If you want to look better with your top off then you should consider using CrossFit as your main training tool, says top trainer Tom Wright.
Thousands of people are being drawn to CrossFit every year and it’s not hard to see why. The men and women who have dedicated some series training time to it sports physiques that wouldn’t look out of place in physique competitions – the proof that this fast-growing sport can get you seriously ripped is clear to see. For many years bodybuilders said that CrossFit “lost your gains”, insisting that all the cardio elements and high-rep damaged muscle growth, but these claims have been shown to be largely false by the bodies you can see at every major CrossFit competition. The traditional ways of building muscle still hold true, but it seems combining them with conditioning work doesn’t have a negative effect as previously claimed. Your average CrossFitter might not look like multiple CrossFit Games champion Rich Froning – but then your average bodybuilder doesn’t look much like Arnold Schwarzenegger in his Mr. Olympia prime! So how does CrossFit enable you to build a granite-hard muscular, ripped body? Turn the page to find out…
CROSSFITTERS ARE STRIVING TO BE BETTER
Every CrossFitter will be aiming to improve their performance through measured results. By trying to beat their scores from the week before, they are using the main principle of weightlifting – progressive overload. This states that to build muscle or strength you must increase the stress over time, whether that’s through weight, reps, time under tension or any other method. CrossFit athletes look to better themselves and are driven to improve, putting this principle at the forefront of their training.
IT’S NOT ALL WODS
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