Crossfit sounds gay
crossfit sucks, but it attracts alot of hot chicks so it rocks.
Why do crossfitters feel the need to post in the strength sports section?
I’m sure there are other websites willing to cater to their interests.
[quote]Invictica wrote:
Why do crossfitters feel the need to post in the strength sports section?
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They are trying to win us over! :o
Hey man, nice pregress, and if you like what you do, if it makes you want to do it every day and you look forward too doing it, than thata all you need to do. I personally wouldnt ever do it because I want powerlifting strength, and explosive strength. I am a powerlifter, and thats what I am love with doing
[quote]malonetd wrote:
For a general conditioning day, I’ll often look at the crossfit website to find something to do.[/quote]
I’ve done the same thing, I fucking hate cardio and doing some of their shit is more interesting than walking on the treadmill.
I don’t really see anything wrong with it. Not my cup of tea overall, but I’d dig for my wife to do it.
Crossfit obviusly raises estrogen.
Makes woman hot.
Makes man small and gay.
[quote]BAdWolf wrote:
Crossfit obviusly raises estrogen.
Makes woman hot.
Makes man small and gay.[/quote]
HAHAHHAHA
One of the best on here.
Josh Everett and Greg Amundson are pretty stacked…
Well I suppose I’m glad you like it.
Tell me though, did you break your foot jumping off a bosuball to to a frontflip into a muscle up, then drop down, sprint 200 feet and jump through the window of a 3 story building?
Just wondering, everyone I know whose done crossfit has managed to injure themselves in the stupidest sounding ways.
funny I’ve trained hundreds of people and I’ve had a handful of very ‘normal’ injuries.
CrossFit is great for what it is…but it also is what it is…intense circuit training, but with a siny new marketing name. I suppose we all should be grateful that thanks to crossfit…the trend of going from machine to machine using 40% of one’s 1 RM for sets of 15 reps X 10 exercices has almost disappeared.
It raises epoc, is an anaerobic endurance workout and would be great in a bodycomposition program ALONG regular weight training. Or like others pointed out, doing GPP. But the usefulness ends there. And most of the people doing crossfit that have a decent strenght and physique had it before crossfit in my experience. Because for crossfit to be THAT effective, one has to be able to lift decent weight…and to that end, crossfit sure isn’t the fastest route.
Glad people are bing honest here… Crossfit doesnt get a bad name from what it is. It gets a bad name because of the cultists it atracts. Another couple years and i expect to see another Waco, Texas or Heavens Gate on the TV except with crossfitters! Like most have agreed it is an excellent condition program but from time to time what i’ve notice they can do some really odd exercise combo’s. As long as you do intelligent complexes that dont risk injury due to trying exercises that demand concentration and technique while fatigued i dont see a problem with it.
i personally have been working out with Kettlebell complexes and are enjoying them alot. I find that 2 Kettlebell complexes transition from movement to movement very smooth. More so than with Barbells or Dumbells.
thats just my opinion though…
There are a few reasons Crossfit is looked down on.
#1- In general it seems to have a work harder not smarter mentality.
#2- Though it does improve many things, it mainly improves cardiovascular endurance and work capacity. These attributes are viewed by many as something that can be improved very quickly, such as during pre-season for a particular sport. Strength and muscle mass improve more via a cumulative effect in that the work you have been doing for months/years accrues. Thus, many look at Crossfit and think, if I want or need to be in that type of shape, I can go do it, where as the same approach with weights doesnt work at all.
#3- There is alot of explosive movements done in an extraordinarily fatigued state, some view this as one of the worst drawbacks of crossfit because it is a safety issue.
#4- There isnt time layed out to focus on deficiencies. If you start doing Crossfit and are flexible and have good mobility and mechanics with all the basic movement patterns, you will probably be alright. If you dont, alot of these issues wont be fixed by doing crossfit. Crossfit is based on doing simple, nuts and bolts exercises, and for the most part, being able to do them well. If for whatever reason you cant right off the bat, even if you could with a few stretches and instruction, Crossfit itself will not get you there, you just have to hope you have a better than average Crossfit coach.
[quote]Shadowzz4 wrote:
There are a few reasons Crossfit is looked down on.
#1- In general it seems to have a work harder not smarter mentality.
