My running group is turning to crossfit - is it reallt better cardio???

Future Crossfit Bro? wrote:

20 minutes of crossfit is equivalent to 1 hour of running."

Is crossfit really that great???? Everyone is doing it!

20 minutes of cross-fit is equivalent to 20 minutes of cross-fit.

If you want to get stronger, have fun with a fad fitness group, and do a large variety of exercises, the x-fit is great... besides the inevitable connective tissue damage from AMRAP snatches or kipping pullups.

Do you want to be faster over distance? Then run. Do light calisthenics or weight training as supplemental exercise.

Want to get stronger and look a little better and still have some cardio health, and want to go broke? Do x-fit.

OP, the form of exercise you pick depends on your goals. For overall strength, crossfit and any kind of weightlifting regimen is better than running. If running better is your main objective, then a structured and consistent running plan is the way to go. As for "cardio", this is a meaningless term thrown about.

Apart from running, I have yet to find an activity that keeps the heart rate elevated over a prolonged duration. If you are after a high level of exertion (perceived or otherwise) hammering a run will definitely do it more than lifting weights.

[quote]Lifter and Runner wrote:

[quote]Future Crossfit Bro? wrote:

If you want to get stronger, have fun with a fad fitness group, and do a large variety of exercises, the x-fit is great... besides the inevitable connective tissue damage from AMRAP snatches or kipping pullups.

Bro! "inevitable connective tissue damage"?????? Lifting makes your muscles and tissues stronger, bro.

Yeah, I guess you are right, bro - a kipping pushup will cause damage - IF YOU ARE NEWB WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING.

I used to run 25-40 miles a week. Now I run 20 miles a week and crossfit by balls off. Let me tell you - CHICKS DIG CROSSFIT DUDES

Dude, I can do 62 handstand pushups. How many runners can say that. Hands down crossfit is better cardio than running or "yogging". And it makes you stronger. Look at a sprinter vs a marathon runner. The sprinter if fit and the marathoner is anemic. If they look fit it is because they ARE fit. CrossFIT!

CHICKS DIG CROSSFIT DUDES wrote:

[quote]Lifter and Runner wrote:

[quote]Future Crossfit Bro? wrote:

a kipping pushup will cause damage - IF YOU ARE NEWB WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING.

CHICKS DIG CROSSFIT DUDES

Chick dig a big, fat, wallet... which you will need to afford the x-fit membership.

Also, there are NO powerlifters or weightlifters that train to form failure like cross-fit does. Especially olympic lifts... they are very technical, and most newbies shouldn't be going max reps on them.

I prefer crossfit because I like being around bearded beastly men. I really like it when they choose not to wear deodorant although they have plenty of cash. Of course I am straight and I will try to steal your girl, but I just enjoy watching my bros' biceps and glutes swell up.

Connective tissue?????? I don't even know what that is. When was the last time you heard a guy (err I mean girl, bro) say "gross, he has weak connective tissue." IT'S ALL ABOUT THE GUN SHOW.

Do yourself a favor and fork over $200 a month for crossfit. It's bro-tastic

not sure if there is any correlation but most of the runners I know are doctors, surgeons, accountants, CEOs - in other words they are highly educated and mildly tempered

all of the crossfitters I know are ex-athletes, nurses, personal trainers, insurance salesmen - in other words, they didn't really put much emphasis on their education.

this is just a general observation. I am not making an argument that crossfitters are less educated. They just seem so bro-y.

ok, who am I kidding - I can't hold a conversation with one person who does crossfit. Crossfit is a fad that attracts the lowest human life forms. Being a brain-dean moron might be a requirement for joining crossfit.

One thing that is for certain - they are bad with money - $150 a month???? Really????

Cross-fit is the ultimate form of f**k-around-itis.

Jack of all trades, master of nothing.

Gym owners go to a conference, pay $1500 to get X-FIT CERTIFIED, then yuppies hemorrhage money.

It keeps people motivated to try and look badass while using oversized bumper plates. Instant Facebook likes.

OK, first of all, it's me, Xfit_guy_the_real_1, but I was banned, therefore my new handle.

Yes, 20min of high intensity training is going to do more for you than an hour of SLOGGING (slow jogging, what you folks seem to like to do).

But that's not the point. The point is that women these days have higher standards, the want guys who are BUFF and SHREDDED and at the same time deliver the overall package (if you know what I mean).

So in the end, you've got two choices. Train hard (crossfit style, high weights until you puke) and get BIG in the process or remain you typical runners appearance (SKINNY FAT) and never get laid.

Your choice.

XFIT_BRO_THE_REAL_1 wrote:

OK, first of all, it's me, Xfit_guy_the_real_1, but I was banned, therefore my new handle.

