Lifting is cool. Running is cool. CrossFit is cool. Walking is cool. Hiking is cool. It’s all good. Anything that gets you off the couch is a good thing.
@@fish-chips980and when doing these things you are using ur body right your making yourself strong and less prone to injury when done carefully you are making your body fit to make ur mind fit and overall also increasing your testosterone and reducing stress levels But I think you look good with that 400 lbs fortnite player look 😂
People have egos. Coaches need to draft their exercises in the way that suitable for their groups. Understandable that Athletes have injuries on the pitch. But injuries in the gym is due to stupid coaching and programming. Stop blaming the athletes.
@@nguyenxuanphu_peter6.12 if people would take responsibility for themselves, it wouldnt be an issue. That might involve get a personal coach or go to a different gym if you're a beginner, but blaming the coach for people aiming above their capacity doesn't give people the opportunity to grow at their own speed.
When crossfit began, form and technique were a huge deal. Completing the reps correctly was a huge deal. I remember literally being told to do the movement correctly and finish the reps no matter how long it took me. Things changed when anyone and everyone could become a crossfit instructor by taking a test on a computer.
The high skill movements are part of what makes me enjoy it. It's things I've never done before, and I've always got something else to work on. People are over training because they are driven to do more and do better. Runners overtrain all the time, because they know if they run more, they will perform better. Ultimately, it is about learning your boundaries, and not making the same mistakes while training.
Agree to a point. Volume is the biggest killer especially if you're getting into the sport. I remember going to my first CrossFit gym, one of the workouts was 150 wall balls for time...no intermediate numbers or movements...thats exactly how you injure backs and knees!
Mobility and flexibility is just as important as muscle mass and strength if not more so You train yourself and prepare yourself for those types of movements You start easy then move up to those movements once you get better and more flexible
@@tjcogger1974Compound lifts and weight training in general has less focus on mobility and flexibility as cross-fit and calisthenics does, if you start focusing on just compound lifts for a better looking or more aesthetic physique or just more muscle in general, you lack a lot more mobility and flexibility that comes from CrossFit/calisthenics
Agreed. After a few years of training, it feels like a grind. The new movements and skill acquisition is the only thing that keeps us going. Glassman (and CF HQ) has addressed this Q. For eg. focus on strict movts more than the Kip.
I think it's less the high skill movements and more the constant man on man butt sex. I had a guy try to get me to do CrossFit, he was telling me all about it for about fifteen minutes. About ten years ago I walked into a restroom at a quick trip and two dudes were banging in the bathroom. After the fifteen minutes of having CrossFit explained to me, seeing two men have sex is now the second gayest thing I've ever seen
You just came full circle to the conclusion of what all the old-skool gym guys in the 80s and 90s knew long before CrossFit was ever concocted. Teach a Millennial, save a life . 🦖
Treat CrossFit like a season if you have other goals like strength and gains. I split the emphasis into annual quarters: Functional - Hypertrophy - XF - Strength, and repeat.
The high skilled movements make CrossFit so elite… if you find the right gym who’ll check your ego and is greats at regression/coaching then you’ll be Ight if you’re willing to learn and constantly improve
All exercises have skill limitations, skill and technique is one of the most important things worth testing. Ring muscle ups, proper running form, olympic movements, lifting a sandbag from the ground, hand stand pushups. I think one of the things we miss is actually testing people's ability to learn movements. What I mean is if you asked people to compete in shotput if no one had ever done it or knew how to do it, then it would just be power, coordination, and your ability to quickly learn a movement pattern, but if one of them threw shot in high school it is a huge advantage. If someone rowed in college that's a huge advantage, if they did olympic lifting its an advantage, if they got proper coaching on running form it's an advantage, but when you put enough things in those advantages in one even don't mean a lot because the variety is so high.
Learning the new skills is why most people love CrossFit. Going through the scaling variations to get stronger en build the skill is what I enjoy. If you have people coming in instantly trying high skill movements, that’s an issue with the coaches/gym, not the methodology.
