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Article: Hi Rep Olympic Lifts And Crossfit

uh oh...this is gonna get good! lol

Everybody's ammo is all laid out in front of them! AM Hunger Games! were staring at the Cornucopia ...
 
This article makes it seem pretty cut and dry... Either you crossfit or you lift lol
 
There was no way josh reddick was going to catch martinez's homer last night. It was a foot and a half over his glove.

Stupid article...
 
napalm said:
There was no way josh reddick was going to catch martinez's homer last night. It was a foot and a half over his glove.

Stupid article...
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completely agreed about the homer...that thing was a laserbeam
 
As a New Englander I have to go with Wrivest and strongly agree, D@MN RIGHT SOX IN 5!
 
Wrivest said:
dam bro, bringing the sting today!!! Ok, Sox in 6 then! I'm gonna go do 327 snatches now
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Be sure to reset every rep.

We haven't beat Oakland yet, there's no quit in them bastards. I think we ripped their heart out, but we haven't beat them yet...
 
napalm said:
Be sure to reset every rep. We haven't beat Oakland yet, there's no quit in them bastards. I think we ripped their heart out, but we haven't beat them yet...
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i would love to face the dodgers for all the marbles! Be good to best some old faces.

And resetting is for chumps! Haha
 
Didn't even read the article...
Is this guy trying to take Rippetoe's job? He wrote an article on this for T-nation already back in April.
 
Didn't even read the article...
Is this guy trying to take Rippetoe's job? He wrote an article on this for T-nation already back in April.
 
After watching the crossfit games on ESPN one day I realized that the guys on TV did not get that way by doing Crossfit. That is my real issue with it. They were pretty strong and highly conditioned. From what I have seen with crossft there is no real strength component to it. That is what I don't understand about it if that is your goal.
 
The Press said:
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Knock #3:

It's a lame conditioning tool.

Performing a ton of high-rep, lightweight snatches and clean and jerks will jack your heart rate up into the stratosphere. While this might seem like a great outcome for conditioning-minded athletes and met-con junkies, it's not without its critics.

First is the act of conditioning itself. According to coaches like Rippetoe, getting strong and getting in condition should not be done simultaneously – at least not for optimal results – since conditioning interferes with strength acquisition.

"If conditioning is important to you, being stronger should be more important, and getting strong is made a slower process if you try to do conditioning," says Rip. "There will be time for conditioning, later. After you get strong."

The solution, says Rippetoe, is not to use the Olympic lifts at all for conditioning. "Push the Prowler, run some hills, or do some sprints," says Rip. "They're easier to dose accurately, and they don't make you look like an inexperienced fool."

Counter-Knock:

So what if it's a lame conditioning tool?

There are safer and more effective conditioning tools. So what? The average Joe wants to lose fat and get a little stronger, so conditioning is a higher priority.

"However, there are only so many available training hours, and high-rep Olympic lifts can be very effective for improving conditioning levels in normal working-type populations," says Tsypkin.

Few people actually enjoy or get a "high" from pushing a Prowler or dragging a sled, and most working stiffs don't have the time for multiple daily sessions or a multitude of fitness commitments. Also, people like it – as evidenced by the popularity of fitness systems like CrossFit among average Joes – even if they know it's not ideal.


Who does prowler pushes multiple times a day? !
No prowler or sled around? Then sprints up a slight incline is FREE.

This "So What? " article
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