CrossFit

Tried CrossFit?

  • Yes

    Votes: 11 68.8%

  • No

    Votes: 4 25.0%

  • Never heard of it

    Votes: 1 6.3%
  • Total voters
    16
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grafixLSUalum

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who in here has ever attempted a CrossFit WOD? I am just curious to see if it is popular within our community.

It is a very good training system, similar to what we used on our athletes in college that really puts your body to the test. If there are any athletes in here I recommend you give it a shot as it is more 'functional' than the just standard lifting practices preached on the boards.

btw, CrossFit is the only thing that has ever made me puke.
 
grafixLSUalum said:
who in here has ever attempted a CrossFit WOD? I am just curious to see if it is popular within our community.

It is a very good training system, similar to what we used on our athletes in college that really puts your body to the test. If there are any athletes in here I recommend you give it a shot as it is more 'functional' than the just standard lifting practices preached on the boards.

btw, CrossFit is the only thing that has ever made me puke.
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Yes, I have heard about it and read about it.. even check WOD's periodically... but have never tried it.
I've been seriously considering trying it all year but just haven't gotten around to it. I'm an athlete and have taken my MMA training to awhole new level over the past year and really want to take my strength and conditioning there to. Are you real framiliar with using Crosfit Grafix?? ..if so, I'd have some questions for you and then I'm game to start trying it ASAP!
 
i am somewhat familiar. i have done probably 20 or so WODs. My brother, who is in Afghanistan got me hooked on it. Apparently it is popular in the military too
 
it's for people who want avg strength gains and avg conditioning... Not for any elite or advanced athletes.
 
grafixLSUalum said:
average conditioning? i completely disagree.
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You shitting me? Ive worked out at the same gym Kevin Randleman has and the conditioning the MMA fighters was nothing like Cross Fit. It was INTENSE ass shit for 5 minutes on and 1 minute off just like an ACTUAL fight. Not like powercleaining 50 lbs for 15 minutes.

Did you ever see their exercise selection and what % they jump/lift in?

Come on man. If that isn't enough for you many top strength coaches agree w/ me, and lastly have you seen cross fit athletes? theyre all skinny and weak. Like I said, avg gains in the strength a nd conditioning at best.
 
obviously MMA training (which i havent seen) would be incredibly intense ass shit. I am not sure what crossfit wod you have done, but there are some that are tough as shit as well.

we incorporated many crossfit routines into our routines when training elite, collegiate athletes. It seemed to work pretty well. I dont know what else to tell you.
 
sorry thought you said you used it in MMA up top, I misread.

It's an average routine, and I bet you can't explain why you jump/lift in the %s that you do and why you use your exercise selection that you do (dont worry, rippetoe cant either). Rippetoe is the same guy that said the SSB is ineffective and that you can lift any amount of weight you want using a monolift. He also said trapbar deadlifts suck.

Lastly, if you understood the Hill's equation of force/velocity curve you would understand that olympic lifts (minus the split jerk) have no use for athletes who need to get stronger and more explosive. I'll back that up... Over seas olympic lifters (who are way better than the US oly lifters) don't even use Oly lifts to get more explosive they use many different types of jumps to get explosive. Yet we have college and high school athletes power cleaning because it's "explosive."

I haven't tried his workouts, and never will. but from all of my literature on strength and sports, talking with some great strength coaches (louie simmons, NE pats strength coach) and reading charles poliquin rip on Cross fit, I know it's very average.

Like I said, show me one athlete who was a freak of nature off of Cross Fit? You won't. Again -- decent routine. Not very advanced. I will also give it credit that it IS a step up from the typical bb shit that you see in magazines.
 
hill's model. that was actually taught in grad school which i am not in. however i do vaguely remember skimming past it. he used a 82-fiber model to predict changed in the force-velocity relationship. so i guess the answer is no, i do not know the equation, but i am sure i can look it up.

like i said, we incorporated CrossFit into our routines. We were lucky enough to have a triple-jumper from Ireland on our track squad where he gave us a look at how he trained in Ireland (in which he still competes for Ireland). It was not that much different than we do in regards to our track athletes. More plyometrics except they incorporated more resistance in their plyos.

I do not know how this turned into an academic thread, i am assuming you checked "no" on the poll
 
oh, and freak of nature off of CrossFit? you know I cant do that. I dont know anybody who only does CrossFit, other than military personnel overseas who have no access to gyms.
 
There are LOTS of high school kids and colleges getting into Cross Fit. I hate bashing it because it's not that bad of a program but when people come out and say (not you) it's awesome and great for advanced athletes that's simply not true. and I despise the fact that Rippetoe is a mediocre strength coach at best is making a lot money and marketing his mediocre program to everyone. As long as people recognize for what it is -- a decent program for avg strength and avg conditioining levels im ok with it. thats why i have to get that off my chest.
 
i honestly dont know who the person Rippetoe is that you keep referring to.

well i guess i can agree with you in some aspect. CrossFit alone will not do much for an elite athlete, I thought i stated before we incorporated some WOD into their training, not replaced their normal training. If not, my bad.

I guess when i wrote this thread I had the average weekend warrior on my mind doing squats and bench, but with no power movements or speed movements, etc. I do not think we have any elite athletes on this board.
 
LOL rippetoe is the creator of cross fit. come on man you dont even know the creator?

No, we might not have any "pro level" athletes but there are plenty here who would do worse on a cross fit program than their current routine, i am one and i can name a lot more if you want.
 
so a 13 year old girl could put together a routine and market it and you wouldn't have to know the creator?

Rippetoe has said some outlandish stuff. He is the supposed "Deadlift expert" yet he only has one athlete who has pulled 600. he has also made the aforementioned claims. Cmon now I know that degree has taught you something, hopefully.
 
nice to meet you too skarhead.

i didnt hear of CrossFit until my (according to you) misinformed strength coach incorporated it into some routines for the athletes. No i do not listen to 13 year old girls opinions, however i do listen and trust those in charge of the program with advanced degrees and far better understanding of the subject matter than I.

I am sorry if you do not agree.
 
Crossfit

Greg Glassman is the creator of crossfit....not Mark Rippetoe. Crossfit does not claim (as far as I know) to enable you to reach max lifting potential on any lift. The whole goal is to reach overall fitness as defined by different parameters such as cardio, balance, strength, power, etc. If you are looking for pure strength or bodybuilding techniques, this is not the program for you.
 
Sorry skar, you're wrong on most accounts. Like the previous poster said, Mark Rippetoe did not even come close to creating CrossFit, Greg Glassman did. And to call Rippetoe and Burgener poor strength coaches doesn't really lend much credence to your "knowledge base" either. CrossFit does not claim to enable you to bench press 500lbs 1RM or squat 600lbs 1RM. It's basis is to enable you to bench press more than your body weight several times, and to do the same with other lifts. As a medical doctor, certified personal trainer, and former body building-type lifter, I could quote miles of scientific studies that back CrossFit's claim that the program can shock your endocrine system into better gains in strength, lean body mass ratio, and even bulk. Your most ridiculous claim is that it is an "average conditioning" program, while also claiming never to have done a single WOD. Blasting something about which you have no information is the sincerest form of ignorance. I'm sure your "MMA friends" will be quick to your aid, but while they are obviously great athletes, the sheer number of Rangers, Delta operators, SEALs, and SWAT cops that train with CrossFit and live or die based on their athleticism should give you pause. Good luck with your training
 
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