SUCCESS STORIES
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Safety and CrossFit - A quick note from Andrew Hatchett, Ph.D.

“We believe that meaningful statements about safety, efficacy and efficiency, the three most important and interdependent facets of any fitness program, can be supported only by measurable, observable, repeatable facts. “

This sentence can be found in the CrossFit Journal article “Understanding CrossFit”.  Most impressively, at the forefront of the sentence is safety.  Safety should be the chief concern of the athlete as well as the coach.  Interestingly the topic of safety is addressed throughout the CrossFit experience.  If you take a moment to examine the foundational movements an obvious progression presents itself.  One movement builds upon the prior.  CrossFit coaches are instructed to focus of form and technique.  It is this focus on form and technique that allows for a safe progression of fitness. 

The utilization of constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity that has proven to develop fitness at an unmatched degree.  The attainment of these fitness gains can not occur or be sustained if not for the teaching, monitoring and practicing of the movements in a safe, effective and efficient manner.  What I find interesting is the component of safety in the training translates to another form of safety in a “real-world” context - this translation is injury prevention.  By virtue of the movements taught and practiced in the CrossFit program, a more balanced athlete emerges.  It is this balance that directly leads to the prevention of injury.

If taught correctly, CrossFit is a safe, effective and efficient fitness program that has no parallel in the realm of improving work capacity across broad time and modal domain.  It is through the systematic progression in skill development evolving to an increased work capacity that makes CrossFit a safe fitness program. 

Safety is not only the responsibility of the coach, but also a responsibility of the athlete.  Athletes should not be afraid to simply ask their coaches question.  Often the most powerful question is “Why?”.  Athletes too should understand why they should maintain lumbar curve throughout a movement or why the transfer of energy during a clean often hinges on the shrug portion of the movement.  It is the development of the athlete’s knowledge that serves a safety mechanism as well. 

CrossFit allows for the safe development of superior fitness.  This is a result of three factors; the progression of skill, the responsibility of the coaches and the engagement of the athletes.  These factors all influence the safety, efficacy and efficiency of CrossFit.   Safety above all others.

Andrew is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  He has been a loyal CrossFitter for more than two years and proudly holds a Level 1 CrossFit Coaching certification.

Mike Paknajed - CrossFit FX TX Member
Mike Paknejad  exemplifies CrossFit mentality.  In less than a year, Mike has lost 208 lbs while increasing strength and lean muscle.  His determination, work ethic and daily progression inspires everyone at CrossFit FX TX.  Coach G contributes Mike's success to "inner drive, the willingness to do whatever it takes to be the best that he can be!"  At this stage in his development (when the average person would be satisfied), Mike continues to post unbelievable progress, such as losing 3.5 lbs of body fat in one week while maintining strength and muscle gain.  Coach G claims that "you can't watch this guy work without firing up the intensity in your own program". 



Gerard Gautreaux - CrossFit FX TX Manager   

Gerard BEFORE CrossFit                                                          Gerard AFTER CrossFit                 
         




Dallas Khalil - CrossFit FX TX KIDS



Alicia Hughes - CrossFitter
"I just wanted to drop you guys a note and say Thank You.  In my 30 years on this planet you can say a lot of things about me... but one thing no one could ever say was that I was into working out.  EVER!!!  But CrossFit has changed my mentality.  I hate going to gyms, but I just don't feel like CrossFit is a gym.  All experiences I had at other gyms were horrible.  I found it funny that when the endorphins should be flowing and people should be happy while working out, they weren't.  I never knew how to work the machines, or if what I was doing was actually the correct way.
At CrossFit you are treated as an individual and made to feel important.  I always feel a little bit like family when I'm there.  There are not gazillion machines for me to be completely overwhelmed and intimidated by.  I use mostly my own stamina and body weight to work out with.  The most awesome thing is all the trainers ACTUALLY do the workouts that I'm doing.  I love it and can't imagine going anywhere else to keep myself fit for life."


Greg Deeke - CrossFitter
"Since the age of 5, I've been involved in competitive sports.  I ran marathons, played college lacross, swam competitively and almost anything else under the sun.  When my collegiate days ended, the hard training ended with it.  I lost most of the muscle mass I had built up and replaced the six pack with a keg.  I tried home gyms, regular "globo gym" memberships and most things in between.  I was constantly bored and the results were average at best.  I hate doing things that accomplish very little and bore me in the process, so I needed a change... a challenge.  At CrossFit FX TX, every day is a new challenge, a new chance to improve on your past performances.  The trainers keep you on your toes by making sure that for the most part, no two workouts are the same.  Your body doesn't try to change, it has to change.  While it may be true that I walk into the gym every morning thinking "this is gonna suck", I leave every day a little more fired up about coming back to beat that day's time/score.  CrossFit is the cure for the bored gym rat, or washed up has-been who thinks that the older (s)he gets, the better s(he) was.  When I first considered getting into CrossFit, I saw a quote on one of the web forums that read "if you don't push yourself, who will?".  That pretty much sums it up.  Push yourself to be the best you can be.  No excuses, no attitudes, no ego, just push a little harder every day, and the results speak for themselves.  I can't see myself doing anything else."


Elizabeth Tabet - Our Friend and Fellow CrossFitter

"Here are pictures of the way I was 90% of my life.  It wasn't until about senior year of college that I started losing weight, and then toned up when I was in Chicago a year ago.  Even though I've ALWAYS loved working out since I was little,  I just didn't put nutrition into the mix til now.  I liked to eat as a kid...that sweet tooth will get ya every time!"