You know nothing about the Olympics and its lifts and you CLEARLY know jack shit about bodybuilding. Strength and conditioning specialists spend years learning proper technique of explosive exercises and some have degrees in exercise science, biomechanics, or kinesiology. And I will say that Crossfit athletes are the ones I enjoy working with the most. Crossfit is getting popular and TV exposure because people like it and like watching it. Because the more intense a sport is, the more difficult it becomes. Why cant most crossfiters perform a true strict muscle up with no kipping. GO Rich Froning!! — @jb_crossfit, General Manager of the CrossFit Games, on why it was important to have the Games: “We decided it was important for our community.That includes athletes, affiliates, fans, people that work out on a … Get above the bar, get up the rope, move that weight from there to there as quick as possible. Lyle McDonald is a SALESMAN WHO DOES NOT UNDERSTAND PHYSICS……. But if you get a free gym you can make it pretty intense . PHYSICISTS THEMSELBES STRESS THIS AND DO NOT LIKE HOW INTERNET SALESMAN ABJSE GENUI E SCIENXE FOR PROFIT-FOOLING A GULLIBLE LAY PUBLIC LIKE YOURSELF. And a good crossfit coach is better than a bad trainer. I cardio warmup, stretch and lie down and bench press way more weight, arm curl with way more weight and basically do everything with way more weight. I went once..I think we did “Helen”.there were 13 dudes in the class. 3.crossfit is a sport as the definition of a sport is “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. To do otherwise seems unnatural. The word “intensity” is used a lot in this article, and I’m usually not one to pick on semantics, but when I hear the word “intensity” I think exercise intensity. As a physique competitor and a classic physique hopeful, I can tell you that at no point in my workouts is the intensity lower than everything I’ve got. The way I see it I’m not at home sitting on the couch feeling sorry for myself I’m out there doing something. I'm one of three black people at my box. No it doesn’t? The point that I’m not in agreement with is the “hate intensity” part. Well here i am then. Do you want a coach screaming at you to finish the set even though your form has crumbled and you’re experiencing pain? It was a whirlwind, and all I remember was stopping at one point and watching some of the bad form that people were using around me. To me, intensity extends far beyond your physical workout, it’s a way of life which is 24 x 7. CALORIES ARE A CONCEPT. Hence, the next problem with CrossFit, the lack of individualization: There is no individualization. Gains and pump. The problem is they treat other people as inferior since they don’t do CrossFit. I reminded her that her gymnastic body was more muscular than her current body and she looked great as a gymnast. Think twice about what you are going to do and make sure to manage yourself. I do have some criticisms about the competency of some coaches but there are good and bad coaches in every sport. Because everyone can do that. There’s something about the self-torturing, vomit-inducing nature of the workouts and the community they create that make CrossFit appear almost cult-like to those on the outside. Last time I checked, Olympians were considered athletes and so are people who do CrossFit. quite the contrary, many are joining them, helping them with their lifts, etc. It also requires meticulous meal planning/prepping. The experience of CrossFit is much more fun and desirable in a CrossFit gym with people around, with the proper equipment, and with trainers to guide you. While I did CrossFit for the better part of two years, I don’t do it anymore. Total lack of respect for the skill and art of Olys. Train like an athlete but train safely. However the rest of them are vain self absorbed preteen girls. CF will slow down soon. But guess what, it's worth it. We all have bad days, we all feel down sometimes for unknown or mysterious reasons: that’s part and parcel of being human, but you can be sure that getting yourself into the Box for the WOD will leave you feeling a million times better than skipping the session and staying home. Thank you James… My thoughts exactly.. Erin Simmons has a Master of Science in Biology. The people at the box make a difference as well. To each their own i guess but I’m not sure why anyone wouldn’t chose a real sport like, boxing, rugby, judo instead of being really good at working out? Required fields are marked *. I will give a new perspective on this. Labeling yourself limits what your willing to do in the gym and thus limiting how you can push yourself. Top CrossFit girls do a LOT of Olympic lifting, so they tend to be bigger than most CrossFit girls. Gains are minimal. I hope that one day soon people will realise the harsh realities about this ‘sport’ and that fitness professionals out there will impart the knowledge of correct training methods and techniques to their clients. If you want to see some of the comments from Facebook, I've posted it here: Do you agree this is this THE main reason why Bodybuilders dislike CrossFit so much? I changed my approach to crossfit after an injury due to these very things. Get all dark and oiled up in a speedo and prance around on a stage in front of a largely gay audience and then walk around patting each other on their asses. Bodybuilders Don’t Hate CrossFit, they hate Intensity. Anyway, I just felt the need to add my 2cents. “Olympic Lifts are not meant to be done with high reps”, That’s very true.. ITS FULL OF LIES AND STUPID SHIT JUST LIKE YOU They seem more concerned with showing off than improving. CrossFit will give you what you need if you are patient. Outside of a handful of the