I'm starting to see a trend in the body type of the top competitors, notice they average about 5'9" and weigh about 170 lbs. There is just no getting around it no matter what sport or physical activity you do there are those whose body type and genetics give them more potential than others. All these finalists are very similar in size. A 6'5" guy weighing 230 lbs could be in better shape but his size and weight give him a disadvantage and less efficient in things like the rope climb.
Nobody is stopping any person of color from competing. Its a world wide competition and everybody has the same chance of qualifying. Everyone does the same series of workouts to qualify for the Sectionals/Regionals/Finals.
Its actually a special tape called Kinesio tape. I dont remember exactly how it works, but it acts almost as an extra tendon, holding the muscle in place and helping with injured muscles and preventing further injury, I think it also helps with blood flow. It is also used outside of actual workouts to help muscles heal.
You're right on time, Cameron! If you liked watching this video, you should check out Double Grace from the 2014 CrossFit Games: ua-cam.com/video/63NWHSZTH3Y/v-deo.html We think you'd enjoy it!
I believe Cross Fit will push you to become an overall better athlete in regards to all the athletic categories...but before you jump right into just doing cross fit workouts you need to hit the gym for awhile like the Froning's and Holmberg's did. They were athletes before they started so they already had a good base there. Tell me if I am off point but wouldn't it take longer to build strength by just doing cross fit workouts over iso stuff??
Quick Question - How much weight are they lifting?? I'm new to CrossFit and by the looks of it, there is no way in hell they are snatching 135 lbs like that in an aerobic fashion??!?!?
I know this is light for them, but at least get some depth, it is Snatch if I'm not mistaken, not Power Snatch. Not many reps were made that were proper Snatch, strong performance though.
It hasn't been shown scientifically to do anything, but a lot of athletes prefer it. It's supposed to provide support; however, all studies have only shown a placebo effect, which is better than nothing, I suppose.
@ A. Ledo...funny the people I see at my gym, must be mutants. Been doing Crossfit for nearly 2 yrs, and noticing, in my and other CF'rs body's fat v. lean muscle composition change dramatically, I would have to say, following your logic, Crossfit must be magical. Hard work, clean eating, appropriate rest, seem to work wonders. Further, most people doing Crossfit, are looking to bulk up, we do it to stay out of nursing homes when we grow "old".
not true. I was in africa for a year and regularly took 5 MG of creatine after a loading cycle. Never had a problem in 150 degree heat. Ran 4 5ks and weight lifted outdoors daily. its about acclimatization and proper hydration.
Lol you comment in a video that has Chad McKay in it who is 6 foot 210 pounds, Matt Chan who's 5'10 210 pounds and Jason Khalipa who's 5'9 210 pounds. Three people who are in the final event who all weigh 40 pounds heavier than you claim they need to be and are all different heights. Meanwhile there's people like Josh Bridges and Chris Spealler who are 5'6 and 5'7 under 170 pounds that do exceptionally well, too. Crossfit's only "preferred" body type is fit.
I am just wondering how it is scientifically possible to get that big without steroids and on a paleo diet/lower carb diet (50-150g) Seems to me that these guys are bigger than the natural olympia winnders, pointing to HGH, test, tren clen cycles.
Awesome! But for me, to truly really be called fittest on earth, it is lacking true high intensity aerobic things. Like 1hr rowing on the Concept2 machine or something. Or 1hr cycling on the velodrome. Right now the weighlifting thing and interval is way too dominant.
Wasn't necessarily a dis, was just making an observation. I am quite interested in crossfit for improving heart health. Since I'm no longer doing power lifting, strongman and sprint competitions I don't need to be as strong and fast anymore... which is perfect for crossfit. With crossfit you don't have to be extremely strong or fast to compete...just have great lactic acid training with weights aka strength endurance.
This was part 2 of 3 for "the final". Before this they did Elizabeth, and they went on to do Fran after this. The reason no one left was because they had one more workout (Fran) to complete immediately after Isabel, so there was no point to leave.