The learning new and difficult movements definitely helps with athlete retention though. I love CrossFit because I’m always striving to improve at all the difficult movements. Always learning is what makes it fun, and fitness being fun makes people more fit because they’re more likely to workout more often.
Been practicing CrossFit for almost a decade but the allure for isn’t so much the workouts but the high skill movements - which introduced me to calisthenics and gymnastics, that I’ve been doing for the last year (still keeping up with CrossFit for maintenance tho) which I would never do in a WOD 😂
Exactly and I see what he’s saying however the lifts aren’t bad they’re good for you and great to learn. The issue is more that people go into it for the look and not the health benefits. Which is actually how it started…. Cross training to get the benefits of several styles in order to be more functionally prepared. A lot of the lifts have to be learned because people generally aren’t flexible or healthy.
Completely agree. The idea that a random guy/girl walks into a CF box, and before they can lift, they have to improve mobility to be able to do the highly technical lifts. That's about 6 months of paying money and not getting the benefits of just doing deadlifts and squats and bench press. If your box has plastic bars for your members to practice, you're delaying their progress. Squats are functional. Deadlifts are functional. But going into a squat and lifting a bar over your head simultaneously is insane. I cannot fathom when a random person would be utilizing that sort of technique.
Agreed. This is also on a gym to gym basis. You train how your coaches train you. If they aren’t holding you accountable for your training then you need to exit that gym and find another. All these crazy lifts can be scaled, so the framework is there.
Bingo the most honest advice you’ll ever here. CrossFit athletes are incredible athletes however the best way to see results in the gym is by pure strength Training and cardio. Learn those movements on your rest days or something
Exactly. I spent 1 year doing crossfit without lifting a bar and just doing them on crossfit because my coach wanted me to learn the basic skills and movement in olympic weightlifting so I wouldn’t injure myself.
If your goal is to simply look good, that is correct. If your goal is: making you the fittest, healthiest person you can be so you can thrive instead of just get by, then Crossfit is perfect. (Bold is actual stated purpose of Crossfit on their website.)
I love the basics of CrossFit and agree there are movements that are a waste of time for the everyday athlete. I'll NEVER be able to do some of those complex movements
It isn’t all about looking good. High skill movements train the neurological components of fitness far more than low skill. Coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy are just as important as endurance, stamina, strength, and flexibility. Also, without neurological development, you can’t maximize power and speed.
Doesn’t matter. It doesn’t get trained well because crossfitters do them in a bullshit manner, as fast as possible. Just like the kipping pull up. Do you think it actually helps in anything? No. Apart from many ninja warrior stuff. People just do it because that way they can do more “pull ups” in less time
@@Anonymous-jf2gy “It doesn’t get trained well because CrossFitters do them in a bullshit manner, as fast as possible.” Tell me you don’t know enough about CrossFit without telling me… CrossFit’s charter has ALWAYS been “mechanics, consistency, THEN intensity” so no, we don’t always do things “as fast as possible” nor any other “bullshit manner.” And yes, the kipping pull-up increases power output, which in turn increases fitness. Should we never perform strict pull-ups? Of course not, we do them often, but kipping pull-ups are useful and can be included as part of an effective training program. If you think otherwise, I suggest you watch a video of ANY high-level gymnast performing dynamic movements on bars, rings, vault, or pommel horse, and tell me they’re wasting their time. Limiting training to ONLY simple movements that don’t take much neurological engagement will obviously limit the fitness you can produce. If that’s what you like, fine, but don’t call it CrossFit and certainly don’t claim it makes you the fittest, most well-rounded athlete.
Pretty sure if I ever did cross-fit I'd be injured in no time. If you gonna lift heavy and practice skill moves like handstands or muscle ups which are hard on the joints, you should take your time, take more rest than you think you need, and spend a bunch of time strengthening the joints and ligaments required for those exercises. Why in cross-fit they don't only lift insane weights, but also time that shit and combine it with cardio is beyond me. I imagine gyms who promote that will lost customers fast - Maybe its to keep the cross-fit population low and therefore exclusive? If all I wanna do is get exhausted yet ripped the same effect could be achieved with running, squats, pull-ups and push-ups. You do that long enough at high intensity you'll end up vomiting which I understand is the ultimate goal for a cross-fit enthusiast. This guy's got the right idea.
