Crossfit Thoughts

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  • cheri0627
    cheri0627 Posts: 369 Member
    It does help to have a good box with good trainers.

    I know my box doesn't have an on-ramp class, but they do make sure to make sure we all know what the moves are before we start a WOD and they pay close attention to what we're doing. They know us and what our abilities are. They correct us when we're doing things wrong.

    Not all boxes are like this.

    I know of only one person at my box who has an injury from CrossFit, and it's because he has an old back injury and knows he should have surgery, and he refuses to listen to the trainers when they tell him to lighten up weights or modify to do something else. Otherwise, I know of no injuries from our box (other than the occasional palm tears). Many boxes cannot say the same.

    It's been a really positive experience for me. I had never, ever, ever worked out in my life before getting pulled into trying CrossFit. I still have to modify a lot of things, and I'm still slow. That said, I have a lot more confidence. I have a lot more strength. I have some great friends.

    Is CrossFit for everyone? No. Can it work for anyone? Yes.
  • petstorekitty
    petstorekitty Posts: 592 Member
    my friend joined crossfit and her legs got all huge and she cried. I guess she hasn't lots much fat.

    sorry but this is hilarious to me..:laugh: maybe she's eating more food . i'm actually one of those girls who easily gain muscle and i can tell you that muscle doesn't make your legs huge, fat makes your legs huge... and considering that most of the weights are only like 30-50% of someone's 1 rep max it's hard to build based on that

    maybe your friend goes nomnomnomnom too much after crossfit?

    I agree with nomnomnom.

    I also agree with the said nomming.
    I'm sure if she were eating all proper her legs would still be huge but the fat would go away.
    I'm sure if *I* are proper my fat would go away! hahaha!!

    It's hilarious to me too because I'm horribly mean <_< Both her and I carry lots of weight on our legs. I know that those muscle help burn fat so it's important to ... what? tone them? build them? I haven't figured it out yet, but I know that I don't want my muscles to be any bigger. *PETSTOREKITTY SMASH!!!*
  • Jindra12
    Jindra12 Posts: 256 Member
    my friend joined crossfit and her legs got all huge and she cried. I guess she hasn't lots much fat.

    sorry but this is hilarious to me..:laugh: maybe she's eating more food . i'm actually one of those girls who easily gain muscle and i can tell you that muscle doesn't make your legs huge, fat makes your legs huge... and considering that most of the weights are only like 30-50% of someone's 1 rep max it's hard to build based on that

    maybe your friend goes nomnomnomnom too much after crossfit?

    I don't think the food was an issue. CF should beef up your legs. It did to my legs. My legs are so musclar just like a horse's legs. I am very happy with the result.
  • petstorekitty
    petstorekitty Posts: 592 Member
    my friend joined crossfit and her legs got all huge and she cried. I guess she hasn't lots much fat. Sad but that's what you get for doing trendy things.

    I'll agree with the "it depends on the gym" reply, however. Apparently some people love it because of the community. *shrug*

    The idea of doing crazy-hard workouts sounds fun to me, but I am not even about to pay $$$ to do group workouts that make my legs all huge.

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    oh damn, my server blocked this image *cry* Must go find other things to giggle at..
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    My legs are so musclar just like a horse's legs. I am very happy with the result.

    You might wanna get that looked at
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    my friend joined crossfit and her legs got all huge and she cried. I guess she hasn't lots much fat. Sad but that's what you get for doing trendy things.

    I'll agree with the "it depends on the gym" reply, however. Apparently some people love it because of the community. *shrug*

    The idea of doing crazy-hard workouts sounds fun to me, but I am not even about to pay $$$ to do group workouts that make my legs all huge.

    This happened to me too. Now my butt is round and delicious and my thighs are practically solid rock. My "skinny" jeans don't fit anymore, OH MY GOD! It's all Crossfit's fault!

    Oh, wait. No it's not. It's because I'm awesome.

    "Trendy" things? Yeah, because lifting weights has only been around for like, 5 minutes. Give me an freaking break.
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    I don't think the food was an issue. CF should beef up your legs. It did to my legs. My legs are so musclar just like a horse's legs. I am very happy with the result.

    Wrong - food IS the issue. If you're not losing fat (as was mentioned) then yes, you need to create a calorie deficit either by exercise or calorie reduction. If she's doing Crossfit religiously and not losing fat then she's simply eating too much.
  • JasonDetwiler
    JasonDetwiler Posts: 364 Member
    I don't think the food was an issue. CF should beef up your legs. It did to my legs. My legs are so musclar just like a horse's legs. I am very happy with the result.

