Improve Your Home Workouts With Crossfit Ideas

CrossFit can be expensive, but it can also introduce you to ideas that will improve your home workouts. You can learn good form for technical workouts – which is vital – and came away with tools to vary your home workouts. Here are some tips to create effective methods for home workouts based on CrossFit.

Intensity is Key

You won’t believe what you can accomplish in 20-minute workout when you compete against the clock. Some CrossFit workouts take the form of AMRAP (As Many Rounds as Possible) or a certain number of sets for time. Either is a great motivator to work hard and beat your last time when you exercise on your own.

Form is Essential

Whether you swing a kettlebell, squat with an olympic barbell or just do push-ups, form is everything. It’s far more important than weight: That’s because bad form leads to injuries. Take classes to learn the form … and do some refreshers even when you have your home gym up and running. Whether you choose CrossFit classes or weight-lifting classes at a local community college, it always helps to have someone knowledgeable look out for you and correct anything you’ve overlooked.

Do a Good Warmup

Push-ups and skipping rope are great for your warm-up. And you can find other dynamic movements to add. There’s more to it than old-school runner’s lunges. A short run around your neighborhood also helps. Many CrossFit classes also get participants to use a foam roller before the class starts.

Assemble a Small Home Gym

Three kettlebells. An Olympic barbell with a few bumper plates. A pull-up bar. A jump rope. A sturdy mat on the floor. These are the foundations of a home gym. The kettlebells allow you to do snatches, swings and Turkish get-ups. The barbell and plates? Great for squats, front squats, Wendler barbell complexes, thrusters, deadlifts, Sumo high-pulls, clean-and-jerks and cleans. You can add a large tractor tire for tire flips and box jumps. Also, think about a bucket of powdered chalk and a roll of athletic tape, both of which are great for saving wear-and-tear on your hands. Even if don’t have a ton of weight to add, you’ll still get great benefits from focusing on form.

Track Everything You Do

Just two whiteboards can help track your home workouts. Note what exercises you do, the date, how many reps, how many sets, what weight and how long. Seeing your progress will keep you motivated – and tell you when it’s time to take a few days off or get a good sports massage.