Rowing
Wall Ball
On Wednesday/Thursday of last week, we introduced the boot campers to Rowing and the Wall Ball. Both skills are wonderful exercises used in CrossFit on a regular basis. They are multi-joint, complex movements that utilize more of your muscles in a single exercise than many other movements you may have seen or done in the past. For instance, when performing a Wall Ball you are holding weight, squatting and pushing it overhead, and doing it all in rapid succession and for multiple repetitions. Not only does this allow you to work multiple muscles at once, but also increases your heartrate and breathing rate.
To engage all of the same muscles in a typical gym, you would need to perform at least 3 different exercises on weight machines AND then still need to increase your heart rate for a length of time through a stereotypical cardio exercise. This method of working out takes a lot of time, not including a proper warm-up. The skills we teach you in the Boot Camp work multiple muscle groups, including your heart, at the same time. As a result, it does not take nearly as long to finish a complete workout as it would in a standard gym using standard equipment.
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