the crossfit games deems the "fittest man alive" simply because it sounds better. do these guys believe they are actually the fittest men alive? probably not but for marketing reasons "fittest man alive" sounds better than "best crossfitter alive". the same way we call the best baseball team "world champions" when there may be a better team somewhere in the world. "world champions" sounds better than "best baseball team in America". just my opinion though.
There are multiple aspects to fitness. From being an elite athlete, doing ironman comps, cyclist, etc. You cannot take away the hard work and mental prep they do for this style training. It is as hard as any other competitive training out there.
And you mean to tell me that anyone who thins this Crossfit stuff is BS wouldn't want to Come out and trounce these guys and make money doing it? They don't because they cant.
@BeepimajeepBeep show me these super athletes and exactly what sport do they compete in? These guys don't train for the games they live his way as a life style. They are ready to go at this at a moments notice. Whoever you speak of, do they compete all year? Are they multii-fancied with their fitness or just miopic with their modalities?
fellas there's a competition out there that the Crossfit community throws out there called the Crossfit Games. You get $250k for winning it. it's not loaded towards any one competitor. The workouts are evenly distributed between Metcons, traditional Oly lifting and gymnastic style body weight excercise. If someone wants to challenge the notion that these guys aren't the fittest on earth, sign up, workout and take home $250k....nuff said
@nkyshaolin The time these guys train for crossfit, another athlete could train for another sport and far exceed 250k... I know of a ton of people who could demolish these guys if they trained only for crossfit. Crossfit has MUCH smaller pool of people to select from.
@K8T0 this is a dumb comment.. where is there cheating? you are claiming there is cheating because of the radius of the plate??? foolish foolish foolish
@hobofeild1234 Ok , I apologize. For me, guys like Bryan Clay, Some MMA fighter (GSP, Chael Sonnen), NCAA wreslter are in better shape. It just my opinion...
And xfit people wonder why so many people loathe them. Do you REALLY think you are the fittest man alive?!?!? No one on the planet in any sport can make that claim...its all relative. Can you complete a full iron man? Can you climb a mountain? Can you compete in elite gymnastics or professional football? ...The answer would be no to all of those... but wait, you are the fittest on the planet LOL!
@fizbin4128 The title is just that and has been used to describe many athletes . To be a great football player, gymnast , ect you must have specific skill in that sport . To be fit you must posses , in general, strength, endurance, muscular endurance and flexibility . These games look like they encompass that .
continue.. the only problem I have with these games is the absence of weight classes . How is a 240 pound guy going to be expected to compete in a rope climb or endurance event against a 170 pound light weight ? If they change that then the games would be far better .
@fizbin4128 That is not the point, CrossFit does not specialize in any ONE sport. It takes the training of ALL sports. NOBODY in CrossFit is saying they would be the BEST in football, or a Gymnastics event, they are saying they are the best in overall fitness. Look up the fundamentals of CrossFit and it will make more sense.
@ChrisMThornton First let me say that I have trained like this for years. Long before I heard of X-fit. They did not invent it, just commercialized it. I am damn good at it and would take on any of their best. But if I ever went to their games and won... I would not have the nerve to say I am the best in overall fitness or as they say (the fittest man on the planet). Because it would simply not be true. I agree with most of their training but not most of their attitude.
This guys wouldn't stand a chance doing real tabata's. You don't have to do all that insanely monkey crap to build superior core strength and endurance.
do your cardio, and all your other bullshit. Give up on the olympic movements, cause you can't do them for shit and they are not high rep exercises, fuckin noobs !
Should this be described as the "fittest" type of athlete on the planet? That is up for debate. Everyone out there has a subjective point of view about "fitness" and what that entails.
Is an NFL lineman more fit than a Tennis ATP champion? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Overall however I believe that Crossfit has an overall aggregate approach to fitness and athleticism that exceeds every other workout regime out there.
I akin Crossfit athletes to MMA fighters. MMA fighters are not the best karatekas, judokas, kickboxers, wrestlers, or BJJ guys in the world but they are the best at melding all these disciplines into one art form. You won't find Crossfitters who are the best olympic lifters, sprinters, high jumpers, or long distance runners in the world; but put all those sports and disciplines together, and you will find that Crossfitters are likely the best overall athletes in all those categories together.
i didn't know there was a fittest man competition in the Olympics. The level of ignorance in the comments are stupid smh. OVERALL, they are the fittest, not the best at running or the best at anything, but overall they would kill sprinters in upperbody.
canadian and american military use crossfit workouts in PT for their soldiers because they know what's good for their men. if you were a general, would you rather your men be able to lift alot and have no stamina, agility or endurance? or would you rather want them to be good all around?
some of the best crossfitters can still move a shit ton of weight, but they also excel in quick movements as well.