Yes, 20min of high intensity training is going to do more for you than an hour of SLOGGING (slow jogging, what you folks seem to like to do).

But that's not the point. The point is that women these days have higher standards, the want guys who are BUFF and SHREDDED and at the same time deliver the overall package (if you know what I mean).

So in the end, you've got two choices. Train hard (crossfit style, high weights until you puke) and get BIG in the process or remain you typical runners appearance (SKINNY FAT) and never get laid.

Your choice.

Yo Bro! You must be Brian Mackenzie, the creator of CrossFit Endurance.

Lets take a look at your history using CFE in endurance sports:

•April, 2008: Mackenzie declares that he will attempt to finish in the top 10 at the Badwater Ultramarathon and CF Games that same year.

•July, 2008: Mackenzie DNF’s (Did Not Finish) the CrossFit Games.

•April, 2009: The “100 Mile Movie” project, which documents Mackenzie’s attempt to complete 100 mile races using CFE ends in failure. Mackenzie does not complete any 100 mile races.

•June, 2009: Mackenzie refuses to complete a qualifying race for the Western States 100. He asks permission to skip the qualifier and is denied.

•November, 2009: Mackenzie DNF’s the Quad Dipsea (a 28.4 mile ultra)

•July, 2010: Mackenzie fails to complete a 41-mile run through Badwater.

•June, 2011: Competitor Magazine claims Mackenzie has completed the Badwater Ultra. No record of Mackenzie exist on the Badwater website.

•July, 2011: Mackenzie writes an article claiming that peaking for an athletic event is a waste of time. This goes contrary to all exercise science.

Looking good Brian. Time to reward yourself with another tattoo.

XFIT_BRO_THE_REAL_1 wrote:

OK, first of all, it's me, Xfit_guy_the_real_1, but I was banned, therefore my new handle.

Yes, 20min of high intensity training is going to do more for you than an hour of SLOGGING (slow jogging, what you folks seem to like to do).

But that's not the point. The point is that women these days have higher standards, the want guys who are BUFF and SHREDDED and at the same time deliver the overall package (if you know what I mean).

So in the end, you've got two choices. Train hard (crossfit style, high weights until you puke) and get BIG in the process or remain you typical runners appearance (SKINNY FAT) and never get laid.

Your choice.

Sooooooooo, what you are saying is crossfit is for people who are insecure about their "total package" (if you know what I mean).

I have tried crossfit - my heart rate gets up to 150 at the max. That is hardly threshold. If you are puking from crossfit, you couldn't handle running

As with so many things: context and goals are important.

I have not seen data on energy expenditure in 20 minutes of Crossfit--could be very high. That hour of running can have a wide variety of energy expenditures as well.

Put me in a ring with any of you pansy runners and I would crush you. Crossfit is for real men and it is here to stay.

Dude, I used to play professional sports. I promise you crossfit is better for you than running. It gets you shredded and buff. Could any of you sloggers dead lift 350lbs 50 times???? I seriously doubt it because you are not athletes. Keep running slow.

So I heard over at boards.crossfit.com that you pencil dick runners were talking trash. Runners are pathetic. You look pathetic and can't get laid because you have no muscles left from running.

Crossfit is king of fitness. It is being proven that crossfit endurance athletes are 7 times more efficient endurance athletes than runners or triathletes.

So chew on that while you are doing your girly runs.

xfit_for_life wrote:

I promise you crossfit is better for you than running.

This site is primarily for people that want to run fast. That requires specificity.

If you want to be well-rounded, then Cross-Fit is fine. Expensive and probably injurious, but fine.

If you want to be a mass monster, then lifting full-time in training is best.

It's all about specificity.

Here is a concept to think about: how about you focus on what your body can DO instead of what your body looks like? Let form follow function.

xfit_for_life wrote:

Dude, I used to play professional sports. I promise you crossfit is better for you than running. It gets you shredded and buff. Could any of you sloggers dead lift 350lbs 50 times???? I seriously doubt it because you are not athletes. Keep running slow.

I bet you have lots of tattoo too. I bet you have a special one of you and Glassman holding hands watching the sunset together.

let's brawl to figure this out wrote:

So chew on that while you are doing your girly runs.

Yes, girly runs. Nice burn there. I bet you be laughing about it as you try one of your girly named workouts...Fran, Cindy, Chelsea, Helen, Grace, ...

let's brawl to figure this out wrote:

So I heard over at boards.crossfit.com that you pencil dick runners were talking trash.

You seem.to be am authority on all thing CrossFit. Would you be so kind to answer the following question.

Why is the general CrossFit lingo "I swallowed that WOD!" used when you complete a workout?