The couch thread

[Grandpa's Spells]

"Our understanding is that the needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree, not kind."

[Shafpocalypse Now]

I saw a 60+ year old woman who had started crossfitting at about 55 or 56 and she was in stunning condition.

[Grandpa's Spells]

I saw a 60+ year old woman who had started crossfitting at about 55 or 56 and she was in stunning condition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

[SubClaw]

I saw a 60+ year old woman who had started crossfitting at about 55 or 56 and she was in stunning condition.

So there's WoDing and, maybe, there's also a less retarded way to "do" Crossfit.

[johno]

So there's WoDing and, maybe, there's also a less retarded way to "do" Crossfit.

And that could be called "circuit training." Maybe you could even circuit train in a Crossfit gym.

[syaigh]

But has any @Fitter actually done well at an endurance event, after training with whatever protocols they're using?

Short answer, no.

The amorphous nature of Crossfit makes it impossible to say when you're doing Crossfit vs when you're just doing some S&C work. Take an Olympic 10k runner, have him do a few box jumps and pushups on an off day and it's fodder for them to claim he was built by Crossfit.

From what I hear, the CFE folks are now pushing this idea that they prescribed LSD all along and it was only the misinterpretation of that prescription by the masses that made it not work. (blame the consumers, not the design, and rewrite history)

But, all I remember is BMAC saying you never have to run more than 13 miles to train for a marathon. And then watching him fail over and over and over again to complete anything over 13 miles.

[Blaidd Drwg]

I saw a 60+ year old woman who had started crossfitting at about 55 or 56 and she was in stunning condition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

Applies broadly.

So there's WoDing and, maybe, there's also a less retarded way to "do" Crossfit.

And that could be called "circuit training." Maybe you could even circuit train in a Crossfit gym.

And...I think Jazz Hands are in order.

[Blaidd Drwg]

CF=Religion of Peace.

Sure...there are plenty of good Muslim people, sure, plenty of them are secular scholarly reasonable folk, sure...these people can be found by the kajillion on all continents....just like non practicing Catholics and Jews, and Hindus...

but when it comes to the ideology and the way Islam/CF is intended to be practiced....when you READ THE ACTUAL WORDS

.....that shit is whacked and fundamentally incompatible with rational thought and sound sports practice.

[SubClaw]

CF=Religion of Peace.

Sure...there are plenty of good Muslim people, sure, plenty of them are secular scholarly reasonable folk, sure...these people can be found by the kajillion on all continents....just like non practicing Catholics and Jews, and Hindus...

but when it comes to the ideology and the way Islam/CF is intended to be practiced....when you READ THE ACTUAL WORDS

.....that shit is whacked and fundamentally incompatible with rational thought and sound sports practice.

Crossfit chicks are hawt, tho.

[Kenny X]

But has any @Fitter actually done well at an endurance event, after training with whatever protocols they're using?

Short answer, no.

The amorphous nature of Crossfit makes it impossible to say when you're doing Crossfit vs when you're just doing some S&C work. Take an Olympic 10k runner, have him do a few box jumps and pushups on an off day and it's fodder for them to claim he was built by Crossfit.

From what I hear, the CFE folks are now pushing this idea that they prescribed LSD all along and it was only the misinterpretation of that prescription by the masses that made it not work. (blame the consumers, not the design, and rewrite history)

But, all I remember is BMAC saying you never have to run more than 13 miles to train for a marathon. And then watching him fail over and over and over again to complete anything over 13 miles.

MmmmmHM. There it is. That's the kind of hogwash that needs to be removed from CrossFit. That's just stupid and illogical, and anybody who'd believe that is a stupid, illogical person.

[Cave Canem]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU[/youtube]

[SubClaw]

As far as I remember, BMac said you didn't need to run more than 13 miles to compete in a marathon race. He never said a word about actually finishing it.

[Boris]

So... did the Glock thing happen or not?

[Shafpocalypse Now]

Oh yeah it happened.

[johno]

Christ! I was about to buy me another Glock.

Now I have to give that purchase a bit more thought....

[Freki]

Oh yeah it happened.

Background checks?

[Shafpocalypse Now]

I think there was a ceremonial presentation, then the paperwork had to be processed before possession was taken

[Blaidd Drwg]

Christ! I was about to buy me another Glock.

Now I have to give that purchase a bit more thought....

