CrossFit Put To The Test, Comes Out On Top: Study

jofjltncb6

Enjoyed my months in a Crossfit gym earlier this year. Looking forward to getting back to it (as soon as I fully recover from an elbow injury).

_SABOTEUR_

Wait wait wait...you mean to tell me that high intensity interval training burns calories? Mind = blow (much like the wallets and backs of many crossfitters)

Will sell mind for blow!

_SABOTEUR_

Enjoyed my months in a Crossfit gym earlier this year. Looking forward to getting back to it (as soon as I fully recover from an elbow injury).

But, if you go back to Crossfit you'll get another injury and die and leave your children fatherless. THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

Sorry about that, janebshaw put a gun to my head and made me type it.

jonnythan

There's no point in "hating" on CF. It's at its peak popularity right now, three years from now half the studios will be closed as the exercise world moves on to the next big thing.

Meantime, those who enjoy should keep enjoying it! Any exercise is better than no exercise, in my book.

Anything that gets people active and enjoying being active can't be half bad. Just watch that form!

Thank you. All the CF hate here is ridiculous. At least people are getting up, getting out and working out. If they are passionate about it and they found a community that works for them, then that's a great thing!

"Crossfit is better than nothing!" isn't much of an endorsement.

Crossfit isn't terrible. It's not the most effective thing you can do, and there are certain elements to the culture that are downright dangerous. It seems to claim an unusually large numbers of victims to injuries and unhealthy attitudes towards exercise (more is better! fast is better! MORE FASTER MORE FASTER etc). That's what turns a lot of people off.

jofjltncb6

There's no point in "hating" on CF. It's at its peak popularity right now, three years from now half the studios will be closed as the exercise world moves on to the next big thing.

Meantime, those who enjoy should keep enjoying it! Any exercise is better than no exercise, in my book.

Anything that gets people active and enjoying being active can't be half bad. Just watch that form!

Thank you. All the CF hate here is ridiculous. At least people are getting up, getting out and working out. If they are passionate about it and they found a community that works for them, then that's a great thing!

"Crossfit is better than nothing!" isn't much of an endorsement.

Crossfit isn't terrible. It's not the most effective thing you can do, and there are certain elements to the culture that are downright dangerous. It seems to claim an unusually large numbers of victims to injuries and unhealthy attitudes towards exercise (more is better! fast is better! MORE FASTER MORE FASTER etc). That's what turns a lot of people off.

I think you hear more about the danger of it because it's so popular...and I'm not convinced that most of it isn't people who are just repeating the same line about the dangers of it...like a very self-perpetuating cycle.

As for my direct experience with Crossfit, I have nothing but good things to say about it. Consistently competent trainers, all with many years of experience and credentials (beyond just CF certs). Most of them with relevant degrees even. More expensive than a globo gym, but much cheaper than individual coaching/training (and yet I receive near-individual coaching level of interaction).

WVprankster

Personally I just want a crossfit bar set so I can load up 10lb plates and look like a badass in pictures.

I see your bet, and raise you dropping them from whatever height after every single rep because your body just can't take it anymore. Perhaps that concentric motion translates into a stronger release of growth hormone?


In hindsight, it's probably already a "WOD"- 65 pound bouncing barbell chase- for time.

jofjltncb6

Personally I just want a crossfit bar set so I can load up 10lb plates and look like a badass in pictures.

I see your bet, and raise you dropping them from whatever height after every single rep because your body just can't take it anymore. Perhaps that concentric motion translates into a stronger release of growth hormone?


In hindsight, it's probably already a "WOD"- 65 pound bouncing barbell chase- for time.

Anyone who thinks they can/should drop a barbell w/ a couple of dime bumper plates on it...

...has likely never done it.

Although based on the "WOD" you listed, I suspect you have at least seen it done once. (It's also really hard on the plates.)

PRMinx

There's no point in "hating" on CF. It's at its peak popularity right now, three years from now half the studios will be closed as the exercise world moves on to the next big thing.

Meantime, those who enjoy should keep enjoying it! Any exercise is better than no exercise, in my book.

Anything that gets people active and enjoying being active can't be half bad. Just watch that form!

Thank you. All the CF hate here is ridiculous. At least people are getting up, getting out and working out. If they are passionate about it and they found a community that works for them, then that's a great thing!

"Crossfit is better than nothing!" isn't much of an endorsement.

Crossfit isn't terrible. It's not the most effective thing you can do, and there are certain elements to the culture that are downright dangerous. It seems to claim an unusually large numbers of victims to injuries and unhealthy attitudes towards exercise (more is better! fast is better! MORE FASTER MORE FASTER etc). That's what turns a lot of people off.

