he's obviously in great shape-one of the fittest men alive- but he's not a stud athlete. He dabbled in football in HS and played baseball for a mediocre college team then trained as a fireman.
he's obviously in great shape-one of the fittest men alive- but he's not a stud athlete. He dabbled in football in HS and played baseball for a mediocre college team then trained as a fireman.
Who would get the hot chick? Rich or Gaylen?....
Neither. Centro's gets the "hot chick"?
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Lighten up Francis wrote:
Froning's training partner, who is the same size and can't beat Froning in anything, has run a 47s 400m. How is that possible???? Well, at one point he trained to run a fast 400m. Wow, what a concept.
Dan Bailey who ran for Ohio University.
All this shows is that a decent 400m runner can make an easy transition to crossfit..
I'm sure the majority of professional athletes would do well at crossfit, but I highly doubt many crossfitters would do well at professional athletics.
I bet Bolt, Gatlin, Bailey, and David Oliver could all beat the top crossfitters without ANY crossfit training.
I remember Xfit Guy saying that Froning has been rumored to run a 3:50 1500.
trollololol wrote:
All this shows is that a decent 400m runner can make an easy transition to crossfit..
I'm sure the majority of professional athletes would do well at crossfit, but I highly doubt many crossfitters would do well at professional athletics.
I bet Bolt, Gatlin, Bailey, and David Oliver could all beat the top crossfitters without ANY crossfit training.
You're retarded. I'm going to keep posting this until someone admits (at the least) that CrossFit is a niche "sport" that even the best decathletes struggle with.
http://lane5crossfit.com/about-us/coaches/XFitWhateverGuyNumber2 wrote:
You're retarded. I'm going to keep posting this until someone admits (at the least) that CrossFit is a niche "sport" that even the best decathletes struggle with.
http://lane5crossfit.com/about-us/coaches/
Congratulations dumbnuts, your link completely supported my claim. Both Tom and Bill Pappas were professional athletes who made an easy transition to crossfit. Nowhere in your link does it show that they "struggled" with it.
Lighten up Francis wrote:
Thank you for a dose of sanity Mrr82. Froning's training partner, who is the same size and can't beat Froning in anything, has run a 47s 400m. How is that possible???? Well, at one point he trained to run a fast 400m. Wow, what a concept.
Saying that he HAS RUN and that he CAN RUN are two different things. Sure he ran that in college when he was specializing in the event. But he will unlikely get anywhere close to that now. The dude was like 40 pounds lighter then. He's too heavy and bulky now, even with training.
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http://if-fit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dan.jpgYou guys are so desperate to disparage crossfit you will completely twist a comment to fit your argument. Your assertion is exactly what I said. He HAS run that fast when he was training for the 400. If the Games decided to start programming 400m races do you think a guy like Froning might put some effort into training for the 400? These athletes need to fill out a bio for the website. He has no idea what he could run for 400 most likely. He probably remembered doing a 65 during some workout and wrote it down as his PR. Christ, can you set aside your petty jealousy for one second? Okay, I'll admit he can't run as well as anybody on this thread. Are we all happy? He can do 100 things better than anybody here. So what, it means nothing because you guys care about running. I couldn't give two sh**s about Froning, I just can't believe what petty bitches so many runners are.
I'm done now, nice arguing with you.
trollololol wrote:
I bet Bolt, Gatlin, Bailey, and David Oliver could all beat the top crossfitters without ANY crossfit training.
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Congratulations dumbnuts, your link completely supported my claim. Both Tom and Bill Pappas were professional athletes who made an easy transition to crossfit. Nowhere in your link does it show that they "struggled" with it.
Really? Your claim: Top track athletes could beat top crossfitters without ANY crossfit training. And then I provide two professional track athletes that can't even qualify for the world championships with several years of training, and that supports your claim? Maybe you should go back and read your original claim. Or maybe, you should bring your vag!na to a crossfit gym and show us how badass you really are. $275k if you're better than Froning. Easy money, according to you.
Here's how confident I am. I will put up $1000 with any D1 track and field athlete that attempts to win the CrossFit games. If you win, I will pay you $1000 (plus you get the $275k). If you lose, you owe me $100. 10-to-1 odds. Any takers? Didn't think so. But it's EASY for any track and field athlete to win the CrossFit Games, right? Details: You agree to the bet before The Open, and we'll put the money in escrow. Place your bets big talkers.