@polishdrummer94 I mostly strength train, and being able to squat very heavy gives me a good cardio workout and has improved my running, cycling endurance, sprinting and jumping. I think too many people put down strength training as if it doesn't carry over to other parts of athletics.
i was simply showing you an example that you don't need to be the fittest man alive to be in the olympics. strongest? yes. crossfit is all around development. they base their workouts on olympic and power lifting movements which incorporate the whole body giving you a whole body workout. its not meant to target any certain area, it's meant to get you fit. hence the name, crossFIT.
fittest is different than strongest. have you seen the iranian guy with the world record clean&jerk at 265kg? he himself must weight 260 kg. sure he can lift it, but can he run a 18 minute 5k? i highly doubt it. crossfit is about developping all around fitness instead of focusing on one kind. alot of these jerks (like you) don't realize this because you've probably never done anything like this. try it out, see how much your body is hurting the next day, then go talk shit about cfit
@polishdrummer94 Haha, you didn't answer my question! :( Instead you choose to go off on some tangent about something I hadn't mentioned or made reference too. I've done crossfit before many times and its not that bad, just no oriented towards my personal goals although I still have to train in this style for my occupation. Also I didn't want to offend either, it was a question... Chill buddy!
The champions of the CrossFit Games are boasted as the fittest men and women on the planet, and they likely ARE according to CrossFit's model of fitness. The model includes "cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power,
coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy" so that really any feat that could be described as 'athletic' is included.
These people are the best at being able to complete work that fits into any of the above category.
Dare I ask you all to think upon the personal definitions of 'fitness' that you've concocted (likely on the spot) in an effort to discredit the accomplishments of CrossFit athlete?
CrossFitters are all-around SOME of the fittest people on earth.
Sprinters are good at sprinting. Marathoners are good at distance running. Shot-putters are good at shot-putting. Crossfitters are good at doing all sorts of work. Are they the best at running or jumping or lifting etc.? No. But they are certainly the best at running AND jumping AND lifting etc.
CrossFitters are the decathletes of the athletic world, in a sense. Likely not the best at any one event, but damn good at all of them
@BeepimajeepBeep practically no one can run a <4, and only about 1% of the population can run <5. Also those runners are only good at running. These men are well rounded athletes who can do a multitude of athletic events very well. In general it is difficult to measure "fitness" so there is no need to be critical.
@whocares1414whocares Crossfit should not be claiming they have the 'fittest men' alive. Crossfit is an utter joke... I don't see any other people saying they are the fittest men alive, and they are 20x more fit than these guys
@dowellday can a crossfit athlete who cleans 255 run a sub 5:00, or a sub 6:00? show me some proof. Anyone could clean 255 and a run a sub 5:00 with ease if they trained. NO ONE in crossfit can run a sub 4:00 mile... matter of fact very few people can actually do that in the world. No matter how hard these guys trained, they would never go to a sub 4:00 mile.
"Fittest men alive". Yeah right. Put these guys through the conditioning program for SEALS and they would get DESTROYED. Yes, im comparing them to the armed forces, so what.
@TheBalisto because those are specialized events. if you asked for real world functionality he would beat them both. he can lift almost as well as them, but they can do very little of what he can well
@TheBalisto Because olympic lifting is based merely upon strength and form. Iron man competitions is solely speed and endurance. Being physically fit is a combination of cardio, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy. You won't see any champion marathon runner lift anything close, nor any olympic lifter run a mile in a time even relatively close to these men. So to put it simply they're better rounded physically.
BassBlitz and ChrisMThornton put it the best. Sure NOBODY that can at an Olympic level can power lift at an Olympic level. Crossfit however is designed to push crossfitters to strive for the highest level achievable at all physical abilities simultaneously. To @WatsupBroh, I highly doubt some Youtube troll (probably you) can achieve what these men have. There is a reason SEALS, SF, and all US SOF forces do Crossfit everyday.
@TheBalisto because olympics are all about specialists, you dont have a "fittest man" event, you have a dead lift event or a marathon. crossfit encompasses being fit in all areas of fitness, like strength, agility, endurance, balance etc, they are the fittest in that they are fit across all areas of fitness, but this means they don't specialise. ironman competitions are primarily cardio triathlons, again the people who do that are cardio specialists. try it before you knock it.
