Cross Fit?

[DJ Hogue]

Anyone familiar with this school of training? Thoughts?

[ironwill2008]

It's great for endurance, athletics, and general strength. It's not bodybuilding.

[gatorpump]

i work at a gym and a lot of the trainers seem to endorse it. Thre is a site that actually gives a new crossfit workout of the day but i am not familiar with it. It seems good for overall fitness. It combines excercises usually 3 or so and u try to make a certain time. u usually go through it about 3 times. If youy are looking to stay fit or maybe improve your cardiovascular shape than you should look into it. It wont really make you stronger though, but more of a unique way of training if your not into lifting heavy weights

[Richard99]

It appears to be very effective at doing what it was designed to do.

[N@tural1]

Originally Posted by ironwill2008

It's great for endurance, athletics, and general strength. It's not bodybuilding.

^^^This.

[briantrainng]

Originally Posted by ironwill2008

It's great for endurance, athletics, and general strength. It's not bodybuilding.

right, its more like endurance type activities. some might call it cross training. I really enjoy it.

[vigneshwaran.r]

Hai, for more information about crossfit go to crossfit.com

[SFT]

I don't necessarily have a problem with Crossfit because it is getting normal people to get into shape and do compound lifts. They are getting stronger, they are probably losing weight, and becoming more conditioned.

Now I'm not completely familiar with Crossfit, but the workouts seem very random. Variety is good, but to the point of not being able to track progress, I don't think that's so great. A lot of times the workouts of the day are pretty unspecific as well and pretty stupid. I saw one that was "run 10km". I think if I attempted to do that, I'd die. I'm also a young guy and relatively in shape, just not a marathon runner. I'd love to see what happened to some poor overweight person's joints after all that running...

I'm going to stick to using strength training for strength/power development, plyometrics for power development, and various energy systems work such as interval training for conditioning. It's pretty close to the same stuff used in Crossfit, I just won't do the stupid ****, I'll plan it, and I won't call it Crossfit and join the biggest fitness trend since aerobics.

[DJ Hogue]

Ok, so the question is, can it combined/intregrated with BB?

[edibart]

Originally Posted by SFT

I don't necessarily have a problem with Crossfit because it is getting normal people to get into shape and do compound lifts. They are getting stronger, they are probably losing weight, and becoming more conditioned.

Now I'm not completely familiar with Crossfit, but the workouts seem very random. Variety is good, but to the point of not being able to track progress, I don't think that's so great. A lot of times the workouts of the day are pretty unspecific as well and pretty stupid. I saw one that was "run 10km". I think if I attempted to do that, I'd die. I'm also a young guy and relatively in shape, just not a marathon runner. I'd love to see what happened to some poor overweight person's joints after all that running...

I'm going to stick to using strength training for strength/power development, plyometrics for power development, and various energy systems work such as interval training for conditioning. It's pretty close to the same stuff used in Crossfit, I just won't do the stupid ****, I'll plan it, and I won't call it Crossfit and join the biggest fitness trend since aerobics.

SFT,

I have to disagree with you about a couple things you said. First, about not being able to track progress. Every WOD, unless it's a brand new one always has a "compare to" link that takes you to the last time it came around. If you posted your time , and weight used or wrote it down in a journal then you can compare it to what you did this time. Also, many of the same movements are used in different WOD's for example pull-ups, squats, cleans, DL's, running, and the list can go on and on...If you keep responsible notes on what you are doing then you can compare your progress every time you go out. About running 10k, I agree that no one should just jump right in and run 10k. That is why they have a link on the main page to "Brand X Scaled WODS" that breaks it down into several different groups for people of all fitness levels. They do this for every WOD, every day. I wouldn't refer to any of the WOD's as "stupid" either. I've often found that while they may be unconventional, and difficult stupid isnt a word I'd use to describe them. I've found that unfamiliarity often breeds contempt, and it's no different with CF. People have gotten so used to what they've been told is the only way to workout. Use supplements, and hit the benches if you want to get in shape. CF is going to change all that. What I would call stupid is any workout that doesnt have a functional value to it, a workout that only serves the purpose of creating decorative muscles that have no real value. You call it a trend, we call it a way of life!

[Taters]

Originally Posted by edibart

What I would call stupid is any workout that doesnt have a functional value to it, a workout that only serves the purpose of creating decorative muscles that have no real value. You call it a trend, we call it a way of life!

There's no such thing as "decorative muscles that have no real value." The discipline gained in building them serves in all areas of life. The increased muscular strength will always come in handy. My decorative muscles certainly have value around the house when we have move a sofa. Nobody in my Tae Kwon Do class will argue that my muscles are merely decorative and don't give me an edge. To anyone out there who believes that his muscles are purely decorative and worthless, I'll take them!

[statisticool]

Originally Posted by edibart

... a workout that only serves the purpose of creating decorative muscles that have no real value...

ie. "I have small muscles".

[edibart]

Originally Posted by Taters

There's no such thing as "decorative muscles that have no real value." The discipline gained in building them serves in all areas of life. The increased muscular strength will always come in handy. My decorative muscles certainly have value around the house when we have move a sofa. Nobody in my Tae Kwon Do class will argue that my muscles are merely decorative and don't give me an edge. To anyone out there who believes that his muscles are purely decorative and worthless, I'll take them!

I'm simply saying that people who bash CrossFit or the functional fitness mentality are usually doing it because they are not familiar with the program. Typically people bash what they are not familiar with. I'm sure your muscles come in handy all the time and that's great. But I know you've seen the people that I was talking about.

[edibart]

Originally Posted by statisticool

ie. "I have small muscles".

I'm not even going to touch that one....