CrossFit or MMA

Judging by the performance Colin McGreggor put on against Mayweather, I’d say that MMA fighters could probably stand to do some more Crossfit style conditioning

TeacupsAndToning wrote: »

jdlobb wrote: »

Judging by the performance Colin McGreggor put on against Mayweather, I’d say that MMA fighters could probably stand to do some more Crossfit style conditioning

Oh my gosh I'm so offended on behalf of Conor McGregor

somebody forgot to tell the poor kid that real boxing matches last longer than 3 rounds.

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If you like hitting things, MMA will be a much more fun workout.

DopeItUp wrote: »

jdlobb wrote: »

Judging by the performance Colin McGreggor put on against Mayweather, I’d say that MMA fighters could probably stand to do some more Crossfit style conditioning

So you're saying that Crossfit would have made Conor more competitive in the fight against Mayweather, do I have that right?

And side note, how drunk were you when you made this post?

It was just a stupid joke about Conor looking like he’d just run a marathon 3 rounds into the fight.

The only thing that could have actually helped him would have been 5 or 10 years as a professional boxer before stepping in the ring. Amateurs rarely fair well against professionals, he put up a respectable fight all things considered.

Lovetocompete wrote: »

jdlobb wrote: »

DopeItUp wrote: »

jdlobb wrote: »

Judging by the performance Colin McGreggor put on against Mayweather, I’d say that MMA fighters could probably stand to do some more Crossfit style conditioning

So you're saying that Crossfit would have made Conor more competitive in the fight against Mayweather, do I have that right?

And side note, how drunk were you when you made this post?

It was just a stupid joke about Conor looking like he’d just run a marathon 3 rounds into the fight.

The only thing that could have actually helped him would have been 5 or 10 years as a professional boxer before stepping in the ring. Amateurs rarely fair well against professionals, he put up a respectable fight all things considered.

Ok ok that is totally fair

He certainly has that dip in fights. He will figure it out.

I hope he continues professional boxing. He has more talent than he knows what to do with, and he could be really great one day. I'd definitely be interested in seeing him in future fights.

I hope he sticks to MMA I’m a huge fan of the sport and in my opinion boxing is less entertaining and less exciting. I’m sure I’ll be persecuted for that opinion but I’ll stick by it. Just feels like more talent is involved in the sport itself.

Do the workouts have to be mutually exclusive? Do some of each if you enjoy both.

Both are diverse enough that you'd get a great workout combining the two.

MilesAddie wrote: »

OP: if you live in an area that features ClassPass, I would suggest checking that out.

ClassPass lets you buy classes at boutique fitness clubs - Barre, yoga, Crossfit, MMA studios, boxing, Spin studios, etc., without having to pay for expensive membership fees to belong to any specific one.

A quick search in my Boston neighborhood of Southie showed:
- Boxing Gym
- MMA Studio
- 2 Yoga Studios
- 2 Barre Studios
- 1 Spin Studio
- My CrossFit Box (Bootcamp only)
- 2 Misc Fitness (BodyPump, etc)
- 1 Karate Dojo
- 1 Rock Climbing Gym

You pay by the class, so you could buy a pack of classes, check out a bunch of places, and see what you loved!

second recommendation for ClassPass. I use it when I travel for work.

Lean59man wrote: »

MMA is more useful in life.

so your more likely to stand across a ring from someone who follows rules than you are to pick up and move heavy things?

Lean59man wrote: »

MMA is more useful in life.

this is absurd.

on any given day I'm far more likely to need to lift/pull/carry something heavy, or otherwise exert myself physically, than need to engage in fisticuffs. From a risk management perspective, over the course of my life I'm also far more likely to find myself in a situation where my physical strength and cardiovascular conditioning will save my life than my prowess at punching and kicking.

Crossfit isn't about learning to do kipping pullups. Kipping pullups are about engaging your entire body in a simple exercise AFTER you've gotten to the point where strict pullups are so easy they become pointless, or just simply to put up big numbers in competition. Kipping pullups are to crossfit what the speed bag is to boxing.

Before I did CrossFit, the MMA person would beat me up easily.

Now that I’m a CrossFitter, I’m confident that I would still get beaten up easily, but at least I have a chance to get away from him or her by running away, getting myself on top of something to get away, or putting enough things in between us that it’s not worth their time!

Okay, now that this has gotten testy and interesting, I have to weigh in.
Crossfit has the social element. When you go in to do Crossfit you are working both with and against the group. People there are (generally) emotionally supportive but they push you harder, like a personal trainer does.
That is nice, and it is really good for getting better.
MMA workouts, as far as I know, do not have that. I suppose ultimately it will come down to you competing against another guy, and you will push yourself a little harder than you would otherwise because you want to beat that other guy. But you'll have to really be lucky to find someone that you are truly competitive with in workouts or in sparring. (In one on one competitions, usually the same person always wins. Over time, that gets a bit demoralizing for both.)
With Crossfit, the competition is built into the group workout so it is intrinsic, and it is in a group, so that there should naturally be someone at about your same level that you will feel competitive with, if that is your nature. The exercises are varied enough that you might be good at one thing and the other person at another.

MMA!
Crossfit is very boring to me, you feel seconds after seconds the intensity of the workout...
While MMA is more fun, goes fast and will turn you in a fit machine...