Once again you deserve high marks for your trolling skills. Bravo.
That said, Froning was a mediocre DII baseball player. I have to believe a truly elite athlete (LeBron, Rudisha, Calvin Johnson) would dominate Crossfit if inclined to train for it. The top level of Crossfit by and large is a collection of athletes that could not excel at the highest level of other sports.
this really gets old wrote:
he'd get beat by most people shooting pool or playing ping-pong, too. why do you feel the need to compare him specifically to runners? for fitness, you can darn sure bet he's as fit as it gets.
Wrong. He is as fit as it gets, as defined by cross-fit, a for-profit business with a vested interest in propagating their definition of fitness.
If you asked most people on the street "what is fitness," the answers you would get most likely would vary widely from what xfit trains. Most people would support the idea of ideal fitness involving low body fat, moderate functional strength and speed, and excellent cardio health. It would probably be about halfway between your stereotypical distance runner and xfit "athlete."
When the Rich Fronings of the world die of a heart attack at 50 from excessive BMI and neglected a cardiovascular system, will opinions begin to change? It will be too late for the majority of the xfit proponents.
Distance runners don't claim their activities are the best for "fitness," but at least it contributes to decreased rates of heart disease and many types of cancer. Distance runners can always add weights to combat frailty as they age, stop running competitively, and turn into a jogger. For xfit participants, it will be mostly too late. You can't "cram" for a lifetime of cardio starting at 50 (although reducing BMI at this age does reduce morbidity a bit), but improving core and leg strength has been proven to be very effective starting as late as your 50s.
Ashton Eaton's Nike contract.
End of thread.
coach comments nicely wrote:
"I believe if you're going to beat Rich, you are going to have to bleed to do it."
0:39 into it.
Are you serious? Get your own damn quotes.
+1
runnerdnerd wrote:
... Most people would support the idea of ideal fitness involving low body fat, moderate functional strength and speed, and excellent cardio health. It would probably be about halfway between your stereotypical distance runner and xfit "athlete."
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So an elite triathlete, right? Seriously.
3rd or 4th tier wrote:
If you are a 3rd or 4th tier athlete at any actual sport you can beat Rich Froning. Unfortunately for Rich and fortunately for the rest of the world a jack of all trades fitness routine isn't a sport.
Answer me this. What has more views on Youtube: The Rich Froning video I posted, or David Rudisha's 800 WR?
You'd have to get into his box and find out what makes him tick.
CrossFit Cory wrote:
Answer me this. What has more views on Youtube: The Rich Froning video I posted, or David Rudisha's 800 WR?
"Charlie bit my finger" has way more. Charlie is the world's greatest athlete.
What's that whale's 200 meter time?
what the? wrote:
CrossFit Cory wrote:Answer me this. What has more views on Youtube: The Rich Froning video I posted, or David Rudisha's 800 WR?
"Charlie bit my finger" has way more. Charlie is the world's greatest athlete.
Anybody know where I can get a poster of Charlie? I want to put him right in between my poster of M. Ali and R. Bannister.
Troll appreciation wrote:
Once again you deserve high marks for your trolling skills. Bravo.
That said, Froning was a mediocre DII baseball player. I have to believe a truly elite athlete (LeBron, Rudisha, Calvin Johnson) would dominate Crossfit if inclined to train for it. The top level of Crossfit by and large is a collection of athletes that could not excel at the highest level of other sports.
Sure, but Crossfit is new and they've found their sport. If it continues to grow then Crossfit will get a larger and deeper talent pool. It already has a deeper talent pool than American distance runners, who are basically guys who wanted to letter in high school but weren't even good enough to make varsity in anything else.
oh please wrote:
runnerdnerd wrote:... Most people would support the idea of ideal fitness involving low body fat, moderate functional strength and speed, and excellent cardio health. It would probably be about halfway between your stereotypical distance runner and xfit "athlete."
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So an elite triathlete, right? Seriously.
I don't think an elite triathlete really is it either. Probably 4/8 training would be pretty close to ideal training for general fitness. You'd get some longer work in there, some sprint work, and a fair bit of weights hitting the full body. It would different from xfit by having a lot more time spent on running, which is the most "natural" form of exercise, and less emphasis on lifting with horrible-future-back-problems-for-life technique.
I'm not arguing against distance running for fitness though, just that as we age, it is probably wise to add some general strengthening and core lifting and to make sure to get in some faster work, such as an occasional fartlek or speed day, even if you are just running for fitness. All it takes is some light lifting 1x per week, no need to get huge.
Drug test the games with a third party doing the testing.
http://romanoroberts.com.mx/steroids-crossfit-and-the-crossfit-games-who-how/
http://breakingmuscle.com/crossfit/the-truth-about-steroid-use-in-crossfit-don-t-ever-assume
runnerdnerd wrote:When the Rich Fronings of the world die of a heart attack at 50 from excessive BMI and neglected a cardiovascular system,
Good grief. The guy is 5'9" and 195 lbs. He's a little guy. It's not like he's some massive football player or something.
what the? wrote:
runnerdnerd wrote:When the Rich Fronings of the world die of a heart attack at 50 from excessive BMI and neglected a cardiovascular system,Good grief. The guy is 5'9" and 195 lbs. He's a little guy. It's not like he's some massive football player or something.
OK, a baby whale.
Xfit_guy_the_real_1 wrote:
If it was so easy to beat Froning, why don't tons of athletes show up, beat him in the CrossFit Games and collect the $250,000?
Or maybe he really is the fittest man alive?
$250,000. Isn't that about what Lebron James makes per game? About 1/4 what Aaron Rodgers makes per game? Heck, Meb just picked up $150,000 plus appearance fee for a couple hours work.
Xfit_guy_the_real_1_ wrote:
How would I like to beat Rich Froning?
Off.
Funny attempt at trolling me, but yes, if Froning asks me to beat him off, I would do it in a heartbeat.
Xfit_guy_the_reaI_1 wrote:
Xfit_guy_the_real_1_ wrote:How would I like to beat Rich Froning?
Off.
Funny attempt at trolling me, but yes, if Froning asks me to beat him off, I would do it in a heartbeat.
The jerk and clean
Monkeys typing wrote:
Heck, Meb just picked up $150,000 plus appearance fee for a couple hours work.
Yeah Ok and how often does he get that or any prize money from races? Meb and Froning probably make the same amount of money.
make him eat a peanut?