#2- Though it does improve many things, it mainly improves cardiovascular endurance and work capacity. These attributes are viewed by many as something that can be improved very quickly, such as during pre-season for a particular sport. Strength and muscle mass improve more via a cumulative effect in that the work you have been doing for months/years accrues. Thus, many look at Crossfit and think, if I want or need to be in that type of shape, I can go do it, where as the same approach with weights doesnt work at all.
#3- There is alot of explosive movements done in an extraordinarily fatigued state, some view this as one of the worst drawbacks of crossfit because it is a safety issue.
#4- There isnt time layed out to focus on deficiencies. If you start doing Crossfit and are flexible and have good mobility and mechanics with all the basic movement patterns, you will probably be alright. If you dont, alot of these issues wont be fixed by doing crossfit. Crossfit is based on doing simple, nuts and bolts exercises, and for the most part, being able to do them well. If for whatever reason you cant right off the bat, even if you could with a few stretches and instruction, Crossfit itself will not get you there, you just have to hope you have a better than average Crossfit coach. [/quote]
I would add 2 other concerns
Instructor qualification. I’ve yet to meet a qualified Crossfit intructor whose base of knowledge came from Crossfit they are alway former powerlifter, Olympic lifter, USAW, etc. whcih means a “certified” Crossfit instructor has quite the variation in skill level and intruction.
This is not to say all Crossfit is bad or ALL instructors are unqualified but there is an issue there that I feel is constantly ignored.
The other is the annoyance factor. certain Crosfit advocates act like Crosfit is some new creation. It’s crosstrainng with a nifty nickname, that’s it. That’s all it was, that’s all it ever will be. I’m glad you enjoy it, and I respect your choice.
but it’s just cross training.
[quote]1000rippedbuff wrote:
Josh Everett and Greg Amundson are pretty stacked…[/quote]
Sertiously bro??? You really think crossfit is the only training they’ve ever done. There alot of people in crossfit that are strong or stacked. They are also people that have been training for years and i’m possitive they already were that strong or that stacked before they started crossfit. Maybe they hacve better endurance now or are leaner now but i dont know how anyone can honestly say they’ve gained monster hypertrophy or serious strength on crossfit
I hate how the crossfitters hog the SQUAT rack for chin ups.
[quote]hayama987 wrote:
Could someone explain to me why I should not think this is stupid as hell?
Uneven Grace - YouTube [/quote]
i like how bumper plates make it look way heavier than it is.
[quote]blackngrey609 wrote:
1000rippedbuff wrote:
Josh Everett and Greg Amundson are pretty stacked…
Sertiously bro??? You really think crossfit is the only training they’ve ever done. There alot of people in crossfit that are strong or stacked. They are also people that have been training for years and i’m possitive they already were that strong or that stacked before they started crossfit. Maybe they hacve better endurance now or are leaner now but i dont know how anyone can honestly say they’ve gained monster hypertrophy or serious strength on crossfit[/quote]
To be fair Everett was/is an Olympic Lifter that Mike Burgener convinced to try crossfit workouts. As far as I know Amundson has only ever done crossfit from what I’ve heard. I don’t think that anyone who isn’t genetically gifted to do so would become huge doing crossfit or elite level strong. But then it isn’t designed for that. It would be like saying nobody becomes huge and strong from interval training. Crossfit style training is like the MMA of training… People say MMA fighters don’t have great boxing or whatever-but that isn’t really what its all about.
That being said, I’ve seen plenty of people build good physiques and hit good numbers on lifts doing main page crossfit and even more from doing other crossfit hybrid programs. At my gym the average guy who’s been with us for a few months deadlifts around 350 and weighs between 170 and 185. One of my best deadlifters is 175 and deadlifted 455. Not elite, but not bad either considering he isn’t a specialized lifter and has way better than average conditioning.
The problem is people bitch and moan about this style of training or that, but what I see in the real world is this: the knowledgeable people like it for what it is and understand it for what it is. The people who are selling something else don’t like it. And then you have the monkeys who sit on the sideline and bitch and criticize everything but never do anything themselves. Pretty much all of the criticism I see come from either whats become a stereotype with no real basis in reality, or just a total lack of knowledge on the subject.
In the end, we all, as people who support being in shape and working out, should be banding together in whatever it is we decide to do and stand against the fat asses you see at wal-mart. The people trying to make it ok to be fat pigs are the problem.