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Also expect some sort of sidelining injury.

I swear they post these articles just to see the comment section explode.
 
btworth said:
Also expect some sort of sidelining injury.

I swear they post these articles just to see the comment section explode.
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Haha I think you are right. Either that or the person who puts the article up got a recent hard-on for crossfit haha.
 
Yeah j love cross fit its so awesome for building strength. I'm 140lbs with a polar bear on my back and I can bench the bar now 25 times. Who honestly would do cross fit come on now....
 
$200/month, for basically an exercise class. My gym costs $20. I'd save up 3-6 months worth and go hire a good trainer to show me the basics of strength training if I were "new" to any sort of program that involved barbell use.
 
Hahahahaha...... Ding ding ding!

Man, what's it been a week since this convo has happened here??
 
CrossFit really has come a long way since its beginnings and has grown into an excellent outlet for hard core enthusiasts.
 
Tomahawk88 said:
$200 a month and talking about beginners. To even consider paying that I would want to be competing.
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200 is steep af! I have seen ever where from 60 to 180 most are right around 150. I do Crossfit cause its fun I got bored at just fitness, I enjoy the competitive atmosphere, the blaring of heavy metal music, dropping bumper plates working out with no shirt. when I goto my gym I know every single person there. If you don't enjoy it then dont do it lol maybe I'm drinking the koolaid but I think it's a good program
 
There are tons of articles online about dangers almost as many as beneficial ones that should say it all. I deal with people complaining about the injuries to the shoulders once a week since the gym intown opened. Keeps phisio places in business
 
Easeball said:
There are tons of articles online about dangers almost as many as beneficial ones that should say it all. I deal with people complaining about the injuries to the shoulders once a week since the gym intown opened. Keeps phisio places in business
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thats at fault of ****ty trainers, all you need is 1000 bucks and 2days to become a CFL1. also with these type of work out mobility plays a huge role i spend 30+ min a day stretching other wise i would tear all my **** up lol
 
liftstrong said:
thats at fault of ****ty trainers, all you need is 1000 bucks and 2days to become a CFL1. also with these type of work out mobility plays a huge role i spend 30+ min a day stretching other wise i would tear all my **** up lol
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I think that's most people's problem with it. It's marketed like some miracle workout program (think P90x or Insanity). Just hit the WOD as hard as you possibly can every day and get "fit." Zero training, technique, or programming required, just intensity and an internet connection. Any program like that is begging for injury. It's not that the individual exercises are bad, just the way they are randomly thrown together and done "for time."
 
btworth said:
I think that's most people's problem with it. It's marketed like some miracle workout program (think P90x or Insanity). Just hit the WOD as hard as you possibly can every day and get "fit." Zero training, technique, or programming required, just intensity and an internet connection. Any program like that is begging for injury. It's not that the individual exercises are bad, just the way they are randomly thrown together and done "for time."
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I am a Crossfit trainer i work at a box and here is the thing There is real Crossfit and "Beachball Crossfit" Real Crossfit has purpose behind the programing, If i write a workout i look at what we are planning for the week and the month so it will fit in with our overall goals, we also do skill work before hand every day, make sure athletes are becoming more efficient in all movements,and we track people progress. My athletes represent the Quality of my gym and the ability of my trainers. NOW beach ball crossfit is unregulated nonsense that you see in these "crossfit fail" youtube videos. For anyone who gave it a Crossfit a go and ended up playing beach ball im sorry. But there are good gyms with good trainers out there. I have been involved with Crossfit for going on 3 years, i have never tore, pulled, strained anything.
 
btworth said:
I think that's most people's problem with it. It's marketed like some miracle workout program (think P90x or Insanity). Just hit the WOD as hard as you possibly can every day and get "fit." Zero training, technique, or programming required, just intensity and an internet connection. Any program like that is begging for injury. It's not that the individual exercises are bad, just the way they are randomly thrown together and done "for time."
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Get results with just 20 minutes a day... Please go to the ****ing gym. Stop being lazy, diet correctly and youll be exactly where you want to be. I hate those commercials or worse, people who do them and think they're going to get huge a ripped in a month.

****ing America....going down the ****ter.
 
EatMoar said:
Yeah j love cross fit its so awesome for building strength. I'm 140lbs with a polar bear on my back and I can bench the bar now 25 times. Who honestly would do cross fit come on now....
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Crossfit isnt always about strength but If your stats are accurate this crossfit is stronger and weighs less than you
 
EatMoar said:
Yeah j love cross fit its so awesome for building strength. I'm 140lbs with a polar bear on my back and I can bench the bar now 25 times. Who honestly would do cross fit come on now....
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Crossfit isn't for strength only, if your stats are accurate this crossfitter has more strength than you and weighs 15 pounds less
 
Dmo50 said:
Crossfit isn't for strength only, if your stats are accurate this crossfitter has more strength than you and weighs 15 pounds less
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Cross fit isn't about strength at all... How are you going to build strength doing low weight high rep circuit training? And no I haven't updated them since I joined this site.
 
