moe0303 Member

No sarcasm. Not a unicorn.

I'd be fine with that.

I've always thought that an HSA would be the right solution for the healthcare issue (to include obesity). Individuals would be required to save a portion of their pay (before taxes) for broadly defined healthcare expenses. They could use these funds at their discretion for things like normal health costs, lasik, weight…

I guess the question people would need to ask is what problem such a tax would be expected to resolve. Is it a funding issue? Is it just a general desire to see population at a healthier size? I think the first step is to define the problem. Consequentially, I think you will find that taxation would be highly unlikely to…

I am against government penalizing people for making a perfectly legal choice. I am also against governments being required to assist people with consequences relating to their personal circumstances.

While I agree that CrossFit has no magic, I question your understanding if you think it only contains calisthenics.

I'd still like an explanation if you don't mind. We have a lot of smart people here who are always down for some enlightenment.

Every CrossFit gym I have attended routinely allots class time specifically towards strength training as a separate activity from any WOD. It is part of the CrossFit programming.

I know at the lowest levels, specific points of performance are outlined and identified. Reps which don't meet the criteria are not supposed to be counted. I have personally witnessed competitors "no-reped" for bad form during competition at the very lowest levels of the games.

Why is kipping not a properly performed lift? Doesn't the clean and jerk use momentum of the body to get the rep?

I find this to be an odd conclusion. Can you elaborate on the differences? I don't know what a bounced deadlift is, but if it means bouncing the weight off the ground, then you are talking about something completely different. A more appropriate comparison would be to the Jerk or Clean. Do you feel that those movements rob…

I would say the object of a kipping pull up is to incorporate multiple muscle groups into a safe and repeatable motion in order to increase capacity of work potential for pulling ones body against gravity until their chest touches the bar.* *Source: Me...just now.

I am unaware of any work out which prescribes 30 kipping pull ups in 30 seconds.

The functions of a strict pull up and a kipping pull up are not the same. What muscle groups are utilized in order to create the swing?

I don't know. Why is that relevant? What creates the momentum?

Power? Movement, maybe?

The kip engages the core by starting from the hang and pushing the "hips and shoulders forward and then relaxing, push forward and then relax, until a swing develops. The athlete moves from “arched to hollow” forming a “C” alternating between belly forward, shoulder open (arched), and belly retreating, shoulder closing…

No.

I knew we would eventually get to kipping. While not a CF expert by any means, the kipping pull up requires a definite form and technique. It is similar in concept to a clean or jerk.

Yeah, I think you're probably right. I don't know much about marketing. That being said, one of the coolest things about the program is that everybody does the same work out (for the most part). I may be slower and weaker than most of my classmates, but at the end of the work out, they are no less tired than I am. As above…

You're not using momentum to get reps. You're engaging multiple muscle groups in order to meet the objective (chest to bar). Kipping is not simply "moving your legs to get momentum" the OP described. It is a gymnastics technique centered around core engagement. takes timing, power, and coordination.

FWIW, every CF box I have ever been to always teaches propper form for any of the lifts or movements Every class that has them. In other words, if deadlifts are on the schedule, proper form is taught reach and every time. Of course, this is only true of my experience which includes 4 different boxes.

The cost is definitely the biggest drawback to me. Then again, it's all open source information, so you could technically do it for free. I think there have been a couple of CF games participants who worked out of their home gyms. Of course the motivating atmosphere is kind of the biggest benefit.

Constantly varied functional movement performed at high intensity.

I created a crossfit bashing thread so we can debate whether it is a good idea to correct someone's form here.

I know. I'm an instigator.

Wouldn't the crossfitters be the contrarians? They seem to be the minority.

I enjoy it. I started off hating it because of the cult-like following of the people involved, but once I started doing it, I found I really liked the format. Of course, I've had good coaches throughout my whole experience...plus I'm smart enough to govern myself when I feel form starting to slip. I understand it isn't for…

I know, but you said you had to look it up and provided this as if you now understand. Lot's of people believe things that were intended to be jokes. The interwebz is weird.

To be fair, that isn't a kipping pull up either.