dmmcclair
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Hello AM readers, I'm Drew. Last year was pretty insane and I neglected my training. I've refocused and I am once again dedicated to my training, however before you flame me, yes it is crossfit. I had a few questions about it, first I know the serious pitfalls that exist with the training style.
My biggest issues with the draw backs of crossfit are:
1) The average cross fitter looks like they've never picked up a weight in their life and most aren't really all that strong either.
2) The workouts seem to cardio-redundant and don't prioritize strength enough.
3) While the workouts definitely feel like I'm benefitting, I'd like to be able to address some of the failures on crossfit's programming, such as the serious neglect toward chest work.
My thought was to implement some form of accessory program that would more closely resemble a very basic strength program such as 5x5 or 5/3/1. 5/3/1 would most likely be my choice. I'm wondering though, because of the focus placed on conditioning, or Metcon if you'd prefer, will this time spent on conditioning negatively impact recovery, also I don't want to 5 days in the gym, I need to be able to recover. I was thinking of structuring a M/W/F crossfit and T/Th 5/3/1 program. There is a program written by Jim Wendler that is for people that can only workout 2x a week.
What are peoples overall thoughts on this? Aside from the overall hate for crossfit, I'm genuinely interested in real perspectives.
-Thanks
My biggest issues with the draw backs of crossfit are:
1) The average cross fitter looks like they've never picked up a weight in their life and most aren't really all that strong either.
2) The workouts seem to cardio-redundant and don't prioritize strength enough.
3) While the workouts definitely feel like I'm benefitting, I'd like to be able to address some of the failures on crossfit's programming, such as the serious neglect toward chest work.
My thought was to implement some form of accessory program that would more closely resemble a very basic strength program such as 5x5 or 5/3/1. 5/3/1 would most likely be my choice. I'm wondering though, because of the focus placed on conditioning, or Metcon if you'd prefer, will this time spent on conditioning negatively impact recovery, also I don't want to 5 days in the gym, I need to be able to recover. I was thinking of structuring a M/W/F crossfit and T/Th 5/3/1 program. There is a program written by Jim Wendler that is for people that can only workout 2x a week.
What are peoples overall thoughts on this? Aside from the overall hate for crossfit, I'm genuinely interested in real perspectives.
-Thanks