Is it just me or would other people just like to see Rich's part. I could watch a two hour documentary on how Rich is preparing for the games, but Graham is so boring... GO RICH!!!
I think it's a shame that people believe all crossfitters don't do sports. "The sport for non athletic people." They're only showing the crossfit side of them. I'm assuming they all are pretty athletic at sports as well.
there is one thing i really "dont like" about crossfit..and thats the fact that fx. the snatch is just RUSHED through...i mean, no really consern about form, just get it up! again and again..so asking for injuri.
@slimsouthern It's just milk. Regular and chocolate. I think he might have mixed them together, that tastes good too, specially after a workout. It's not a special type of milk or anything to my knowledge. Just milk.
Lets be for real, they are the fittest crossfitters that competed in the world, if they were that fit they would be a pro athlete, had a real record by a any recognized organization, or anything in the Olympics. Not knocking exercise, just these egos with crossfitters, plus all the bad form and obvious disregard to progression or personalized workouts. its cookie cutter, the same workout for all. have fun though and stay safe.
the only good thing they have is really just endurance. they don't do anything that requires speed, they don't lift heavy, and they dont need good technique in anything (not even lifting since they lift so light). i bet if you train a world class endurance athlete to do crossfit, he'll can beat both these guys like little kids
@smithers115 They didnt determine that theres a contest every year that decides it. But i have wondered why doing crossfit the best makes you the fittest man alive wierd right ?
@dkfjndfklhklfkldfgal Because just strength doesn't cut it. Or cardiovascular endurance. Or power. Ditto agility, speed, etc etc. Well rounded in all areas of fitness is what means you're the fittest. Good luck to you, and God bless.
@anhisking What is fitness? Do we follow your definition, whatever it may be? Greg Glassman answered that question. Feel free to look up "What is fitness by Greg Glassman". See if there are any points that you can deny. Good luck to you.
A lot of the athletes in the pros/Olympics use a "crossfit"-like style of training. All of those athletes focus on what they compete in also. Football players typically weigh more, so they are stronger. Olympic runners don't weigh very much so they don't lift as much but run faster than most crossfitters AND football players. Basically, what I am saying is, crossfit is like playing football. You train for that sport, so the comparison doesn't work. "the fittest man on earth" is based on crossfi
yeah cross fitters are in no way the fittest, triathletes, most professional football players and soccer players, how about all Olympic athletes are more fit than cross-fitters. Respect to cross fit, but don't get to full of your self with those kind of titles.
@morselax012 true but the fact that they make that claim of being the fittest man on earth is a lie. Which brings me to my original point that professional Athletes have spent more years training at very high intensities. Olympic athletes especially spend their whole lives since childhood working on perfecting technique in their sport while also being as good , if not better at Olympic lifts. Crossfit athletes are good but they are not world class.
@Enongacong World class normally means being very good at one thing. Also called being a specialist. Now, throw in other sports and types of training, those world class athletes are logically going to be weaker in areas they arent specialized in. Crossfit just brings it all together. these two guys wont ever out swim michael phelps, or out run a kenya marathoner. That's not the point.
"fittest in the world" my ass. these people are the best at crossfit, a retarded workout regimine for non-athletes. You can't tell me these guys are in better shape than a lot of world class athletes. bullshit
@daxpwn hm.. world class sprinters, nfl running backs and wideouts, many of the elite nba players.. the list goes on. these are nowhere near the fittest in the world.
@1717johnsmith sprinters yes will be able to run a faster 100m, 200m ect.. Running back might be able to explode and run around guys, yea nba players can dunk and jog up and down a court. These guys might not be the "fittest" in the world but as far as a mix of cardio, heavy weights and body weight compounds goes I challenge you to find me someone better than these two guys.
@daxpwn sir, all these sprinters, football players, nba players all have top notch cardio. As for heavy weights please. Any Nfl player could out lift cross fit athletes. Even college football athletes can hang clean over 400 lbs which is difficult for most cross fit athletes.
Love this short film. To all those getting caught up in the semantics of "fittest on earth", really??? Respect the dedication, the hardwork, take it for what it is, and go try Fran. BTW, i would bet anything that the elite CFs do indeed run 5 min miles.
Ask Michael Phelps to lift 275 pounds over his head and see how fit he is. Ask any one of those Kenyans who dominate the marathons each year to push that weighted sled 100 yards and see how fit they are! The Crossfit games aren't expected to be at the technical excellence of the Olympics. Olympic athletes are paid to train for 10 years or more to compete at the level that they are, and more often than not in a single sport. Give the Games 4 years and see how amazing these guys get.
