alright, who here does Crossfit?

furekurss

How good or bad is crossfit?

cclark1203

I am curious as to what it is?

furekurss

I am curious as to what it is?

MsWhiteParks

Now that to me looks down right dangerous... And yet intreguingly fun

furekurss

Now that to me looks down right dangerous... And yet intreguingly fun

yes, some ppl argue that crossfit is dangerous, and some say its the best thing on earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCiCgTYax58

CaptainGordo

Seen info on it, but haven't done it myself. Interested in people's opinions. OP, what is your opinion of Crossfit?

MrsCon40

Seen info on it, but haven't done it myself. Interested in people's opinions. OP, what is your opinion of Crossfit?

Based on this..



... I would guess he's against it but is leaving enough ambiguity to set supporters of Crossfit up so he can create some controversy. I am having flashbacks of the Protein thread posted by the OP.

I have no experience with Crossfit but like anything else, I am sure there are both good and bad generalizations that can be made about it based on individual experiences.

HoneyBadgerVin

I absolutely love Crossfit. It's the biggest asskicker I've ever done and the most painful thing I've ever done. Only downside is the cost. Can't really afford to join a Crossfit affiliate right now. But I miss it a lot.

furekurss

Seen info on it, but haven't done it myself. Interested in people's opinions. OP, what is your opinion of Crossfit?

Based on this..



... I would guess he's against it but is leaving enough ambiguity to set supporters of Crossfit up so he can create some controversy. I am having flashbacks of the Protein thread posted by the OP.

I have no experience with Crossfit but like anything else, I am sure there are both good and bad generalizations that can be made about it based on individual experiences.

lol, since everyone has their opinions, why cant i share mine? this place has the most sensitive ppl in it. let me put a just in case so i dont get reported

furekurss

I absolutely love Crossfit. It's the biggest asskicker I've ever done and the most painful thing I've ever done. Only downside is the cost. Can't really afford to join a Crossfit affiliate right now. But I miss it a lot.

yes, 2 friends of mine did crossfit. 120bucks a month. What do you do now?

MrsCon40

lol, since everyone has their opinions, why cant i share mine? this place has the most sensitive ppl in it. let me put a just in case so i dont get reported

Then share your opinion and let mature debate ensue - don't solicit opinions so you can jump on someone who you think has the wrong opinion.

rileysowner

Crossfit is a type of Metabolic Resistance Training. Basically it is a series of exercises done usually based on time. They do encourage the use of kipping in pull-ups (a type of cheating at the exercise) which I am not to sure on the safety of, but overall if you want a workout that kicks your behind crossfit will do it.

Having said that, there is nothing that would stop you from doing something similar like the workouts at Bodyrock.tv It is a similar concept but free so you can do them at home.

furekurss

lol, since everyone has their opinions, why cant i share mine? this place has the most sensitive ppl in it. let me put a just in case so i dont get reported

Then share your opinion and let mature debate ensue - don't solicit opinions so you can jump on someone who you think has the wrong opinion.

The only thing I like about Crossfit are the exercises they steal from strongman training:

tire flips
yolk
sled push/pull
farmer walks
ect

I know a crossfit guy who had 3-4 years of training experience, and within that time, only achieved a 315-lb parallel squat.

I find it extremely hard to believe people are paying $100+/month or $1200+/year to do a workout program
out of all the guys I see in the gym doing it, only the ones who already spent a lot of time lifting heavy can put any real weight on the bar. a lot of them have form issues or get sloppy as they progress through those high rep workouts.

MrsCon40

The only thing I like about Crossfit are the exercises they steal from strongman training:

tire flips
yolk
sled push/pull
farmer walks
ect

I know a crossfit guy who had 3-4 years of training experience, and within that time, only achieved a 315-lb parallel squat.

I find it extremely hard to believe people are paying $100+/month or $1200+/year to do a workout program
out of all the guys I see in the gym doing it, only the ones who already spent a lot of time lifting heavy can put any real weight on the bar. a lot of them have form issues or get sloppy as they progress through those high rep workouts.

Those seem like valid criticisms.

(Yay you! I am so proud! :flowerforyou: )

drog2323

I have some MFP friends who do it and love it!

the one thing I did read about it on here (from a Cross Fitter) was that CF has exploded so quickly that she felt some of the boxes/gyms, didn't always have the best qualified instructors. So if you are doing some of the serious lifts, this person felt there could be some injuries happening.

I'm saving my pennies right now too...otherwise I would probably shell out some cheddar and try it out.

rileysowner

lol, since everyone has their opinions, why cant i share mine? this place has the most sensitive ppl in it. let me put a just in case so i dont get reported

Then share your opinion and let mature debate ensue - don't solicit opinions so you can jump on someone who you think has the wrong opinion.