That G43?

One of our mutual Pork Product friends directed me towards that one.

[Blaidd Drwg]

5. You cannot say that Crossfit doesn't work. Spectators were jacked. Competitors were jacked. The fittest sports crowd I have ever seen. I suspect Crossfit, as exercise, has worked better for more people than any other kind of exercise program.

BOLWSHEET.

You're telling me the 1% of asshats ages 19-35 at all the boxes who are willing to pay oodles of cash to go to the Mecca, strip to their skivvies and parade about the cult walk are the sample you feel needs referencing?

Bitch Please. I'll find you an ocean of yoga hotties or figure competitors or just flat out athletes in any number of real sports that are populated with physically pleasing specimens.

I mean....we're all happy for you that you and the homunculus made nice...but don't empty your cortex so brazenly..it saddens us all.

[johno]

Christ! I was about to buy me another Glock.

Now I have to give that purchase a bit more thought....

That G43?

One of our mutual Pork Product friends directed me towards that one.

A G19 that I was going to cut down to G26 height. So it would be a double stack magazine.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ5NiZh37VE[/youtube]

The explanation of why is at ~1:10. The field test is at 6:27.

[SubClaw]

5. You cannot say that Crossfit doesn't work. Spectators were jacked. Competitors were jacked. The fittest sports crowd I have ever seen. I suspect Crossfit, as exercise, has worked better for more people than any other kind of exercise program.

BOLWSHEET.

You're telling me the 1% of asshats ages 19-35 at all the boxes who are willing to pay oodles of cash to go to the Mecca, strip to their skivvies and parade about the cult walk are the sample you feel needs referencing?

Bitch Please. I'll find you an ocean of yoga hotties or figure competitors or just flat out athletes in any number of real sports that are populated with physically pleasing specimens.

I mean....we're all happy for you that you and the homunculus made nice...but don't empty your cortex so brazenly..it saddens us all.

Parallettes Shaf is best Shaf.

[TerryB]

CF=Religion of Peace.

Sure...there are plenty of good Muslim people, sure, plenty of them are secular scholarly reasonable folk, sure...these people can be found by the kajillion on all continents....just like non practicing Catholics and Jews, and Hindus...

but when it comes to the ideology and the way Islam/CF is intended to be practiced....when you READ THE ACTUAL WORDS

.....that shit is whacked and fundamentally incompatible with rational thought and sound sports practice.

No, no, no. Shaf met Greg, hung out a bit, got treated nice, so it's all cool now.

[Ericc]

But has any @Fitter actually done well at an endurance event, after training with whatever protocols they're using?

Short answer, no.

The amorphous nature of Crossfit makes it impossible to say when you're doing Crossfit vs when you're just doing some S&C work. Take an Olympic 10k runner, have him do a few box jumps and pushups on an off day and it's fodder for them to claim he was built by Crossfit.

From what I hear, the CFE folks are now pushing this idea that they prescribed LSD all along and it was only the misinterpretation of that prescription by the masses that made it not work. (blame the consumers, not the design, and rewrite history)

But, all I remember is BMAC saying you never have to run more than 13 miles to train for a marathon. And then watching him fail over and over and over again to complete anything over 13 miles.

MmmmmHM. There it is. That's the kind of hogwash that needs to be removed from CrossFit. That's just stupid and illogical, and anybody who'd believe that is a stupid, illogical person.

A few years ago an owner of a local Crossfit Box showed up at the Catoctin 50k, as tough, technical and hilly as you'll find on the east coast. He told everyone and anyone he could corner that they had been training wrong and that he would win the race, set the new course record and then offer everyone a discount to his box to experience first hand the wonder of Xfit Endurance. No course specific training and nothing over 10 miles, lots of intervals, WODS, and some tempo work was what he told me he did leading up to the event. Needless to say he crashed and burned without making it to the halfway point. He showed up the next year with a few adjustments to his training (course specific training but still no more than 10 miles) and this time made it to the halfway point. Never saw him at a race again but he pops up on my FB page from time to time. No mention of ultras though.

[powerlifter54]

Specificity is for insects. As long as insects is your new catch phrase for "winners".

[Chris McClinch]

Yup. As general training for people with no specific competitive goals, non-retarded versions of Crossfit are fine--as are a lot of other things. If you're preparing to compete, though, it's time to get specific with your training.

One would think this was common sense.