Crossfit is a "functional" sport done mostly in a gym, not the real world. Of course they don't take running seriously.
A gym rat who can sprint but has trouble breaking 65 is probably hitting an acid wall and would struggle to break 1:35 for 600 yards. And thus fail the old AAHPER President's Challenge.
In my prime as a skinny 400/800 runner I was capable of maybe a 11.5 100m dash and a 4.7 40 yard dash. I guarantee Froning couldnt put up those sprint times, which are good but by no means great.
Realism wrote:
In my prime as a skinny 400/800 runner I was capable of maybe a 11.5 100m dash and a 4.7 40 yard dash. I guarantee Froning couldnt put up those sprint times, which are good but by no means great.
But...but....but...Didn't you hear, xfit_guy saw Froning run and his speed was "off the charts" (whatever that means).
OFF THE MOTHER EFFIN CHARTS YO!
Realism wrote:
In my prime as a skinny 400/800 runner I was capable of maybe a 11.5 100m dash and a 4.7 40 yard dash. I guarantee Froning couldnt put up those sprint times, which are good but by no means great.
And you couldn't do his sport either. It's Ok.
jsjdn wrote:
And you couldn't do his sport either. It's Ok.
"sport"
You're inferring crossfit is not a sport. Competitors participate in events which are measured. Competitors are ranked and awarded prizes based on the results of these events. Sounds like a sport to me. Running is more of a sport because most people here like running. Am I clear on all of this?
Ladies Please.
I only learned what Xfit was last week.
Read as I make claims that are not extremely over teaching, and this can be easily accepted as perfectly reasonable statements.
Elite XFitters are gifted athletes who have trained intensely for their specific sport and are thus very good at it.
Sprinters/NFL Players/NBA Players are gifted athletes who have trained intensely for their sport and are thus very good at it.
It is possible that these athletes could switch sports and achieve success in other sports, but this would require some sport specific training as certain skills must be learned.
Distance runners are good at distance running and seem to be upset that a new sport is gaining rapidly in popularity and thus feel the need to denigrate it senselessly without taking a deep breath and thinking critically about what they are saying.
How does that sound?
You do not simply drop 15 seconds off your 400 meter time.
XFitWhateverGuyNumber2 wrote:
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/
Tom was at his athletic peak in 2003. He's 37 now. Not sure how this is relevant especially since he's not struggling.
Um usually track seasons peak in summer, which means track times peak at a certain point every year.. Hardly anyone keeps up top speed year round..
Heres an example of how this works...
I started running the 400 in the winter in feb and march just here and there... Ran prob somewhere around 1:01 or so at 225lbs. Then in april ran 58 at the same weight 225lbs.. Then i continued to train specifically for the 400 all summer...
Then now im down to 53.79 at 6'0 and 214LBS.
See how that works?
Training for a specific event usually gets a time lower..
Um theres no way i could go to the track just any day of the week if i wasnt training to run the 400 and run 60...
It takes this little thing called " training" for a " specific event to get there...
And im not at top speed year round. Theres only a small percentage out of each year that im at absolute top speed.. and that is prob around a month long..
In the winter i get back up to 225-230lbs..
So to sit here and watch comments about what someone can run something in is kinda funny...
The questions to ask yourself are..
1. Was the person wearing track spikes?
2. Or were they wearing tennis shoes?
3. What type of training led up to the time you say they ran?
4. Did they do any 200 meter repeats, 100 meter repeats, etc.. anything at all to train for the 400?
5. Did they just out of nowhere go to the track and run a 400 all out?
6. What was the temperature outside when they ran?
7. Was it cold?
8. Was it hot?
How many 400s did they run before that race where they ran a 60, or 65 or whatever you say they ran?
Need more details..
And this should be obvious.. wow.
track400meters1 wrote:
Heres an example of how this works...
I started running the 400 in the winter in feb and march just here and there... Ran prob somewhere around 1:01 or so at 225lbs. Then in april ran 58 at the same weight 225lbs.. Then i continued to train specifically for the 400 all summer...
Then now im down to 53.79 at 6'0 and 214LBS.
See how that works?
And this should be obvious.. wow.
There is a HUGE difference between going from ~60-58 to ~54 and going from 65 to 50...
This should be obvious.. wow.
For what it's worth, there are usually 5 or 6 guys on your average high school track team who can run a 53-55 second 400, but few teams have a 50 second guy.