The good part is that it feels so natural to me, like training in nature, becuz Im not exactly buying that a machine is directly responsible for health gains the picture looks so narrow to be followed..
He’s saying that to the regular person having them do basic compound lifts combined with the calisthenics or gymnastics movements is a better way until people get a base of strength and fitness to move into onlympic lifts. The Olympic lifts is what fucks people over.
So it's not crossfit it's your ego & pushing your limits further than what you can take. Not everyone is this obsessed or want to be a bodybuilder or compete. Some people just want to strenthen their body, be active, be flexible. The group setting help motivate lots of people, more than the isolation of the gym. That's why I'm trying cross fit, at the same time i know my limits, i won't push myself to injury & i don't expect major results other than being active, lighter, lose some weight that's it. Even if someone wants to compete & have major muscle gains, you can do that while being carful & logical in your expectations to not injure yourself. It helps having good coaches that knows what they are doing.
I agree, If CrossFit would’ve kept it just squatting, pressing and deadlifting for the lifting movements the sport would be more safe and popular. It’s the reason CrossFit is on a decline and Hyrox is ascending.
Power lifters have to learn the movements for months before they put weight on the bar. What is wrong with enjoying the process of learning something just to keep moving even if it takes awhile?
The problem is that people dont have patience to go slow step by step. They ant to start like a pro, dont want to do without weights, to rest or respect the process.
Those high skill movements are what makes it CrossFit and the people that are doing it clearly aren’t doing it to look good, if they wanted to look good they would choose another sport.
You are supposed to practice the movements . CrossFit is basically a sport , you will not learn movements in a wod. You have to be training for it. If u can not complete a movement safe , then you would scale to still get a great workout and build strength. It sounds like he didn’t not have a good gym and coaching.
Exactly, by his logic sports like basketball should get rid of three pointers and lower the rim so people can play the sport without having to learn proper technique and fundamentals before they can actually start to play
Fitness and training is a marathon, not a race. And, to say you don't see results while learning the movements, is inaccurate. You do see results; your skills to perform those movements improves. It was said before, not everyone trains for looks.
The moment someone says "if you change _____ about your crossfit workouts, you will LOOK better." You've lost the plot entirely. High skill movements increase balance, coordination, your ability to move your body in space. The point is not about looking better, it's a byproduct. Also, injury rates are lower than running or cheerleading....I don't think we would claim those things are unhealthy.
I was always interested in the CrossFit project, the idea of focusing on general fitness as a sport, lots of functional training, all just fantastic ideas. One thought tho, have you guys ever considered just not being gay as fuck about everything? Like, still workout hard, all the functional stuff, just take out all the parts where the guys sit around and pinky each others buttholes. I for one would love to do CrossFit, but all the constant gay sex and the musical theater watch parties and whatnot just seem like such a pain.
The “AMRAP” ego and culture thing that cross fit promotes so they are different and cooler is ridiculous. I’ve never met someone who has done CrossFit and hasn’t had some major joint injury. Source: coming from someone who used to manage a large corporate gun and did CrossFit as teen with a messed up shoulder 😊
But they don’t really. You could argue that kipping is not a good movement. But there are scales, and you evolve. You just have some boxes that focus on weight achievements rather than skills. Those are not good boxes.
I don't agree with everything this guy says (aggressive cardio contributes heavily towards overtraining. LISS cardio is the way to go) but the rest of what he says is spot on 👌
Lifting is cool. Running is cool. CrossFit is cool. Walking is cool. Hiking is cool. It’s all good. Anything that gets you off the couch is a good thing.
Amen
What about basketball?
Anything that puts u in the hospital for not using ur body right is not cool
@@fish-chips980and when doing these things you are using ur body right your making yourself strong and less prone to injury when done carefully you are making your body fit to make ur mind fit and overall also increasing your testosterone and reducing stress levels
But I think you look good with that 400 lbs fortnite player look 😂
Staying in the couch is cool too. Breathing and resting heart rate burns calories too you know
There’s a thing called scaling. Your ego gets in the way of progress.
