For pole vault and hurdles I highly recommend lycra, form-fitting, tight clothing. You want the Push it real good shirt and by the same token and best aerodynamics and I actually saw someone practice hurdles in basketball shorts (!!!) and yes, he caught the leg of them on a hurdle and tumbled over, hurdle and all. (He was also too far off-center; we moved him to mid-distance eventually.) As well as a coach, I am myself a sprinter. Here in this photo I am stretching before practice. Note I’m wearing sprint shorts, a normal T-shirt, and have on distance racing running trainers (which I like for running on the track) and my sprint spikes are in the lower left corner of the photo. So that’s pretty typical training gear for a male sprinter. My fitness levels changed significantly within 3 months of starting CrossFit and remaining consistent, working out 3x per week. My fitness levels changed dramatically within 6 months, after I had moved past the initial muscle soreness that happens when someone works out who previously did not. My body composition (fat vs. muscle) was noticeably different at my 1 year mark. My bodyweight only changed when I was eating strict Paleo for six weeks. CrossFit is a fitness program, not a weight loss program. Beach bodies are made in the kitchen, not the gym. Contrary to other replies here, CrossFit absolutely is for beginners and average Joes, and any box / CF coach that tells you otherwise is not worth your time. The whole idea behind CF is “functional fitness,” as opposed to specialized / niche fitness. All WODs, all movements, can and should be scaled to meet any athlete’s ability level, regardless of where it is. I workout alongside athletes who will be competing in the 2016 CrossFit Games as well as athletes who scale nearly every single element of every workout. Some of my gym-mates are in their upper 60s, some are pregnant, some are entirely new to working out, some are very out of shape. There are ways to adapt everything for everyone.
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