CrossFit is taking the fitness world by storm.<\/p>\n
It’s intense, it’s challenging, and it’s fun. It pushes your body past every limit you thought you had and sculpts some sexy bodies. But are you ready for the demands of CrossFit? What about preventing injuries? Wouldn’t it be great to train for CrossFit so you can dominate the competition?<\/p>\n
You’re in luck.<\/p>\n
I chatted with Rob Sulaver – owner and operator of Bandana Training, Advisory Board Member for Arnold Schwarzenegger, and fitness rockstar – about his newest training guide BossFit: Finally, a Fully Periodized Approach to Getting Fit Like a Boss<\/a> and how it can help people just like you.<\/p>\n BossFit<\/a> is a Training Guide. It\u2018s a fully periodized approach to getting ridiculously good at CrossFit. It\u2019s a blueprint for the entire strength and energy system continuum. It\u2019s a plan…a tough as balls plan.<\/p>\n 5 months of training in all.<\/p>\n Oh no, I LOVE CrossFit. They do a lot of really awesome stuff and they\u2019re getting people ridiculously amped about exercise. That\u2019s a huge win. The world needs more of this. There\u2019s just a few things I would change.<\/p>\n GREAT question and I address this in the intro. If you want to be good at CrossFit you want to be good at everything (nothing if not ambitious.) But the best way to get good at everything isn\u2019t to train everything, everyday, with no progression. It\u2019s to train a few things A LOT of the time and work your way towards integration. We need time and focus to develop our strength qualities and energy systems. That\u2019s periodization. And that\u2019s what BossFit is all about.<\/p>\n No. No they don\u2019t. CrossFit is very proud of their lack of periodization.<\/p>\n Well, people started asking me to coach them online to be better CrossFit athletes. I was hesitant because there\u2019s so much to cover. Then my boy Kyle \u201cThe Answer\u201d (who\u2019s trains with me at my gym) got reeeeeally into CrossFit and I started doing his programming. More people were asking me to train them online so I began outlining my training system. BossFit was born.<\/p>\n Ohhh yea sure. Kyle and I went back and forth a lot on the programming. We\u2019d talked over whether we should use linear periodization or wave periodization for the initial sequencing and about how much CrossFit is going to emphasize non-traditionals like grip strength and swimming in the future. Nothing dramatic. Just geeky trainer stuff.<\/p>\n I did a lot of research on residual training effects for different motor abilities. In other words, what\u2019s compatible and what isn\u2019t. I also researched a lot on motor programming and re-programming – basically how we get good at stuff.<\/p>\n Someone who\u2019s done CrossFit for a while and is looking to step up their game.<\/p>\n Equally awesome for them. Although I will say that it is an advanced Training Guide. I don\u2019t get into exercise descriptions, so if you don\u2019t know what, say, a single leg supine glute bridge is, you might need a little bit more experience under your belt before you rock BossFit.<\/p>\n BossFit<\/a> is divided into 5 meso-phases. Each phase has a strength focus and an energy system focus. For example, Phase 1 is about structural balance and establishing an aerobic foundation. It\u2019s a very important phase for injury prevention down the road and it helps lay the groundwork for future success (if you\u2019re curious about each phase – I\u2019ve outlined them in the \u201cWhat\u2019s Inside?\u201d tab at bossfit.bandanatraining.com<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Well, Phase 5 is a Cross Training phase, so you work your way up to the badass combo workouts that are tough as hell. If you’re familiar with CrossFit, it would be similar to workouts like Fight Gone Bad and King Kong. But again, you work TOWARDS these workouts instead of starting there. There\u2019s a big difference.<\/p>\n You\u2019re telling me. But when The Boss is publishing your work, it better be damn crisp, you know?<\/p>\n Going fishing with my dad. Pretty amped about that.<\/p>\n Oh right. That. BIG plans. Trying to make the world sexy, one 6 pack at a time.<\/p>\n CrossFit is taking the fitness world by storm. It’s intense, it’s challenging, and it’s fun. It pushes your body past every limit you thought you had and sculpts some sexy bodies. But are you ready for the demands of CrossFit? What about preventing injuries? Wouldn’t it be great to train for CrossFit so you can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":582,"featured_media":15220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,87],"tags":[447,451,869,1495,1951,2049,4795,5107,5919],"class_list":["post-14730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness-3","category-interviews-questions-answers","tag-anthony-j-yeung","tag-anthony-yeung","tag-bossfit","tag-crossfit","tag-expert","tag-featured","tag-rob-sulaver","tag-sizzilin","tag-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/582"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturalhealthyliving.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}So what exactly is BossFit?<\/h2>\n
Sounds like a lot.<\/h2>\n
So you don\u2019t like CrossFit?<\/h2>\n
So BossFit is about training to win the CrossFit Games. But if someone wants to win the CrossFit Games, why wouldn\u2019t they just do CrossFit?<\/h2>\n
CrossFit doesn\u2019t really do that.<\/h2>\n
How did this Training Guide come about?<\/h2>\n
Any obstacles in writing the Training Guide? Any drama?<\/h2>\n
You mention that you\u2019ve done some research for BossFit?<\/h2>\n
Who would get the most out of BossFit?<\/h2>\n
What if someone has NEVER done CrossFit, but is interested in developing a wide range of abilities.<\/h2>\n
Can you get a little more specific about the programming?<\/h2>\n
What\u2019s the toughest workout in BossFit?<\/h2>\n
We saw that Arnold Schwarzenegger published your first chapter on Schwarzenegger.com. Pretty sweet.<\/h2>\n
What\u2019s next for ya?<\/h2>\n
I meant with Bandana Training and whatnot.<\/h2>\n
Seems like a solid plan. Thanks for chatting with us, Rob. Congrats on the Training Guide. BossFit is available now at http:\/\/bossfit.bandanatraining.com\/<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"