Pelagius' Arnold 5K reminded me of just how un-Babs/Gidget/marsupial-worthy my puny arms and chest are. My friend recently started a program called crossfit. I've read a bunch on their website and it looks really interesting. Anyone have experience with it?
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There is a long piece on crossfit in The Seattle Times today. Looks interesting.Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
Here's a vid on the story; http://link.brightcove.com/services/...id=25196557001
Then I met Jim and Fran, Dave and Andrew. And something began to click.
"I HAVE A climbing rope, a big tractor tire, a log, a beer keg, an engine block and a pull-up frame," Tukwila firefighter Jim Evans wrote in response to my query about do-it-yourself CrossFitters.
Before Evans was a firefighter, he was a computer programmer, but he always loved lifting weights, running marathons, playing soccer, whatever.
"I thought I was in really good shape," he says. "But I was shocked at how inadequate my fitness was for real-world stuff."
He recalls, painfully, what it felt like to arrive at a fire, loaded with gear, and have to run up stairs or a hill to reach the scene.
"You feel like you're destroyed. Like somebody just ripped your lungs out."
It was a wake-up call. Evans started doing CrossFit and felt transformed. Not only that, it was fun — reminded him of being a kid.
Evans puts his own spin on the WOD. The log and the keg are shouldered, often for jogging. The tire is flipped, but he also whacks at it with a sledgehammer. He did overhead presses with an old piece of railroad track until it was stolen.Last edited by Guest; 06-07-2009, 01:50 PM. -
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They have a cross fit gym here where we live and some people down the street advertise for it.
Looks intense. Not much different though than what some other people have been doing for awhile like Gym Jones. Just a franchised version of that."Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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That's funny that you mention Gidget, Babs and me, because we are all doing the CrossFit program and our video, titled Nasty Girls, is on the CrossFit website. Check us out. We are freakin' awesome.Originally posted by ERCougar View PostWhat's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
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Jeremy Horns Elite Performance in Salt Lake specializes in Cross Fit.*Banned*Comment
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I've done some crossfit. It's pretty intense and I wouldn't recommend it for someone with puny arms and chest. I did P90X first and that was good prep for crossfit. I'll probably be back on crossfit next month after doing another round of P90X.Originally posted by ERCougar View Post
I generally cycle: 4-6 weeks heavy weights, P90X combined with running, and crossfit. Repeat. It works well except for my poor eating habits and occasional joint injury.This space is available.Comment
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I have a lot of buddies that do it and they swear by it. They say it's the best workout that they've ever done. From what I hear, they take an interesting approach to things. They try and create that "team" type atmosphere that makes it almost impossible to become unmotivated and miss workouts.
Maybe one day I won't be such a fat, lazy bastard and will try it out.Comment
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My friend who put this as his facebook status last week:
SGT Hyde says these are my most talked about Subjects: 1- CROSSFIT 2- Becoming a Crossfit trainer... 3- FOOD, a lot of it. Mostly MRE's 4- Crossfit because of all the food you ate. 5- Your really hot chica. 6- Food 7- Crossfit 8- Fishing, Big Foot and your really hot chica. 9- Food 10- Why CROSSFIT is so Awesome.Comment
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I went to the local Crossfit gym today, and it destroyed me. I didn't realize how out of shape I am. That said, there's nothing like the endorphin rush after a really hard workout. I'm not sure if it's for me, but I'm going again next week to figure that out.Not that, sickos.Comment
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I've come across some pretty scathing articles recently about crossfit. Particularly about how dangerous some of the exercises and intensity with which they are done. And also that many of these trainers have little to no training beyond some online certificates. These were posted on the bulletin board in the gym at the FBI Academy.Originally posted by thesaint258 View Post"Nobody listens to Turtle."-TurtlesigpicComment
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My wife and I have been going to a Crossfit gym for a month now. We didn't even really know what Crossfit was until we purchased a groupon for this place near our apartment. When we walked in, it reminded me of somewhere Rocky would train to face Ivan Drago. Lots of grunting and yelling and people picking up heavy objects and throwing them or dragging them around the room.
I can see the danger in it like Surfah said in the last post. There is very little instruction and you can get hurt if you don't know what you're doing, especially on the heavier lifts. The guy who runs the gym I go to is an Ex Ranger and he treats the place like a boot camp, which is great but can be problematic for people who are really out of shape or haven't done this kind of exercise before. I think you just have to not be afraid to refuse to do something or cut down on the weight if you are afraid you might hurt yourself. Personally, I had a bulging disk in my neck that is finally healing up, so I am careful and slow down the pace if I feel like I'm strainig my neck too much.
That said, we're kind of hooked. I've dropped almost 10 pounds from my all-time post cruise and holiday inflated high weight at the beginning of this year. But more important than the weight loss for me, is my body is completely changing. I'm not as soft as I've been the past few years and I'm getting an athletic build back. My body fat percentage is probably lower than it has been in 3 years and I have a ton more energy. Starting out in the program is hell, but once your body is strong enough to take the beating, it is rather addicting. The last time I had this kind of satisfaction after blowing through an intense workout was probably high school track. The hardest workout we've done so far was earlier this week:
1 mile run
100 pullups
200 pushups
300 air squats
1 mile run
(all done as fast as you can without rest while wearing a 20 pound vest).
I had to drop the vest during the pullups and most of the pushups. But a month ago I couldn't have even attemped that workout. I don't know if I'll stick with it after I reach my fitness goals, but it has been a winner for us so far.Comment
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The local cross fit shop around here requires that you go through a series of private lessons before they allow you to do join the general sessions. In these they teach the proper technique for most of the lifts they are doing. It is a good idea, but way to expensive (both the private lessons and monthly gym access). Over 500 for the private and around 100 a month for 3 days a week.Originally posted by Omaha 680 View Post
Most cross fitters are nutters.Comment
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It's a wonderful cross of anaerobic and strength training. At noon we do Tabata set's of push ups, jumping rope, pull ups, kettlebell swings, running and some other stuff. Start slowly and work into it. It's a much better workout than going to the gym and walking from station to station doing your sets.Comment
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