Hi, I'm Kevin Don, the Get Fit Guy, and I'm here to share my accumulated decade of knowledge in the strength and conditioning industry with you to help you become the best version of yourself.

Now, unless you've been living under a rock for the last 10 to 15 years, chances are you've heard of or even tried

CrossFit. My side, I actually ran a CrossFit facility in Hong Kong, about a decade ago.

I've also trained alongside and personally coached several CrossFit Games athletes.

So it's fair to say, I have a good handle on the methodology.

I often hear a lot of hate being directed at CrossFit, either from personal trainers or from people who might have

tried it and decided it wasn't for them. So why all the hate? Is it the methodology, the results,

or the culture around it? My answer might just surprise you.

Let me just break it down for you, starting with what is CrossFit anyway?

According to CrossFit.com, CrossFit is defined as constantly varied, functional movement at high intensity.

Let's dig into that.

Here's what they mean by constantly varied. Most of the time,

you'll see new workouts programmed every day, workouts with different movements, rep schemes,

loads, and time domains. That doesn't mean the workouts are random. CrossFit programming

strategically varies the workout stimulus, so you're prepared for any and all

physical tasks, but it does mean you'll never get bored.

Functional movement taps into a concept I've discussed on the podcast before.

Here's a quote from CrossFit.

Have you ever picked something up off the floor, sat down in a chair and stood up again, placed items up on a shelf?

If so, you perform deadlift, squats and shoulder presses.

In CrossFit, we train these types of movements because they're the movement's life demands, whether we practice them or not.

They're essential to independent living.

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