IGX

Couch just buys out all his critics.

A Gray Cook/Mike Boyle Bosu Ball cert can't be far behind.

I only know Dave Tate through the magic of the interwebs and having purchased from him in the past. I first read his articles on T-Bag, then later through EFS. Comparing his final articles and training logs, I know he is heavily edited for spelling, grammar, and content. He has occasional moments of brilliance (King of the Cups was one of the funniest things I've read by him), and tries too hard at other times. This is clearly one of the "tries too hard" essays.

Instead of being upfront and just saying that this was a business decision and admitting that he was probably paid quite well for speaking in San Diego (last weekend the temps were in the high 70's as compared to London, OH where it was likely colder than a welldigger's lunch box). I don't fault him for this at all. Just like I don't fault Rippetoe for teaming with him. I bet Rippetoe has sold a ton more books in the past two years just because he tapped in to the @fit money machine (which is every bit as obnoxious as the Ryan Lee/Alwyn Cosgrove/J-Feg circle jerk). Shit, Buddy Lee probably went and bought about a gazillion new bandannas with the bucks he made from his certs and on-line sales, all attributed to hitching his star to the @fit money wagon. Bottom line is Tate has spent the last few years developing his OL persona as a hardcore badass who does things his way based on his lessons from powerlifting; I guess things change when the economy goes to shit.

So, in closing, I say good for Dave Tate. Your business will continue to do well, but it will do so at the expense of your well-crafted persona.

Thud wrote:Couch just buys out all his critics.

A Gray Cook/Mike Boyle Bosu Ball cert can't be far behind.

Danny John and Shaf are waiting for their checks and/or cert.

Nice bukkake platter.

I don't think I'm ever in line for that.

Cert money or bukkake?

Jesus that piece that Tate wrote was fucking retarded. Just LOL at that.

Reminds me of the time I called home to the wife at 11:30 PM while really drunk and got the answering machine and oh god too late I should have hung up caller ID what do I say now...

nafod wrote:Reminds me of the time I called home to the wife at 11:30 PM while really drunk and got the answering machine and oh god too late I should have hung up caller ID what do I say now...

Are you drunk now?

Mickey O'neil wrote:

nafod wrote:Reminds me of the time I called home to the wife at 11:30 PM while really drunk and got the answering machine and oh god too late I should have hung up caller ID what do I say now...

Are you drunk now?

I have had a couple of glasses of wine. It's kind of like in Beerfest when the guy can't remember where the bar was until he's drinking again. Zippo...total recall.

Ahh yes. Clubfoot Couch and his coon skin cap educate the military, part 3. Q&A time!

Pause this when the first question is asked (about 5 seconds in).

1. Look at the dipshits in the audience. Are these the people responsible for programming military fitness programs?
2. Based on her gesture towards Couch, the woman in white (upper right corner) is now an honorary IGXer.

http://library.crossfit.com/free/video/ ... ge3QA1.mov

Coach wrote:GPP is the most neglected aspect of athletic training, especially in the elite athlete.

WTF?!? If only Jerry Rice had done more PVC snatches.

Gin Master wrote:Ahh yes. Clubfoot Couch and his coon skin cap educate the military, part 3. Q&A time!

Pause this when the first question is asked (about 5 seconds in).

1. Look at the dipshits in the audience. Are these the people responsible for programming military fitness programs?
2. Based on her gesture towards Couch, the woman in white (upper right corner) is now an honorary IGXer.

http://library.crossfit.com/free/video/ ... ge3QA1.mov

Coach wrote:GPP is the most neglected aspect of athletic training, especially in the elite athlete.

WTF?!? If only Jerry Rice had done more PVC snatches.

Her gesture gets 4 clappys.


If the WOD is intended to wear out an "elite" athlete, then what I said all along about bullshit posts in the comments is dead on. 90% of the liars who post their "Fran" times as sub 5min. are bullshitters of the highest order.

I guess this talk was before the new crossfit direction of including dick/stroking/cumming analogy?

