Warning Notes about Crossfit and TRX

i2rsantos

Hi all,

I thought I'd post cautionary articles about two fitness routines:

1) Crossfit https://medium.com/health-fitness-1/97bcce70356d
2) Suspension training : http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/jun/05/healthandwellbeing.health3

TRX coms out better in the comparison. I've only had personal experience with one: TRX. Ever since I saw the Special Forces guys do it in Helmand, Afghanistan while there as a civilian advisor, I've been hooked. However, I did gradually work up to TRX and my core is pretty solid because of years of yoga.

Hope you find this useful.

Mr_Knight

Interesting links, thanks for the read.

Special Forces (and Rangers, Marine Recon, etc) get their fitness primarily from humping huge loads over ridiculous distances. Every few years, the "hot" off-hours training regimin of choice changes. I'm sure TRX is a fine program, but the odds of it being miraculously better than any of a hundred other programs are very low.

i2rsantos

I agree that fitness routines/apparatus go through phases. I had pretty modest fitness goals at the time I met the SF guys. I like TRX because it's portable and can be done in confined spaces. I was making more of a statement about safety comparing Crossfit and TRX. When I started TRX I had a well-qualified, instructor teach me over a period of weeks.

Cherimoose

That Crossfit article has been posted a few times lately. Rhabdo can happen from overdoing any fitness program. One thing that's not mentioned is that many crossfitters are on a low-carb "paleo" diet , and that may contribute to rhabdo, due to breakdown of muscle cells in a carb-depleted state. If you listen to your body and know when to quit, Crossfit is unlikely to cause rhabdo.