The couch thread

tzg · Post by **tzg** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:14 am

Dazed wrote:Can you imagine the emptiness of someone's life, that their claim to fame is going through months of paperwork for a non-event and then watering it down to a percentage?

Holy fuck.

It sounds like joining Mensa. It sounds cool when you're 8, but then you grow up and realize there's something unseemly about tooting your own horn like that.

tzg · Post by **tzg** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:15 am

WildGorillaMan wrote:
Shafpocalypse Now wrote:What the fuck do you expect from the likes of Pudding and Asstro? If there are two more shallow, lame dudes who work together anywhere else, I'd be surprised. Scraping the bottom of the class gene pool.

Is there anyone at HQ who could genuinely be described as "classy and decent"? Serious question.

I only hear crickets chirping...

lasalle · Post by **lasalle** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:12 am

Kristan Clever is legit. She's strong as fuck and from my few interactions with her seems a pretty decent person. Nice of HQ to bury her win in small print.

Classless fucks.

Sofa King · Post by **Sofa King** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:56 am

Congrats to Boto for winning the @fit gaymes, Ambiguous Division.

Well done.

Fucking HQ? Like they have an ounce of sense. What do you all think they would do? Ask yourselves this:

WWGGD? He wouldn't tap that winner's ass; that's fo sho.

baffled · Post by **baffled** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:14 am

lasalle wrote:Kristan Clever is legit. She's strong as fuck and from my few interactions with her seems a pretty decent person. Nice of HQ to bury her win in small print.

Classless fucks.

I met her at a cert I went to when I was downing the Kool Aid still. I think she was fairly new to the cult like I was at the time. She was very nice and was very quiet at the time also. I do remember thinking she may be a he though.

Sofa King · Post by **Sofa King** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:50 pm

I'm a block away from @fit LA right now. Drove by and saw some poor schmuck sitting on the corner holding the stop sign for support.
Looked like someone just kicked him in the nuts.

I was going to drop by and say Hi, but I thought better of it.

Ripe Turd · Post by **Ripe Turd** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:43 am

Didn't know Jackie Chan won this year's gaymes.

FUKC · Post by **FUKC** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:35 am

Sofa King wrote:I'm a block away from @fit LA right now. Drove by and saw some poor schmuck sitting on the corner holding the stop sign for support.
Looked like someone just kicked him in the nuts.

I was going to drop by and say Hi, but I thought better of it.

Thats too funny that you could tell that he had been kicked in the nuts. I was walking by and he tried handing me a flyer, so I kicked him in the nuts.

Cowboys and Aliens · Post by **Cowboys and Aliens** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:05 am

Yes I Have Balls wrote:Oh lookee, the "world record holder for box jumps replied to my email calling him a fraud:

Ryan Moody
WRA World Record Holder
Highest Standing Box Jump

I'm a little bit disappointed at the lack of hate for this guy here on IGX. Besides his ridiculous email signature, @fit was kind enough to provide a video that qualifies him boldly for the title "Douchebag of the Month": http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/Cros ... rd_PRE.mov

A little preview: "On like lift days, I implement some of the Westside Barbell stuff" and "I did Isabel from my knees with 45 (!) pounds". What the fuck? First of all that faggot desperately needs a diet of deadlifts and grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. Those skinny @Fit cocksmokers piss me off, especially when they are flailing around wearing Progenex T-shirts. And secondly, when I hear "I did Isabel from my knees" I expect a lot better than a dude jumping around with an empty bar.

Finally he should shut the fuck up about his stupid record. Olympic weightlifters are known to be great jumpers while actually being strong men, looking like strong men and training for a sports competition like real men. I bet I could go to some chinese training camp and find 20 guys who could crush Mr. Moody's gay ass record without even breaking a sweat.

lasalle wrote:Kristan Clever is legit. She's strong as fuck and from my few interactions with her seems a pretty decent person. Nice of HQ to bury her win in small print.

Classless fucks.

Well congratulations to Kristan for winning the gaymes. It's sad to know that this won't change anything. She's an ugly ass girl, so the @fit community doesn't give a fuck about her. And she won the gaymes, so nearly a 100% of the world's population doesn't give a fuck about her. She'll be forgotten in no time.

kreator · Post by **kreator** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:30 pm

George B wrote:Didn't know Jackie Chan won this year's gaymes.

Because she's Asian and looks like a guy? Oh, okay.

WildGorillaMan · Post by **WildGorillaMan** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:59 pm

Cowboys and Aliens wrote: And she won the gaymes, so nearly a 100% of the world's population doesn't give a fuck about her. She'll be forgotten in no time.

The reality is that no matter who wins, in a year no one will remember. Fall off a chinup bar, drop a barbell on your head, or piss yourself at the bottom of a squat and the Internet will never forget you.

Nobody remembers who took Gold in ski jumping in '88 but everybody remembers Eddie the Eagle.

Gary John · Post by **Gary John** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:24 pm

Ryan Moody
WRA World Record Holder
Highest Standing Box Jump

And he has a fucking star named after him.

Dan Martin · Post by **Dan Martin** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:16 am

Should Crossfitters dominate Ninja Warrior?

sanchezero · Post by **sanchezero** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:22 am

@fatters should dominate EVERYTHING!

i wonder why they don't...

Mountebank · Post by **Mountebank** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:13 pm

The hipster thread got me thinking...

