A form of high intensity interval training, CrossFit is a strength and conditioning workout that is made up of
functional movement performed at a high intensity level.
These movements are actions that you perform in your day-to-day life, like squatting, pulling, pushing etc. Many
workouts feature variations of squats, push-ups, and weight lifting that last for predetermined amounts of time to help
build muscles. This varies from a traditional workout that may tell you how many reps to do over any period of time.
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The CrossFit Games is an annual athletic competition owned and operated by CrossFit. Athletes compete in a series of
events at the Games, which may be various standard CrossFit workouts consisting of metabolic conditioning exercises,
weightlifting, and gymnastics movements, as well as a range of activities from other sports such as swimming, road
cycling and strongman. The events generally are not revealed before the Games, can include unexpected elements to
challenge the athletes' readiness to compete, and they are designed to test the athletes' fitness using CrossFit's own
criteria.
Winners of the CrossFit Games earn cash prizes and the title of "Fittest on Earth."