@jasonhutchcraft You're just picking extremes. Olympic decathletes are capable of cleaning in the 350lb range and can run sub 5 minute miles. None of the reebok games competitor can run ANYWHERE near as fast as that. Wouldnt you argue running is THE foundation of human fitness? Also top decathletes can jump further and throw further than crossfit champions, again, I would say those are pretty basic fitness qualities. I think it is presumptious to say fitness men alive...decathletes win IMO.
@2011hwalker You're picking extremes also- you're comparing the numbers of Bryan Clay to the numbers of nonspecific athletes like Rich Froning. The slogan "fittest alive" is clearly marketing- but you're missing the point to crossfit by comparing them to specialists. Put Bryan Clay in the ring with crossfitter BJ Penn and see what that high jump does for him. Put a rifle in Clay's hands and have him sneak onto a beach like Dave Castro does and see who stays alive longer..
@jasonhutchcraft All i have to say is there are many people who can lift 275 lbs overhead, and there are many people who can push a weighted sled for a 100+ yards. But how many people could accomplish the things that Michael Phelps accomplished, and how many people can run like the Kenyans, just saying bro.
second fittest man alive? Not if he had to do an iron man or run a marathon or lift the most ... jack of all trades master of none, ever seen a cross fitter at the olympics? I like cross fit but thats some marketing BS if i ever seen it.
@007bootcamp they arent best at anything, but great in EVERYTHING.. thats much better than just mastering one sport!!! u can see it in everything, even in MMA, i doesnt matter if ur the best boxer, or best ju jitsu guy.. if u aint great at all u will lose the match!! the same things goes in crossfit!! thats why they are called the fittest guys in the planet..! they can adapt to everything!! AND THAT IS "SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST" ;)
@m3g1 Survival of the fittest is a referance to Humans having the greatest airobic capacity over any land mamal (we can run for longer than any other land mamal, horses included). look at Kahlipa can't run 5 km's without passing out, i just think 'fittest man or woman on the planet' is out of the question, when a crossfitter win's the most gold medals of anyone ever then that title is deserved.
@007bootcamp that kahlipa got gassed after 5km its his on failt.. but if u look at the most elite now a day like froning og SPEALLER, they can do everything! run,lift,jump,gymnastics.. that is what i call fittest man alive..
It doesnt really impress me with people that only can run for a long time, try asking a marathon running do lift they bodyweight on a snatch? or sprinters run many miles? they cant! is like in everyday world. u dont want the fastest car, u want the best over all car ;)
@007bootcamp being fit is being able to be great at all things. the games crown the fittest athlete. olympic lifting is a sport of its own, so no shit theres no crossfitters at the olympics
Anyone who still thinks Graham Holmberg's win last year was a fluke is delusional. He's not my favorite Crossfitter, but I can definitely say he deserved to win.
This games is almost like a Playoff season after the Colts are out (anyone but the Pats). I just hope RFJ doesn't win. Likes Eminem. Swears. Has Tats. And runs a website about god. VOM.
the crossfit games deems the "fittest man alive" simply because it sounds better. do these guys believe they are actually the fittest men alive? probably not but for marketing reasons "fittest man alive" sounds better than "best crossfitter alive". the same way we call the best baseball team "world champions" when there may be a better team somewhere in the world. "world champions" sounds better than "best baseball team in America". just my opinion though.
cowwoccow 11 hours ago
Dead lift clean and jerks???
cantstoptherok 15 hours ago
umm yea...imma pack a bowl.
zodom7 1 day ago
There are multiple aspects to fitness. From being an elite athlete, doing ironman comps, cyclist, etc. You cannot take away the hard work and mental prep they do for this style training. It is as hard as any other competitive training out there.
coredynamicsllc 1 day ago
And you mean to tell me that anyone who thins this Crossfit stuff is BS wouldn't want to Come out and trounce these guys and make money doing it? They don't because they cant.
nkyshaolin 1 day ago
@BeepimajeepBeep show me these super athletes and exactly what sport do they compete in? These guys don't train for the games they live his way as a life style. They are ready to go at this at a moments notice. Whoever you speak of, do they compete all year? Are they multii-fancied with their fitness or just miopic with their modalities?
nkyshaolin 1 day ago
fellas there's a competition out there that the Crossfit community throws out there called the Crossfit Games. You get $250k for winning it. it's not loaded towards any one competitor. The workouts are evenly distributed between Metcons, traditional Oly lifting and gymnastic style body weight excercise. If someone wants to challenge the notion that these guys aren't the fittest on earth, sign up, workout and take home $250k....nuff said
nkyshaolin 1 day ago
@nkyshaolin The time these guys train for crossfit, another athlete could train for another sport and far exceed 250k... I know of a ton of people who could demolish these guys if they trained only for crossfit. Crossfit has MUCH smaller pool of people to select from.
