Monday, April 28, 2008

Monday


That workout yesterday was so much fun that everyone here today that wasn't here yesterday is going to do it! Love, love, love having the extra space upstairs! Thanks Craig!
A lot of you are concerned about your abs. You can develop fantastic abs but if you are one of those "lucky" people (like me) who tend to put on weight in the mid-section you won't be able to see them unless you get your body fat % down. Remember that the CrossFit method focuses on functional movements. The primary functional job of the abs is midline stabalization, not trunk flexion, so you won't see many crunches done here. Exercises such as overhead squats, GHD sit ups, squats and deadlifts use the abdominals as stabalizers. In fact, most of the exercises we use are abdominal exercises even if you don't feel the "burn"! Here is a good article on abs training.

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