The only thing I like about Crossfit are the exercises they steal from strongman training:

tire flips
yolk
sled push/pull
farmer walks
ect

I know a crossfit guy who had 3-4 years of training experience, and within that time, only achieved a 315-lb parallel squat.

I find it extremely hard to believe people are paying $100+/month or $1200+/year to do a workout program
out of all the guys I see in the gym doing it, only the ones who already spent a lot of time lifting heavy can put any real weight on the bar. a lot of them have form issues or get sloppy as they progress through those high rep workouts.

True, but the sloppy form is more of the gyms issue. They should have trainers on staff who keep an eye on the people doing the WOD. If people watch their form, I see nothing wrong with Crossfit. Now I have not done official Crossfit, but have done MRT and it has been the most successful thing for me to get rid of the fat. Much better than the stuff I did to build up strength in the past. When I get my body fat down to where I want it, I will consider if I want to switch over to 5x5 or something like it. Right now I am nursing a knee injury (a tear in the meniscus I have had for years that occasionally flares up) so there is not a chance of doing either. Strictly rehab for me.

As to the squat weight, some of us are not looking for huge squat weights. If I wanted to get really supper strong I would do Stronglifts 5x5. If I want to push my heart and lungs and body in the way Crossfit does, I would do Crossfit. They are two different goals.

furekurss

The only thing I like about Crossfit are the exercises they steal from strongman training:

tire flips
yolk
sled push/pull
farmer walks
ect

I know a crossfit guy who had 3-4 years of training experience, and within that time, only achieved a 315-lb parallel squat.

I find it extremely hard to believe people are paying $100+/month or $1200+/year to do a workout program
out of all the guys I see in the gym doing it, only the ones who already spent a lot of time lifting heavy can put any real weight on the bar. a lot of them have form issues or get sloppy as they progress through those high rep workouts.

Those seem like valid criticisms.

(Yay you! I am so proud! :flowerforyou: )

and not a single butt was hurt this day!

CaptainGordo

Those seem like valid criticisms.

(Yay you! I am so proud! :flowerforyou: )

and not a single butt was hurt this day!

furekurss

lol, since everyone has their opinions, why cant i share mine? this place has the most sensitive ppl in it. let me put a just in case so i dont get reported

Then share your opinion and let mature debate ensue - don't solicit opinions so you can jump on someone who you think has the wrong opinion.

The only thing I like about Crossfit are the exercises they steal from strongman training:

tire flips
yolk
sled push/pull
farmer walks
ect

I know a crossfit guy who had 3-4 years of training experience, and within that time, only achieved a 315-lb parallel squat.

I find it extremely hard to believe people are paying $100+/month or $1200+/year to do a workout program
out of all the guys I see in the gym doing it, only the ones who already spent a lot of time lifting heavy can put any real weight on the bar. a lot of them have form issues or get sloppy as they progress through those high rep workouts.

True, but the sloppy form is more of the gyms issue. They should have trainers on staff who keep an eye on the people doing the WOD. If people watch their form, I see nothing wrong with Crossfit. Now I have not done official Crossfit, but have done MRT and it has been the most successful thing for me to get rid of the fat. Much better than the stuff I did to build up strength in the past. When I get my body fat down to where I want it, I will consider if I want to switch over to 5x5 or something like it. Right now I am nursing a knee injury (a tear in the meniscus I have had for years that occasionally flares up) so there is not a chance of doing either. Strictly rehab for me.

As to the squat weight, some of us are not looking for huge squat weights. If I wanted to get really supper strong I would do Stronglifts 5x5. If I want to push my heart and lungs and body in the way Crossfit does, I would do Crossfit. They are two different goals.

i agree, 2 different goals, i do disagree with with it being better for losing weight on crossfit, weight is more of a diet thing. i just dont see the point of not wanting to be stronger, if that is the main purpose of the going to the gym. Crossfit to me is over glorified cardio, expt that its really hard to keep form doing big lifts like deadlifts or snaches.

janet_pratt

I've been doing weight training for about 3 or 4 years. I started crossfit the beginning of November and I love it. Its challenging. I come out with my hair dripping! And I feel like I've accomplished something when I'm done with a workout. It has also increased my endurance. I've only run a couple times since I did my first 5K on Oct.30. I did a 2 mile Turkey Trot yesterday and had cut 2 minutes off my running pace. I swear it came from pushing myself 5 days a week in crossfit.

rileysowner

lol, since everyone has their opinions, why cant i share mine? this place has the most sensitive ppl in it. let me put a just in case so i dont get reported

Then share your opinion and let mature debate ensue - don't solicit opinions so you can jump on someone who you think has the wrong opinion.