BeepimajeepBeep 1 day ago
All of you that don't like Crossfit Shut. Your damn mouth why would you even watch this video? Just to be an asshole? Screw off you tools
naknak45 2 days ago
Back-breaker situps.
VOODOOMAAAAAN 2 days ago
If such an honest sport why make a 10kg plate look the size of a 45kg plate...and no it is not the rubber casing for dropping it.?
Ego?
Why cheat on exercises?
Do less and claim less - in fact - claim numbers you do not cheat to do.
K8T0 2 days ago
@K8T0 this is a dumb comment.. where is there cheating? you are claiming there is cheating because of the radius of the plate??? foolish foolish foolish
eagles3643 1 day ago
I admired how hard crossfit people work. They are in good shape, but who the fuck are they to pretend to be the fittest man alive...
garden1715 2 days ago
@garden1715 They arnt claiming that, the reporter is. Also they probably are the fittest men on earth......
hobofeild1234 2 days ago
@hobofeild1234 Ok , I apologize. For me, guys like Bryan Clay, Some MMA fighter (GSP, Chael Sonnen), NCAA wreslter are in better shape. It just my opinion...
garden1715 1 day ago
There not saying "STRONGEST" they are saying "FITTEST"! i would like to see an Iron man last 3 minutes with these guys! Wont happen
TvTravie 3 days ago 3
Oh my dear God, this shitty video is long as fucking hell.
PTR131 4 days ago
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The2010DC 4 days ago
wow how or when do these guys recover? do they have off days? these guys are beasts!!
YoungFitnessAddict 4 days ago
@YoungFitnessAddict They do. Graham says in the video how he doesn't keep this pace up all year, 5-a-days is suicidal.
erikglynn 4 days ago
crossfit is the jackass of all trades
dnj86 6 days ago 3
And xfit people wonder why so many people loathe them. Do you REALLY think you are the fittest man alive?!?!? No one on the planet in any sport can make that claim...its all relative. Can you complete a full iron man? Can you climb a mountain? Can you compete in elite gymnastics or professional football? ...The answer would be no to all of those... but wait, you are the fittest on the planet LOL!
fizbin4128 1 week ago
@fizbin4128 The title is just that and has been used to describe many athletes . To be a great football player, gymnast , ect you must have specific skill in that sport . To be fit you must posses , in general, strength, endurance, muscular endurance and flexibility . These games look like they encompass that .
KTtraintowin 6 days ago
continue.. the only problem I have with these games is the absence of weight classes . How is a 240 pound guy going to be expected to compete in a rope climb or endurance event against a 170 pound light weight ? If they change that then the games would be far better .
KTtraintowin 6 days ago
@fizbin4128 That is not the point, CrossFit does not specialize in any ONE sport. It takes the training of ALL sports. NOBODY in CrossFit is saying they would be the BEST in football, or a Gymnastics event, they are saying they are the best in overall fitness. Look up the fundamentals of CrossFit and it will make more sense.
ChrisMThornton 16 hours ago
@ChrisMThornton First let me say that I have trained like this for years. Long before I heard of X-fit. They did not invent it, just commercialized it. I am damn good at it and would take on any of their best. But if I ever went to their games and won... I would not have the nerve to say I am the best in overall fitness or as they say (the fittest man on the planet). Because it would simply not be true. I agree with most of their training but not most of their attitude.
fizbin4128 12 hours ago
graham holmberg = blonde bradley cooper? anyone want to second that?
tclark00 1 week ago
@tclark00 edit: mixed with a hint of "toby" from The Office
tclark00 1 week ago
This guys wouldn't stand a chance doing real tabata's. You don't have to do all that insanely monkey crap to build superior core strength and endurance.
