Thursday, July 31, 2008

CrossFit Sydney "GPP?"

CrossFit Sydney
Get Fit,Get Functional
Fitness@CrossfitSydney.com.au





CFHQ WOD

For Time
30 Muscle Ups
or
120 Chin Ups
120 Dips
alternating sets of 5 reps

Record Time Taken


ENDURANCE WOD

Choose ONE of the following

Swim, Bike, Run, or C2

3 rounds of : 1min on, 1min off, 2 min on, 2 min off, 3 min on 3min off

STRENGTH WOD

Muscle Snatch+2 Snatch Balance
light weight x 3

Snatch
80%x1x4

C&J
80%x1x4

Ab Wheel Roll Out
Max x3


GPP
General Physical Preparedness
This refers to a level of fitness needed to be prepared for a variety of contingencies. In close relation to Functional Fitness practices, GPP is to be conditioned at a base level of competency within fitness activities.GPP has implications for any individual who has physical demands placed unpon them with little preparation time.

What role does GPP serve?
GPP serves as a multi faceted component of training to maintain and perfect skills that serve in auxiliary roles in life and sport.

In relation to an Athlete a major role of GPP is to form, strengthen or restore skills that play an important but secondary role to your sport. GPP seeks to increase and maintain overall work capacity in areas that are under developed. GPP can expose individuals to new skills and push individuals mentally via challenging protocols. GPP can uncover weakness and promote balance. GPP can provide important off-season variety or unloads phases after focus stages.

In the average person GPP seeks to condition across a diverse range of activities. GPP produces increased work capacity across a broad range of disciplines and skills and lays a foundation for healthy movement patterns. A strong base of GPP leads to fast adaptation process to unfamiliar or unaccustomed physical and mental demands.

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