It wasn't so much of an endorsement of CF as much as it was an endorsement of anything that gets people moving.

I happen to love CrossFit. I go to a box that does not have a speed demon culture, nor do the coaches encourage unsafe lifting practices. Like anything in life, there are good practices and bad practices. I would not join a gym of any sort where I felt pressure to do things that I am incapable of doing safely. Personal responsibility. I think it's a shame to overgeneralize as not all boxes are the same.

If you don't like CrossFit, that's fine. If you think it's dangerous, that's fine too. But putting people down who choose to do CrossFit? Lame.

Edit: I'm not saying you (jonnythan) are putting people down. It was a general comment.

prattiger65

I cant speak to all of the cf gyms, however, my issue is that it seems to be a connection around here. CF+paleo+Advocare=you are awesome! But only if you have the proper cf shoes. In my limited experience, cult is appropriate.

jonnythan

Also, did I miss something in the OP? Where does the title come from? What did Crossfit "come out on top" of..?

PRMinx

I cant speak to all of the cf gyms, however, my issue is that it seems to be a connection around here. CF+paleo+Advocare=you are awesome! But only if you have the proper cf shoes. In my limited experience, cult is appropriate.

<----Does CrossFit, not Paleo. Have no idea was Advocare is.

Limited experience, indeed.

prattiger65

I cant speak to all of the cf gyms, however, my issue is that it seems to be a connection around here. CF+paleo+Advocare=you are awesome! But only if you have the proper cf shoes. In my limited experience, cult is appropriate.

<----Does CrossFit, not Paleo. Have no idea was Advocare is.

Limited experience, indeed.

Awesome!

eric_sg61

How many calories a minute does it burn being at the chiropractors office?

HardcoreP0rk

Thank you. All the CF hate here is ridiculous.

You mean people don't like being preached to? *shocking*

PRMinx

Thank you. All the CF hate here is ridiculous.

You mean people don't like being preached to? *shocking*

Oooook. Was I preaching?

HardcoreP0rk

Oooook. Was I preaching?

*rolls eyes* It isn't all about you, special snowflake. Talking about the constant CF preaching that you see everywhere.

jofjltncb6

How many calories a minute does it burn being at the chiropractors office?

I get the impression that you really don't like crossfit. I also get the impression that you either a) have experience/friends in some really crappy crossfit gyms, or b) are buying the hype that crossfit is necessarily dangerous.

jofjltncb6

Oooook. Was I preaching?

*rolls eyes* It isn't all about you, special snowflake. Talking about the constant CF preaching that you see everywhere.

Where? Have any examples? Or are you referring to your facebook wall or some other limited definition of "everywhere"?

ken_m

I've never done Crossfit, but I'm currently looking for a way to turn my regular resistance workouts into a more dangerous routine where I'd be very prone to injuries and giving the appearance that I'm incredibly inexperienced to other gym goers. Any tips?

JoRocka

I get the impression that you really don't like crossfit. I also get the impression that you either a) have experience/friends in some really crappy crossfit gyms, or b) are buying the hype that crossfit is necessarily dangerous.

working out is dangerous.

Cross fit includes a great deal of speed... and typically the faster you do something you're odds go up of doing it wrong- especially in a culture driven by HARDER FASTER STRONGER.

So the perception of injuries seems greater. I'd be interested in hearing hard numbers- but I just don't hear BB's or strong men having the same issues- but it might be because they are different injuries- or they work through them- or those sports are seriously NOT in fashion.

Either way- it's something to take into consideration.

PRMinx

Oooook. Was I preaching?

*rolls eyes* It isn't all about you, special snowflake. Talking about the constant CF preaching that you see everywhere.

Thanks! My Mom thinks I'm pretty special, too.

MityMax96

My dad thinks I am bright, so he calls me son. :bigsmile:

PRMinx

My dad thinks I am bright, so he calls me son. :bigsmile:

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noelieSAURUSrex

What's with all the haters? As a woman crossfitting has been extremely empowering. The idea that women's bodies can be more than thin or fat, but powerful and strong instead has been revolutionary for me! And I don't mean pilates strong or lifting 25lbs strong- I mean 100 pull ups, lifting 95lbs overhead 50 times in a row. It's really inspiring having women this strong as role models in my life. They're more concerned with their personal goals and eating clean than the length of their hair or the tag in their pants. Don't knock it until you've tried it. When's the last time you were sitting in front of the TV and thought "I need to do burpees like now!" It's a good obsession and the *kitten* it creates are the most amazing I've seen in my life! Forget thin- these people are ROUND in the best way humanly possible. Crossfit love

