Testiclaw wrote:
Easily the funniest (and snarkiest) thing I've seen today.


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Testiclaw wrote:
I was thinking about something.
Crossfit's definition of health is the ability to sustain fitness. Mr. Glassman claims that any "disease, illness, or injury will manifest itself as reduced work capacity...therefore, the only way to sustain the highest levels of fitness is to avoid, or at least minimize, disease, illness, and injury."
Given this definition, wouldn't we need to know Crossfit's rates of injury to evaluate whether it promotes good health (compared to other activities)?
Random douchebag:Yes I Have Balls wrote:No shit sherlock, and good luck getting that:
http://www.board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=67758
I was thinking about something.
Crossfit's definition of health is the ability to sustain fitness. Mr. Glassman claims that any "disease, illness, or injury will manifest itself as reduced work capacity...therefore, the only way to sustain the highest levels of fitness is to avoid, or at least minimize, disease, illness, and injury."
Given this definition, wouldn't we need to know Crossfit's rates of injury to evaluate whether it promotes good health (compared to other activities)?
Hey dumbass, don't you think those constant minor injuries might develop into something chronic after a while? Nobody's done @fit long enough to feel the arthritis in every joint you stresses to the max 5 days a week for years on end doing stupid shit.Mike A Greene
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: San Francisco CA
Posts: 8
I have never gotten injured with greater frequency than since I started CF.
That said, I have never recovered more quickly from injury, understood my body's signals better, or been able to maintain a slow, inexorable drive towards higher levels of strength and fitness while succumbing to minor injuries since I started CF. I think it's a good trade: Minor aches and pains every day, but the ability to train smarter to overcome potential chronic problems.
Wow. Textbook example of a hyperchondriac (learn this term, folks, @F has mastered the creation of this new disorder).Mike A Greene
Profile:
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: San Francisco CA
Posts: 8
I have never gotten injured with greater frequency than since I started CF.
That said, I have never recovered more quickly from injury, understood my body's signals better, or been able to maintain a slow, inexorable drive towards higher levels of strength and fitness while succumbing to minor injuries since I started CF. I think it's a good trade: Minor aches and pains every day, but the ability to train smarter to overcome potential chronic problems.
hyperchondriac:
The persistent conviction that one is never or is likely to never become ill, often involving blatant disregard for emergent symptoms, and persisting despite reassurance and medical evidence to the contrary.
Like this?Danny John wrote:Congrats on 1000+ posts.
I think Arthur deVany notes (and it could be a quote from elsewhere) that constant, small trauma is more cancer "causing" (or whatever) than acute short stress. So, "aches and pains," like long distance running, could be the wrong idea for longevity.
That is gold.Yogalete wrote:Like this?Danny John wrote:Congrats on 1000+ posts.
I think Arthur deVany notes (and it could be a quote from elsewhere) that constant, small trauma is more cancer "causing" (or whatever) than acute short stress. So, "aches and pains," like long distance running, could be the wrong idea for longevity.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreads ... FQnc&gid=5
That's sad as hell.Jay wrote:That is gold.Yogalete wrote:Like this?Danny John wrote:Congrats on 1000+ posts.
I think Arthur deVany notes (and it could be a quote from elsewhere) that constant, small trauma is more cancer "causing" (or whatever) than acute short stress. So, "aches and pains," like long distance running, could be the wrong idea for longevity.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreads ... FQnc&gid=5
Yogalete wrote: Like this?
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreads ... FQnc&gid=5
That's not real, is it? It's some sort of highly detailed satire, like The Onion, or the Andover Baptist website?Yogalete wrote:Like this?Danny John wrote:Congrats on 1000+ posts.
I think Arthur deVany notes (and it could be a quote from elsewhere) that constant, small trauma is more cancer "causing" (or whatever) than acute short stress. So, "aches and pains," like long distance running, could be the wrong idea for longevity.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreads ... FQnc&gid=5
I choose to kill people with kindness. Oh, I should also mention "kindness" is the name of my samurai sword.Jay wrote:BTW, warriors kill shit. The only things you kill are exercise science and the board short display at Target.
I like how they put the "but" in there, like it takes a long time for an athletic specimen to learn @F's signature moves and come in and crush everyone else. Adrian better not say anything bad about @FHQ or his days are numbered.A First Time Competitor: South West's Adrian Conway
This year, Adrian Conway jumped into the Open in the stacked South West Region. It was his first time competing in CrossFit, but the former Weber State running back finished second in the region, ahead of previous top Games finishers Matt Chan, Pat Burke, and Tommy Hackenbruck.
Yes I Have Balls wrote:Apparently, Rhabdo is real and now all of a sudden is serious. Of course, it's all the affiliates' fault. Brilliant.
http://journal.crossfit.com/2011/06/rha ... isited.tpl
Masterful use of the stiletto in a situation where many others would have used a sledgehammer.James Hobson wrote …
Good article, how about one on SLAP tears?
I have to believe that in an unbiased article (written by someone NOT employed by @FHQ, as this gentleman is) on this subject, a sentence following the bolded one would say something to the effect of:It is known that eccentric or “negative” muscle contractions are more often associated with exertional rhabdomyolysis. Eccentric movements are particularly stressful for muscles because the muscle cells are lengthening while trying to contract. This “stretching” increases muscle tension and predisposes the muscle cell to injury. Eccentric contractions are a component of many movements, such as jumping pull-ups, the deceleration or lowering phase of lifts, push-ups and running downhill—to mention a few. In fact, after review of the known cases of rhabdomyolysis in the CrossFit community, these movements were often part of the workouts that preceded the condition.
sanchezero wrote:it takes perseverance and sacrifice to be eleeet. some of you guys seem to be under the impression that you can just win at sports or something, but that's not what eleeet is about.
Yes I Have Balls wrote:Hello blocky:
There's a price to pay to be elite, hard to kill, prepared for the unknown and unknowable, and able to dominate other athletes through competition, not debate.WildGorillaMan wrote:Assuming that he was training at an average box that charges $150/month, the 32 months reflected on that spreadsheet equals an investment of $4800 in gym fees alone, and that's not counting Certs attended or miscellaneous expenses, such as chiropractor and doctor visits, prescription refills, massage therapy, bags of Progenix™ protein powder, replacement Vibram Five Fingers and assorted board shorts and maybe at least one trip to a tattoo parlor.
http://board.crossfit.com/showpost.php? ... ostcount=8Well I guess my goal would be to maximize my gains according to my genetics (similar to the paleo diet's philosophy). In other words, if I were born in 30,000 BC, whatever exercise I would do to get food, survive, etc I would like to repeat here in 2011. That way my body fits its genetic profile - and that's healthy. I just can't really picture a situation a situation that mimics a bench press, that occurs often at least.
Jag Panzer wrote:Well, for starters, cancel your rental agreement or, if you own a home, put it up on the market. Step two would ideally mean getting rid of your computer, but since you can't post retarded shit on the internet without it, you can save that for last. Now what you have to do is get rid of your clothes, your TV, any material possessions. In fact, you know what? Fuck it, just burn your goddamn house down, you're going to need the heat tonight anyway. The next step is to learn to hunt so you don't starve to death. But we're getting ahead of things; none of that matters too much, because you have no idea how to live without modern conveniences like supermarkets and other pretentious faggots on the internet telling you how to conform to the latest stupid shit to come out of a self-appointed expert's mouth.
Turns out living in 30,000 BC life was short and miserable and you'd be dead because nature abhors a faggot.