With over 6,000 CrossFit boxes in the world and tens of thousands of certified trainers you would expect that the WODs would become quite different from box to box or at least some brand new movements would get introduced.
In my experience most boxes follow a quite simple formula:
– set up the box with standard CF gear of pullup rig, weights, KB, rope, etc
– provide 1-hour training blocks
– program a combination of strength and metcon movements
– schedule some time for skill training and warmups at the beginning
– host community events for competition and fun
This formula is actually sufficient to train great athletes but boxes could greatly differentiate by specializing more on their edge as some already do.
There are competitive boxes with RX+ scales, CF Endurance boxes with longer than hour time horizons, weightlifting and powerlifting sites and SealFit boxes for extra stamina WODs.
Where is the next generation of WODs are coming from? Swimming, slacklining (balance is a required physical skill), alpine crossfit, more bicycles in the programming? Freebord?
I hope in the next 5 years the emerging thousands of new CF gyms will evolve the sport not only with improved performance on current movements but by inventing new and more fun ways to challenge our definition of fitness.
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