The most common mistakes when training with Crossfit equipment

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Training with Crossfit equipment is primarily about building muscles in a targeted manner. However, especially beginners or beginners all too often make gross mistakes. Unfortunately, these are noticed too late, so that the consequence can be a drop in performance or even illness. But what exactly is important when training with Crossfit equipment?

This can go wrong with Crossfit equipment

Even if one or the other athlete dreams of muscles and trains a lot and abundantly, many mistakes often occur when using Crossfit equipment. The first premise in muscle building is above all: drink a lot and enough. Thus, strength athletes in particular should ensure that the loss of fluids is always remedied when using Crossfit equipment. If this is not observed, a loss of coordination and endurance can be the result. Accordingly, performance also drops - isotonic drinks, juice spritzers and mineral water are therefore a good basis when working out with Crossfit equipment.

Another mistake is the intake of food. Especially during longer training phases, where the focus is on muscle building, meals should be eaten after the workout rather than before the routine. Not only does eating slow the organism down a bit, but the intestines also start to get busy while training with Crossfit equipment. If a meal cannot be avoided, light as well as easily digestible meals should be consumed. Likewise, there should be at least 3 hours between the meal and the training session. For the small hunger in between, professionals advise protein shakes or fruit in the form of bananas, as these are outstanding energy donors and optimally prepare the body for the upcoming sport.


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Too hard training denies success

Solid training with Crossfit equipment is becoming increasingly popular. However, beginners in particular should not be too hard on themselves. The right speed is therefore the be-all and end-all. Only those who take this point to heart can properly acclimatize their body and test new loads on themselves. Failure to do so can result in a lousy rhabdo, even when using Crossfit equipment. The rhabdo is the rhabdomyolysis - a disease that is the result of overexertion and in which the muscles themselves gradually decompose. For this reason, Crossfit equipment should always be used with the necessary serenity and tranquility.

Professionals speak here of a good and recommended order: method, application, intensity. If these points are taken to heart when training with Crossfit equipment, the body is gradually introduced to muscle building. Eventually, over time, it is also given to increase the weight and thus gradually increase the intensity.

In regularity lies the power

Just as with other sports, a certain routine should go hand in hand with Crossfit training. This simply means that practice makes perfect. If you train irregularly, you will not be able to reap the rewards. It is therefore important to stay on the ball in order to see results. For example, beginners should do about 3-4 training rounds per week for about three months to get a good feel for the Crossfit equipment.

However, it is always important to remember that overtraining tends to be less promising. Smaller goals are more likely to lead the athlete to the goal - overzealous behavior is more likely to cause stagnation. So it is advisable to set goals, use the Crossfit equipment regularly and follow a tried and tested concept. After all, a good mix is what makes strength training work. Warm-up and stretching should also never be neglected, but form a good basis for every training session. Accordingly, there is no athlete, whether beginner or professional, who goes to the dumbbells without warming up - quite the opposite. Only in this way does Crossfit equipment bring success and create frugal results.

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Published on: 10 June 2015

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