elites CF dudes are so small. You may live and breathe CrossFit, bodybuilding, powerlifting, and Olympic-lifting, but the athlete label may not apply to you. It just means you have high endurance nothing more nothing less. and I was very into paleo..meat good carbs bad! READ THE LAST PART!IT IS AN ABSTRACT CONCEPT. People like to see how far you are able to push the human body and that comes from the intensity. Working out of any kind is not a sport, it does not make you an athlete. I’m in the military as well..my mile and a half run time went from 11:13 (doing CF) to 10:35 (training for my body building competition). People need to get off the grouping and label train. I’ve hurt myself both times I tried getting into Crossfit. MATTER IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM MASS! I have trained (strength and weightlifting portion) Crossfit competitors of Regionals and even Games (team) level. Highlight the exciting things about crossfit, but don’t talk down about other people’s passions. Do you UNDERSTAND? They had a surprisingly strong “engine”. A great workout targets specific muscles, specific actions, specific and personal goals. A lot of Crossfit athletes have muscle imbalances that requires the use of optimal hypertrophy methods. I’ve personally competed in olympic lifting and bodybuilding. The following link describes some of the health issues with CrossFit, especially the extremely scary possibility of CrossFit’s unofficial mascot: Uncle Rhabdo. I won’t comment to Crossfit because I know almost nothing about it. Sure they have great marketing. They take a weekend course and then come throw you into some crazy workout. lmao yes calories do exist. I am not even close to a bodybuilder nor do I side with CrossFit. But have you watched some one like Kai Green or Dorian Yates or even Kris Gethin? Bunch of douchebags. do not subscribe to CrossFit, and why strength and conditioning professionals don't necessarily prescribe its methodology to their athletes, aside from the negative stigma of CrossFit in the NSCA or other professional fitness organizations (ACSM, NASM, etc. Yes!!! Just choose a goal and start attacking it. remarkable job really!! It all depends on finding a good mentor. And kipping is definitely harmful to the shoulders and elbows no matter how it’s done. As a qualified and experienced fitness and Pilates instructor I am astonished at the number of clients that are referred to me with countless injuries and rather horrible looking bodies, never mind the major surgery cases that myself and other professionals are working with. The only thing that I do disagree about your article is that “bodybuilders hate intensity.” I find that statement far from the truth. The goal of a workout shouldn’t be to hurt. Rich Froning has never been caught using steroids. People are getting injured doing 115lb snatches! Crossfit isn't making you A- at everything which is the point Travis was making. Although most dutch people are much larger then his 1.80m which is below the avarage length of girls in the netherlands and I easily had 18 cm on him, I still though he looked bad ass. I am still wondering why Crossfit is not endorsed by major universities strength or conditioning programs or professional sports teams. Afl? I am able to sweat a bucket load through body building, lift weights with intensity, do high and low reps weight lifting and do cardio in 10-15 mins and feel exhausted. Think about most bodybuilding workouts. After starting with crossfit getting stronger (eg from a 230 deadlift to 330 lbs or 200 lbs backsquat to 285 and from 135 to 190 bench press) but especially increasing my mobility really improved my back issues. A calmly performed 1RM Snatch is more “intense” than “Grace” the WOD, even if the person performing Grace is sweating bullets, screaming and slamming bars. My workouts are maybe 15-16 sets on a good day 3 sometimes 4 times a week. Combine sprints/cardio with proper lifting and clean diet and that will get you where you want to be: fit and healthy! 2.”olympic weightlifting was never meant to be done in fast reputition” Where was this stated?, also why not?, and crossfit is not focused on super high weights focused more on a balance of high speed and weight, not just weight. Sounds like a crossfit comment: looking for attention with no logic backing it. Not to see who could get the best times IN the box. P.s. “hey look at me, look what i can do!” get the fuck outta here. Well that means that olympic lifters, powerlifters and throwers, who train with much lower reps than bodybuilders, do less volume and take longer rest are even lazier! Listen mate I dont want to bash you or nothing. I’m just dissing his mental capacities, not his fysical ones. Running probably didn't start out as competition until someone defined a set distance (26.2). So you should stop talking about energy because all you can do is lift weights and you will be in jail because all crimes are because of black people. But if you're uncomfortable and pushing yourself too hard, don't do it. Men and women who do bodybuilding workouts have great bodies. It leaves you vulnerable to injuries. Take a look at a bodybuilding competition versus a CrossFit competition. Why? It’s a 95% chance a crossfitters will seriously injure themselves in their gym time. They can use this percentage to determine the number of reps they should be able to do with a specific amount of weight for that lift to cause hypertrophy in the targeted muscle group. ENERGY IS NOT AT ALL A THING, NOR STUFF, NOR A SUBSTANCE TANGIBLE NOR I TANGIBLE. They’re goals are different and their athletic build is a reflection of what they want their body to do. Who wants to look like that? Bodybuilders could help and everybody would be happier. The moral of the story: it’s just not worth the chance. Noone who knows his business takes his writings/vids serious. Bodybuilder cardio is based on the body needs. The first workout I did was a series of pullups, pushups, and dips, and I couldn’t move my arms the next day. It is also a better product than olympic lifting. Because it’s the mentality that all ‘boxes’ push for… I have yet seen a person doing crossfit doing lifts with proper form or weight proper for their abilities. It becomes their identity in life…(sad). and pudgey. Perhaps the best quote of the article is the last one: “While CrossFit motivates its followers to exercise, the growing fear is that the current model and lack of monitoring is more likely to build broken bodies than create a healthier nation.”