Dear CrossTwits: is this exercise REAL? Or a joke?

[The_Real_XN]

Not trolling, just can't figure out if a CrossFit training group would be SO stupid as to think this ridiculousness is a "thing." While I imagine it is a joke, I could see someone thinking it was a good idea . . .
http://thenextlevel.me/snoop/2013/2/...uarterback-kid

Is it real? Or a joke presented stone-faced serious? I keep going back and forth . . .

[LuckSide]

Not trolling, just can't figure out if a CrossFit training group would be SO stupid as to think this ridiculousness is a "thing." While I imagine it is a joke, I could see someone thinking it was a good idea . . .
http://thenextlevel.me/snoop/2013/2/...uarterback-kid

Is it real? Or a joke presented stone-faced serious? I keep going back and forth . . .

The real question is who lifted him up on top of those dumbells?

[krakkerz]

Holy snapping duck ****! Someone would actually try to do that?

I'm astounded.

[The_Real_XN]

The real question is who lifted him up on top of those dumbells?

Seriously.

And how did he even get down without hurting himself – joke or not – even if he could accomplish this "exercise"??

[The_Real_XN]

Holy snapping duck ****! Someone would actually try to do that?

I'm astounded.

Hence why I had to ask . . . even as a joke it seems like a stupid-a$s thing to do just for a laugh . . . . and if real . . . shudder . . .

[DCSpartan]

I see trainers at my gym do all sort of crazy stuff like that. It distracts from the fact that the guy is basically squatting 90 lbs, which is pathetic.

[The_Real_XN]

I see trainers at my gym do all sort of crazy stuff like that. It distracts from the fact that the guy is basically squatting 90 lbs, which is pathetic.

Wait – that's a SQUAT?????

[grace_ou]

Wait – that's a SQUAT?????

Squats for morons but yeah it's a squat.

[DCSpartan]

Wait – that's a SQUAT?????

You havent been to my gym.
The best is Bulgarian Split Squat Dumbbell Thrusters. And snatch grip Yates row curls. I wish I was making this stuff up.
The problem is these kids are like 14-15 and the "trainer" is like 21 and my forearms are bigger than his quads (and I dont have big forearms) so I dont think any of them really know any better - except the gym is charging money for the stupidity.
I feel like flying Mark Rippetoe in for an intervention.
In their only defense they let me use chalk and deadlift heavy without any complaint.

[scott_donald]

dont you just miss all the simple basic stuff that works...

[DCSpartan]

dont you just miss all the simple basic stuff that works...

but simple and basic can be hard . . .

[CharlieMats121]

no no no no no , cross fit is a joke end of story.

[NewbieX2]

"Dear CrossTwits"


"Not trolling"

u wot m8?

[jmmainvi]

That's not something crossfit football has ever programmed, and I don't know why that site is attributing it to them. I don't know why you're attributing it to crossfit at all - it looks like something I can see teenage kid doing with six of his buddies in a weight room, all trying to out-do each other on "who can make the craziest exercise." We've all been there.

Anyway, to address the rest of this thread - yeah, crossfit works if your goal is to get good and competitive at crossfit. Yes, that's a thing. Crossfit football works for people who want to play football, too. It's all structured around Squats (and front squat and pause squat) Deadlifts (and rack pulls, rdls, sometimes deficit or sumo dls) Power Cleans, Bench, and OHP for strength work, and the various crossfit gymanstic skills, box jumps, rope climbs, double unders, medicine ball work, and sprints for conditioning. I don't see what about that isn't "the simple basic stuff that works".

BTW if troll 6/10. GJ making a fake website to link this to CFFB (If it was actually posted to their site, it was more than 6 months ago...) but minus points for being unoriginal. Lol crossfit sux has been done to death already.

[krakkerz]

all trying to out-do each other on "who can make the craziest exercise." We've all been there.

Who's this "we"? I always wanted to see who could lift the most weight.

[jmmainvi]

Who's this "we"? I always wanted to see who could lift the most weight.

If you've never been out with your buddies, and done something ridiculous on a dare or just to prove that you could, you need to get off the internet and go have some actual fun for once.

[krakkerz]

If you've never been out with your buddies, and done something ridiculous on a dare or just to prove that you could, you need to get off the internet and go have some actual fun for once.

Sorry, but I suspect you've mistaken my obviously hilarious attempt at humour seriously. From this and your last post, I'd suggest getting off the internet and chilling out

[LegitSalsa]

I can understand squating with two plates like that I guess...but on top of a plate and dumbells?

[HY314]

I can understand squating with two plates like tahat I guess...but on top of a plate and dumbells?

He's not standing on a plate. He's standing on an upside down stability ball with a flat bottom.. which is even stupider than standing on a plate. The ball isn't stable at all.

[LegitSalsa]

...:O

That's...

How'd you even get one rep like that without falling over? I've never seen something this stupid in a weightroom before...

[The_Real_XN]

That's not something crossfit football has ever programmed, and I don't know why that site is attributing it to them. I don't know why you're attributing it to crossfit at all - it looks like something I can see teenage kid doing with six of his buddies in a weight room, all trying to out-do each other on "who can make the craziest exercise."

I wasn't "attributing it to their site." They were.

They posted it to their own Facebook page on February 28. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cross...l/131891959611)
Which is how I saw it. Which is why I was like "what the. . . ?"

But thank you for blindly flying in to the unnecessary defense of CrossFit, even when it was they who were making idiots of themselves.
The mother ship thanks you for drinking their Kool-Aid. You will be commended.

[The_Real_XN]

GJ making a fake website to link this to CFFB

The site is real. Way to pay attention.

(If it was actually posted to their site, it was more than 6 months ago...)

Nope. Appeared February 28 2013 on their Facebook page. Again, with the razor sharp attention to detail.

Go do a burpee.

[LiftNPlay]

This exercise is extremely ridiculous, but I'm not a crossfit hater. Hey, as long as something is getting people who otherwise might not workout get excited to get in shape, why not!