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WildGorillaMan wrote:

Kraj wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjdQZxTIj1U&NR=1

The comments in this one are pretty harsh.

CultBuster wrote:

Early andro gift! Bounces every rep off the floor and cant jump rope. Virtuosity. I feel the hate level dropping here, I know I had a post-RRG drop in the hate myself. Trying to catch up.

CultBuster wrote:


Early andro gift! Bounces every rep off the floor and cant jump rope. Virtuosity. I feel the hate level dropping here, I know I had a post-RRG drop in the hate myself. Trying to catch up.

The Bastard Son of the Shafman wrote:The ammonia caps all over XF Grayskull = faggotry.

Hurt my shoulder doing the push press Tuesday. Doctors don't know much about sports medicine - their usual advice is either to quit lifting or undergo surgery - so I was hoping for some advice from you guys. I developed acute shoulder pain doing heavy bench press about 6 months ago. Over the course of months, with some rotator cuff exercises, and switching to Crossfit, it got better. During everyday use, my shoulder was perfect. It felt great during push ups - the only thing that really hurt it was dips. I did a lot of dips on Sunday as part of "Ryan", but my shoulder felt OK on Tuesday. Push presses were going OK at light weight, but when I went to clean a heavier weight, my shoulder suddenly got a hot sensation in it, and I had to bail out. Today, I have shoulder impingement. Never had that before. Any advice on working through crossfit with a rotator cuff injury?
I have a few observations and have learned a few things. Flat bench press is more dangerous for rotator cuff injury than push ups even though they seem nearly identical. This is because the bench limits the normal mobility of the scapulae, putting rotator cuff muscles into biomechanical disadvantage. It seems to me that dips and heavy cleans can exacerbate rotator cuff injuries, but maybe my form is at fault.

Comment #47 - Posted by: Bob at August 19, 2009 8:43 PM

We have reached the initial goal!

August 17, 2009

The CrossFit Risk Retention Group has met all of its requirements for capitalization. We are now finishing the process for approval with the insurance departments and regulators in all 50 states. We expect to begin writing our own Errors and Omissions policy, the one for which the RRG was formed, for members within the next 30 days. A requirement for membership remains purchase of stock in the company via initial capital contribution - $200 for trainers and $1000 for affiliates. Premiums will be determined based upon the individual trainer's or affiliate's risk - if you train more people more often, you have relatively more risk and premiums will reflect this. The converse is also true.

The RRG staff currently in place will be working in the upcoming months to ensure that all of the necessary administrative tasks are completed to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning as we move forward. Not long after, there will be an announcement for elections and a meeting of membership/representatives to begin to chart the course for our Risk Retention Group.

It is a reflection on, and credit to, this community that this company has been formed. Now begins the work of protecting affiliates and trainers in their business of training others in the CrossFit principles and methodology. Congratulations.

The Staff of the CF RRG

Gin Master wrote:Translation: Couch has taken longer than anticipated to spend your life's savings. Turns out your kids' college funds buy even more hookers and Safeway Gin that we originally thought. Thanks, fuckers!

WildGorillaMan wrote:Raising the bar for @fit affiliate owners everywhere:

Joe wrote:

WildGorillaMan wrote:Raising the bar for @fit affiliate owners everywhere:

Meh, the fact that is hair and not ink, just amplifies his lack of commitment.

WildGorillaMan wrote: Oh, he's inked. He just has his shirt on because he's not training at the moment.

Resident Quack wrote:TGIAndroF slightly early...welcome our old friend Miss Umbilical Hernia! She finds bleeding from exercise functional and exciting, her turn-offs include surgery as it is "unnatural" to her and it isn't mentioned in @F's new world-changing definition of health...

I've been crossfitting for about 3 weeks and scaling everything. The other day I did the pull-up and rope climb WOD. I think the rope climb put more stress on my right shoulder because it started hurting afterwards when I would raise my arm. I iced and everything and it felt ok. The next day I kept it light, but I was stupid and practiced kipping. By the end both shoulders hurt.

I iced and took off for two days, then did a lighter workout (pushups, pull-ups - not kipping, sit-ups, squats). The workout didn't aggravate the shoulders, but they weren't getting much better.

Specifically, it hurts when I raise either arm at around a 70 degree angle. The WEIRD thing is that my shoulders have started cracking - like cracking your knuckles - and if I raise my arm up, I'll hit pain and then wiggle my arm, it cracks, and the pain goes away. Sometimes the shoulder doesn't crack and it just hurts to raise the arm. The right shoulder is worse than the left shoulder.

T200 wrote:A man on his way to bigger and better things...

I've been crossfitting for about 3 weeks and scaling everything. The other day I did the pull-up and rope climb WOD. I think the rope climb put more stress on my right shoulder because it started hurting afterwards when I would raise my arm. I iced and everything and it felt ok. The next day I kept it light, but I was stupid and practiced kipping. By the end both shoulders hurt.

I iced and took off for two days, then did a lighter workout (pushups, pull-ups - not kipping, sit-ups, squats). The workout didn't aggravate the shoulders, but they weren't getting much better.

Specifically, it hurts when I raise either arm at around a 70 degree angle. The WEIRD thing is that my shoulders have started cracking - like cracking your knuckles - and if I raise my arm up, I'll hit pain and then wiggle my arm, it cracks, and the pain goes away. Sometimes the shoulder doesn't crack and it just hurts to raise the arm. The right shoulder is worse than the left shoulder.

I don't recommend learning KB
lifting on your own. I go to a
Crossfit gym and it is very scary
seeing people do the lifts
before they get proper instruction.
Some people pick up the bells
and just starting swinging or
pressing. They are headed for
trouble. With that said. Most
guys use the 24 KG or up
bell and women use the 16 KG
bell.