Cooch needs to bring his own *shorter* furniture to future talks. The giant red chair lol.

I know that expression...it's "Eat at the Y"

LOL at his answer to that first question. Absolute NONSENSE.

Link

Two questions and their corresponding answers from Couch:

This is the first Question and Answer video from the talk. In it, Coach Glassman answers two questions thoroughly: Is there any role of cycles or periodization with the CrossFit program? And, is there an issue with connective tissue adaptation with the intensity of CrossFit workouts, particularly as one ages?

The simple answers to both are no. GPP (General Physical Preparedness) is more important to creating a ready state conducive to elite performance training in any realm than any specialized physical training. To the second question, the CrossFit program, when introduced responsibly, has resulted in a statistically significant reduction in all-cause injury whenever it has been tested against existing PT programs.

Eh?

how in the holy fuck does the "answer" to the first question correspond AT ALL to the first question?? Just a bunch of gobbledygook that uneducated folks won't understand. The second, well, WHAT?? Crossfit causes fewer injuries? We've been down that road before. I guess if you make up your own metric, you can reach any conclusion, but a quick read through of the comments on any given day proves otherwise.

I don't know a lot about the military...blahblahblah...but what I do know a lot about is human performance.

God, what a fucking huckster.

Gin Master wrote:1. Look at the dipshits in the audience. Are these the people responsible for programming military fitness programs?

If they weren't total nebishes they would be front-line black souled hardass SPECOP warfighters. What did you expect REMF's to look like?

Proto, you can kiss my ass for posting that link. I read the comments and am going to have to kill myself.

Cult Member wrote:His comment on "if you want to get better at Rugby, you gotta play rugby", and the thought that specialzed sport specific training is the best way to get better at that sport is a jewel.

::reaches for revolver::

What Couch said:

I don't know a lot about the military...blahblahblah...but what I do know a lot about is human performance.

What he should've said:

I don't know a lot about the military...blahblahblah...but what I do know a lot about is John Jesse's Wrestling Physical Conditioning book.

Coach wrote:GPP is the most neglected aspect of athletic training, especially in the elite athlete.

Isn't this self-evidently true? Of course elite athletes neglect general conditioning -- they have limited time and energy, and they spend it doing specific training for the thing that makes them elite.

If you're fit enough to train at a high level, then you have the GPP you need.

protobuilder wrote:What Couch said:

I don't know a lot about the military...blahblahblah...but what I do know a lot about is human performance.

What he should've said:

I don't know a lot about the military...blahblahblah...but what I do know a lot about is John Jesse's Wrestling Physical Conditioning book.

steelydan wrote:

Coach wrote:GPP is the most neglected aspect of athletic training, especially in the elite athlete.

Isn't this self-evidently true? Of course elite athletes neglect general conditioning -- they have limited time and energy, and they spend it doing specific training for the thing that makes them elite.

If you're fit enough to train at a high level, then you have the GPP you need.

You, sir, have a point. Too bad ole Cooch and his prancing band of fags are too busy hopping about and strokin' each others' egos.

http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/Fre ... reFlag.jpg

Now that shit is funny.

And it's good beer.

The funny thing is, the term GPP can't even really be used without a specific task at hand.
For the max-strength focused powerlifter, GPP is what everyone on teh liftin' forumz thinks it is. Semi-intense, concentric-only conditioning work.

But that is only general preparedness training for someone not generally conditioned. For a long distance skier, general preparedness may be a bout of serious max-strength work or bodybuilding-type work to improve his muscular strength, when that is the factor holding his performance back.

Referring to GPP without a particular sport in mine is like saying "it's colder around here". Colder than fucking what?

GPP = In shape.

In the Soviet Union it meant you were basically fit enough for manual labor or soldiering.

In this thread, talking about a guy who did a workout with 250# thrusters and 500# deadlifts.

http://www.board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=42117

But why the glorification of these super heavy Workouts? With weight that heavy and reps that low I feel like the time will reflect almost nothing but the overall strength of the athlete.