Congratulations on your hard work.
Division 1 athletes would handle cross fit with ease. A day at Barwis Methods is illuminating to say the least..
Start a thread about a topic, have people who disagree start shit. The mgoblog way.
This past month and I had no idea how tough it would be. Better workout in 30 mins then I could do in an hour or two by myself. I could not imagine joining any competition though as of yet. Maybe in 3 or 4 more months I can see the progress to think about it. But I highly encourage anybody who gets bored with the normal gym workout routine to check out a Crossfit. My buddy has been going for 4 months everyday and has still not repeated a same workout. That being said I'm sure these Wolverines would be in Beast Mode in a Crossfit Competition.
I agree with much of what you say except that doing Olympic lifts at a standard gym will often get you tossed out of that gym. Particularly if you're dropping the bar.
A good Crossfit gym doesn't have you doing the 100 reps thing all the time. The thing with Crossfit is that there are good gyms/instructors and bad ones. Hopefully you can figure out which one you're at quickly.
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...of scars and/or bruises
Then realized I wanted a real workout that didn't involve kipping, paleo or PVC pipe
/s kinda
Perhaps you were doing it wrong the first 12.5 years.
yeah, and how many times have you been injured? We've had a bunch of crossfitters come into our training facility because they burn out and injure themselves because there is no accountability from the trainers there. Not everybody should be doing the same workout, specialized workouts catered to your goals and deficiencies are the way to go. plu, those aren't real pullups, do it without swinging yourself
Im sure your Affliction shirt goes well with your Ed Hardy Sunglasses.
4 years... as I have no shot of regionals but I think it's fun to do the open to gauge my progress from year to year. My plan is to make the games in the masters division which means I have like 14 years until I need to peak.
No, 31... couldn't remember when masters started. Guess I have to modify my timetable now.
I can't wait to hear about all the slap tears that result from the high rep snatches in the first "WOD".
I actually have a SLAP tear in my left shoulder from playing old man softball... doing Crossfit has helped me rehab and has kept me from surgery up to this point, knock on wood. You can hurt yourself doing just about anything and just like anything else their are people doing less than ideal Crossfit.
Wow, no love! I actually am a father of 6 (soon to 7), have no idea what Ed Hardy glasses are, and work out in gym shorts and a t-shirt. What do you all do that's so superior?
I don't know...maybe use contraception?
of weights (3x/wk) and running (3x/wk) with insanity about 2x/wk on running days. in the summer i supplement with swimming 3-5 miles in the lake, a mile a day. enjoy child #7, and pray for #8, those the blessings of life.
I've lifted for most of my adult life, and I served in the military, and I dig crossfit more than any other workout platform I've tried. Also, I'm in better shape than I've ever been in. I'm not sure what all the animosity is all about here, but people have some serious hatred of crossfit. Perhaps just don't do it then?
I guess in my case I have the equipment in my garage, and don't pay the fee. Also, people who are doing the lifts wrong are just... doing the lifts wrong. That doesn't make the exercises bad for those of us who do them right.
We follow orders, we follow orders or people die, it’s that simple. Are we clear?
yes to all four.
crossfit is great for increasing respitory fitness. not so great for show muscles that everyone wants to get.
I think most of the dislike of Crossfit comes from the fact that it is so easy to open an affiliate and many don't teach proper form on Olympic lifts. If I walked into a gym for the first time and saw middle-aged guys (like me) cleaning 165 with bad form and no correction, I'd be skeptical too. But done properly, it's the best workout for me.
That's awesome!
What sort of timeframe is this in? This seems like a really high number of reps to be hititng consecutively in an explosive exercise. Are these from the floor or the hang?
17 minutes, the workout is...
40 burpees, 30 - 75# snatch
30 burpees, 30 - 135# snatch
20 burpees, 30 - 165# snatch
10 burpees, as many 210# snatch as you can get until time runs out.
Edit: the snatch is from the ground and can be power or squat.
The average person is not going much past 135# but a score of 204 means they snatched 210# 14 times which is ridiculous.
I just started crossfit last week but am a little skeptical of the instructor's planning. It seems like he changes the plan daily. Where can I go to find the WOD's if I want to do them on my own? Also, this is the first I've heard of the crossift open. Where do I go to find all information about these kinds of events?