Tekka579 1 week ago
THEY are not the fittest people
What I think they mean is they are the fittest of "Cross Fit" category,
Not in power, explosiveness, fighting, but "Cross Fit"
greatdreams89 1 week ago
@greatdreams89 yet when you define Cross Fit, it includes Power Explosiveness..Fighting is a whole other category so thats not in it obv
Rockafella313 5 days ago
do your cardio, and all your other bullshit. Give up on the olympic movements, cause you can't do them for shit and they are not high rep exercises, fuckin noobs !
freedomsoldier187 1 week ago
Should this be described as the "fittest" type of athlete on the planet? That is up for debate. Everyone out there has a subjective point of view about "fitness" and what that entails.
Is an NFL lineman more fit than a Tennis ATP champion? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Overall however I believe that Crossfit has an overall aggregate approach to fitness and athleticism that exceeds every other workout regime out there.
daaak 1 week ago
I akin Crossfit athletes to MMA fighters. MMA fighters are not the best karatekas, judokas, kickboxers, wrestlers, or BJJ guys in the world but they are the best at melding all these disciplines into one art form. You won't find Crossfitters who are the best olympic lifters, sprinters, high jumpers, or long distance runners in the world; but put all those sports and disciplines together, and you will find that Crossfitters are likely the best overall athletes in all those categories together.
daaak 1 week ago 2
i didn't know there was a fittest man competition in the Olympics. The level of ignorance in the comments are stupid smh. OVERALL, they are the fittest, not the best at running or the best at anything, but overall they would kill sprinters in upperbody.
Nasandaz 1 week ago
@TheBalisto
canadian and american military use crossfit workouts in PT for their soldiers because they know what's good for their men. if you were a general, would you rather your men be able to lift alot and have no stamina, agility or endurance? or would you rather want them to be good all around?
some of the best crossfitters can still move a shit ton of weight, but they also excel in quick movements as well.
polishdrummer94 1 week ago
@polishdrummer94 I mostly strength train, and being able to squat very heavy gives me a good cardio workout and has improved my running, cycling endurance, sprinting and jumping. I think too many people put down strength training as if it doesn't carry over to other parts of athletics.
Pravtsios 1 week ago
@TheBalisto
i was simply showing you an example that you don't need to be the fittest man alive to be in the olympics. strongest? yes. crossfit is all around development. they base their workouts on olympic and power lifting movements which incorporate the whole body giving you a whole body workout. its not meant to target any certain area, it's meant to get you fit. hence the name, crossFIT.
polishdrummer94 1 week ago
thumbs up if these guys were the nerds in school and now they are trying too hard
maserate10 1 week ago
haters gon' hate. don't be jelly bro
Chressqee 1 week ago
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Chressqee 1 week ago
@TheBalisto
fittest is different than strongest. have you seen the iranian guy with the world record clean&jerk at 265kg? he himself must weight 260 kg. sure he can lift it, but can he run a 18 minute 5k? i highly doubt it. crossfit is about developping all around fitness instead of focusing on one kind. alot of these jerks (like you) don't realize this because you've probably never done anything like this. try it out, see how much your body is hurting the next day, then go talk shit about cfit
polishdrummer94 1 week ago
@polishdrummer94 Haha, you didn't answer my question! :( Instead you choose to go off on some tangent about something I hadn't mentioned or made reference too. I've done crossfit before many times and its not that bad, just no oriented towards my personal goals although I still have to train in this style for my occupation. Also I didn't want to offend either, it was a question... Chill buddy!
TheBalisto 1 week ago
you all that think they aren't the fittest on the planet have no clue about working out
these are the workouts that the navy seals workout with and the rangers workout with
the fittest men and women in the united states army
and rich and graham are doing this? i don't think you can talk any kind of shit on them.
hello45459 1 week ago
The champions of the CrossFit Games are boasted as the fittest men and women on the planet, and they likely ARE according to CrossFit's model of fitness. The model includes "cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power,
coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy" so that really any feat that could be described as 'athletic' is included.
These people are the best at being able to complete work that fits into any of the above category.
alexanderjcats 1 week ago
Dare I ask you all to think upon the personal definitions of 'fitness' that you've concocted (likely on the spot) in an effort to discredit the accomplishments of CrossFit athlete?
alexanderjcats 1 week ago
CrossFitters are all-around SOME of the fittest people on earth.
Sprinters are good at sprinting. Marathoners are good at distance running. Shot-putters are good at shot-putting. Crossfitters are good at doing all sorts of work. Are they the best at running or jumping or lifting etc.? No. But they are certainly the best at running AND jumping AND lifting etc.
