Frequency

There are some fundamental truths about exercise that cannot be ignored.  Today I am referring to the truth related to training frequency.  If you do CrossFit once a week, or less, you are getting absolutely no benefit from it.  You can argue the point all you want, but you will not improve your work capacity across broad time and modal domains with that training frequency.  You would do just as well to take up knitting to lose fat and build muscle.

Our general prescription is to do CrossFit four to six times a week as your basic training regime.  This schedule will keep you in top shape for any sports or activities you may participate in or it will keep you in excellent general physical condition if you aren’t playing any sports.  This prescription doesn’t work for everyone though and we understand that.  Some people don’t have the time to come in more than three times a week and some athletes can only do twice a week during their season due to games and practices.  The key point in that they are in at least twice a week to maintain the level of fitness they’ve achieved.

Our goal is not to have thousands of clients who come in sporadically and don’t get results. Our goal is to get results for the clients that we do have.  If you want to get those results, you need to train frequently.  Learn the proper technique for all of the lifts, add weight.  Learn how to do all of the gymnastic movements and do more reps.  Take shorter breaks, go faster.  Nobody ever achieved greatness by doing the minimum requirement.  If you want to improve, commit.