Ive never seen a CrossFit routine that was ever 20mins long and that wouldn't be logical and accepted as a true training program. Comparing it to Insanity or P90x is insulting after personally having done all three types of training methods. People use them for different activities and "REAL" CrossFit lies to the core of being Physically the biggest dog in the pound! It incorporates strength, endurance, and flexibility which helps ex athletes and "weekend warriors" compete on a level that isnt Strongman or Bodybuilding. From when it started, many Noobs jumping into activities and hurting themselves to now, actual Gyms and trainers that specialize in CrossFit its a great outlet. If you do CrossFit more power to you and I hope you all the best and would love to see your numbers, but please dont Compare one sport to another in this fitness realm.
 
I am an avid crossfitter, I say to each his own! I love to crossfit and i loved to lift some heavy weights...heavy for me anyways. Bodybuilding and crossfit surely are two different sports with different goals. I don't attend a crossfit box but i know that just about every box incorporates strength training like Wendler or juggernaut. I have been crossfitting for about 1.5 years and I one strength gain I have is my deadlift when I started crossfit I struggled with 315 now I'm up to 425. I just recently stared Wendler so i have to attribute that strength gain to crossfit. I expect it to go up more now that I have incorporated 5/3/1. My stats in my profile are current with the exception of deadlift.
 
all joking aside, i think crossfit gets a pretty bad name from the knuckleheads not doing it right.... I also think AM knows that a good crossfit article equals lots of posts, lol....
 
liftstrong said:
I am a Crossfit trainer i work at a box and here is the thing There is real Crossfit and "Beachball Crossfit" Real Crossfit has purpose behind the programing, If i write a workout i look at what we are planning for the week and the month so it will fit in with our overall goals, we also do skill work before hand every day, make sure athletes are becoming more efficient in all movements,and we track people progress. My athletes represent the Quality of my gym and the ability of my trainers. NOW beach ball crossfit is unregulated nonsense that you see in these "crossfit fail" youtube videos. For anyone who gave it a Crossfit a go and ended up playing beach ball im sorry. But there are good gyms with good trainers out there. I have been involved with Crossfit for going on 3 years, i have never tore, pulled, strained anything.
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This is my issue with crossfit. It's not focused on the individual, its a group thing. So if Joe Schmo over here has a weaker, less developed chest than Bob, but Bob has tiny, weak arms, nothing is done to individualize the training. Everyone does the same WOD and their "goals" are whatever the 'trainer' draws up. Crossfit would be a 100% viable program if: 1.) you cut out the time clock. People shouldnt have to race through olympic lifts just to beat some time constraint. Time the rests, thats totally understandable. 2.) Focus on quality over quantity. Too many of these "WODs" tell you "do x amount of reps followed by x amount of reps in x amount of time," well heres the issue. What if i cant do x amount of reps? Thats where ****ty form and cheating comes in, and therefore, injuries.
 
DYEL89 said:
This is my issue with crossfit. It's not focused on the individual, its a group thing. So if Joe Schmo over here has a weaker, less developed chest than Bob, but Bob has tiny, weak arms, nothing is done to individualize the training. Everyone does the same WOD and their "goals" are whatever the 'trainer' draws up. Crossfit would be a 100% viable program if: 1.) you cut out the time clock. People shouldnt have to race through olympic lifts just to beat some time constraint. Time the rests, thats totally understandable. 2.) Focus on quality over quantity. Too many of these "WODs" tell you "do x amount of reps followed by x amount of reps in x amount of time," well heres the issue. What if i cant do x amount of reps? Thats where ****ty form and cheating comes in, and therefore, injuries.
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And here is the issue with people who haven't been to a legit CF gym. CF is individualized training that utilizes a group setting as a motivator. Somewhere, people got the misconception that all people in a CF gym HAVE TO use the same weight. That is false! Many people scale weights to what they can handle. Also, if you are new at a movement, many of those can be scaled for training/learning as well. Where did the whole "CF is bootcamp" mentality come from??
 
Wrivest said:
And here is the issue with people who haven't been to a legit CF gym. CF is individualized training that utilizes a group setting as a motivator. Somewhere, people got the misconception that all people in a CF gym HAVE TO use the same weight. That is false! Many people scale weights to what they can handle. Also, if you are new at a movement, many of those can be scaled for training/learning as well. Where did the whole "CF is bootcamp" mentality come from??
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Amen, its apart of being man enough to know what weights and activities will push your overall fitness level higher and acknowledging what weights will set you back. Common sense is often left at the door lol. Do your best in the allotted time frame and shot to beat that time next week, month, and so on.
 
