Crossfit: I'm hurting. Bad.

[pleaforwar]

I have no "hate" for CF, justy legit comments/concerns, and those I know who have major criticisms of various aspects of CF have not lost a penny to CF. If it works for you, and fits your goals, drive on.

By no means was that comment directed towards you Will.

I'm speaking of the communities who don't discuss the differences between the approaches, but rather talks shit about Crossfit and the people who do it.

I believe it boils down to the competence of instructors/trainers on both sides of the fence. If you have a piss poor Crossfit instructor or personal trainer you will end up injured or not improve performance.

[WillBrink]

By no means was that comment directed towards you Will.
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Appreciated

[Uglyguns]

I believe it boils down to the competence of instructors/trainers on both sides of the fence. If you have a piss poor Crossfit instructor or personal trainer you will end up injured or not improve performance.

Get out of here with your logic.

Something that always escapes people, all gyms aren't equal. I train at a level 2 gym, with two of the best trainers on the east coast PERIOD. I wouldn't train anywhere else and I can for free and without the 20min drive.

You can open a gym as a level 1, but that doesn't mean you should nor should you train at one. YYMMV

V/r
Uglyguns

[Eurodriver]

I know the feeling Euro.

I know there is a lot of hate for Crossfit, but I always consider the source. Most of the hate comes from the community that has lost the most income from the inception of Crossfit, and that is the personal training community.

It is not a great regimen if you are looking for a specific fitness goal like powerlifting or marathon running, but if you're looking for a great overall workout its hard to beat with instructors who know what they are doing.

Like all fitness routines the individual performing the workout should stay within their limits. People become injured from all aspects of physical training and it is certainly not limited to Crossfit.

Don't worry, my Brother in Law got me into Crossfit and he and the guys that have been doing it religiously are in serious good shape. I'm a believer.

I'm normally open to both sides of a debate, but every time I have ever been confronted by someone who told me crossfit was a joke/sucked/whatever it has been by some 20% body fat meat head who lives in the gym at the bench press and staring at himself in the mirrow while he does ice cream scoop curls.

At the other end of the spectrum are the "I run 50 miles a weak but I can't pull my own body weight up" guys.

Am I doubting there are other methods to a healthy, well rounded workout besides crossfit? Of course not. But I worked out solid "meat head" style for 7 months, had a seriously good diet, and I didn't see the results I've seen in 4 months of doing crossfit.

What's your diet?

V/r
Uglyguns

Paleo.

[Smash]

I'm in the Marine Corps so obviously I run to stay in shape as well as lift. And again not knocking crossfit because while not for Me religiously I dabble. I would just like to impart some experience. While on my last float on ship me and some other infantry Lts would compete on some of the crossfit competitions because I do bodybuilding workouts and the others did crossfit. I'm 5'7 195 around 12-14%BF and have been labeled a bit of a meat head. The best of the cross fit crew were 6'0-6'2 185-200 no body fat. On the 30 power cleans for time with 115# I smoked them because I was simply reverse curling the weight while they had to do proper form after the first 12 reps. On 15 hang cleans and 15 burpees X 3 for time it was closer but I still did it faster due to the ease of the hang cleans. Please don't take this as an argument because I like aspects of crossfit. For the meatheads out there I say try it. Especially some of the under 3 minute tests as described here.

[Eurodriver]

I'm in the Marine Corps so obviously I run to stay in shape as well as lift. And again not knocking crossfit because while not for Me religiously I dabble. I would just like to impart some experience. While on my last float on ship me and some other infantry Lts would compete on some of the crossfit competitions because I do bodybuilding workouts and the others did crossfit. I'm 5'7 195 around 12-14%BF and have been labeled a bit of a meat head. The best of the cross fit crew were 6'0-6'2 185-200 no body fat. On the 30 power cleans for time with 115# I smoked them because I was simply reverse curling the weight while they had to do proper form after the first 12 reps. On 15 hang cleans and 15 burpees X 3 for time it was closer but I still did it faster due to the ease of the hang cleans. Please don't take this as an argument because I like aspects of crossfit. For the meatheads out there I say try it. Especially some of the under 3 minute tests as described here.

What really sold me on crossfit is the fact that I hate running.

I was running constantly trying to keep my PFT down while I was in. As I'm sure you're aware, a 300 PFT for lieutenants is the norm, not the exception. Aside from that, a run time above 22 minutes is flat out unacceptable.

With crossfit I can still do a killer 3 mile run and not have to beat up myself doing hardcore runs all over base.

My CO was the same way. Now, I have to give it to the meatheads (I mean no offense, its just easier than saying "The hardcore weight training guys") they "look" the part. Most crossfitters while in shape don't necessarily have the meathead look. That can come in handy when dealing with stubborn GySgts

[Eurodriver]

I have no "hate" for CF, justy legit comments/concerns, and those I know who have major criticisms of various aspects of CF have not lost a penny to CF. If it works for you, and fits your goals, drive on.

Thanks Will.

I know there are some aspects of CF that need to be considered. But that can be said of every workout program.

To be fair, I have experienced an extremely sore back that lasted (and took me out of all exercise) for nearly a month due to rushing some Snatches.

But I have also experienced severe wrist strains due to heavy weight lifting. Injuries can come no matter your program as you obviously know.

From what I've seen so far, I really like it. But as with anything, its entirely up to the individual.

[pleaforwar]

I'm in the Marine Corps so obviously I run to stay in shape as well as lift. And again not knocking crossfit because while not for Me religiously I dabble. I would just like to impart some experience. While on my last float on ship me and some other infantry Lts would compete on some of the crossfit competitions because I do bodybuilding workouts and the others did crossfit. I'm 5'7 195 around 12-14%BF and have been labeled a bit of a meat head. The best of the cross fit crew were 6'0-6'2 185-200 no body fat. On the 30 power cleans for time with 115# I smoked them because I was simply reverse curling the weight while they had to do proper form after the first 12 reps. On 15 hang cleans and 15 burpees X 3 for time it was closer but I still did it faster due to the ease of the hang cleans. Please don't take this as an argument because I like aspects of crossfit. For the meatheads out there I say try it. Especially some of the under 3 minute tests as described here.

If you're looking for a competition that's a little more in-depth in terms of the strengths Crossfitters are looking for, I'd say do the Murph WOD with some guys that have done CrossFit for awhile. It's much more difficult, takes more endurance, and you won't have an edge due to your lifting experience. The RX workout is:
1 Mile run
100 Pull ups
200 Pushups
300 squats
1 Mile run
All while wearing a 20lb vest.

It's an ass-kicker.

[Smash]

I'm not trying to be the best at exercising, I play real sports. - Kenny Powers

[J-Dub]

Different goals, knowing being sore from "my neck to my ankles" is not a reflection of productive workout or even a good idea in most cases, wanting to avoid various exercises that are known to be high risk to joints, knowing already how to put together effective programs that have cross training elements, knowing CF has it's pros and its cons, etc, etc.

If you like it and it works for you for your goals, great, but many of your more respect coaches are not big fans for above reasons, and others. Some comments with link to an excellent review of CF:

http://www.brinkzone.com/training-pr...ossfit-review/

Good luck!

Couldnt have said it any better Mr. Brink.