TIPS FOR WOMEN WHO PRACTISE CROSSFIT



In our world more than 10 million people practise Crossfit. About 60 % ARE WOMEN so we are going to focus on tips for you our crossfitter friend.


  •   Do not worry about big muscles. Women have got less testosterone than men.
  •  Work grip strength. A research by the European Journal of Applied Physiology said that men has got more grip strength than women. For lots of girls, grip strength is a limiting factor for lots of movements.If you increase this aspect you will progress quickly.
  • If you go during the period and the week later, your levels of estrogen and progesterone are in a low level. During this phase, the research has demonstrated that women recover themselves more quickly and they have a major tolerance for pain.

  • Lifting heavy weights. Remember that lifting weights promotes the strength and not the the size. In fact, when you lift a very heavy weight (85 % of one 1 RM) Recuerda que levantar pesos promueve la fuerza, no el tamaño. Zatsiorsky and Kreamer said that women must train with heavy weights as it promotes positive adaptations in bones and connective tissue.
  • Yes, you can perform pull ups.If you have ever Heard about the myth that women can not perform pull ups. Yes, they can. As we have said before , the pull up requires a planning of dedicated strength. Find a coach so that he or she helps you to design a planning that will pretend real pull ups.
  • Protein shakes are not only for men. Protein shakes can help you to increase your muscle mass, reduce the fats and increase your strength. Yes, you can eat  meals with lots of proteins but drinking protein shakes after a workout will help your muscles to recover themselves very quickly, providing them lots of nutrients quickly. 
  • It is important  that you train. Do exercise frequently can become very monotonous. Unlike doing exercise, training is a way to workout with a purpose of achieving your goals the same way as training in order to master doublé-unders or tu clean. 

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