DYEL89 said:
This is my issue with crossfit. It's not focused on the individual, its a group thing. So if Joe Schmo over here has a weaker, less developed chest than Bob, but Bob has tiny, weak arms, nothing is done to individualize the training. Everyone does the same WOD and their "goals" are whatever the 'trainer' draws up. Crossfit would be a 100% viable program if: 1.) you cut out the time clock. People shouldnt have to race through olympic lifts just to beat some time constraint. Time the rests, thats totally understandable. 2.) Focus on quality over quantity. Too many of these "WODs" tell you "do x amount of reps followed by x amount of reps in x amount of time," well heres the issue. What if i cant do x amount of reps? Thats where ****ty form and cheating comes in, and therefore, injuries.
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we have single modality heavy days where we will do nothing but 1 movement (cleans, squats, jerks etc) we go over the fundamentals as whole then break up into small groups of 4-5 and work until every athlete has been worked with 1v1. we scale work outs aswell 1 workout will have 3 levels of varying weight and modified movements to accommodate less advance athletes. AND WE MONITOR EVERYTHING i have notebooks i record all my athletes progress in, This way if they are struggling with something i know what they are doing wrong and need to change.
 
Gotta say I'm glad to know that there is some organization and personalization to crossfit. My only experience with cfers has been in gyms with people who have zero training. Thanks for info.
 
pmdied said:
$200/month, for basically an exercise class. My gym costs $20. I'd save up 3-6 months worth and go hire a good trainer to show me the basics of strength training if I were "new" to any sort of program that involved barbell use.
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^^ this.. If it takes a room full of hyped of people and tony Horton yelling at you to achieve your goals then they a most likely short term. Fitness,training, exercise, w.e you call it shouldn't be an activity or hobby, it should be a lifestyle. God gave you ONE body and you should get the full benefit of it. Dnt do it BC you pay an absurd fee each month, do it BC you just f-ing should. If you disagree w me, fine. Save yourself the money and buy some d-Bol and tren and get better results than a $200/month CLASS. Also, pretty sure these crossfit instructors are NOT qualified or licensed to give Personalized nutrition plans, biggest part of results.. Get an RD with an NASM certification, probably cheaper.lol
 
SMH!

Schmeezie863 said:
^^ this.. If it takes a room full of hyped of people and tony Horton yelling at you to achieve your goals then they a most likely short term. Fitness,training, exercise, w.e you call it shouldn't be an activity or hobby, it should be a lifestyle. God gave you ONE body and you should get the full benefit of it. Dnt do it BC you pay an absurd fee each month, do it BC you just f-ing should. If you disagree w me, fine. Save yourself the money and buy some d-Bol and tren and get better results than a $200/month CLASS. Also, pretty sure these crossfit instructors are NOT qualified or licensed to give Personalized nutrition plans, biggest part of results.. Get an RD with an NASM certification, probably cheaper.lol
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Must say you don't seem knowledgeable on this one. I have YET to see a monthly subscription to a CrossFit gym thats $200 and month. Be serious thats more than alot of peoples car insurance. Secondly Training and exercise are hobbies overall total body wellness and fitness are a lifestyle Its for the individual to choose. The idea that buying sup's to make up for a lack of training is sad as the benefits from proper CF instruction can take an individual to new wellness levels both physically and mentally when including the group atmosphere. now the dietitian couldn't hurt but after awhile you know what energy sources fuel your body the best.

3 gyms I know of all a hike away are fairly cheap $30-80 a month, and the most expensive is a sports complex that does strongman training as well, but VA is alot different than Florida or California. Supplements should only enhance and help you reach a goal and shouldn't be relied upon and I think training with a group of like minded individuals can boosts self confidence and makes the workout easier to stick with.
 
TheMovement said:
Must say you don't seem knowledgeable on this one. I have YET to see a monthly subscription to a CrossFit gym thats $200 and month. Be serious thats more than alot of peoples car insurance. Secondly Training and exercise are hobbies overall total body wellness and fitness are a lifestyle Its for the individual to choose. The idea that buying sup's to make up for a lack of training is sad as the benefits from proper CF instruction can take an individual to new wellness levels both physically and mentally when including the group atmosphere. now the dietitian couldn't hurt but after awhile you know what energy sources fuel your body the best.