    Wrong - food IS the issue. If you're not losing fat (as was mentioned) then yes, you need to create a calorie deficit either by exercise or calorie reduction. If she's doing Crossfit religiously and not losing fat then she's simply eating too much.

    I'm hoping there's a sarcasm button that someone forgot to push.

    The one lady did not get huge legs from CF. Women don't get huge muscles from anything other than being genetic freaks, massive calories in their diets, and/or anabolic steroids coupled with years of targeted training.

    All this discussion, probably on a false premise.
  • Jindra12
    Jindra12 Posts: 256 Member
    I don't think the food was an issue. CF should beef up your legs. It did to my legs. My legs are so musclar just like a horse's legs. I am very happy with the result.

    Wrong - food IS the issue. If you're not losing fat (as was mentioned) then yes, you need to create a calorie deficit either by exercise or calorie reduction. If she's doing Crossfit religiously and not losing fat then she's simply eating too much.

    Sigh.

    If you eat too much foods then you'll gain weight and your legs would be bigger because of fat build up. If you worked out really good then your legs will be bigger because of muscle build up.

    So, if she is eatting too much and working out really good then she will grow fats and muscles at same time.

    We don't have enough information from her to reach the conclusion. I only could assume that she ate the right amount of food to maintain the weight and she worked out really good. Therefore, she must have increased the muscles in her legs which she have complained. I am not surprised with that say because the media telling us that a skinny woman is ideal. (that is very gross).

    I am man and I really don't understand why many women really want to be like the women in TV, magazines, etc.
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    Sigh.

    If you eat too much foods then you'll gain weight and your legs would be bigger because of fat build up. If you worked out really good then your legs will be bigger because of muscle build up.

    So, if she is eatting too much and working out really good then she will grow fats and muscles at same time.

    Don't quite get the "sign" as you pretty much reiterated what I wrote? It's not rocket science. Lose fat=calorie deficit. Gain Fat=calorie surplus. Reread the original post - her friend "hasn't lost much fat" - my "guess" would if she's working out that hard and not losing fat then she has a calorie surplus. Just as you said "if she is eatting too much and working out really good then SHE WILL GROW FATS and muscles at same time". Yes, it's called bulking and I doubt that's the girl's intent. [/quote]
    We don't have enough information from her to reach the conclusion. I only could assume that she ate the right amount of food to maintain the weight and she worked out really good. Therefore, she must have increased the muscles in her legs which she have complained. I am not surprised with that say because the media telling us that a skinny woman is ideal. (that is very gross).

    True. As a women who trains legs heavy x2 a week I can tell you it's VERY hard to gain muscle. That said the "huge legs" comment combined with the "hasn't lost much fat" comment tells me she's in a calorie surplus. But then again, neither of us know the specifics.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    my friend joined crossfit and her legs got all huge and she cried. I guess she hasn't lots much fat.

    sorry but this is hilarious to me..:laugh: maybe she's eating more food . i'm actually one of those girls who easily gain muscle and i can tell you that muscle doesn't make your legs huge, fat makes your legs huge... and considering that most of the weights are only like 30-50% of someone's 1 rep max it's hard to build based on that

    maybe your friend goes nomnomnomnom too much after crossfit?

    I don't think the food was an issue. CF should beef up your legs. It did to my legs. My legs are so musclar just like a horse's legs. I am very happy with the result.
    muscular doesnt automatically = bigger.

    sometimes more muscular is just a matter of perception (ie getting rid of fat layer on top of the muscle).

    muscle doesn't create itself out of nowhere, right? you need calories to create muscle as well as heavy lifting. my legs are also getting more muscular and more defined because i'm lifting things that are close to my bodyweight or higher, BUT they are also getting smaller because i'm eating the way i should in order to lose body fat. if my legs were getting bigger AND i werent losing fat then the only logical answer would be because i was eating more calories than i needed. i've done that i spent a year bulking for rugby and the only way that happened was me eating over my TDEE AND lifting weights
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member

    i recently took an on ramp class and before the end we had 2 injuries in my 6 person, a 3rd person recently hurt her back during a class doing snatches for time. so basically half my class got injured. of ther 3 other people who were left, 1 guy stopped going and the other 2 of us still go BUT we both have 10+ years of solid weight lifting and olympic lifting training.

    with that said, i love crossfit. i'm definitely not lifting as much weight as i would during my heavy lifting days, but i like the comraderie of it plus it's forcing me to work on my cardio and endurance more. i'm also a former athlete and a lot of it reminds me of the group off season workouts we'd have for rugby

    With such a high injury rate, how can crossfit be recommended?
    I'm not a young guy, so maybe I'm not typical...but I've found one of the most important factors in my long term health is injury avoidance. Every time I have to deal with an injury, I'm off my game for weeks on end. Some injuries stay around to haunt you pretty much for ever.
    Maybe not a factor for the young and quick healing, but I'd never risk it.
  • julielittlefish
    julielittlefish Posts: 134 Member
    Find a good box. Get the right training. Don't over do it.