Are @Fers the fitness world equivalent of hipsters? I say they are. Discuss.
http://www.ehow.com/about_5082352_hipster.html

The 1990s

In the 1990s, "hipster" again came into common use, this time referring to young, middle-class city dwellers who adhere to specific trends. Because the trends hipsters associate themselves with are constantly changing, the definition of "hipster" is likewise in a constant state of flux. Hipsters generally espouse some form of antiestablishment culture, rejecting mainstream trends in favor of alternative fashion, music or philosophy.

Characteristics

Hipsters are not confined to any specific location, though hipster communities exist in most large and medium-sized U.S. cities. Hipsters are generally young, ranging from their late teens to early or mid-thirties. As a function of their urban setting, they are a multiethnic group, often reflecting the cultural diversity of their city. Contemporary hipsters are associated with an ever-growing list of specific cultural practices and institutions, including alternative music, independent film, local media, National Public Radio, vegetarianism, organic food products, atheism, liberal political views, vintage clothing, single-gear (fixed-gear) bicycles and environmental consciousness.

Cultural Backlash

While hipsters are defined by elements of nonmainstream cultural practice, there is a contradiction in the increasing popularity and commodification of the hipster lifestyle. This has been the case for a number of fringe movements in the United States, including grunge, punk and hippie subcultures. Hipsters are often criticized for what some see as a hypocritical outward appearance of embracing radical ideas while actually adhering to a specific set of rigidly defined cultural guidelines.

It would seem pretty easy to substitute in the appropriate terms and brands, however, I'd like to leave this to someone wittier than I. I wish Kraj were still around, if only to take on this artistic mission.

CFB · Post by **CFB** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:34 pm

the hipsters can't achieve true eleetness without their overly aggressive tees....this one obviously inspired by BMac'n'Cheeze et al.

Yes I Have Balls · Post by **Yes I Have Balls** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:09 pm

Cowboys and Aliens wrote:Well congratulations to Kristan for winning the gaymes. It's sad to know that this won't change anything. She's an ugly ass girl, so the @fit community doesn't give a fuck about her. And she won the gaymes, so nearly a 100% of the world's population doesn't give a fuck about her. She'll be forgotten in no time.

Strangely enough, HQ still has not posted the "get to know the fittest people on Earth" hype videos on main page.

Last year, these were done with the quickness.

I guess Kristan and Graham's 15 minutes of fame is already up.

theoverman · Post by **theoverman** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:56 pm

these overhead press results are impressive... no leg drive right?

Chaos Mitten · Post by **Chaos Mitten** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:15 pm

theoverman wrote:these overhead press results are impressive... no leg drive right?

They were push presses and jerks. Also, the numbers were inflated because those morons couldn't convert from kilos to pounds.

At the Gaymes max overhead event,
60kg = 135lb
80kg = 185lb
90kg = 205lb
110kg = 255lb
130kg = 305lb
140kg = 325lb

Bobby · Post by **Bobby** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:20 pm

Yes,it takes a genius to convert kilos to pounds.......

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:57 am

Chaos Mitten wrote:
At the Gaymes max overhead event,
60kg = 135lb
80kg = 185lb
90kg = 205lb
110kg = 255lb
130kg = 305lb
140kg = 325lb

I think this would be hilarious, but I am pretty sure they actually did use LB bumper plates - that's all Rogue has.

Mountebank · Post by **Mountebank** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:23 am

Also, I haven't seen the videos, but "shoulder to overhead" may also mean that they were allowing for a behind-the-neck jerk.

WildGorillaMan · Post by **WildGorillaMan** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:26 am

Tim wrote:
Chaos Mitten wrote:
At the Gaymes max overhead event,
60kg = 135lb
80kg = 185lb
90kg = 205lb
110kg = 255lb
130kg = 305lb
140kg = 325lb
I think this would be hilarious, but I am pretty sure they actually did use LB bumper plates - that's all Rogue has.

the plates at the Games were marked in kilos. I have photographic evidence. Although to be honest it was a few days before I noticed that they were even in the pictures. They were even the correct colors too.

Who was the genius at HQ who gave the official conversions? Link?

Chaos Mitten · Post by **Chaos Mitten** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:15 am

WildGorillaMan wrote:
Tim wrote:
Chaos Mitten wrote:
At the Gaymes max overhead event,
60kg = 135lb
80kg = 185lb
90kg = 205lb
110kg = 255lb
130kg = 305lb
140kg = 325lb
I think this would be hilarious, but I am pretty sure they actually did use LB bumper plates - that's all Rogue has.
the plates at the Games were marked in kilos. I have photographic evidence. Although to be honest it was a few days before I noticed that they were even in the pictures. They were even the correct colors too.

Who was the genius at HQ who gave the official conversions? Link?

I don't know who did it, but I was watching the max overhead event and noticed that all the weights the announcer was calling out were incorrect. Then I checked the official results and saw that they were also wrong.

They had the following bumpers: 25kg (red), 20kg (blue), 15kg (yellow), 10kg (green), and 10lb (black). They also had some 5 and 2.5lb metal plates.

kreator · Post by **kreator** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:07 pm

http://www.eventcomplete.com/dmw/index. ... Itemid=266
This is the 1st annual CrossFit Endurance Series! The CFE series offer a challenging 5k 10K, 20k and team race. This race is 100% on looped trail run with hills and more hills. Along the course there will be ample aid stations.
5k $60
10k $80
20k $100
Team $500; CFE Members $335

Some thoughts on this:
1. $60 for a 5k is hilarity.
2. I'm sick of seeing BMack's bare chest every time I open something with CFE on it.
3. I hope an actual competitive runner wins this.
4. Shucks, if only I were a CFE member I would save $165 for my whole team.
5. Please tell me the aid stations are for the 20k only. Please.

IGX

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