3 gyms I know of all a hike away are fairly cheap $30-80 a month, and the most expensive is a sports complex that does strongman training as well, but VA is alot different than Florida or California. Supplements should only enhance and help you reach a goal and shouldn't be relied upon and I think training with a group of like minded individuals can boosts self confidence and makes the workout easier to stick with.
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In his defense, I'm in northern NJ so rents, overhead, etc are pretty high which would push the price up in that range.
 
Used Google It to be "sure" and 2x a week monthly fees are $125, and unlimited member price is $149 so $1500 for the year, but they cover the live events and help keep you involved in the network. Its really no different than an Athlete paying for a combine conditioning specialist or attending any sport specific gym. I do see that northern prices are almost triple what Ive seen though. Thats nuts but you get what you pay for. I love how location is everything lol

Just found another one in NJ with an $180/month fee so yea its steep but Im guessing you guys get paid well to match the inflation levels around you. Lemme know as I am looking to move for grad school and that kind of info does help.
 
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TheMovement said:
Must say you don't seem knowledgeable on this one. I have YET to see a monthly subscription to a CrossFit gym thats $200 and month. Be serious thats more than alot of peoples car insurance. Secondly Training and exercise are hobbies overall total body wellness and fitness are a lifestyle Its for the individual to choose. The idea that buying sup's to make up for a lack of training is sad as the benefits from proper CF instruction can take an individual to new wellness levels both physically and mentally when including the group atmosphere. now the dietitian couldn't hurt but after awhile you know what energy sources fuel your body the best.

3 gyms I know of all a hike away are fairly cheap $30-80 a month, and the most expensive is a sports complex that does strongman training as well, but VA is alot different than Florida or California. Supplements should only enhance and help you reach a goal and shouldn't be relied upon and I think training with a group of like minded individuals can boosts self confidence and makes the workout easier to stick with.
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I'm not trying to disrespect or discredit your title and affiliation with crossfit. I am saying that if people are going to spend that kind of $$$ they should be getting attention from both aspects (exercise & nutrition). The RD would not only help for finding better energy sources from food but MANY other aspects: Nutrogenomics, eating plans based on the individuals goals, and also providing Scientifically Proven Case Studies on nutrition and exercise related plans that work. Along with all that they are your PERSONAL goto source for anything you need regarding you training and nutrition. 2 months getting a certification is great, don't get me wrong. However, going to school for four years and taking all the chemistry classes to understand how different foods and nutrients work in your body at a cellular level is where you not only inform your client but where you can TEACH and help them understand WHY and HOW their body utilizes the things they put in their body. My argument is this: The money spent on this glorified program can be better spent on personal attention from a Licensed, Accredited, and Certified individual. Now that insurance companies have classified Obesity as a Disease some companies will actually pay for the RD.

BTW 3 months left of interning and I get the RD on my name, after the state exam.
 
I got ya

Schmeezie863 said:
I'm not trying to disrespect or discredit your title and affiliation with crossfit. I am saying that if people are going to spend that kind of $$$ they should be getting attention from both aspects (exercise & nutrition). The RD would not only help for finding better energy sources from food but MANY other aspects: Nutrogenomics, eating plans based on the individuals goals, and also providing Scientifically Proven Case Studies on nutrition and exercise related plans that work. Along with all that they are your PERSONAL goto source for anything you need regarding you training and nutrition. 2 months getting a certification is great, don't get me wrong. However, going to school for four years and taking all the chemistry classes to understand how different foods and nutrients work in your body at a cellular level is where you not only inform your client but where you can TEACH and help them understand WHY and HOW their body utilizes the things they put in their body. My argument is this: The money spent on this glorified program can be better spent on personal attention from a Licensed, Accredited, and Certified individual. Now that insurance companies have classified Obesity as a Disease some companies will actually pay for the RD.

BTW 3 months left of interning and I get the RD on my name, after the state exam.
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Congrats and hope you knock it out of the ballpark, sadly now a days when you hear the name wellness coach its some halfwit that took a two-day online test and somehow knows all about nutrition. Ugh it kills me and yes I believe if you can find the info all in one place awesome. Individuals who take pride in how nutrients fuel an individual on a genetic level are few and far between, the same for people who actually go search for information from accredited peer reviewed studies. Definitely glad to know this is a passion of yours.
 
TheMovement said:
Congrats and hope you knock it out of the ballpark, sadly now a days when you hear the name wellness coach its some halfwit that took a two-day online test and somehow knows all about nutrition. Ugh it kills me and yes I believe if you can find the info all in one place awesome. Individuals who take pride in how nutrients fuel an individual on a genetic level are few and far between, the same for people who actually go search for information from accredited peer reviewed studies. Definitely glad to know this is a passion of yours.
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Thanks man. Keep up the good work. Respect
 
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