The only thing I like about Crossfit are the exercises they steal from strongman training:

tire flips
yolk
sled push/pull
farmer walks
ect

I know a crossfit guy who had 3-4 years of training experience, and within that time, only achieved a 315-lb parallel squat.

I find it extremely hard to believe people are paying $100+/month or $1200+/year to do a workout program
out of all the guys I see in the gym doing it, only the ones who already spent a lot of time lifting heavy can put any real weight on the bar. a lot of them have form issues or get sloppy as they progress through those high rep workouts.

True, but the sloppy form is more of the gyms issue. They should have trainers on staff who keep an eye on the people doing the WOD. If people watch their form, I see nothing wrong with Crossfit. Now I have not done official Crossfit, but have done MRT and it has been the most successful thing for me to get rid of the fat. Much better than the stuff I did to build up strength in the past. When I get my body fat down to where I want it, I will consider if I want to switch over to 5x5 or something like it. Right now I am nursing a knee injury (a tear in the meniscus I have had for years that occasionally flares up) so there is not a chance of doing either. Strictly rehab for me.

As to the squat weight, some of us are not looking for huge squat weights. If I wanted to get really supper strong I would do Stronglifts 5x5. If I want to push my heart and lungs and body in the way Crossfit does, I would do Crossfit. They are two different goals.

i agree, 2 different goals, i do disagree with with it being better for losing weight on crossfit, weight is more of a diet thing. i just dont see the point of not wanting to be stronger, if that is the main purpose of the going to the gym. Crossfit to me is over glorified cardio, expt that its really hard to keep form doing big lifts like deadlifts or snaches.

Crossfit type workouts give me a much better workout than any other sort of cardio I have ever done. I am guessing HIIT doing sprints might be similar, but I hate running, so this is my preference. I don't go to a gym and likely never will again since I find a gym a waste of money. I started crunching the numbers and for what I paid for a gym I could put together a real kick-butt home gym, then I started to do that. I am still in process, but at thing point I can do pretty much whatever I did at the gym in my basement.

midwifekelley2350

I absolutely love Crossfit. It's the biggest asskicker I've ever done and the most painful thing I've ever done. Only downside is the cost. Can't really afford to join a Crossfit affiliate right now. But I miss it a lot.

yes, 2 friends of mine did crossfit. 120bucks a month. What do you do now?

the website is awesome! you can get the workout of the day and you can also get "scaled" versions of the workouts. there are tons of videos so you can see what the exercises are. i have just started doing the workouts and i love them but i am not new to the gym. i do the workouts the day after my husband and son so i can get tips from them. we don't have a crossfit gym near us so the website will have to do for now!

thecrossfitter

I CrossFit five days a week and I love it. I did A LOT of research before I joined, and I shopped around at over three gyms. I have heard some horror stories regarding certain affiliates, where the coaches don't work on proper form and only yell at you to get you to go faster. Done properly with good coaches, crossfit is awesome. You just need a gym with a good atmosphere (not overly competitive) and trainers who are really doing their job teaching your proper form and looking at for your safety above ANYTHING else. Just like weight training in general, it can be dangerous if done under the wrong conditions.

My experience at my gym has been phenomenal. There is so much support and so much time and care spent teaching. I'm still scaling pretty much everything, and my coaches know me very well and have great advice with how much to scale (with the reminder to always listen to my body.) It's the best workout I've ever had and we work so many different muscle groups all the time that I feel very comfortable with my current workout schedule (3 days on, 1 off, 2 on, 1 off - of course if I feel I need another rest day I will take it, this just typically isn't the case.)

Yes, it can be pricey, but I think it's the best money I spend every month. It is honestly personal training in a group setting, and with how much I go (it's an unlimited membership), I end up paying $7 a session (an hour +). A personal trainer at my old gym cost FAR more than that. I also always ask myself, "Is this something I could do on my own." And the answer is no. I need the coaches to teach me, because this is stuff I seriously do not know about.

PS - Only the stronger people in our gym do kipping on their pull ups. I might be explaining this wrong, but it has to do with the stress put on your body when you kip, and if you're not strong enough yet, it's not as good for you. I still do strict pull ups. I THINK the idea behind the kip is that you can go faster with the "cheat" and accomplish more work in a shorter amount of time. The way they explain it, is that it's really more just a separate movement entirely from a pull up rather than "cheating a pull up." It's a different movement with a different purpose. (That is my understanding.)

My profile picture shows me the day I started crossfit (August), after one moth (Sept) and then three months (Nov). Prior to this I had been on a half marathon to full marathon training schedule since April (and in April I was at the same size/weight I was in August). It's been a great workout! Needed to add the strength training for sure!

