EPOpian wrote:
nah wrote:Unfortunately you could say the same for running
Are you kidding? Cross country, track and field, road racing...three sports contested on an international, collegiate, professional, and high school level right there.
Crossfit is international too. In fact, that's one of their advertising lines. From the eyes of strangers, competitive distance running is still just jogging or something that you do to get in shape for another sport.
Most golfers make more money than this world's fittest man, so I say the golfers are more fit. This guy isn't an icon in competitive sports anymore than you or I. Now go back to the gym with your fellas and pump each other or whatever CFers do to each other.
nah wrote:
From the eyes of strangers, competitive distance running is still just jogging or something that you do to get in shape for another sport.
Right, if you run a 2:25 Marathon or 6:00, you are a hobby jogger and chances are you're either skinny or fat, or, more often than not, ...
.... SKINNY FAT
Does anyone know if they drug test at the CrossFit games?
Ashton Eaton could kick his booty in everything.
InWyo wrote:
Does anyone know if they drug test at the CrossFit games?
Yes. Every single ATHLETE at the crossfit games is being tested for drugs, not just the winner.
It's the most comprehensive drug testing program in competitive sports.
My Opinion does matter wrote:
Ashton Eaton could kick his booty in everything.
Can Ashton Eaton clean 350+ pounds?
kdkei wrote:
He probably makes more money than most Olympic runners
Xfitguy_the_real_one_1 wrote:
^THIS
Froning is an icon in competitive sports. He doesn\'t train for looks but to compete to be the fittest man. Very impressive.
And as we all know, that\'s all that matters!
Xfitguy_the_real_one_1 wrote:
This is great, see how Rich Froning, fittest man to ever live on earth, works out:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/train-with-the-worlds-fittest-man-rich-froning-crossfit-workout.html
So...how old are you, your height, weight, and your best times at the 800m, 1600 or 1609m, 5K, 10K, and marathon?
nah wrote:
Can Ashton Eaton clean 350+ pounds?
Is this guy world ranked in the clean? I don't think being pretty good at weight lifting counts for much.
Xfitguy_the_real_one_1 wrote:
Yes. Every single ATHLETE at the crossfit games is being tested for drugs, not just the winner.
It's the most comprehensive drug testing program in competitive sports.
they all tested positive for G.A.Y
Ho Hum wrote:
nah wrote:Can Ashton Eaton clean 350+ pounds?
Is this guy world ranked in the clean? I don't think being pretty good at weight lifting counts for much.
Yes, he is world ranked. It's an event in crossfit just like Eaton has multiple events in the decathlon.
I believe David Goggins, ex-SEAL, ultrarunner, and just plain freaking huge would beat this guy at anything that could be imagined. No contest. The guy in the video may win the hairiest award though.
http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2010/05/14/david-goggins-toughest-athlete-planet
As far as real competitions go, any of the world's top decathaletes are so far above weekend training clowns it's not even fair to mention them together in same sentence.
x fit guy. this isn't nam, post some #1s.
to verify it is you we need you to hold a sign with your username written on it.
this will be your chance to convince all letsrunners to quite slogging, go paleo and train in vibrams so they can gain your epic level of all around fitness and stop being skinny fats.
Can he crack 15 minutes for a 5K? 50 seconds for 400 meters? Can he long jump 23 feet? High jump 7 feet? He is one-dimensional and not all that impressive at that.
-though i find xfit guy a little exasperating like everyone else, i'm going to stick up for him here. if you want to talk "one dimensional", as you described it, look no further than an elite distance runner. what good is a skinny little twerp with skinny little arms that can run 4.30 pace for 25 laps? that isn't one dimensional? in addition, using your same criteria, name one elite "7 foot" high jumper that can "crack 15 minutes for a 5k". i think you're seriously underestimating what kind of athlete this froning is. he is all around a great athlete. seeing some of his lifts in a workout when i was in san diego last year visiting a friend (her family owns a major xfit gym there in socal), i was truly in awe. the dude is cut, but not ripped...strong but not overtly beefy. he is absolutely FIT. some of the comments on here are made by either people that are haters (the majority, i expect) or people that are making completely uneducated statements based on zero fact or experience.
DC Trainer wrote:
I believe David Goggins, ex-SEAL, ultrarunner, and just plain freaking huge would beat this guy at anything that could be imagined. No contest. The guy in the video may win the hairiest award though.
http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2010/05/14/david-goggins-toughest-athlete-planetAs far as real competitions go, any of the world's top decathaletes are so far above weekend training clowns it's not even fair to mention them together in same sentence.
I don't think that's true. Froning's numbers in the Olympic lift measure up to or above Eaton's, and that's made all the more impressive given that Crossfit focuses much more on (muscular) endurance events than the decathlon.
Froning can't run a great 5k, but he is a great athlete.
DC Trainer wrote:
I believe David Goggins, ex-SEAL, ultrarunner, and just plain freaking huge would beat this guy at anything that could be imagined. No contest. The guy in the video may win the hairiest award though.
http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2010/05/14/david-goggins-toughest-athlete-planetAs far as real competitions go, any of the world's top decathaletes are so far above weekend training clowns it's not even fair to mention them together in same sentence.
Can they clean 350+ pounds?
I think you all are being really unfair. The guy is clearly fit and puts a ton of effort into what he does. Why not admire that sort of work ethic and accomplishment.
Fact is most of you all could probably "out run" him, and that would be about it. For real world fitness he's in way better shape than runners.
Froning is a great athlete, yes. No, he is not a competitive athlete icon. Clearly seen by twitter followers. You think all those weekender Crossfitters know who Froning is? Nope. They just know they throw tires around a dank dusty warehouse for $180 a month. My grandpa will pay you to do the same thing at his farm.
I'm going to throw a vote in for Trey Hardee. He is nearly as good as Ashton Eaton in the decath but with his body type he probably could do decently well in endurance events as well.