Lleldiranne

What's with all the haters? As a woman crossfitting has been extremely empowering. The idea that women's bodies can be more than thin or fat, but powerful and strong instead has been revolutionary for me! And I don't mean pilates strong or lifting 25lbs strong- I mean 100 pull ups, lifting 95lbs overhead 50 times in a row. It's really inspiring having women this strong as role models in my life. They're more concerned with their personal goals and eating clean than the length of their hair or the tag in their pants. Don't knock it until you've tried it. When's the last time you were sitting in front of the TV and thought "I need to do burpees like now!" It's a good obsession and the *kitten* it creates are the most amazing I've seen in my life! Forget thin- these people are ROUND in the best way humanly possible. Crossfit love

I'm glad CrossFit has helped you realize this.

There are many other programs that can do the same thing. I lift heavy and have that same sense of empowerment. And yes, many of us start with lifting 25 lbs but we can most definitely build up from there. CrossFit is one way, but it is not the only way.

:flowerforyou:

Acg67

What's with all the haters? As a woman crossfitting has been extremely empowering. The idea that women's bodies can be more than thin or fat, but powerful and strong instead has been revolutionary for me! And I don't mean pilates strong or lifting 25lbs strong- I mean 100 pull ups, lifting 95lbs overhead 50 times in a row. It's really inspiring having women this strong as role models in my life. They're more concerned with their personal goals and eating clean than the length of their hair or the tag in their pants. Don't knock it until you've tried it. When's the last time you were sitting in front of the TV and thought "I need to do burpees like now!" It's a good obsession and the *kitten* it creates are the most amazing I've seen in my life! Forget thin- these people are ROUND in the best way humanly possible. Crossfit love

Is Crossfit Kool-Aid paleo approved?

jwdieter

100 pull flops! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwdypKrS48

raw_meal

Also, did I miss something in the OP? Where does the title come from? What did Crossfit "come out on top" of..?

The title was from HP. Not mine. Study only did 2 workouts which is bogus. I posted another study which you saw that has problems also.

Personally, my injuries from crossfit have been:
Shin Splints basically from my first full workout from a mile sandwich - 1 mile run followed by a workout and then another mile run
- My shoes were cheap and I paid for it. I got some good ones now and put Dr Sholls Sports inserts inside.
- Nothing significant since.
- One Note: I have always had problems with my back. I do have to roll out a kink or 2 at times after a workout using a roller. I have always had the problem since injuring it playing football when I was 17 years old.
- Overhead squats are a problem with me and my back. Just doing the bar sucks in it's self. I will not do more then a bar for a long time.

- CF may not be for everyone. You have to monitor yourself when doing these workouts just like any routine. You can't just blindly accept the workout. I have reduced weights when needed. Modification is the key to being safe.
- I do see an experience factor involved. I have been working out with weights since I was 14 years old.
- The posters that are concerned about injuries are not wrong.
- My wife does CF also but her lifting experience is low.
- I do get concerned with her workouts at times but she does do lower than Rx weight. I would not like to see her do Rx weight until she gets more experienced.
- People that are getting off the coach after years of doing nothing or that do not have experience with weights should take their time to get up to speed if they are starting CF. I was working out doing on my own HIIT 2-3 times a week and ice hockey once a week prior to beginning CF. I thought HIIT was hard and I did hurt myself on 2 occasions. Pinched my Sciatic nerve and hurt my shoulder doing dumb bell shoulder presses. CF is harder than what I was doing prior.

I did do a workout at another CF gym once when I first started. I think the trainer made it up. There was an exercise that was done that was not a crossfit exercise nor an exercise that I seen anywhere else. . I am going to look for it again and post what it was but I was not thrilled about doing it due to my back.

MDLNH

Crossfit is a dangerous cult.

Don't be bitter just cause you're a bottom...

It was only a matter of time before the CF haters showed up

Suprised it took this long . . . Normally they are much faster to spew their hate ;-)

**I also ride a bike and run on roads & trails - Both are more dangerous than CrossFit. I've never been forced off the road, almost hit or had trash thrown at me while CrossFitting ;-)

raw_meal

I cant speak to all of the cf gyms, however, my issue is that it seems to be a connection around here. CF+paleo+Advocare=you are awesome! But only if you have the proper cf shoes. In my limited experience, cult is appropriate.

<----Does CrossFit, not Paleo. Have no idea was Advocare is.

Limited experience, indeed.

I did have a discussion with our main trainer on Bacon Double Chocolate Cake she highly recommended it along with bacon spicy tater tots at a local restaurant ... does this count for Paleo?