There are handful of excellent ways to describe the term “functional movement.” Functional movement is safe relative to its non-functional counterparts, exists naturally in the world around us, is essential to independent living, utilizes universal locomotive recruitment patterns, employs core to extremity movement patterns, and they are compound, yet irreducible- integrating entire body and/or multi joint actions. All of these attributes of functionality are true.. but they are not completely definitive of what functional movement IS… CrossFit has come up with a true definition.. which is: functional movements are unique in their ability to express power, in that they allow an individual to move large loads, long distances, quickly. Within this statement is the implication that it can be measured, observed, and repeated. Functional movements can be tracked, improved upon… thereby proving their effectiveness (or inability!) to improve fitness. Does it WORK, prove it… and if it works BETTER than other methods… we will start doing THOSE!
Dr Jo and Peter… displaying their fitness with their ability to move LLLDQ!Tuesday’s WOD at 6, 7, 9am and again at 4 and 6pm
Three rounds, each for 6 minutes with max reps of:
0-3 min: Run 400m and then double unders
3-4 min: 35# DB push jerk
4-5 min: pull ups
5-6 min: 35# DB hang squat cleans
Rest exactly 5 minutes
Post total number of DUs/push jerks/pull ups/squat cleans done in the entire WOD
Tuesday’s 5pm Open Training Hour
