way or another. Learning how to work within a team builds character and will help you throughout your life. Something to remember when thinking about teamwork is that every team member is important. Whether they play a significant role, or a small one, they are still essential to your success. An idea that has stuck with me throughout my years of playing sports and coaching crossfit is that your team is only as strong as your weakest player. With this being said, within a team, personal gain is not important; rather, making progress as a whole is what is important. 

 

During my senior season of lacrosse in high school, my team had a challenging game against our rivalry. Going into the game we knew it was going to be a tough and important game to win, so we strategized how to win it together. During the game, we faced some adversity when we had three penalty cards which took three of our players out of the game at one time. At this point in time, we had four defenders defending three attackers, and the other team had the ball. Before approaching these challenging moments in the game, we huddled together and talked about how important team work was at that very moment. We talked about communication, assistance, and positivity. After having this discussion, we played 5 whole minutes of that game, while down three players, and the other team didn’t score a single goal. We accomplished everything that we talked about in our huddle, and showed that with teamwork, anything is possible. Everyone knew that they had a specific job, but at the end of the game while celebrating our win, we weren’t celebrating them all specifically, we were celebrating them together. Everyone had something to offer to the team that game, whether it was minutes on the field or positivity coming from the sidelines, it all added up to a win.

 

To have a successful team, everyone needs ot buy into the idea of helping one another. There may be team members that are more skilled than others; however, your team is as strong as your weakest player. Helping your teammates become successful will affect your success as a whole. A good team player will help their peers to the best of their ability, and the person being helped should share their new knowledge by helping someone else later down the line. 

 

Team work is everywhere.

 

RCL Blog

Hello!

“This I Believe” ideas: 1. Do what you love (focused on things like deciding what career path to go down & being yourself) / 2. Your team is as strong as your weakest player (focused on teamwork and helping others. With two points of view, the helpee and the helper).

 

Passion Blog: Crossfit Journal/ Sports

Civic: 1. Civil discourse (Issues like COVID-19 and controversial topics)/ 2. Party politics (polarization, focusing on the media’s role).

^These could maybe be tied together?