    I'm 7 months in and love it.
  • moto67e
    moto67e Posts: 20 Member
    Find a good box. Get the right training. Don't over do it.

    I'm 7 months in and love it.

    Exactly!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member

    i recently took an on ramp class and before the end we had 2 injuries in my 6 person, a 3rd person recently hurt her back during a class doing snatches for time. so basically half my class got injured. of ther 3 other people who were left, 1 guy stopped going and the other 2 of us still go BUT we both have 10+ years of solid weight lifting and olympic lifting training.

    with that said, i love crossfit. i'm definitely not lifting as much weight as i would during my heavy lifting days, but i like the comraderie of it plus it's forcing me to work on my cardio and endurance more. i'm also a former athlete and a lot of it reminds me of the group off season workouts we'd have for rugby

    With such a high injury rate, how can crossfit be recommended?
    I'm not a young guy, so maybe I'm not typical...but I've found one of the most important factors in my long term health is injury avoidance. Every time I have to deal with an injury, I'm off my game for weeks on end. Some injuries stay around to haunt you pretty much for ever.
    Maybe not a factor for the young and quick healing, but I'd never risk it.

    well part of the injuries were caused by people not wanting to scale the weight for whatever reason. so not only was the movement new to them, but they were also like yeah i can totally do more weight.
  • christy_frank
    christy_frank Posts: 680 Member
    my friend joined crossfit and her legs got all huge and she cried. I guess she hasn't lots much fat. Sad but that's what you get for doing trendy things.

    I'll agree with the "it depends on the gym" reply, however. Apparently some people love it because of the community. *shrug*

    The idea of doing crazy-hard workouts sounds fun to me, but I am not even about to pay $$$ to do group workouts that make my legs all huge.

    Her legs became musclular...that's what happens when you work them out. If she wanted to get skinny, then she should have hopped on the treadmill instead.
  • christy_frank
    christy_frank Posts: 680 Member
    I LOVE CrossFit. I have been going for almost 7 months. Started out going 2x/week and 2 months ago started going 3x/week.
    I know all gyms will be different. I love my CrossFit gym, members, coaches, everything. I feel 'pushed' but not beyond my limits and besides...I DETERMINE my limits, not the coach. If I have to scale an exercise, I do it.
    I have not been injured. Have I been sore? YES. Have
    My wrist that I broke 23 years ago tends to bother me from time to time depending on what I am doing and if I overwork it but then I just modify the next workout. My coaches tell me "If it hurts, dont do it" and I don't.
    I started out wanting to lose weight...my weight has actually gone up 10 lbs but I know that it is muscle. I am beginning to look like an athlete & it was something that I had to come to terms with at first but have grown to love and accept.

    My goals no longer include losing 'weight'
    They include being able to do pull ups, hand stand push ups, muscle ups and lower my body fat %
  • FullOfWin
    FullOfWin Posts: 1,414 Member
    Well first you need to define and tell us your goals. Now in response to some of the common ones

    Crossfit is not the cheapest way to do anything

    Crossfit is not the best way to get stronger

    Crossfit is not the best way to get more muscular

    Crossfit is not the best way to increase cardiovascular endurance

    Crossfit is not the best way to lose weight

    So, Crossfit is not the best way to "look better naked"

    Crossfit is not the best way to prepare for the Crossfit games
  • Jindra12
    Jindra12 Posts: 256 Member
    Well first you need to define and tell us your goals. Now in response to some of the common ones

    Crossfit is not the cheapest way to do anything

    Crossfit is not the best way to get stronger

    Crossfit is not the best way to get more muscular

    Crossfit is not the best way to increase cardiovascular endurance

    Crossfit is not the best way to lose weight

    So, Crossfit is not the best way to "look better naked"

    Crossfit is not the best way to prepare for the Crossfit games

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    I think you'll need some help.
  • sarapwv
    sarapwv Posts: 1
    I LOVE CrossFit! It challenges me in ways that that I have never been challenged and it's shown me results in a way I never thought possible. I've never had an injury and until I started CrossFit, I'd never had visibly toned arms (or completed a push-up for that matter). The key is to finding a good box, scaling you WODs (challenge yourself, yet; hurt yourself, not). I've lost weight. I'm stronger. I will never be a competitor in the CrossFit games (spectator maybe).

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