Biola is filled with many athletes and people that want to stay healthy and in shape. There are so many different approaches on how to do so. The CrossFit program is a workout that is sweeping the campus along with the rest of the world.
Greg Glassman, a former gymnast from the Santa Cruz area, originated the CrossFit workout. Sally Wadyka for MSN writes, “The grassroots movement started with Glassman’s rudimentary Web site on which he posted a daily workout routine (officially known as the “workout of the day” or simply the “WOD”). A dedicated following of police officers, firefighters and military types soon discovered the workouts, and from there, the wave just kept growing. Now, CrossFitters (as devotees are called) number in the thousands, and gyms across the country are offering this intense workout program.”
Josh Hansen, a Biolan, is one of the campus CrossFit leaders.
“It’s a fitness way of thinking rather than set workouts,” sid Hansen. “Everyday we do something different; there are all different types of things. Gymnastics mixed with weight lifting and a bunch of other stuff.”
“I CrossFit because I get bored doing the same thing when I work out,” Cooper Spicecake, another Biolan, said. “CrossFit is not boring because every workout is different. I also CrossFit because you are working completely different muscle groups each time and it takes away a monotonous workout, and it’s mentally hard so it’s good.”
Because each work out is so intense, the workout only lasts about 15-20 minutes. Each exercise incorporates lifting, twisting, squatting and other such movements to ensure an extremely rigorous time. Needless to say, CrossFit is not for the faint of heart. Both women and men are encouraged to do this workout if they can handle the intensity. A benefit of the program is that you would have a group to keep you accountable of your workout. You are not the only one suffering through each exercise, but you are doing it with a group of people who are trying to accomplish the same goals as you.
“I feel like it is the most well rounded thing you can do to workout. You can see results all over the board,” says Hansen.
Hansen also says that CrossFit didn’t make the books this year, but “we’re trying to make it a club, hopefully it will be next year.”
Hansen and a group of CrossFitters generally meet every day but Wednesday and Saturday nights at 9 p.m. by the bars next to the track. Anyone willing to try it is welcome to come and join.
