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re: Crossfit is a sham- as told by a crossfitter
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:33 pm to Lester Earl
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:33 pm to Lester Earl
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You don't think people who seek personal training screen potential trainers?
That would be pretty irresponsible of them
Most people who go to a regular gym don't use personal trainers.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:33 pm to Scruffy
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Go frick yourself repeatedly
I'm kidding bro. I had a good buddy who was a 5'8 Italian kid who could slay 'em with the best. He definitely had me beat.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:35 pm to Tigerfan56
Well according to the above post, I had horrible form or something also. I'm not sure what my clean and jerk max would have been because I never tried it, but I would guess somewhere around 185.
I personally never knew anybody who could clean and jerk anywhere in the ballpark of their squat max. That's only in my homely 5 years of working out in high school though.
I personally never knew anybody who could clean and jerk anywhere in the ballpark of their squat max. That's only in my homely 5 years of working out in high school though.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:36 pm to Navytiger74
Doesn't bother Scruffy at all. Been short his whole life, bro.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:36 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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5 years in high school
lol you dumb.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:36 pm to Tigerfan56
You say it's a sham, but it's helped you reach your fitness goals, and then you say you will continue doing it?
Are you bipolar?
Are you bipolar?
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:37 pm to mouton
And you realize joining a CF gym is essentially like working with a personal trainer? They program workouts, they teach form, some even handle nutrition.
There are good ones and bad ones. Just like at your other normal gyms.
Yes, you should screen them.
There are good ones and bad ones. Just like at your other normal gyms.
Yes, you should screen them.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:39 pm to Navytiger74
Say bruh
I started working out in 8th grade.
And promptly quit in college.
I started working out in 8th grade.
And promptly quit in college.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:43 pm to LSUAlum2001
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You say it's a sham, but it's helped you reach your fitness goals, and then you say you will continue doing it? Are you bipolar?
I think the argument is CrossFit selling itself as the end all to be all. Many of us were in the best shape of our lives (varsity athlete level shape) when this program hadn't even made a splash in the market.
I will concede that it works as far as I can tell from the people who are on it (have seen some great results) but there are many other ways to get and stay in shape that are simple, free, and not nearly as conducive to injury. I hate all fads, but most fitness fads are fundamentally dishonest. They're selling themselves as a method, when in reality they are just something that's trendy enough to keep people interested. And that's the key to staying in shape. Interest. Dedication. Discipline.
It's a hackneyed cliché, but I can guarantee you that any able-bodied adult can find a program online that can get and keep them in shape with minimal outlays for equipment and almost no expense. Being in good shape is not complicated. It's just hard. Especially if you're busy and have other shite you'd rather be doing.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:45 pm to Navytiger74
I'm Trying to get back into it.
My fat arse needs some cardio.
My fat arse needs some cardio.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:55 pm to Navytiger74
No one calls it the end all, be all.
It is one of the few programs that combines lifting movements and cardio together, other plans are typically separate: cardio first, lift second, or lift first, cardio second. I was big into lifting and I always ditched the cardio because my lifting periods took too long.
Since I stared crossfit, my BP dropped to 105/70 or so from 125/80 average and I've managed to boost my HDL cholesterol levels.
It is one of the few programs that combines lifting movements and cardio together, other plans are typically separate: cardio first, lift second, or lift first, cardio second. I was big into lifting and I always ditched the cardio because my lifting periods took too long.
Since I stared crossfit, my BP dropped to 105/70 or so from 125/80 average and I've managed to boost my HDL cholesterol levels.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 8:59 pm to Lester Earl
Lester, so crossfit is like working out with a personal trainer. Most people who go to a regular gym do not utilize the benefits and expertise of a personal trainer. They just wing it. Why then with does crossfit with its trained coaches have a much higher rate of injury than gyms where Joe Blow goes in and just throws some weights around?
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:02 pm to LSUAlum2001
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I always ditched the cardio because my lifting periods took too long.
Then the primary benefit that Crossfit has given you is to include the cardio that you previously, willingly ditched. I do cardio first (not token shite, either. 4 miles at or under 32 mins) take a five-minute rest, and get into my lifting while I'm still tired. The cutting results have always been very, very good. And I don't need to put on bulk. My frame is 6' about 195lbs, though I try to stay at 190, and am currently at 198 (too many missed workouts, too much Glenny, and too many late meals these days).
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:03 pm to mouton
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Most people who go to a regular gym do not utilize the benefits and expertise of a personal trainer. They just wing it
yea, and you end up being like oleyeller. (see thread on page 1).
or in your case just ask TD how to workout.
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Why then with does crossfit with its trained coaches have a much higher rate of injury than gyms where Joe Blow goes in and just throws some weights around?
do they?
or is that just what you hear?
ive been doing it 2 years now almost. Ive gotten hurt more playing flag football than doing Crossfit.
such a huge myth. Of course its under the microscope because of all the haters, too.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:04 pm to Navytiger74
Yeah.
My lifting sessions were about 90 min 5-6 days per week and adding any legit cardio would push it to 2 hours.
I'm in and out in an hour.
My lifting sessions were about 90 min 5-6 days per week and adding any legit cardio would push it to 2 hours.
I'm in and out in an hour.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:06 pm to LSUAlum2001
Not really taking a side in this slapfight as I am basically a cardio bunny and don't care. I will say that my Lifetime Fitness ripped up a third of their gym and put in all kinds of crossfit type bars, straps, bells, balls, etc. That area is packed almost every night with people doing stuff on their own and with trainers. We'll see how it is at the end of the year, but the "sham cult" is going strong so far.
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:06 pm to Tigerfan56
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Honestly, no.
Definitely not at good gyms.
But even the bad ones don't do it enough to be "common practice", and when they do it's extremely light. Like 95# snatches. Although most people who crossfit, contrary to their beliefs, do not possess the core strength and stability to do a lot of light snatches for time.
How so? You have to do Olympic lifts for time in the freaking crossfit games, how would that not be common place?
Posted on 3/24/15 at 9:07 pm to Lester Earl
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been doing it 2 years now almost. Ive gotten hurt more playing flag football than doing Crossfit.
Same here. I've had 2 major injuries and 2 minor injuries and they all occurred playing flag football.
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