crossfit games

Thta shit aint no sport man...

I hate crossfit as it is dangerous and a reckless way to exercise.

It has no structure and is not system as they claim it to be.

The wod's are just thrown together haphazardly and are based of ridiculous things. Im gonna exercise the number of reps of my oldest kid... Thats fucking stupid and is left for people who do not have a clie about actual strength and conditioning.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dGIvnxYzUlw


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iXFgUAvzUaM


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g4X3mIJkoLo


Just a few bad examples of the bad programming and recommendations made by these xfit "guru" trainers.

There is this one dude who just is bat shit stupid on running/jogging/sprinting mechanics and makes the claim "if you aint runnin this way, you are running blind". Lol

if not many can keep up i see it as a sport. how is it dangerous or wreckless? thats the good part they're throwin together randomly so you're never doin the same shit over an over. it also is done that way so you're all around fit. sure you can throw weight around, but can those same ppl usually get on some gymnastic rings an do a hand stand? not usually same goes with endurance athletes sure they can run, swim, or bike far, but can they throw around heavy weight? not usually. these dudes do it all an the point of crossfit is no matter what it is you go all out an the ability to continue to go all out over an over again.

so ppl who go just to get in shape an are tired fuck up. that happens no matter what kinda workout you do. i cant tell you how many times ive seen bars flyin all over cause someones usin a suicide grip an it slips out their hands an fuckin weights are everywhere. so i dont take that as a "bad example." the second one there really wasnt much wrong with that besides i know you're gonna say "thats not a real pullup" well he's tryin to do it as fast as possible thats why he puts that say or "kip" into the pullup. nothin wrong with it just gettin more of your body/momentum involved. an the last one was just an idiot. who the fuck squats like that?!

I think crossfitters tend to think they're already a beast and don't work their way up.

First day @ CF gonna squat 300, deadlift 500, and press 250. I got this..I'M CROSSFITx. Plus I'll run 10 miles.

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Originally Posted by tehgenoc1de

I think crossfitters tend to think they're already a beast and don't work their way up.

First day @ CF gonna squat 300, deadlift 500, and press 250. I got this..I'M CROSSFITx. Plus I'll run 10 miles.

so is that why most crossfitters constantly try to beat their last pr's in the workouts they do?

cross fit is intense and legit as fuck

Originally Posted by blazinkill504

so is that why most crossfitters constantly try to beat their last pr's in the workouts they do?

That's exactly the problem. It's well known, and has been for a long time before becoming westernized(check out old school russian/soviety training regimens) that progressive cycling is the only way to continue making gains without increasing risk for injury or overexertion. Not tooting my own horn, but I'm a cpt, experienced with training military personnel, a sports med student, and a decade or so of lifting experience, so I have a fair understanding of the anatomical and physiological effects of different actions; crossfit will get you in shape and I'll never deny that, as I've followed it for 3 months before and had decent results, but its far from well-designed in general , and I think we'll be finding a lot of crossfitters with some pretty serious problems in a few years. Similar to p90x's concept of muscle confusion. Yes, the theory is true, but implementing change every 4 weeks has also been well documented as less effective than 10-16 week cycles. Your body doesn't adapt that fast, and you'll find that a well-designed program will often have its largest gains in the middle weeks(around weeks 3-10). Yes, soreness is higher the first couple weeks and that makes so many people think its working better, but I assure you that delayed onset muscle soreness is not the goal of working out. Samson, Saxon, and many other of the greats all agreed that you should come out of the gym more energized than you went in for strength gains(not hypertrophy, not endurance, strength). I know crossfit is designed for all-around athleticism, but they really put very little structure, and no progressive cycling. So regardless of specific goals, the entire foundation upon which the program is 'designed' is flawed.