CrossFitters are the decathletes of the athletic world, in a sense. Likely not the best at any one event, but damn good at all of them
alexanderjcats 1 week ago
@alexanderjcats have them try and quality for the decathlon then.
statisticool 1 week ago
@statisticool
Do you fail to grasp all simple analogies? Or is it just my simple analogy?
alexanderjcats 1 week ago
Fittest men alive??? lets see them run a sub 4:00 mile..... do they have a 45inch vertical?? Crossfit is such bullshit.
BeepimajeepBeep 1 week ago 2
@BeepimajeepBeep fit isn't athletic
samuelwhitley89 1 week ago
@BeepimajeepBeep practically no one can run a <4, and only about 1% of the population can run <5. Also those runners are only good at running. These men are well rounded athletes who can do a multitude of athletic events very well. In general it is difficult to measure "fitness" so there is no need to be critical.
whocares1414whocares 1 week ago
@whocares1414whocares Crossfit should not be claiming they have the 'fittest men' alive. Crossfit is an utter joke... I don't see any other people saying they are the fittest men alive, and they are 20x more fit than these guys
BeepimajeepBeep 1 week ago
@BeepimajeepBeep not Fastest, not most athletic, FITTEST!!! can a sub 4 mile person hit 7 reps of 255 for 3 sets on cleans and then run a sub 4:00??
dowellday 1 day ago
@dowellday can a crossfit athlete who cleans 255 run a sub 5:00, or a sub 6:00? show me some proof. Anyone could clean 255 and a run a sub 5:00 with ease if they trained. NO ONE in crossfit can run a sub 4:00 mile... matter of fact very few people can actually do that in the world. No matter how hard these guys trained, they would never go to a sub 4:00 mile.
BeepimajeepBeep 1 day ago
"Fittest men alive". Yeah right. Put these guys through the conditioning program for SEALS and they would get DESTROYED. Yes, im comparing them to the armed forces, so what.
xKODIAKx91 2 weeks ago
@xKODIAKx91 watch the video of them doing SEALfit.
StfuSiriusly 2 weeks ago
haha they hate that interviewer!
MinNyeAccount 2 weeks ago
These 2 guys are insane, I can't help but think 5/6 work outs in a day is too much...but then again I'm not a crossfit champion.
ashatron656 2 weeks ago
You can tell how annoyed both of them are getting with each consecutive dumb question
TheDutch91 2 weeks ago
285? WOW HUGE BENCH!
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/sarcasm
gibsonj4 2 weeks ago
fittest men alive my ass
WatsupBroh 2 weeks ago 11
@WatsupBroh strength, speed, and what you can do with your body weight are all factors...
Fryxyz 2 weeks ago
@WatsupBroh How bout you go beat his workout
RazorHog90 1 week ago
@WatsupBroh do you even know the definition of fitness?
Dalt49 4 days ago
isnt rich #1 now?
catcobbler 2 weeks ago
He's so huge O_O
WidePullUps 2 weeks ago
ultra gayyyy!!!
BJGally 2 weeks ago
Graham looks like Toby from The Office.
gurg212 2 weeks ago
I want the interviewer to get punch in the face.
TheJovanist 2 weeks ago
if he is the fittest man alive how come I haven't seen him in the Olympics or iron man competitions
TheBalisto 2 weeks ago 9
@TheBalisto because those are specialized events. if you asked for real world functionality he would beat them both. he can lift almost as well as them, but they can do very little of what he can well
intotherei 1 week ago 2
@intotherei Good point!
TheBalisto 1 week ago
@intotherei I'm sure oly lifters can do all that
mouloudo 1 week ago
@TheBalisto Because olympic lifting is based merely upon strength and form. Iron man competitions is solely speed and endurance. Being physically fit is a combination of cardio, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy. You won't see any champion marathon runner lift anything close, nor any olympic lifter run a mile in a time even relatively close to these men. So to put it simply they're better rounded physically.
BassBitz 5 days ago 19
BassBlitz and ChrisMThornton put it the best. Sure NOBODY that can at an Olympic level can power lift at an Olympic level. Crossfit however is designed to push crossfitters to strive for the highest level achievable at all physical abilities simultaneously. To @WatsupBroh, I highly doubt some Youtube troll (probably you) can achieve what these men have. There is a reason SEALS, SF, and all US SOF forces do Crossfit everyday.
dustydrifter4 12 hours ago
@TheBalisto because olympics are all about specialists, you dont have a "fittest man" event, you have a dead lift event or a marathon. crossfit encompasses being fit in all areas of fitness, like strength, agility, endurance, balance etc, they are the fittest in that they are fit across all areas of fitness, but this means they don't specialise. ironman competitions are primarily cardio triathlons, again the people who do that are cardio specialists. try it before you knock it.
