Some impressive crossfit videos...

[Rakim]

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Check out the videos of 'Muscle-ups', I'd love to be able to do those fuckers. Also, under the Miscellaneous videos there's a geezer doing 8 one-armed pull-ups on each arm.

[MrSmall]

I dislike crossfit.
A bit fad.
Muscleups have been a goal of mine for a while, depending on where you do them they are easier on the pull and harder on the press and vica versa.

Nice stuff.

[Rakim]

I dislike crossfit.
A bit fad.




I'm not sure I'd go along with their idea of doing one exercise per day, that seems a bit strange. It obviously works and all that, but I'd rather just read their stuff and add the better bits to my own routine.

[Zhaakal]

Lol at the: Hot Chick Muscle-up... video
1. Not a hot chick
2. Great backround music :D:D

[boxingtactics07]

yeah I used to follow crossfit to a T for a little while (meaning I did the WOD every day as indicated). I still use some of my favorite crossfit workouts, but I don't follow the WOD anymore.

[Rakim]

yeah I used to follow crossfit to a T for a little while (meaning I did the WOD every day as indicated). I still use some of my favorite crossfit workouts, but I don't follow the WOD anymore.


How long for? How would you rate it as a system?

[MrSmall]

The thing with crossfit is, it doesn't really develop anything in particular.
You shouldn't follow it to a T.

It won't get you massively strong, or massively conditioned, or massively quick. It will develop everything a bit, but you should adapt its style and make your own for training your own ends.

And ginger people cant do crossfit btw.

[RDJ]

It won't get you massively strong, or massively conditioned, or massively quick. It will develop everything a bit, but you should adapt its style and make your own for training your own ends.

I do not want to excel in one aspect of physical fitness. I do agree that you should find your own balance and cross train the way it suits you instead of following their workouts.

[viru§™]

The thing with crossfit is, it doesn't really develop anything in particular.
You shouldn't follow it to a T.

It won't get you massively strong, or massively conditioned, or massively quick. It will develop everything a bit

That's the point. Crossfit is all about functionality, it's not aimed at one particular group of people. The only thing I use it for is conditioning because it's so varied.

[boxingtactics07]

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[Rakim]

And ginger people cant do crossfit btw.



When it comes to one-armed pullups and pistol squats, this ginger person definitely can't do it.

[MrSmall]

I do not want to excel in one aspect of physical fitness. I do agree that you should find your own balance and cross train the way it suits you instead of following their workouts.

Virus - to you its conditioning because you are primarily a weight guy, not a boxer?

For a boxer there are better things for him to do for general endurance and conditioning, but also better for strength. Separately, is my point.

[viru§™]

Virus - to you its conditioning because you are primarily a weight guy, not a boxer?

For a boxer there are better things for him to do for general endurance and conditioning, but also better for strength. Separately, is my point.

Weight guy and martial artist. Crossfit helps a LOT.

The thing is people seem to be scared to even try Crossfit for just a month to see how it works for them.

[MrSmall]

Oh no doubt it helps, I'm just saying it's decent at everything and master at nothing.

Good to get people doing something good though.

[boxingtactics07]

It's definitely a jack of all trades; master on none deal... but isn't that what everyone should be shooting for? I mean if you only want strength, go into powerlifting or train for a strongman contest. If you only want looks, go into bodybuilding; so that you can focus on making sure your biceps and triceps and calves are in perfect proportion... and you get my point, so I don't need to list every other attribute. Obviously singling out one aspect of fitness (strength, endurance, speed, etc) is the best way to go for ONE thing... but for overall conditioning; variety is the answer. For example - If I only worked on running every other day, my endurance would go up greatly, but everything else would be lacking. If I focused on a 5X5 program that has squats/legs monday, bench/push wednesday, and deadlift/pull friday, the only thing I'm working on is strength... but where is the rest of my fitness coming from? Most people here work 40 hours a week and do boxing/martial arts on top of it, so 2 a days for 6 days a week is pretty much out of the question.

[Rakim]

It's definitely a jack of all trades; master on none deal... but isn't that what everyone should be shooting for? I mean if you only want strength, go into powerlifting or train for a strongman contest. If you only want looks, go into bodybuilding; so that you can focus on making sure your biceps and triceps and calves are in perfect proportion... and you get my point, so I don't need to list every other attribute. Obviously singling out one aspect of fitness (strength, endurance, speed, etc) is the best way to go for ONE thing... but for overall conditioning; variety is the answer. For example - If I only worked on running every other day, my endurance would go up greatly, but everything else would be lacking. If I focused on a 5X5 program that has squats/legs monday, bench/push wednesday, and deadlift/pull friday, the only thing I'm working on is strength... but where is the rest of my fitness coming from? Most people here work 40 hours a week and do boxing/martial arts on top of it, so 2 a days for 6 days a week is pretty much out of the question.



Anyone who wants a crossfit-style workout which is directed more towards a combat functionality should try some of Ross Enamait's stuff.

[MrSmall]

Ginger people can't do Ross stuff either.
Are you really ginger?

[MrSmall]

It's definitely a jack of all trades; master on none deal... but isn't that what everyone should be shooting for? I mean if you only want strength, go into powerlifting or train for a strongman contest. If you only want looks, go into bodybuilding; so that you can focus on making sure your biceps and triceps and calves are in perfect proportion... and you get my point, so I don't need to list every other attribute. Obviously singling out one aspect of fitness (strength, endurance, speed, etc) is the best way to go for ONE thing... but for overall conditioning; variety is the answer. For example - If I only worked on running every other day, my endurance would go up greatly, but everything else would be lacking. If I focused on a 5X5 program that has squats/legs monday, bench/push wednesday, and deadlift/pull friday, the only thing I'm working on is strength... but where is the rest of my fitness coming from? Most people here work 40 hours a week and do boxing/martial arts on top of it, so 2 a days for 6 days a week is pretty much out of the question.

Yes my friendly friend, but you can always work in the conjugate method of training different aspects separately for optimal enhancement of all bits if you like.

Anyway! It's ok.

[Machiavelli]

I can do muscle-ups on a pull-up bar, I'll try to get a video here soon.

[Rakim]

I can do muscle-ups on a pull-up bar, I'll try to get a video here soon.



Sweet. How about one armed pull-ups/chin-ups? The muscle-ups look easier on rings because of the awkward twist on the wrists as you switch from pullup to dip, I reckon I'd break my wrists trying that on a bar.

[El Puma]

Sweet. How about one armed pull-ups/chin-ups? The muscle-ups look easier on rings because of the awkward twist on the wrists as you switch from pullup to dip, I reckon I'd break my wrists trying that on a bar.Go to [Only registered and activated users can see links] for a tutorial on how to perform them.:thumbsup:thumbsup(muscle ups on a bar)

[MrSmall]

Sweet. How about one armed pull-ups/chin-ups? The muscle-ups look easier on rings because of the awkward twist on the wrists as you switch from pullup to dip, I reckon I'd break my wrists trying that on a bar.

Muscleups on a bar are harder on the pullup, easier on the dip, on rings its easier on the pullup harder on the rings.

[Rakim]

Cheers for the advice lads, I've got a long, long way to go before I need to start looking at the appropriate technique. I'm only just getting the hang (no pun intended) of pullups.


I can bump that old thread with an update though......