Yeah. and the same thing goes for hockey players in the playoffs. An increased amount of steroid use has to be covered! Therefore the beard. Even the arabs understand how awesome the beard is to cover up the roid-acnes!
Hi there, have you heard of "Musclegend" (look on Google)? There you can watch a smart free video showing the way to start building noticeable muscle very fast. This made it possible for Ryan to break through his bodybuilding plateau and then build ripped lean muscle without fat very fast. Hopefully it helps you too...
Rich Fronin, final heat: 11:33
I'm starting to see a trend in the body type of the top competitors, notice they average about 5'9" and weigh about 170 lbs. There is just no getting around it no matter what sport or physical activity you do there are those whose body type and genetics give them more potential than others. All these finalists are very similar in size. A 6'5" guy weighing 230 lbs could be in better shape but his size and weight give him a disadvantage and less efficient in things like the rope climb.
Nobody is stopping any person of color from competing. Its a world wide competition and everybody has the same chance of qualifying. Everyone does the same series of workouts to qualify for the Sectionals/Regionals/Finals.
ud be surprised what these guys can do! their fitness and strength is unbeleivable!
it would be nice if you posted the wod on the description and also a board with the reps and time..
Its actually a special tape called Kinesio tape. I dont remember exactly how it works, but it acts almost as an extra tendon, holding the muscle in place and helping with injured muscles and preventing further injury, I think it also helps with blood flow.
It is also used outside of actual workouts to help muscles heal.
Watching that a few days before the Crossfit Games 2020 , the games that will have before and after , anyone else ?
thumbs up for most amazing people in the world!
Huh I am the only person to watch this in 2019
Nope
Lol
2x in 2020
Thanks for your reply Ernie! Very informative!
Isabel is a well known benchmark workout, 30 Snatches (of any kind) for time at a weight of 135 pounds for men. They all got under 2 minutes
Rich Froning is not a man, he is a machine...
2024 and still legendary !
a35-pound snatch, 30 reps for all you people complaining about them not putting the WOD in the description
yes, its the official crossfit games page
and its awsome..it has everything you need to know about the games
snatch 135 30 times for times. It took me all of 5 seconds to find it.
fascinated by these game are pure attitude seems to me and to the sport
Can somebody please explain what are those sticker-like things some of them have on their body?
Beards seem to be the style because Beards are awesome!
Huh I am the only person to watch this in 2023
You're right on time, Cameron! If you liked watching this video, you should check out Double Grace from the 2014 CrossFit Games: ua-cam.com/video/63NWHSZTH3Y/v-deo.html We think you'd enjoy it!
12:57 Rich Froning: "I run this shit."
THANK YOU
Isn't this the official page?
how do you do these work outs so fast!
can someone tell me what weight they are using in this?
Do they test in crossfit? Just wondering.
I believe Cross Fit will push you to become an overall better athlete in regards to all the athletic categories...but before you jump right into just doing cross fit workouts you need to hit the gym for awhile like the Froning's and Holmberg's did. They were athletes before they started so they already had a good base there.
Tell me if I am off point but wouldn't it take longer to build strength by just doing cross fit workouts over iso stuff??
Who is the athlete with sunglasses at 6:10?
there was a triathlon event.
Fit and short. Why aren't there any 6'4" guys?
Quick Question - How much weight are they lifting?? I'm new to CrossFit and by the looks of it, there is no way in hell they are snatching 135 lbs like that in an aerobic fashion??!?!?
what kind of tape is that their putting on there body???????????????
daves wearing an 810 crossfit shirt? reppin flint, mi.
I know this is light for them, but at least get some depth, it is Snatch if I'm not mistaken, not Power Snatch. Not many reps were made that were proper Snatch, strong performance though.
That's a lot of snatch
Isabel is just power snatch. It used to be full but for 2 years or so it went to just power.
Whats the weight on those blue plates!!??!! Thnx
I see. Thank you very much for answering m8!
watch froning in 2010. he gained significant mass doing crossfit.