People have egos. Coaches need to draft their exercises in the way that suitable for their groups. Understandable that Athletes have injuries on the pitch. But injuries in the gym is due to stupid coaching and programming. Stop blaming the athletes.
Yes. The trainer also helps.
@@nguyenxuanphu_peter6.12 if people would take responsibility for themselves, it wouldnt be an issue. That might involve get a personal coach or go to a different gym if you're a beginner, but blaming the coach for people aiming above their capacity doesn't give people the opportunity to grow at their own speed.
Yep ego is a dirty word……
When crossfit began, form and technique were a huge deal. Completing the reps correctly was a huge deal. I remember literally being told to do the movement correctly and finish the reps no matter how long it took me. Things changed when anyone and everyone could become a crossfit instructor by taking a test on a computer.
Computer Test?
Right. When did that become a thing. @@WarmPillowForever
The high skill movements are part of what makes me enjoy it. It's things I've never done before, and I've always got something else to work on. People are over training because they are driven to do more and do better. Runners overtrain all the time, because they know if they run more, they will perform better. Ultimately, it is about learning your boundaries, and not making the same mistakes while training.
My back developed so much from Olympic lifts.
You do have to be a bit crazy to keep going.
Bro just described regular resistance/bodybuilding training and cardio
Agree to a point. Volume is the biggest killer especially if you're getting into the sport. I remember going to my first CrossFit gym, one of the workouts was 150 wall balls for time...no intermediate numbers or movements...thats exactly how you injure backs and knees!
“Three to six months to learn a movement.” It’s been years and my snatch still sucks 😂
Right lol. I'm with you
Mobility and flexibility is just as important as muscle mass and strength if not more so
You train yourself and prepare yourself for those types of movements
You start easy then move up to those movements once you get better and more flexible
Your comment has nothing to do with this video
@@tjcogger1974Compound lifts and weight training in general has less focus on mobility and flexibility as cross-fit and calisthenics does, if you start focusing on just compound lifts for a better looking or more aesthetic physique or just more muscle in general, you lack a lot more mobility and flexibility that comes from CrossFit/calisthenics
He's got a point. Still, the high skill movements are fun, too. That keeps me motivated.
Agreed. After a few years of training, it feels like a grind. The new movements and skill acquisition is the only thing that keeps us going. Glassman (and CF HQ) has addressed this Q. For eg. focus on strict movts more than the Kip.
I think it's less the high skill movements and more the constant man on man butt sex. I had a guy try to get me to do CrossFit, he was telling me all about it for about fifteen minutes. About ten years ago I walked into a restroom at a quick trip and two dudes were banging in the bathroom. After the fifteen minutes of having CrossFit explained to me, seeing two men have sex is now the second gayest thing I've ever seen
You just came full circle to the conclusion of what all the old-skool gym guys in the 80s and 90s knew long before CrossFit was ever concocted. Teach a Millennial, save a life . 🦖
Treat CrossFit like a season if you have other goals like strength and gains. I split the emphasis into annual quarters: Functional - Hypertrophy - XF - Strength, and repeat.
All you need to get in shape is
Deadlift
Squat
Bench
Barbell Row
Military Press
Pull ups/Push ups. Progressive overload with each movement. Simple
Throw out military press. It primarily targets the anterior delt, swap it out for an incline press and a lateral raise.
You forgot the dip - the squat of the upper body.
@@billowspillow correct as long as we agree that the military press is inferior to incline press or dip
@@billowspillow are you a bot 🫣
@@billowspillow are you a bot 🤨
The high skilled movements make CrossFit so elite… if you find the right gym who’ll check your ego and is greats at regression/coaching then you’ll be Ight if you’re willing to learn and constantly improve
He didn’t put ego aside in front of step into a gym
All exercises have skill limitations, skill and technique is one of the most important things worth testing. Ring muscle ups, proper running form, olympic movements, lifting a sandbag from the ground, hand stand pushups. I think one of the things we miss is actually testing people's ability to learn movements. What I mean is if you asked people to compete in shotput if no one had ever done it or knew how to do it, then it would just be power, coordination, and your ability to quickly learn a movement pattern, but if one of them threw shot in high school it is a huge advantage. If someone rowed in college that's a huge advantage, if they did olympic lifting its an advantage, if they got proper coaching on running form it's an advantage, but when you put enough things in those advantages in one even don't mean a lot because the variety is so high.
