Calories burned in crossfit

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Never mind. Just realized this is a zombie thread.

modestalchemist

University of Wisconsin just did a study. You burn an average of 12 calories per minute with crossfit. They only studied wods that lasted up to 20 minutes.

kitmao

And yet, where are these statistics? I keep hearing how horribly dangerous it is and how you'll get hurt, yet running remains the highest injury exercise there is. I wish people who haven't done Crossfit would not commit on threads about Crossfit.

kitmao

Good answer!..people get "keyboard balls" on the internet and post stupidity no one wants to read. She wanted a way to post her wods not a beatdown by some stranger on whether her workout of choice was appropriate. FYI I own TWO CrossFit boxes and business is BOOMING! Must be a reason why!

how can business be BOOMING when you keep injuring all of your clientele? everyone knows that all CF coaches do is push the members too hard and force them to do way too much weight and make them go so fast that the have to get hurt. it's like a competition among coaches to see who can hurt the most people. everybody here on the boards knows that. they say so in EVERY. SINGLE. THREAD.

i think the assumption is if there are many boxes being opened then surely business is booming. but this isnt the case.

i think crossfit is kind of like starbucks now: they are less concerned about how each individual box performs revenue wise and more concerned with making it a household name. so it's not necessarily true that there are more people signing up for boxes, just that those people are now being spread out.

for instance a box near me essentially split and now there are 3 boxes. i've been to all 3. the original one was crowded and now with 3, each one has a less people but it's pretty much the same people.

a true indication of how much crossfit is "booming" is tracking how many people sign up for cross ramp and how many of those people continue on and actually join..

that's enough business analysis im willing to do for free :laugh:

Several of the boxes in my area have waiting lists for new clients. That doesn't sound like business is hurting. I joined my box several months back and they have been adding new clients to the point where they have to add classes and stop people from participating when classes get too full.

BTW, our head trainer is also a personal trainer and helped me overcome a knee issue that both a doctor and a physical therapist never figured out. I lived with this problem for years, and now it is gone. I get tired of all the hate that goes toward Crossfit. If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. Find something else to do that you love, so long as you move! But, why hate on the people who do it and love it?

runninjennie12

I'm with you...I've had a hip injury due to incorrect positioning during exercise and having a baby. I've joined a CF gym and since I've been corrected my hip injury has gotten better over the months and no more pain. There are a lot of people out there that think they know what their doing but they do not. Those are the people giving CF a bad reputation. Oh yes my endurance has also improved due to the motivation and the correct training I have done.

Aviation21

At first I listed ONE Cal burned and recently changed it to 600 Cals burned. It is probably more like 800 Cals burned but that's not that important to me.

I think it all comes down to how you are measuring success.

I started focusing on eating better (I have been doing what I call 97% Paleo) and using the mirror to measure improvements.

Luckily the scale has been a lot kinder to me since I started doing CrossFit; however it's the combination of eating better and exercise that makes me feel really good!

BTW, I do not think there is one post, video on the Internet where people are Not Hating on CrossFit... strangest thing I have ever seen!

This is the best explanation I have read about CrossFit and of course this is also followed by a few hate messages... check it out!
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/03/01/a-beginners-guide-to-crossfit/

I also like this nerdfitness site, if you were wondering what is a Paleo diet there is a good read here too!

rbagby

I just recently joined a Crossfit gym near my home and have really been enjoying it. Yes, it is intense, but I take it at my own pace and the trainers have made changes to the workouts since I'm a beginner. But like they say, "different folks, different strokes".

JulieBowe

You know people... she only questioned how to record calories. Don't judge... I'm not judging you! I've worked with a personal trainer and personally she pushed me harder than my Crossfit trainers and She ended up costing a a lot more in the end. If I would have used her as often as I go to Crossfit, I could pay a house note. Every time I go to my box, I have a personal trainer that cares about me and what I'm doing. You get to know the folks you work out with and the encouragement they give you is unreal. I would have given up at first if it would not have been for the friends I made there. I'm 52 years old and have never enjoyed something so much. I don't think Crossfit is for everyone, but it is NO ONE's place to judge. My point is... find what works for you and do it.

jennifershoo

JulieBowe wrote: »

You know people... she only questioned how to record calories. Don't judge... I'm not judging you! I've worked with a personal trainer and personally she pushed me harder than my Crossfit trainers and She ended up costing a a lot more in the end. If I would have used her as often as I go to Crossfit, I could pay a house note. Every time I go to my box, I have a personal trainer that cares about me and what I'm doing. You get to know the folks you work out with and the encouragement they give you is unreal. I would have given up at first if it would not have been for the friends I made there. I'm 52 years old and have never enjoyed something so much. I don't think Crossfit is for everyone, but it is NO ONE's place to judge. My point is... find what works for you and do it.

Why are you digging up a 2 year old thread to post that you are offended by the replies?

meric_1

Health Gal you are grossly misinformed and should really get your facts straight before commenting on something that you really don't know about.
I have been a Crossfitter for 3 years and am 54 yrs old. The coaches at my box always put safety and proper form AND scaling options first. There is always good and bad options in ANY sport.
I have to say I am really tired of the uninformed bashing that CF gets. I saw a marathon runner puke and then faint, banging himself up pretty bad but you don't see posts on how dangerous running is do you?
Let's use intelligent common sense please.
Thanks

meric_1

And I forgot to add this...you will NEVER get the same intensity level or produce the motivation that a CF community creates...sorry!