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Stillwater wrote:What about Bob?

How long until he's sidelined with a CF injury?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4aIBNqAXhU[/youtube]

Just when I think things can't get any more stupid I see kipping handstand pushups.

WildGorillaMan wrote:That's a lot of chalk at :55

Turdacious wrote:

WildGorillaMan wrote:That's a lot of chalk at :55

And some serious 'Hey you kids, get the fuck off my lawn!' socks.

Ed Zachary wrote:I love @fit. I wish more men would do it. The more men that @fit the stronger I appear.

Would like to give crossfit some accolades, tried an experiment today. For the last 7 months I have done no workouts other than WOD's. Then today tested fitness level with a marathon. Although I added an hour to my PR and hit the wall about 5 miles earlier than I normally would, I still feel the same as after any other, and didn't have to waste hours upon hours in training runs. Thanks
Comment #44 - Posted by: Derek at February 5, 2012 11:59 AM

WildGorillaMan wrote:Someone, help The Gorilla understand this mindset. From the @fit Commentz:

Would like to give crossfit some accolades, tried an experiment today. For the last 7 months I have done no workouts other than WOD's. Then today tested fitness level with a marathon. Although I added an hour to my PR and hit the wall about 5 miles earlier than I normally would, I still feel the same as after any other, and didn't have to waste hours upon hours in training runs. Thanks
Comment #44 - Posted by: Derek at February 5, 2012 11:59 AM

So, let me get this straight: Do mainpage WODs for seven months and you'll run a marathon a full hour slower than normal, but you'll still feel as tired as when you ran faster, and for that the program deserves accolades?

:facepalm:

Yes I Have Balls wrote:http://health.yahoo.net/articles/fitnes ... t-crossfit

Mainpage Yahoo!

Pushups around the room became increasingly bendy, jumps turned wobbly, deadlifts turned ugly.

WildGorillaMan wrote:Someone, help The Gorilla understand this mindset. From the @fit Commentz:

Would like to give crossfit some accolades, tried an experiment today. For the last 7 months I have done no workouts other than WOD's. Then today tested fitness level with a marathon. Although I added an hour to my PR and hit the wall about 5 miles earlier than I normally would, I still feel the same as after any other, and didn't have to waste hours upon hours in training runs. Thanks
Comment #44 - Posted by: Derek at February 5, 2012 11:59 AM

So, let me get this straight: Do mainpage WODs for seven months and you'll run a marathon a full hour slower than normal, but you'll still feel as tired as when you ran faster, and for that the program deserves accolades?

:facepalm:

WildGorillaMan wrote:Someone, help The Gorilla understand this mindset. From the @fit Commentz:

Would like to give crossfit some accolades, tried an experiment today. For the last 7 months I have done no workouts other than WOD's. Then today tested fitness level with a marathon. Although I added an hour to my PR and hit the wall about 5 miles earlier than I normally would, I still feel the same as after any other, and didn't have to waste hours upon hours in training runs. Thanks
Comment #44 - Posted by: Derek at February 5, 2012 11:59 AM

So, let me get this straight: Do mainpage WODs for seven months and you'll run a marathon a full hour slower than normal, but you'll still feel as tired as when you ran faster, and for that the program deserves accolades?

:facepalm:

If you come to us with a 4-minute mile, six months into it you are going to be 30 seconds slower but a whole hell of a lot fitter. Similarly, if you come to us with a 900-pound squat, in six months it's going to be 750 pounds, but you, too, will be much fitter. A 4-minute mile and a 900-pound squat are both clear and compelling evidence of a lack of balance in your program. This doesn't reflect the limitations of our program but the inherent nature of flesh and blood.

But here's the fascinating part. We can take you from a 200 pound max deadlift to a 500-750 pound max deadlift in two years while only pulling max singles four or five times a year. We will though work the deadlift, like most lifts, approximately once per week at higher reps and under grueling conditions. It may intuit well that if you can pull a 250 pound deadlift 21 times coming to the lift at a heart rate of 180 beats per minute, then 500 pounds for a single at a resting heart rate is perhaps manageable.

Terry B. wrote: Similarly, I have a programme that will take 50 kilos off your best squat and require NO TIME SQUATTING!

powerlifter54 wrote:[

If you come to us with a 4-minute mile, six months into it you are going to be 30 seconds slower but a whole hell of a lot fitter. Similarly, if you come to us with a 900-pound squat, in six months it's going to be 750 pounds, but you, too, will be much fitter. A 4-minute mile and a 900-pound squat are both clear and compelling evidence of a lack of balance in your program. This doesn't reflect the limitations of our program but the inherent nature of flesh and blood.

But here's the fascinating part. We can take you from a 200 pound max deadlift to a 500-750 pound max deadlift in two years while only pulling max singles four or five times a year. We will though work the deadlift, like most lifts, approximately once per week at higher reps and under grueling conditions. It may intuit well that if you can pull a 250 pound deadlift 21 times coming to the lift at a heart rate of 180 beats per minute, then 500 pounds for a single at a resting heart rate is perhaps manageable.