CrossFit Diet

well i can assure you we aren't making it up. those are butterflies. ask your coach.

I need an eyeroll gif.

When eating Paleo you'll be surprised how far a little bit of food will carry you.....when you're eating "properly".

You could replace Paleo with "self control", there is little wrong with Paleo but the reality is that there is little difference in terms of what you put in you eating Paleo or just relatively "clean". When it comes down to it, Paleo still leans more towards fad diet...or just most people who are fanatics about paleo annoy me.

Now Paleo obsessed Crossfitters? Christ on toast.


To the OP, is it possible I could turn you away from Crossfit? From kipping pullups and horribly rounded back deadlifts? Don't misunderstand me here, most crossfitters are in damn good shape. They just seem to have this blatant disregard for safety, form, or common f*cking sense.

While there is an exception to any rule...I'm basically talking about this crap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnnOWfj2TW4

Just find an Olympic lifting gym if this sort of thing appeals to you.

I second pushing the OP away from crossfit. I'm not saying it's not gonna give benefits but when I was stationed in the specwar community this was the go to workouts for the guys and you will not believe the injuries they would see at the BAS... It's pretty risky if you aren't doing proper form etc....

I'm aware that cross-fit is the devil. The point of this post is really more about the Paleo diet and how that is related to cross-fit.

The reason I want to train with Cross-Fit is because I want to start training for Tri-Athelons, and Tough Mudder next year. I thought that Cross-Fit looked like excellent training for those things. Maybe I am wrong?

It's not the devil, it's just like certain foods...you either like it or you don't. You complain about it or you don't. Tons of people don't like it because they say it teaches bad form in hopes for you to get the workout done faster. In my case. I rather take my time and use proper form and heavier weight then hit a time. My trainer pushes me to stay that way and pushes for safety. If a CF trainer is not correcting your form then you need to switch gyms. I know friends that have switched b/c their trainer wasn't promoting safety first.

The paleo diet is pushed by CF and it is tough but if you want to try it go for it. I don't do it at all. No reason to for me. I eat how I want when I want just in moderation.

Remember everyone on MFP is an "expert" in their opinions...including me. I say just do what works for you, because it is different for each person.

I do crossfit because I like to build my strength and I enjoy the work outs and camaraderie that it comes with. We all push each other. It also benefits me for the sport I play which is Rugby. I also go to a speed and agility training gym to change it up and see what others are preaching.

I think once anyone knows something they feel like they know it all... or at least they feel comfortable saying this or that works... but when you know what you are doing, all it is is to take the info and evaluate if there is any sense or change that would be good to try...

I have no idea what you are talking about.

My question is, is this a CrossFit thing or not?

To be frank and honest..................MOST crossfitters are also Paleo.

I am sure there are those with in the Cross fit box that are not paleo, but the majority are.

I love that the coach isn't even paying attention to the no-reps going on right there. This gif isn't how all CrossFit boxes operate, trust me. The woman in the forefront, in particular, would be told to get off the bar if that were my coach.

Those are butterfly pull-ups - designed for speed. She is making them - the point is to get your chest close to the bar. They are hard to do!

this ^^ ....those aren't pull ups people!

Regardless of what you call them, I would call them "not smart for the shoulders".

If a paleo-ist can't drink coffee, I'm out.

I have my morning coffee everyday. I just drink it black (as I always have) and don't fill it with sugar and other crap.

Did cavemen drink coffee? Hmmmmm. I guess we'll never know.

I like where this is going. Please continue with these types of posts. Did cavemen eat almonds and bacon too?

Of all the Crossfitters I know, I have NEVER heard one of them say that the purpose behind Crossfit is to train you to be able to do these exercises on your own time, at home, at a park, etc. I know men and women who do Crossfit and I don't think they could do any of the workouts at home because they don't have the giant bars and plates and assortments of kettlebells that the gyms do. Boot camp programs would fall more in line with teaching you how to do things on your own -- I used to teach one, and we didn't use any real equipment besides bands and bodyweight, so yeah, you could easily do those things at home or when traveling.

Crossfit at home? Really? Doubtful. Without the weights and whatnot, you can't do most of their WODs (I used to do some of them on my own time, when I worked at a different gym... just grabbed them off the local CF gym's facebook page. Almost all the WODs I saw used kettlebells, heavy plates, bars, pullup bars, etc -- stuff most people don't just have lying around).

Just my $0.02.

I love that the coach isn't even paying attention to the no-reps going on right there. This gif isn't how all CrossFit boxes operate, trust me. The woman in the forefront, in particular, would be told to get off the bar if that were my coach.

Those are butterfly pull-ups - designed for speed. She is making them - the point is to get your chest close to the bar. They are hard to do!

this ^^ ....those aren't pull ups people!

Regardless of what you call them, I would call them "not smart for the shoulders".

Crossfit is a joke IMO. It's not something you. And do long term without injuries. Crossfit is just the new fad workout. Rushing Olympic moves when already exhausted isn't smart. Anyone can swing a weight or bend there back to cheat on lifts.


Unless you compete. Crossfit should never be the bases of you workouts.

I've been crossfitting for a couple of years and I agree with many of the negative and positives comments here.

A crossfit WOD is not a Les Mills class, its not something where people should just rock up to any old random session during the week, with no regard for programming, that's when you get injured.

I also think that groups shouldn't be more that 8 people to a trainer (less if the WOD has olys), thats how you get injured.

If you are struggling to afford just the CF membership then you won't be able to afford additional one-on-ones or technique sessions, you will end up injured.

However, things that bug me... the lame, boring old kipping arguement.. get an education. There are actually quite a few gymnastic movements used in CF that are perfectly safe if taught properly. Toes to bar, muscle-ups, kip-chins, butterfly pullups etc, to out of the box assume they are unsafe is to say that no one should ever do aerial gymnastics. Also as for oly lifting, CF has been the start of many people's oly careers. In fact I know 2 people locally who run their own CF boxs who recently placed at the Australian champs.

Be smart, do your homework, listen to your body and leave if you think the box is *kitten*, it really could be.

As for Paleo, they used to mostly push the Zone, then went Paleo. You don't have to do it though.

I have to do more research. I feel like I don't understand CrossFit. I thought it was more like military training. But it sounds more like Olympic lifting training. If you read their website, they claim that it's more like military special ops training.

It was the way they worked out in specwar when I was stationed with them.