Learning the new skills is why most people love CrossFit. Going through the scaling variations to get stronger en build the skill is what I enjoy. If you have people coming in instantly trying high skill movements, that’s an issue with the coaches/gym, not the methodology.
Also, it is more fun because you can develop skills. There is always a progression.
Damn bro them ab implants
If you're not joking, wtf is wrong with you
😂
And chest implants
🤣
The learning new and difficult movements definitely helps with athlete retention though. I love CrossFit because I’m always striving to improve at all the difficult movements.
Always learning is what makes it fun, and fitness being fun makes people more fit because they’re more likely to workout more often.
Been practicing CrossFit for almost a decade but the allure for isn’t so much the workouts but the high skill movements - which introduced me to calisthenics and gymnastics, that I’ve been doing for the last year (still keeping up with CrossFit for maintenance tho) which I would never do in a WOD 😂
So basically, do weightlifting circuits 😂😂😂😂😂 stuff that's been around since the 80s
Exactly and I see what he’s saying however the lifts aren’t bad they’re good for you and great to learn. The issue is more that people go into it for the look and not the health benefits. Which is actually how it started…. Cross training to get the benefits of several styles in order to be more functionally prepared. A lot of the lifts have to be learned because people generally aren’t flexible or healthy.
Completely agree. The idea that a random guy/girl walks into a CF box, and before they can lift, they have to improve mobility to be able to do the highly technical lifts. That's about 6 months of paying money and not getting the benefits of just doing deadlifts and squats and bench press.
If your box has plastic bars for your members to practice, you're delaying their progress. Squats are functional. Deadlifts are functional. But going into a squat and lifting a bar over your head simultaneously is insane. I cannot fathom when a random person would be utilizing that sort of technique.
Oh god this hit home. Got really into it, then got injured and my life sucked for 6 years basically
Agreed. This is also on a gym to gym basis. You train how your coaches train you. If they aren’t holding you accountable for your training then you need to exit that gym and find another. All these crazy lifts can be scaled, so the framework is there.
Bingo the most honest advice you’ll ever here. CrossFit athletes are incredible athletes however the best way to see results in the gym is by pure strength Training and cardio. Learn those movements on your rest days or something
Exactly. I spent 1 year doing crossfit without lifting a bar and just doing them on crossfit because my coach wanted me to learn the basic skills and movement in olympic weightlifting so I wouldn’t injure myself.
The gymnastics style movements is what separate crossfit. And makes it something different and enjoyable.
If your goal is to simply look good, that is correct.
If your goal is: making you the fittest, healthiest person you can be so you can thrive instead of just get by, then Crossfit is perfect. (Bold is actual stated purpose of Crossfit on their website.)
I love the basics of CrossFit and agree there are movements that are a waste of time for the everyday athlete. I'll NEVER be able to do some of those complex movements
I agree. Make it less high skill and more traditional strength and endurance training
It isn’t all about looking good. High skill movements train the neurological components of fitness far more than low skill. Coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy are just as important as endurance, stamina, strength, and flexibility. Also, without neurological development, you can’t maximize power and speed.
Doesn’t matter. It doesn’t get trained well because crossfitters do them in a bullshit manner, as fast as possible.
Just like the kipping pull up. Do you think it actually helps in anything? No. Apart from many ninja warrior stuff. People just do it because that way they can do more “pull ups” in less time
@@Anonymous-jf2gy “It doesn’t get trained well because CrossFitters do them in a bullshit manner, as fast as possible.” Tell me you don’t know enough about CrossFit without telling me… CrossFit’s charter has ALWAYS been “mechanics, consistency, THEN intensity” so no, we don’t always do things “as fast as possible” nor any other “bullshit manner.”
