3 Myths About Crossfit

These are three things as coaches we hear all the time. So we wanted to give you our take on these common misconceptions!”I’m going to get injured”

Let’s start by acknowledging that there is risk in everything we do. When you walked out of your house this morning there was a risk, albeit a very small one, that a jet engine might fall on your head. You probably didn’t let that stop you from going to work though.

While it is true that there are many gyms (CrossFit or otherwise), that hold a low standard with regards to safety, training and the continuing education of their staff, thankfully you’re not considering one of those gyms. You’re considering a gym that takes great care to train clients through our Foundations program, and puts a ton of time into writing a program that’s always getting safer and more effective. Read about the principles behind our program here.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″ accent=”false”]”I’m going to get bulky”[/x_custom_headline][x_raw_content]

Girls shouldn’t lift weights, they’ll get bulky.

I’ve heard this from some men too, but mainly women. Let’s leave issue of what women’s bodies “should” look like for another blog post, or maybe even it’s own book, and just focus on hormones and biology.

It’s actually pretty tough for women to get “bulky” simply due to the balance of testosterone to estrogen in a woman’s body in comparison to a man’s. The women that you do see that are bulky, didn’t get that way by accident. If you do find yourself unable to fit into any of you clothes due to your bulging muscles after lifting weights for a bit and not changing your diet too much, please tell us how you did it!

What most people are looking for though, is to get “tone”. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but “tone” refers to “muscle tone”. That’s what curves are, the muscle underneath the layer of skin and fat. If you want body recomposition, you need resistance training, it’s really that simple. At REP we’ve trained everyone from cancer survivors, the elderly, deaf people, the obese, kids, people with mental disabilities and former division 1 athletes. Literally anyone can do CrossFit.

We don’t like to use the word “excuses”, we prefer “priorities”. For instance we have clients that workout in order to balance some questionable dietary choices. They understand that their results won’t be as good, and they’re ok with that. Their priority is eating comfort foods with their family, and that’s ok. In the long term we’ll try to move them in a better direction, but framing things as excuses usually doesn’t work to motivate people, and can often reinforce the behavior we’d like to change.

The question we’d like to ask you is, “Are you ready to make your fitness a priority”? If the answer is yes then that’s all you need to get started. We’ll see you in health!

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Matt Markiewicz

COACH

Matt began his journey into fitness playing football and rugby in high school. He truly fell in love with health and wellness after losing 150lbs and becoming a lifelong learner in all things movement. He pursued this love by going on to get his Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland, College Park. Matt has experience in bodybuilding, powerlifting, athletic performance training, and yoga. He has also worked as a rehab technician in a Physical Therapy Clinic.Matt is excited to share his passion for living a healthy life and fitness with the CrossFit Rep community.

CERTIFICATIONS

B.S. Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park (2016)
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
ACE Certified Health Coach
Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist (FRCms)
Functional Range Assessment (FRA)
200HR Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200)
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer

Ross Coskrey

Head Coach

Ross found CrossFit in 2017. After lifelong sports background, CrossFit was the perfect way to fill the competitive void that had been left in his life, and to feel like an athlete again!

Ross has been competing in CrossFit athlete the past few years but after an injury, he now finds himself enjoying just being active and building lifelong friendships through the fantastic community that CrossFit creates, epseically at REP!

Ross earned his Kinesiology degree from Texas State University and has been personal training and coaching for the last 7 years.

Jake Hill

Owner & Coach

Jake found CrossFit in Philadelphia in 2012, and immediately fell in love. He quickly began his internship at CrossFit Love, one of Philadelphia’s most esteemed gyms, and has been coaching for over 5 years now. He has a thirst for knowledge and truth that continues to drive the culture at REP.

Jake is Breakdancer of 15 years (also a Breakdance instructor), and has extensive gymnastics knowledge https://www.instagram.com/jakenastix/. Jake believes that helping people improve their fitness and quality of life is his life’s work, and is thrilled to be doing so back in his hometown of Austin TX.

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Box Programming General Manager
Box Programming Certified Coach
CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
USAW Sports Performance
USAW Advanced Sports Performance
OPEX Assessment, Program Design, Nutrition, Lifestyle Coaching
CPR/AED Certified
StrongFit seminar – Julien Pineau
Freestyle Connection – Carl Paoli
Diploma Culinary Arts – Art Institute
B.A. Communications – Temple University
Jake@CrossfitREP.com

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