Crossfitters suck...here's why

Ummm, bro you sound like a puss.i hate crossfit but threads like this do nothing to help the cause

I completely agree with real athlete. Crossfitters blow and they are very annoying.

What was the workout, and his time?

I'm sure the same could be said for a local running group somewhere, and a soccer player just showing up and smashing people.

The hate on the kipping needs to die to. T

What was the workout, and his time?

I'm sure the same could be said for a local running group somewhere, and a soccer player just showing up and smashing people.

The hate on the kipping needs to die to. The kip is just a method to do more work. No one would say it is the same thing as a strict pullup, its just much more efficient.

I'll hate on kipping all day, bro. It looks silly as all heII. The only thing it's more efficient at is keeping you from getting laid.

Encourage him to keep going back and dominating. I don't have any problem with the concept of CrossFit, it's the idea of training as competition and calling the gym a box, and the social media aspect of it.

That certainly isn't limited to CrossFitters, I can't stand any people who workout or athletes posting their workouts on the web. Who the EFF cares how many times you bench-pressed 220?

If they just did these workouts and kept quiet about it it would be fine, its the apparently concomitant chest-puffing and feather-fanning that seems to need to be part of it that I hate.

Like I said, there are plenty of runners and cyclists (and I am sure other sports) that do this, but it seems to be part and parcel of CrossFit.

Think I am wrong? Go ahead and do your WOD and don't tell anyone your score, don't post it at your box, and don't post it anywhere online. See how long you are able to do this.

I have been able to refrain from it for 36 yrs.

How many runners would run races if nobody took the time and published it for everyone to see?

And it's 225 pounds moron. Any athlete in any sport would know that. And people like that type of stuff. There's a reason people follow and watch the NFL combine or worlds strongest men. Or watch track meets. Don't be a loser. Grow up

Umyourementallyill wrote:

How many runners would run races if nobody took the time and published it for everyone to see?

And it's 225 pounds moron. Any athlete in any sport would know that. And people like that type of stuff. There's a reason people follow and watch the NFL combine or worlds strongest men. Or watch track meets. Don't be a loser. Grow up

That's a great example. I would. When I started running there was no internet and we certainly were not published in the paper. I ran about 50 races a year in HS and sometimes the dual meet results would be published in the local paper, but that is not why we ran the races.

Maybe for you it is, but it's not that way for everyone, and don't assume it is.

As far as the 220 lbs comment, WHAT is 225 lbs? I was just giving an example of what people post on Facebook. Just like some people say "I ran 10 miles in 72 min today."

Sometimes I lift with 160 lbs, or 180, is it not possible to put 220 lbs on the bar?

Yes, people follow those things you mentioned, nobody said they didn't. I said that I don't need to put my workout times/distances/weights on a leaderboard for everyone to see and I don't post it on social media.

You have chosen a different direction and that is cool.

Not sure why this makes me a loser or immature ... but you keep on trucking.

real athlete wrote:

the equivalent would be an xfitter rocking up to a track meet and blowing everyone out of the water. would never happen.

Not quite. They weren't competing. It was a gym. It'd be more like showing up to a local running club practice and blowing everything out of the water. If your friend can't clean 400 lbs then he isn't blowing anyone out of the water. Can he do that?

Yeah I don't really understand crossfit, but this does sound kind of like the guy who shows up to track practice, is told to hold back a group or two during his first few weeks to make sure he doesn't get injured due to the new increase in quality, and instead tries to impress the other runners and coach by going balls to the wall and running faster than he's supposed to.

220 lbs on a 45lb olympic bar would be:

45,35,5,and 2.5lb plates on each side,

225lbs would be 2 45 lb plates on each side.

that is the source of the freakout over 220 vs 225lbs.

xenonscreams wrote:

Yeah I don't really understand crossfit, but this does sound kind of like the guy who shows up to track practice, is told to hold back a group or two during his first few weeks to make sure he doesn't get injured due to the new increase in quality, and instead tries to impress the other runners and coach by going balls to the wall and running faster than he's supposed to.

Sadly that's not the case. Xfit gyms don't hold you back to prevent injury, they just assume you can't perform as well as the others. Not the same.

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Sadly that's not the case. Xfit gyms don't hold you back to prevent injury, they just assume you can't perform as well as the others. Not the same.

You could say that about lots of track coaches too. So that is the same.

Except thats not even true.

distance runners must be the most thin skinned, chip on their shoulder athletes in existence.

Why do you care about what other people do to work out???

The workout world according to LR:

Xfiters- dumb bro muscle heads

bodybuilders- big self obsessed and gay- also muscle heads

cyclist- lance armstrong wanna bes in silly clothing.

tri guys- gear obsessed posers not good at any event, and they love gear. (did I mention they love to buy gear?)

slow runners- fatties not "real" runners- shouldn't even try they clog up the races and ask idiotic questions

ultra runners- people too slow to run real races, old runners, joggers & hippies.

Who am I leaving out?

The OP raises a valid point. Cross fit is an inferior strength and fitness training regimine. If you want to get stronger, slow reps of one count up, one count at the top, and two counts through the eccentric motion is proven as the best way to increase strength. Go to any NFL training camp and watch the players working out in the gym and that is what you will see. "Tabata sprints" have nothing to do with really being able to sprint. They are just a workout that produces fast short-run results in week end warrior type athletes. Crossfit is just a gimmick.

Runners have every right to point this out. Our trainning is the result of decades of scientific study and Lydiard-esque self experimentation/trial and error. A soccer player may be able to beat a bunch of hobby joggers, but will not finish within 2 minutes of local elite ex-college runners in a 5k.

All crossfit really does is satisfy some people's need for a certain body image. Following the paleo diet and doing lots of fast reps of strength work will make people who are genetically predisposed to gaining muscle mass look "ripped". But, that is about it.

That video of Froning was a joke. His military lifts were bounces off his body. His body's momentum on the "pull-ups" were responsible for 80% of the exercise. I had not seen this video before but really makes a mockery of cross-fit. Also, "speed" deadlifts - are you kidding me?

Why is the gym called a box?

real athlete wrote:

My buddy is a decathlete. Not world class and hasn't competed in years. He was a top collegiate guy at the Div III level...

the equivalent would be an xfitter rocking up to a track meet and blowing everyone out of the water. would never happen...

I would hope a decent decathlete could show up at a crossfit gym or pretty much any pickup sport and be good at it! We're talking decathletes, great all-around athletes, not something more specific like a sprinter (who might struggle to get through a Crossfit workout) or distance guy (who might struggle with the strength side of Crossfit).

As for a cross fitter showing up at a track meet and blowing everyone out of the water, maybe not but...One of the guys I was coaching for running and skiing got into Crossfit his senior year. He kept up his mileage and was better in both sports than he had been his first 3 years of college. It's not like he "blew everyone out of the water", but he dropped his 8k time by ~30 seconds, almost a minute off his 10k time at Regionals, and had by far his best XC ski season.