Crossfit Exercise

It was July 4, 2016, when being skinny was not enough, I wanted a body that was lean with noticeable muscle definition and shape. That’s when Barbell Republic Strength and Conditioning opened their CrossFit gym aiming to improve speed, power, strength, endurance, and flexibility through various exercises. I have always been a competitive athlete, started in junior high and continues today. CrossFit provided a distinctly aggressive and competitive atmosphere that fulfilled my want to continue to compete against other athletes. On April 8th, 2017, my friend Stephanie and I competed in a local charity and won the Cross Fit challenge in Las Vegas.
Preparing for a competition involves mental and physical strategy, team work, and solid preparation. One of the most important things I had to do when preparing to compete was to train hard every week in the many months before the competition. My CrossFit regimen was to train 5 days a week, sometimes twice a day, including some Saturday classes. Everything I worked on in class helped improve my performance with emphasis on strength and conditioning. Strength and conditioning is the physical and physiological development of athletes for elite sport performance. Now, besides working out every day of the week, Stephanie and I only had 2 days to mentally prepare for this event. Stephanie is a …show more content…
Stephanie and I needed to work together and complete 5 exercises: 100 deadlifts at 135lbs, 100 back squats, 10 tire flip, 50 bench presses, and a 500 meter farmers carry also at 135lbs, for time. This meant whoever finished the fastest won! We were ready, heads were in the game, the adrenaline was pumping through our veins, this was the competitive edge I have looked for. With a tenacious performance, we finished with the fastest time of 4 minutes 36 seconds. The day was a huge win for the Barbell Republic team, we took the win in both the male and female partner