And yes, the kipping pull-up increases power output, which in turn increases fitness. Should we never perform strict pull-ups? Of course not, we do them often, but kipping pull-ups are useful and can be included as part of an effective training program. If you think otherwise, I suggest you watch a video of ANY high-level gymnast performing dynamic movements on bars, rings, vault, or pommel horse, and tell me they’re wasting their time.
Limiting training to ONLY simple movements that don’t take much neurological engagement will obviously limit the fitness you can produce. If that’s what you like, fine, but don’t call it CrossFit and certainly don’t claim it makes you the fittest, most well-rounded athlete.
Pretty sure if I ever did cross-fit I'd be injured in no time.
If you gonna lift heavy and practice skill moves like handstands or muscle ups which are hard on the joints, you should take your time, take more rest than you think you need, and spend a bunch of time strengthening the joints and ligaments required for those exercises.
Why in cross-fit they don't only lift insane weights, but also time that shit and combine it with cardio is beyond me. I imagine gyms who promote that will lost customers fast - Maybe its to keep the cross-fit population low and therefore exclusive?
If all I wanna do is get exhausted yet ripped the same effect could be achieved with running, squats, pull-ups and push-ups.
You do that long enough at high intensity you'll end up vomiting which I understand is the ultimate goal for a cross-fit enthusiast.
This guy's got the right idea.
Tell me you know nothing about CrossFit without telling me you know nothing about CrossFit. 😂
@@mb5970 Oh I do know it. Don’t worry. 🤡
whut?
@@mb5970 put down your phone.
Best thing for crossfit is to cancel and stop crossfit.
The good part is that it feels so natural to me, like training in nature, becuz Im not exactly buying that a machine is directly responsible for health gains the picture looks so narrow to be followed..
The form
He’s saying that to the regular person having them do basic compound lifts combined with the calisthenics or gymnastics movements is a better way until people get a base of strength and fitness to move into onlympic lifts. The Olympic lifts is what fucks people over.
Thank you for this
You need to edit the cover graphics to say "were" vs. "Where".
I agree a little bit with him. I think it's the competitive aspect of CrossFit which is good, but messes it up.
Yeah but I’m not worried about looks
I want to be able to do the most with my body weight and have full control
So it's not crossfit it's your ego & pushing your limits further than what you can take. Not everyone is this obsessed or want to be a bodybuilder or compete. Some people just want to strenthen their body, be active, be flexible. The group setting help motivate lots of people, more than the isolation of the gym. That's why I'm trying cross fit, at the same time i know my limits, i won't push myself to injury & i don't expect major results other than being active, lighter, lose some weight that's it.
Even if someone wants to compete & have major muscle gains, you can do that while being carful & logical in your expectations to not injure yourself. It helps having good coaches that knows what they are doing.
I agree, If CrossFit would’ve kept it just squatting, pressing and deadlifting for the lifting movements the sport would be more safe and popular. It’s the reason CrossFit is on a decline and Hyrox is ascending.
The part that makes it so fun is the high skill movements 💀
Wow he said basic movements done over and over again is training that goes for lifting weights martial arts or learning any type of skill
Gotta say - he is right
Aggressive cardio had me dying 💀
Absolutely true. That was one of the reasons I quit CrossFit and startet Hyrox.
High skilled movements, or low skilled coaches?
He's 💯% correct
I agree with this guy … and I don’t even do CrossFit
Lol your demo of “snatches” is a power clean homie
Was looking for this comment 🤝
Power lifters have to learn the movements for months before they put weight on the bar. What is wrong with enjoying the process of learning something just to keep moving even if it takes awhile?
Months is definitely an exaggeration with just the bar
Squat and deadlift are also high skill moves 😅
Agreed 100% CrossFit works great but it sucks in its current form!
The problem is that people dont have patience to go slow step by step. They ant to start like a pro, dont want to do without weights, to rest or respect the process.
