How many grown-ups you know who play Lacrosse, field hockey, football and other varsity sports promoted by the school system. Like, really. You and your friends, colleagues just heading out for the afternoon into the local ballpark? Not likely. I think part of the adult-onset health problem in this country has to do with the choice of sports. I think team sports have great social, team building values and may even help with college scholarships, but they do not build lifetime habits of fitness.
Therefore team sports should always be augmented by more sustainable, higher intensity activities from tennis, lifting, swimming, short endurance to (of course) CrossFit. No, golf does not count, even if it is a lifetime sport.
Many competitive athletes in our gym returned to active fitness after years or decades of downtime, searching for the right sport. Let’s hope our kids will just grow up being well rounded athletes and never stop their sport.
Strength
Snatch Balance 145
Metcon
Team WOD – 14 min max
Rotate teams of 4 at stations
– max unbroken chest to bar
– max unbroken ring push-ups
– max unbroken front squats 135lbs
– max unbroken shoulder to overhead 135lbs
[450 reps]
