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Nicholas Cummings said...
You miss the ball with your comments regarding, "Lack of specificity and progression." Your examples to support this hypothesis are irrelevant. Doing CrossFit correctly should give you a stronger bench press, make you faster on the track, and improve your deadlift. Would you like to know why? The first reason is because CrossFit emphasizes increasing work capacity in the three metabolic pathways. Ask any powerlifter like Dave Tate or Louie Simmons if work capacity has any use. The second reason you will get better in the three mentioned fields is because CrossFit involves training in those three specific endeavors. If you are serious about your review I challenge you to join my workout log and post your times and experiences with the next month of workouts posted on CrossFit's mainpage. http://www.board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=24759

7:12 AM

Which leads me to my "no progression" complaint. Say you're really into the whole CrossFit thing, and you really want to be able to post some impressive numbers on the site and maybe earn yourself an approving PM from CrossFitChick75. But let's say you're terrible at sprinting. Unless you figure out a way to do some carefully-worked-out sprint progressions in addition to what's posted on the site, you're out of luck, there, Freckles, because sprinting once a week isn't going to make you faster or better or much-of-anything-'er' except exhausteder and frustrateder.

And if you're terrible at, say, deadlifting, you're going to stay terrible at it because before last Saturday, the last time you deadlifted was November 28th, and that was just to test your one-rep max, which I'm here to tell you may be good for the ego but it's not much of a workout. Referring back to the week of workouts, none of the programs listed have been in the rotation for at least a month, and a couple haven't been visited since June, meaning that any specific benefits you got out of the workout a month ago will have evaporated.

So CrossFit isn't the place to turn if you're looking for a systematic way to improve any single aspect of your fitness, be it aerobic conditioning, sports skills, or maximum speed, power, and strength. There are certainly more efficient ways to improve body composition as well.

Author Topic: Garm on the IGx-physique
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posted July 29, 2004 09:50 PMJuly 30, 2004 09:50 AM
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Narcissistic obsession with 'leanness' is exactly the same thing as pussyboy bodybuilders worrying about muscle size and preening in front of the mirror. A casual observer of this forum would think that instead of 'Nutrition and Health', the title was 'Low Carb Dieting and Visible Abdominals'. Skinny does not equal healthy, you bunch of wasp-waisted weak sisters. Function is what matters, not some Weideresque cookie cutter appearance ideal forced down our throats by some New York ad agency pissants who have attended more aerobics classes than I've had bowel movements.

Anyone who spends a lot of time thinking about their cuts or bodyfat levels has something wrong with their heads. If you own a set of calipers, seek professional help. Or better yet, have a bananna and chill the F&%k out. Next time you see that roid-bloated mass of sarcoplasmic hypertrophy that we all look down on at the gym, tell him he looks a little fatter than normal. If he reacts the same way you would, you're the same guy.

Garm

CultBuster wrote:a guy that was a teacher for 20 years after 4 years in the service (so he can wear infidel shirts) testifying that he has 4 years as a @fit couch and....excuse me?" no no NSCA, ACSM, NSMA,NESTA,AAA, no college, reserach, "no i was never an athlete". "No i didn;t think that 150 burpess for time was a bad idea for my sons 3rd grade teacer." It is about modal domains and the 9 core movements..someonme needs a video of exactly how badly that will go

The Bastard Son of the Shafman wrote:My favorite thing about Garm is that he says whatever the fuck he wants, and if it contradicts something he said before, then who cares, because he was the guy lying about being in Force Recon. Not just lying, but almost banking on that.

Patrick Donnelly wrote:

CultBuster wrote:a guy that was a teacher for 20 years after 4 years in the service (so he can wear infidel shirts) testifying that he has 4 years as a @fit couch and....excuse me?" no no NSCA, ACSM, NSMA,NESTA,AAA, no college, reserach, "no i was never an athlete". "No i didn;t think that 150 burpess for time was a bad idea for my sons 3rd grade teacer." It is about modal domains and the 9 core movements..someonme needs a video of exactly how badly that will go

http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=3125597

CultBuster wrote:

Nicholas Cummings said...
You miss the ball with your comments regarding, "Lack of specificity and progression." Your examples to support this hypothesis are irrelevant. Doing CrossFit correctly should give you a stronger bench press, make you faster on the track, and improve your deadlift. Would you like to know why? The first reason is because CrossFit emphasizes increasing work capacity in the three metabolic pathways. Ask any powerlifter like Dave Tate or Louie Simmons if work capacity has any use. The second reason you will get better in the three mentioned fields is because CrossFit involves training in those three specific endeavors. If you are serious about your review I challenge you to join my workout log and post your times and experiences with the next month of workouts posted on CrossFit's mainpage. http://www.board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=24759

7:12 AM

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Gin Master wrote:http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=3125629

Patrick Donnelly wrote:

Gin Master wrote:http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=3125629

Should have seen that one coming. Three clappy hands for the surprise.

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For chicken and Fish, what type of seasonings do you guys use? I am trying to stay in the zone and have been using very little. Maybe a little cajun rub on fish or some green onion and basil on chicken. Should I worry about the carb in the onions and basil?

JohnnyBadAss wrote:A bit light on the hate today. How about this: http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=47736

For chicken and Fish, what type of seasonings do you guys use? I am trying to stay in the zone and have been using very little. Maybe a on fish or some green onion and basil on chicken. Should I worry about the carb in the onions and basil?

Glad to see there are a few voices of reason left over there.

a little cajun rub

Should I worry about the carb in the onions

Do I have this right?

I'm trying to figure out this zone diet thing. I've read a couple of books on it, lots of posts, etc., but not sure if I have this right.

I'm 5'4", weigh 167lbs., and been doing CF 2-3x's a week. (It's a bootcamp version so not as much weight work yet, though hoping to start that soon.) In the past two months I've lost 11 pounds just from cutting back on sugars, breads, rice, potatoes, pasta, etc., but not where I'd like to be yet. I would like to lose another 10-15 lbs. Now that I feel I have a better handle on incorporating the workouts, I want to focus on the nutrition, which is a totally new way of thinking for me.

I think I need to be eating about 11-12 blocks a day to kick the weight loss into gear. That said I would need three blocks at each meal of P, C, and F and 1 block of each for snacks.

Would this breakfast work with that?
1/2c plain yogurt
1/2c blueberries
1c strawberries
1 Tbsp slivered almonds
3 slices turkey bacon

It seems like an awful lot of food to me. I'm scared I'm doing it wrong and going to end up gaining weight.

Sorry in advance if I sound clueless. I think I'm making this harder than it really is.

WildGorillaMan wrote:Nipple-licious, sure, but all these photos of 30kg back squats make me sad.