Lighten up Francis wrote:
You guys are so desperate to disparage crossfit you will completely twist a comment to fit your argument. Your assertion is exactly what I said. He HAS run that fast when he was training for the 400. If the Games decided to start programming 400m races do you think a guy like Froning might put some effort into training for the 400? These athletes need to fill out a bio for the website. He has no idea what he could run for 400 most likely. He probably remembered doing a 65 during some workout and wrote it down as his PR. Christ, can you set aside your petty jealousy for one second? Okay, I'll admit he can't run as well as anybody on this thread. Are we all happy? He can do 100 things better than anybody here. So what, it means nothing because you guys care about running. I couldn't give two sh**s about Froning, I just can't believe what petty bitches so many runners are.
I'm done now, nice arguing with you.
Please show what twisting of the comment was made. The argument was what crossfitters CAN run for 400, not what they ran 6 years ago when they were 40 pounds lighter and specializing for the event. I'm sorry I outsmarted you, but no need to get pissy. For the record, I have no beef with crossfit.
Xfitter wrote:
I am sure he could run under 55 with a pair of max cats and a race setting.
Absolutely not.
i hear if you throw your panties in the dryer with a wet towel it'll help un-bunch them
Crossfit is for those who like to be mediocre at everything.
I thought that was triathletes and decathletes?
Running isn't about anything other than being good at running. Running has little value, other than general fitness, to any specific sport. Running will not make you a good at weight training or ball sports. Running will not get you very far in power lifting competitions. Running will not get you through a walk on tryout for a Major League baseball team or NFL team. Running will not get you out of the first round at the local tennis tournament. Excelling at running will just mean that you are better than other runners. Nothing more, nothing less.
XFitWhateverGuyNumber2 wrote:
Really? Your claim: Top track athletes could beat top crossfitters without ANY crossfit training.
No, my claim was the top POWER sprinters could beat the top crossfitters.
And then I provide two professional track athletes
...From a completely different discipline that my original argument *rolls eyes*
that can't even qualify for the world championships with several years of training
So this somehow suggests they "struggle" at crossfit???
Maybe you should go back and read your original claim.
My original claim was most professional athletes would make smooth transitions into crossfit and that most crossfitters would fail miserably at professional athletics. Your strawman argument did nothing to address my claim.
Or maybe, you should bring your vag!na to a crossfit gym and show us how badass you really are. $275k if you're better than Froning. Easy money, according to you.
1) Crossfitters aren't badass.
2) I'm not a professional athlete so whatever point you're trying to make only shows how retarded you are.
A more relevant challenge would be for Froning to compete against me in running...It would show that the best crossfitter couldn't even compete against a mediocre runner.
But it's EASY for any track and field athlete to win the CrossFit Games, right?
Can't tell if you're a troll or a legit retard, since nobody ever made this claim.
Jim-Head wrote:
Running isn't about anything other than being good at running. Running has little value, other than general fitness, to any specific sport. Running will not make you a good at weight training or ball sports. Running will not get you very far in power lifting competitions. Running will not get you through a walk on tryout for a Major League baseball team or NFL team. Running will not get you out of the first round at the local tennis tournament. Excelling at running will just mean that you are better than other runners. Nothing more, nothing less.
I ran out of fingers and toes when trying to count the number of football players who were once exceptional track sprinters.
And I'm sure running doesn't help at all when running bases in the MLB...Sure you need good hand/eye coordination for ball sports, but to say being a good runner doesn't carry over is a stretch.
Why would a one demensionsl power sprinter be guaranteed to do well at Crossfit? I imagine they are severely lacking in the endurance and aerobic conditioning. No sprinter would do well at the Crossfit games unless they did Crossfit.
lancaster wrote:
Lighten up Francis wrote:Replace Crossfit with Running in Roy's post and it is equally accurate. Thanks Roy for such a wonderful contribution to the conversation. Crossfit and running are both hobbies people enjoy. Neither of them will solve the world's problems. Genius.
must of struck a nerve lol
Must HAVE struck a nerve
Precious Roy wrote:
Crossfit isn't about anything other than being good at crossfit. Crossfit has little value, other than general fitness, to any specific sport. Crossfit will not make you a good distance runner or sprinter. Crossfit will not get you very far in power lifting competitions. Crossfit will not get you through a walk on tryout for a Major League baseball team or NFL team. Crossfit will not get you out of the first round at the local tennis tournament. Excelling at crossfit will just mean that you are better than other crossfitters. Nothing more, nothing less.
Running isn't about anything other than being good at running. Running has little value, other than general fitness, to any OTHER specific sport. Running will not get you very far in power lifting competitions. Running will not get you through a walk on tryout for a Major League baseball team or NFL team. Running will not get you out of the first round at the local tennis tournament. Excelling at running will just mean that you are better than other runners. Nothing more, nothing less.
