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- kona0
I know quite a few people who are a part of the crossfit thing. Almost all of them have been hurt at one point in time or another. Torn bicep. Pulled hamstring. Pulled back. Tweaked shoulders a many. Deep bone bruise (2) in the knees from landing wrong off the rings. Torn rotator cuff. Smashed finger. Lots of sore lower backs.
LifeTime Fitness started to go the way of crossfit but quickly started to phase it out. Too many people were getting injured. They've since modified their version accordingly.
It's great, if you know what you're doing. Even then, gotta be careful.
- I've learned to accept that you get injured one way or another working out. Just learn from itcannonball1978
- Crossfit is known for more injuries but if you're really working out you will get some injuries.Pupsipu
- robotron3k0
- that push-up is almost all tricepsHijoDMaite
- < Only if you puy your hands in front of your face, not your sternumcannonball1978
- triceps would by low pushups elbows bending back. diamond pushups focus on your center chest.robotron3k
- bulletfactory0
Horrible video. Looks like a montage of random people doing totally random exercises.
- (And I used to run the design team at Equinox, so I'm familiar with CrossFit)bulletfactory
- _niko0
i'd like to try it as well. but i threw out my back just watching it.
- kirshar120
And I will say, they seem to do a good job with teaching proper form for the big compound movements. Although as said above, that can get easily compromised when running a WoD, where faster is better. That is something that has to be monitored.....
- kirshar120
I think the cult mentality really came from the early years of Crossfit. Back in the day, I do remember reading some questionable thoughts and opinions from their upper echelon, but I don't think that is so much an issue now. As it grows and becomes more widespread, I think that line of thought is disappearing, of course, as said above, it depends on where you go.
Personally, I would love to give it a shot, it's just too much for me to pay right now. Not when I can pull a workout off any of their affiliate sites on any given day and do it myself in a cheaper gym. By doing that, I do understand I have to police myself as far as form goes, but I've been a stickler for good form lifting my whole life......
- MrT0
^ Nice one! Top tip for those aches and pains - magnesium. Nothing fancy, just a decent dose probably 300mg / day. It really really helps...
- I know Glutamine works for lactic acid build up so I'm taking thatHijoDMaite
- yep. magnesium helps relax the muscles as well. good for cramps.sine
- HijoDMaite0
legs hurt!
I started today with a basics introduction class. Spent some time talking about the history of CrossFit and then moved right in to some squat technique. Front squat, overhead squat, and I forget the third kind. Then we did a 7 minute WOD (Workout Of the Day) that consisted of non-stop sit-ups, overhead squats and 200m sprints.
I am hurting. I haven't squatted properly since my high school football days!
- Awesome! First week my legs hurt so bad I could barely walk. You won't get so sore after a few weeks..IRNlun6
- FYI, always keep your core tight. You'll be sore initially but will payoff big time in the long run.IRNlun6
- roger that. thanks.HijoDMaite
- IRNlun60
I've been doing crossfit for about 5 months now. 2 days a week with 1 day of Olympic lifting. During crossfit we do 30 minutes of weight training then do a WOD. There's some valid criticism, but most of it can be applied to any gym.
Yes, there is a good possibility of getting hurt. Using poor form in any environment will lead to injuries. You can seriously hurt your shoulders for doing a basic bench press. At least if you have the right coaching you'll learn what is good form and be encouraged to maintain it.
It is expensive, but you're also receiving direct coaching so it's pretty much just as expensive as a personal trainer. For the most part, personal trainers in big gyms cannot teach you any olympic and power lifts because it's not allowed in most gym. Clean & Press, Clean & Jerks, and Snatches, are by far the best power and explosiveness building weight training out there.
Check your ego, because if you do try crossfit you will see men and women running faster, and lifting way more than you. You need to take your time with this. People have been dedicated to this for years and it will show. This never gets easier.
Kipping pull-ups are real pull-ups. I don't understand why people get so hung up on a freakin exercise. It's about efficiency and maintaining a strong core. If you're doing it right, you're not swinging more than a few inches. If you want to just do strict pull-ups thats fine, you can still do strict pull-ups.
You don't have to do the recommended weight, every exercise can be scaled to match your level of fitness. Move on to heaver weights when you're ready too.
You're not required to wear goofy ass socks.
- I highly recommend this book... http://www.suppleleo… Great information on form and proper technique.IRNlun6
- Hombre_Lobo0
I think keeping high intensity cardio / high intensity body weight workouts and controlled big compound weight lifting separate is an ideal all round solution.
Adding heavy weight to high intensity is very risky if people aren't completely focused.
- Just notice random mail said pretty much exactly this above!
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- Just notice random mail said pretty much exactly this above!
- Hombre_Lobo0
Interval training and high intensity work outs are great, and known to work well.
My main issue with crossfit and what I thought when I first saw it is the injury risk is so high.
If people are doing high intensity big compound weighted movements like clean and press dead lift etc, and their form is anything less than very good, they are gonna get injured very quick.
I see it on a lot of cross fit videos, people trying to break their personal records by getting an extra rep in a time limit, and to do so they rush their movements and sacrifice all their form. It's fucking cringe worthy to watch.
it's not all like that and the instructor is to blame for not hammering home how important technique is. But it isn't an unusual occurrence.
- CALLES0
I worry about the form. It seems not to be a relevant thing. Just do it kinda situation. DO IT! FEEL THE BUrnnnnnnn
- Frosty_spl0
Most of the people in my small agency go together and want me to join. I really don't want to pay $150 a month.
- randommail0
Just read this http://gawker.com/5928989/the-pr…
Stick to what's tried and true. High-intensity interval cardio and slow, deliberate weight lifting. 6 days a week. You're set for life.(Plus you simply can't excuse the ridiculous socks.)
- That article is pretty much BS. Go to a local box and see for yourself.hereswhatidid
- Put your god damn feet down all the waycannonball1978
- Pupsipu0
Main thing is to learn the core lifts, deadlift, press, bench press, squat. After you can save money and work out at a globo gym.
- goog point but I wonder how much of the success is due to the constant motivation by the coachesHijoDMaite
- and the camaraderie .HijoDMaite
- You're both completely right. If you can learn to push yourself though its cheaper and an achievement .Hombre_Lobo
- dbloc0
- ultimate douche bag. i don't give a fuck what you just lifted, nor does the rest of the gym. just shhhhhhhlvl_13
- I was looking forward to seeing his head explode towards the end... Sadly not.goldieboy
- Yeh what a moron...Hombre_Lobo
- moldero0
looks cool, ide do that with you
- ronburgundy0
I did it for about 6 months. Some of the toughest workouts I've ever done. The box I went to had a great vibe and the coaches were all very good. Unfortunately a split second of bad form left me with a severe back strain that kept me sidelined for almost 3 months. Working my way back into shape now.
- hereswhatidid0
I wouldn't say it's any more of a cult than any club or group activity where people get psyched up about it. I've seen WordPress users groups that by that criteria would be a cult. I imagine if you went to a typography meetup at a bar, the people around you not in the group would think you're pretty f'ng weird.