Originally posted by ODIN
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Re Crossfit, I have done one Crossfit session in the US. My opinion, it is an amalgamation of different fitness concepts, from very technical Olympic weights, TRX, Running, calisthenics etc. 1 But at the end of the day it is just a High Intensity Circuit Training session that uses high reps. The people I saw doing in the US were in great shape, but you do not have to subscribe to the 2 Crossfit mentality to get those results. 3 What I dislike about Crossfit is that it is grossly over priced, but it is marketed extremely well.
Not sure about the chest shaving element of Crossfit. But your right about the fake pull ups, kipping does not count as a pull up, but it goes back to their mentality of high reps
Not sure about the chest shaving element of Crossfit. But your right about the fake pull ups, kipping does not count as a pull up, but it goes back to their mentality of high reps
2: The Crossfit mentality is horrible; You have to become arrogant, close-minded, and unable to fathom that the crossfit system is to label everything already available as CROSSFIT.
3: Have to agree. What I particularly detest is the Crossfit 'bias' system. So, you wanna play american football? Crossfit Football. Want to be an endurance athlete? Crossfit 'Endurance' bias. Etc etc. So they market it as one system - crossfit - but then change it to suit whatever they are marketing it as. Eventually, every 'bias' will just be every other program that was already out there, but with one token crossfit metcon thrown in!
And as for their "elite athletes" at the crossfit games... How many of them got to that level of ability through crossfit? NONE! They were already at world standard at their respective games, and then took up crossfit.
Looking at Zulus logging, I'd say he's in better shape (mentally, physically) than the upper tier of crossfitters!
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