CrossFit is great for your health and not just for the reasons that you may be aware of. Here at UCSB, I've had the unique opportunity to study directly under famous social psychologist, Dr. Blascovich, creator of the biopsychosocial model of challenge and threat. If you are not aware of this model and it's applications, I highly suggest you look it up and try to understand the basics.
The basic Biopsychosocial model is now starting to be used in hospitals and health clinics all over. What it basically says is that health is a combination of our biological functioning, our mental functioning, and our social functioning. We need all 3 to be healthy and if one is lacking, it will have negative effects of on the other two. This is why it is so there is a MUCH higher survival rate for people facing diseases such as cancer who are mentally tough and have social support.
There is much more to all of this, but basically, I believe CrossFit not only increases our health biologically; it also makes us tougher mentally as well as increases our social support network. Going to a regular gym, you'll never see people talking and interacting; you'll see them with ipods and books on machines by them selfs.
Even if you do not have a CrossFit facility to work out at, you still have the implied presence of the crossfit community which has the same almost the same beneficial effects on health as having someone actually there. CrossFit will improve your health in so many ways, I truly believe it is essential for the great health and full-filling lives.
Yesterday's Workout:
Continuous Pull-Up Clock (ex. 1st minute - 1 PU, 2nd minute - 2 PU etc...):
12 Rounds + 9 PullUps
Find 1-Rep Max Snatch: 65# - 85# - 105# - 115# - 125#
3 mins of L-Holds
Today's Workout - 20 minutes of:
15 Body Weight Deadlifts (170#)
9 Pullups
21 Dumbbell Jerks (35# each arm)
Score: 4 rounds + 11 deadlifts
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