. It’s not based on feeling. Working with Personal Trainers, classes in Gyms incl. This is all do stupid. You are going to get two very different experiences and your body will get two very different workouts. I suggest to start eating clean, increase protein, drink a ton of water every day so that you are peeing constantly, and very basic minimal strength training to see how your body responds before incorporating cardio. But rarely were even these ancillary exercises performed for sets of more than 15 or 20. If you ever got the chance to workout with a team of any kind, you know the competitiveness of the group always pushes you harder. You need to be somewhat fresh and alert to do those Olympic style lifts safely. Olympic lifting is fine but it was never meant to be done at high repetitions. ” I’m just dissing his mental capacities, not his fysical ones”: Since the discussion is about physical training, then you agreed with what I said. Take a little sip of the kool-aid before you pour yourself a glass. And what happens when it’s no longer new? Those butterfly/kipping pull-ups look ridiculous and they are horrible forms. WebMD further recognizes the risks and problems of CrossFit: Be aware that the CrossFit coach may not have an appropriate educational background in sports conditioning. So, on top of having an already overly-strenuous, very high intensity program that sets you up for injury to start with, most people are doing the lifts and other exercises all wrong, and there is no one there to correct them. Without juice human body does not recover fast enough. Well the reason why this article doesn’t make sense to me is that it has a warped meaning of ‘intensity’. severe arthritis after you stop. A white guy has no place in a gym just like a black man has no place in a class room. A butterfly pull-up performed with the correct form is safer than a strict pull up with broken form. Disclaimer: Before a starting atlethe looks to dorians training as a example: Dorian yates and the likes are a bad example for natural bodybuilders. ENERGY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EXISTS ITSELF. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. No, they DO NOT exist, you science illiterate fitness industry stooge. You don't have to rush and if you do your gonna get injured. I am sure there are people in CrossFit who use steroids. You can’t just do work that is painful just because it hurts and expect to get better. The type of training you perform should be relevant to your goals. I have good things to say about crossfit and bad things. What a joke. I’m sorry, I’ve really tried to “embrace” crossfit and give it a chance (and when I say embrace I mean tolerate)… But are you kidding me… Those pull-ups are ridiculous… You’re using your body weight and swing to Catapult you over and over (unsafely might I add) into what looks like a bass fish having a convulsion. Crossfitters, I’m sorry, but you’re not athletes. LOL So true. Really depends on your goals and what you’re into. In the winter Olympics, the top-rated events are also the most intense: snowboard half-pipe, four-man bobsled, figure skating, alpine skiing, and hockey. BOTH are PROPERTIES, CONCEPTS, ABSTRACTIONS , you laughably science illiterate Internet idiot. Do what you like, whether that’s lifting, crossfitting, pilates, yoga, HITT, p90x, swimming, walking.. The strength and conditioning coaches that I have worked with as an athlete all have master’s or doctorate degrees in kinesiology or a related field. I’ve been doing crossfit since 2012. Another vanity driven bullshit hobby. The only real barrier to opening up your own CrossFit gym is how much money you have. They thought I was the hulk. I’m a pretty quiet guy so I don’t say anything back really. I do clean/presses at 40% till I can’t stand… I also run wendlers 531. Same with someone like a classical music composer. I seriously doubt people that don’t know about the difference in volume/intensity/rest/etc between crossfit, powerlifting, bodybuilding, etc. In a “one rep max Dead Lift” workout – I (95kg male 35 y old) have been asked to get a hollow stick first, then an empty bar. With all of that said, one has to wonder why people still do CrossFit. If you’re going to preach this shit to people you should do a little more research and tell people the truth. People who can do Fran (21-15-9) with an excellent time will generally have great health. They are definitely not all created equal. I have more apprehensions against bodybuiding than crossfit because bodybuilding glorifies a shallow physical appearance which eventually has many of these men mentally disturbed to the point of damaging their health greatly for something that isn’t worth the time wasting your life to. The weight that is being lifted says nothing about the intensity. Like any athlete, Patrick likes to push his limits. 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