What s the difference between weight training at the club, CrossFit and the RKC-Wildfitness approach Action Fitness, Inc. offers?
The one and only purpose behind your standard weight equipment (machines, cables, even free weights when used in isolation mode) is to build your muscles. You create a maximum load on the muscles, which is inefficient in terms of movement. It may give you bigger muscles, but it won t make you a better athlete, nor will it help prevent injuries. “Machine fitness” rarely, if at all, crosses over to the real world, and worse, it allows you to stack fitness on top of dysfunction, meaning you may appear body beautiful, but remain injured or injury-prone. The CrossFit movement is a great concept, and I myself like to borrow from it at times. It was created by Coach Greg Glassman, who observed the most versatile athletes (gymnasts and power lifters), and designed programs that thoroughly challenge you. It s intense! And that’s also one of the problems: we can’t always go all out, and Crossfit promotes volume over skill development in a timed environment where injuries are worn like a badge of
