Can you use the word CrossFit?

To legally use the CrossFit® name, and to be a CrossFit® affiliate you need to have undertaken their proprietary training and have entered into their affiliate agreement which explains the rights and responsibilities of licensees. Every owner of a trademark has a legal responsibility to defend their mark from dilution.

Are CrossFit Wods trademarked?

We are in the business of training, so we license the name for that purpose only and protect it to ensure it is associated with training only. CrossFit is in the business of training, so we license the name for that purpose only and protect it to ensure it is associated with training only.

Is CrossFit a brand name?

CrossFit is a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. The methodology was developed by Greg Glassman, who founded CrossFit, LLC, with Lauren Jenai in 2000, with CrossFit its registered trademark.

Is CrossFit one word or two?

It means that Crossfit, the workout style, has been around for a long time. The part of Crossfit that is new is simply the term. Before the term Crossfit was trademarked by founder Greg Glassman, many people partook in a style of workout that was referred to as HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training).

How did CrossFit get its name?

The motivation for naming them, as Glassman said in December 2009 discussion, was simple: He wanted to be able to explain the workout once to his group, give it a name, and then refer to the name next time the workout came up. It’s easier to say “Fran” than to say “a front squat into push press followed by pull-ups.”

Is WOD copyrighted?

WOD is an acronym for “workout of the day” and is used alone and in conjunction with other words and designs as a trademark by many, many different companies.

Can you do CrossFit If you are weak?

The quick answer: CrossFit will make you stronger (not exceptionally strong… ever) if you are weak. CrossFit will make you weaker if you are already strong.

What does WOD mean in CrossFit?

Workout of the Day
WOD: Workout of the Day. EMOM: Every Minute on the Minute. AMRAP: As Many Reps as Possible. Box: A CrossFit gym with the bare necessities to perform all the WODs. Ladder: A series of exercises where you increase the number of reps by 1 each time they are performed.

Who can do CrossFit?

Everyone can do CrossFit regardless of age, injuries and current fitness levels. The program is modified for each person to help him or her safely become healthier and fitter. Grandparents and Olympians can perform modified versions of the same general workout.

What is CrossFit LLC?

CrossFit LLC holds a uniquely elegant solution to the greatest problem facing the world today: chronic disease. The CrossFit program—constantly varied high-intensity functional movement coupled with meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar—can give you a pass on chronic disease.

What is the CrossFit Journal?

The CrossFit Journal also contains resources to help you scale the workout to your level. In general, choose a load that’s manageable for you or use a percentage of the weight prescribed. Replace movements you can’t do with similar movements that are available to you.

How does CrossFit help prevent chronic disease?

The CrossFit program—constantly varied high-intensity functional movement coupled with meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar—can give you a pass on chronic disease. If you are not sick, know that fitness provides a great margin of protection against the ravages of time and disease.