CrossFit beginners have special needs.
They need to learn how
to correctly perform exercises and also to build the general and
specific fitness to endure intense WODs (Workouts of the Day).
One tool
that CrossFit Silicon Valley
has found useful to help create a
strong foundation is what they call
the “SV Beginner’s Ladder,” a relatively simple routine that ramps
newbies up toward prescribed CrossFit benchmarks.
The Beginner’s Ladder focuses on
three bodyweight exercises:
the
squat, push-up and pull-up.
As a group, these exercises are hard to beat
for a number of reasons, and are appropriate for CrossFit rookies and
veterans alike.
As equipment-free (save a pull-up bar)
bodyweight
exercises, the squat, push-up and pull-up are important because they
each teach beginners how to coordinate their body parts in motion before
attempting to control themselves with additional resistance.