Lift_hard_eat_big

I've done several classes and use the routines on my own. It's not for lazy people that's for sure.

Google or youtube crossfit games or crossfit challenge. My goal is to compete in one of these some day. One is going down Dec. 3rd near my hometown.

mstinson88

I do cross fit at home with my brother, nephews, and friends. The way we do it is we set a high rep and we rotate where each person starts where the previous person left off. For example we have to do 300 squat jumps.. i start it and do as many as i can do so let say i do 25 the next person jumps in and start where i stop and we rotate till we reach 300 as a group. it is *kitten* kicking but your motivated to get through it with your partners. we usually do at least four exercises. Its no joke and i think you shouldnt do it alone always have a partner or two. you can do it in the comfort of your own home o.r in my case garage all you need is dumbells, pull up bar, pretty much your basic equipment

HoneyBadgerVin

I absolutely love Crossfit. It's the biggest asskicker I've ever done and the most painful thing I've ever done. Only downside is the cost. Can't really afford to join a Crossfit affiliate right now. But I miss it a lot.

yes, 2 friends of mine did crossfit. 120bucks a month. What do you do now?

I do Stronglift 5x5 and was doing a lot of biking over the summer (50+ miles/week) but now I just started running again now that I'm training for Tough Mudder.

HoneyBadgerVin

lol, since everyone has their opinions, why cant i share mine? this place has the most sensitive ppl in it. let me put a just in case so i dont get reported

Then share your opinion and let mature debate ensue - don't solicit opinions so you can jump on someone who you think has the wrong opinion.

The only thing I like about Crossfit are the exercises they steal from strongman training:

tire flips
yolk
sled push/pull
farmer walks
ect

I know a crossfit guy who had 3-4 years of training experience, and within that time, only achieved a 315-lb parallel squat.

I find it extremely hard to believe people are paying $100+/month or $1200+/year to do a workout program
out of all the guys I see in the gym doing it, only the ones who already spent a lot of time lifting heavy can put any real weight on the bar. a lot of them have form issues or get sloppy as they progress through those high rep workouts.

True, but the sloppy form is more of the gyms issue. They should have trainers on staff who keep an eye on the people doing the WOD. If people watch their form, I see nothing wrong with Crossfit. Now I have not done official Crossfit, but have done MRT and it has been the most successful thing for me to get rid of the fat. Much better than the stuff I did to build up strength in the past. When I get my body fat down to where I want it, I will consider if I want to switch over to 5x5 or something like it. Right now I am nursing a knee injury (a tear in the meniscus I have had for years that occasionally flares up) so there is not a chance of doing either. Strictly rehab for me.

As to the squat weight, some of us are not looking for huge squat weights. If I wanted to get really supper strong I would do Stronglifts 5x5. If I want to push my heart and lungs and body in the way Crossfit does, I would do Crossfit. They are two different goals.

I'll have to agree with the gym issue thing. I've gon to 2 different Crossfit affiliates. One of them followed the National Crossfit WOD to a T while the other did their own to play up their strength as a parkour gym as well. That affiliate spent a lot of time on form, while the former one I mentioned was more about completing the WOD, regardless of form. Still a badass workout, but it felt more of like a Crossfit assembly line to accommodate the high number of people that attended that affiliate. I much preferred the Crossfit/parkour hybrid just because they spent a lot of time on perfecting form.

Also, just an FYI. For me, doing Stronglift 5x5, in conjunction with my biking and MFP calorie counting got me down from 21% to 15% body fat in about 5 months with a 30lb weight loss. So I guess I'm saying you don't have to wait to get to your bf goal to start Stronglift. I think it can help get you there.

Health_Gal

While Crossfit does have some good basic exercise routines, they also have WOD that are filled with lifts and other exercises that most people never heard or and don't know how to do safely. I do understand the benefit of having a lot of variety in our workouts, but the extreme nature of the Crossfit program has made me not want to even consider participating in it.

I am sure some Crossfit programs are fun and the coaches make sure that people are not doing more than is safe, but from all I've heard, those gyms are in the minority. The majority of Crossfit gyms seem to focus more on military style extremism, with Cossfit participants, proudly showing off photos of bloody and blistered hands after a weight lifting routine, and making others that didn't do quite as much damage to their body to get through a workout feel inadequate.

I feel the Glassman guy that started Crossfit is the inspiration for much of this extremism, especially when he makes statements such as

"It can kill you," he said. "I've always been completely honest about that."

See "Getting Fit, Even If It Kills You" http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/22/fashion/thursdaystyles/22Fitness.html?pagewanted=all

It's sad that something that could have done as much good as a exercise franchise that offers a lot of variety has become so much less effective at helping people with their fitness goals than it would have been without the extreme workouts and tough guy attitudes.