{"id":1148,"date":"2022-06-13T22:56:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T21:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2022-09-14T19:17:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T18:17:30","slug":"is-crossfit-a-sport-heres-why-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestgymhacks.com\/is-crossfit-a-sport-heres-why-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Is CrossFit A Sport? Here’s Why It Is."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This question has polarised responses on whether CrossFit is not a sport. Nevertheless, here’s a useful answer, founded upon the definition<\/span> of ‘sport’ by the Oxford English Dictionary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CrossFit, by its own merit, is recognised as a sport because it fulfils the parameters of the definition of ‘Sport’. Namely, “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or a team competes<\/em>“. Much of the emphasis of CrossFit gravitates largely around competition and its entire philosophy and methodology rest on physical exertion and skill. Thereby, it does in fact qualify as a sport. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Nationwide friendly competitive CrossFit goes on every week of the year<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

“The Sport of Fitness”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is the strap-line and a large proportion of the brand of CrossFit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s the public and ever-growing competitive side of the brand, where each year CrossFit LLC seeks to find the ‘Fittest on Earth’ <\/em>by a series of tests from a pool of athletes who earned a ticket to compete at the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right to compete at the finals (The Crossfit Games<\/a>) is by way of competing at the CrossFit Open, quarter-finals, and semi-finals \/ CrossFit sanctioned events such as this<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are Sanctioned CrossFit events <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sanctioend CrossFit Events are those which have been approved by CrossFit LLC to be utilised by the highest level athletes as a means to access the CrossFit Games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These replaced the CrossFit Regionals, whereby the winners and or podium finishers of the competition punch a ticket to The CrossFit Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a total of 21 Sanctional Events held all over the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To read about Greg Glassman’s sacking off of regionals, check out this Best Gym Hacks article here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some examples of CrossFit Sanctioned events: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. Torian Pro – Austrialia <\/li>
  2. Syndicate Crown – Knoxville TN, USA<\/li>
  3. Fittest in Cape Town – South Africa <\/li>
  4. Strength in Depth – UK <\/li>
  5. Atlas Games – Montral Canada <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    For a full listing, you can find them here<\/a>, along with all the associated website for each competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    CrossFit Utilises Other Sports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    CrossFit utilises a number of recognised sports, movements and exercises within its training methodology, but that does not negate the fact it’s a sport on its own terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How so? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Comparing to Athletics <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    As an illustration, athletics is a sport recognised by the Olympic Committee<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A heptathlete will partake in 7 events, including sub-sports such as running. A heptathlon is recognised as being a sporting event, and a heptathlete is recognised as being a sports person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    By the same token, CrossFit follows this manifestation of singular events to make up a group of events, with a ranking from 1st to last, the same as any other sporting event. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Examples of sports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Some examples of sports that CrossFit utilises include, but not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n