It hasn't been shown scientifically to do anything, but a lot of athletes prefer it. It's supposed to provide support; however, all studies have only shown a placebo effect, which is better than nothing, I suppose.
Isn't isabel full squat snatches?
@ A. Ledo...funny the people I see at my gym, must be mutants. Been doing Crossfit for nearly 2 yrs, and noticing, in my and other CF'rs body's fat v. lean muscle composition change dramatically, I would have to say, following your logic, Crossfit must be magical. Hard work, clean eating, appropriate rest, seem to work wonders. Further, most people doing Crossfit, are looking to bulk up, we do it to stay out of nursing homes when we grow "old".
not true. I was in africa for a year and regularly took 5 MG of creatine after a loading cycle. Never had a problem in 150 degree heat. Ran 4 5ks and weight lifted outdoors daily. its about acclimatization and proper hydration.
135lbs or 61kg
Lol you comment in a video that has Chad McKay in it who is 6 foot 210 pounds, Matt Chan who's 5'10 210 pounds and Jason Khalipa who's 5'9 210 pounds. Three people who are in the final event who all weigh 40 pounds heavier than you claim they need to be and are all different heights. Meanwhile there's people like Josh Bridges and Chris Spealler who are 5'6 and 5'7 under 170 pounds that do exceptionally well, too. Crossfit's only "preferred" body type is fit.
dan bailey is lookin pretty gd huge in this one.
haters gon' hate
Rich is a beast. I wish I was him luls.
I am just wondering how it is scientifically possible to get that big without steroids and on a paleo diet/lower carb diet (50-150g) Seems to me that these guys are bigger than the natural olympia winnders, pointing to HGH, test, tren clen cycles.
Awesome! But for me, to truly really be called fittest on earth, it is lacking true high intensity aerobic things. Like 1hr rowing on the Concept2 machine or something. Or 1hr cycling on the velodrome. Right now the weighlifting thing and interval is way too dominant.
They do that now
Reminds me of the one character from Medal of Honor o:
They do more than you just walking in the door of their gym
Burke sure does have one bitchin' beard.
lucas parker
@A.Ledo
Kryptonite, what beats superman
Wasn't necessarily a dis, was just making an observation. I am quite interested in crossfit for improving heart health. Since I'm no longer doing power lifting, strongman and sprint competitions I don't need to be as strong and fast anymore... which is perfect for crossfit. With crossfit you don't have to be extremely strong or fast to compete...just have great lactic acid training with weights aka strength endurance.
thats chael sonnen
dude had you ever heard to talk about a lil thing call STH or HGH???
Lol. It takes like 30 minutes for them to leave. Do they really need to hug everyone? Seems kinda fruity.
This was part 2 of 3 for "the final". Before this they did Elizabeth, and they went on to do Fran after this. The reason no one left was because they had one more workout (Fran) to complete immediately after Isabel, so there was no point to leave.
goku???
Hi
Usually a comment like this comes from someone who has no previous steroid use experience.
lol most top competitors are around 200 lb
135
Aja Barto
that comment gave me cancer
chip on your shoulder perhaps?
go ahead. take a shot. they do drug test by the way.
dans fuckin traps!
Yeah. and the same thing goes for hockey players in the playoffs. An increased amount of steroid use has to be covered! Therefore the beard. Even the arabs understand how awesome the beard is to cover up the roid-acnes!
What the hell is rich made of :|
creatine abuse... lol its dat dere crea-tech!
Hi there, have you heard of "Musclegend" (look on Google)? There you can watch a smart free video showing the way to start building noticeable muscle very fast. This made it possible for Ryan to break through his bodybuilding plateau and then build ripped lean muscle without fat very fast. Hopefully it helps you too...
yep its 135 pounds. :L
I smeall jealousy
LOLOLOL
30 snatches for time @toomuchcoke101
Uselessly high reps with buckling form?
no thanks jeff, lol
Massive amounts of creatine abuse.
Lol at these guys being "healthy"
Lol...worlds fittest white people!