-The above is courtesy of CrossFit, Inc.
CrossFit Fort Benning is a Non-Profit Military CrossFit Affiliate.
Philosophy
When you think of a “gym” or "fitness", what comes to mind? If you are like most people you will think of rows of machines and banks of cardio equipment. Workouts are comprised of structured sets on a series of machines. The machines bear the majority of the load, setting an artificial line of action, forcing your body to follow its path. People sit on stationary bicycles, reading a magazine and getting in their 30 minutes of “cardio” before their strength training. Throughout these gyms there are a multitude of places to either sit down, or lay down to workout. There is no creativity, no variance, only a structured environment for the masses. Is this an effective way to train for everyday life? For sport? For combat?
Our definition of fitness is the ability to perform at any and all physical tasks, even unknown tasks. Fitness is not defined inside the walls of a gym; it is defined each and every day by your ability to deal with the challenges of life. For our Soldiers, the importance of a capacity to deal with the unknown cannot be understated.
We believe that the movements and exercises used in training should look normal outside of the training environment. We train using movements that pre-date the modern gym facility and philosophy. Our ancestors were squatting, running, jumping, pulling, pushing, climbing and throwing long before gyms ever existed. By training with these movements, we are “reconditioning” our bodies to function in the manner that they were designed. We intentionally blur the line between strength training and cardio training, just as nature, sport, and combat do.
--Adapted from CrossFit Coronado
- CFFB is open and free to all active or former Service members, DOD employees, and their dependents.
- We scale workouts to be effective, efficient, and safe for your fitness level. The progression of Mechanics, Consistency, then Intensity is used to this end.
Philosophy
When you think of a “gym” or "fitness", what comes to mind? If you are like most people you will think of rows of machines and banks of cardio equipment. Workouts are comprised of structured sets on a series of machines. The machines bear the majority of the load, setting an artificial line of action, forcing your body to follow its path. People sit on stationary bicycles, reading a magazine and getting in their 30 minutes of “cardio” before their strength training. Throughout these gyms there are a multitude of places to either sit down, or lay down to workout. There is no creativity, no variance, only a structured environment for the masses. Is this an effective way to train for everyday life? For sport? For combat?
Our definition of fitness is the ability to perform at any and all physical tasks, even unknown tasks. Fitness is not defined inside the walls of a gym; it is defined each and every day by your ability to deal with the challenges of life. For our Soldiers, the importance of a capacity to deal with the unknown cannot be understated.
We believe that the movements and exercises used in training should look normal outside of the training environment. We train using movements that pre-date the modern gym facility and philosophy. Our ancestors were squatting, running, jumping, pulling, pushing, climbing and throwing long before gyms ever existed. By training with these movements, we are “reconditioning” our bodies to function in the manner that they were designed. We intentionally blur the line between strength training and cardio training, just as nature, sport, and combat do.
--Adapted from CrossFit Coronado