Those high skill movements are what makes it CrossFit and the people that are doing it clearly aren’t doing it to look good, if they wanted to look good they would choose another sport.
Perfect answer
As an orthopaedic surgeon, I'd prefer Crossfit to remain as it is, the advent of Crossfit has been good for my practice and the profession as a whole.
You mean scale / modify the workouts, as CrossFit already teaches?
Intriguing to say the least
Damn he build like a tank
Yea handstand oushups aren’t easy for anyone over 225
And this is why Hyrox is so popular. 🤷♂️
You are supposed to practice the movements . CrossFit is basically a sport , you will not learn movements in a wod. You have to be training for it. If u can not complete a movement safe , then you would scale to still get a great workout and build strength. It sounds like he didn’t not have a good gym and coaching.
Exactly, by his logic sports like basketball should get rid of three pointers and lower the rim so people can play the sport without having to learn proper technique and fundamentals before they can actually start to play
Not sure if you know but he's a world level athlete ,
What he's saying is just basic common sense
In the end, it’s still basic weightlifting that will improve your strength & physique.
Only downside is it makes the midsection look really thick.
Fitness and training is a marathon, not a race. And, to say you don't see results while learning the movements, is inaccurate. You do see results; your skills to perform those movements improves. It was said before, not everyone trains for looks.
The moment someone says "if you change _____ about your crossfit workouts, you will LOOK better." You've lost the plot entirely.
High skill movements increase balance, coordination, your ability to move your body in space. The point is not about looking better, it's a byproduct. Also, injury rates are lower than running or cheerleading....I don't think we would claim those things are unhealthy.
no thanks I'm good. I'll stick with my training of handstand pushups😂
Thank you 😊
It's called being athletic. If I wanted to be the standard I would go to a basic gym
I was always interested in the CrossFit project, the idea of focusing on general fitness as a sport, lots of functional training, all just fantastic ideas. One thought tho, have you guys ever considered just not being gay as fuck about everything? Like, still workout hard, all the functional stuff, just take out all the parts where the guys sit around and pinky each others buttholes. I for one would love to do CrossFit, but all the constant gay sex and the musical theater watch parties and whatnot just seem like such a pain.
Look at guys chest . If that not a steroid chest I don’t know what is . BANG ON IT
Olympic lifts are still compound movements… so
The “AMRAP” ego and culture thing that cross fit promotes so they are different and cooler is ridiculous.
I’ve never met someone who has done CrossFit and hasn’t had some major joint injury. Source: coming from someone who used to manage a large corporate gun and did CrossFit as teen with a messed up shoulder 😊
Pull ups
Sounds like body building 🤔
i loved cros fit then i f my back know all i do is kick boxin
now i want newbie gains
Hyrox is the answer
Wait a minute....all those people that said "olympic lifts for speed is dangerous" were correct?🤯
CrossFit wasn't just based on looks...the skill is part of fitness, he should go to a Level I seminar
Are you talking about functional training or bodybuilding? 🤷🏽♂️
I thought it was the nearly non-existent training to become a cross fit certified instructor or facility
5ft11 vs 6ft
*were
Maybe do actual pullups?
Were*
Nah those are Calisthenic. The only reason CrossFit sucks is because they sacrifice quality for quantity. That is why they get injured.
But they don’t really. You could argue that kipping is not a good movement. But there are scales, and you evolve. You just have some boxes that focus on weight achievements rather than skills. Those are not good boxes.
Is he explaining Hyrox in a different way?
The biggest hypocrisy in CrossFit is saying functional fitness and doing hand stand anything especially handstand stair walking
Facts
I agree
So true
So is he saying they oly lifters should forget about it, cause they do snatches and clean and jerks
I like everything in CrossFit except the people doing CrossFit
Hyrox then
I don't agree with everything this guy says (aggressive cardio contributes heavily towards overtraining. LISS cardio is the way to go) but the rest of what he says is spot on 👌
So he is just talking about general fitness but with a stopwatch next to it
Butterfly Pull Ups IMO
So basically real training is bodybuilding 😅 yup n that's from a crossfit competitor repetition guys