wahmelon1 3 days ago
Is it just me or would other people just like to see Rich's part. I could watch a two hour documentary on how Rich is preparing for the games, but Graham is so boring... GO RICH!!!
thomas3718 3 weeks ago
I think it's a shame that people believe all crossfitters don't do sports. "The sport for non athletic people." They're only showing the crossfit side of them. I'm assuming they all are pretty athletic at sports as well.
bmraovdeys 3 weeks ago
"do you like Eminem"
sxjadow 3 weeks ago
this guys questions (the interviewers) are motherf***ing retarded, who hired this guy?
sxjadow 3 weeks ago
You know what they call this in pro sports? Going to work...
theweekender25 3 weeks ago
there is one thing i really "dont like" about crossfit..and thats the fact that fx. the snatch is just RUSHED through...i mean, no really consern about form, just get it up! again and again..so asking for injuri.
htothejay 3 weeks ago
what is that milk stuff rich is drinking?
slimsouthern 4 weeks ago
@slimsouthern It's just milk. Regular and chocolate. I think he might have mixed them together, that tastes good too, specially after a workout. It's not a special type of milk or anything to my knowledge. Just milk.
ILoveJesus390 4 weeks ago
I fucking like Richs hair *-*
coXxy1234 4 weeks ago
Lets be for real, they are the fittest crossfitters that competed in the world, if they were that fit they would be a pro athlete, had a real record by a any recognized organization, or anything in the Olympics. Not knocking exercise, just these egos with crossfitters, plus all the bad form and obvious disregard to progression or personalized workouts. its cookie cutter, the same workout for all. have fun though and stay safe.
aaronrdb 1 month ago 3
interviewers a retard...
Doodooma 1 month ago 2
just wondering, do you think any of the crossfitters are on performance enhancing drugs? seeing as there is prize money to be won etc
iTzKR3W 1 month ago
@iTzKR3W Yes
SBMike01 1 month ago
@iTzKR3W They do drug testing periodically during the games. Rich isn't on drugs though.
ILoveJesus390 4 weeks ago
they're doing there "first WOD of the day" or first workout of the day of the day lol
SomeGuyNamedTea 1 month ago
1:40: wearing a phiten and chewing gum while lifting. no wonder he wears a crossfit shirt
L2QSclan 1 month ago
the only good thing they have is really just endurance. they don't do anything that requires speed, they don't lift heavy, and they dont need good technique in anything (not even lifting since they lift so light). i bet if you train a world class endurance athlete to do crossfit, he'll can beat both these guys like little kids
atgcuz 1 month ago
@atgcuz This is the dumbest comment I have ever read
iLyRetro 1 month ago
@iLyRetro and you just posted the dumbest comment that can be posted. why dont you try to explain your opinion?
atgcuz 1 month ago
Working out to some Lecrae. Tight!
clintonsoccer16 1 month ago
I think these guys just like working out...the crossfit hq guys want them to want to win the games way more than they actually do lol.
marstet911 1 month ago
Just out of curiousity, where do these douches get the audacity to call themselves the 2 fittest men alive?
smithers115 1 month ago
@smithers115 They didnt determine that theres a contest every year that decides it. But i have wondered why doing crossfit the best makes you the fittest man alive wierd right ?
dkfjndfklhklfkldfgal 1 month ago
@dkfjndfklhklfkldfgal Because just strength doesn't cut it. Or cardiovascular endurance. Or power. Ditto agility, speed, etc etc. Well rounded in all areas of fitness is what means you're the fittest. Good luck to you, and God bless.
shannon1664 1 month ago
@shannon1664 it makes u the best at crossfit not necessarily the fittest
anhisking 3 weeks ago
@anhisking your and idiot ry doing crossfit at the level they do it
reneekhot 3 weeks ago
@anhisking What is fitness? Do we follow your definition, whatever it may be? Greg Glassman answered that question. Feel free to look up "What is fitness by Greg Glassman". See if there are any points that you can deny. Good luck to you.
shannon1664 3 weeks ago
does graham really smoke cigarettes? or was he joking?
BasedPipe 1 month ago
that dude at the end was jacked
towneshasnolife 1 month ago
you can tell that interviewer is really beginning to piss the of them off so much by the end of it
antmpg 1 month ago
A lot of the athletes in the pros/Olympics use a "crossfit"-like style of training. All of those athletes focus on what they compete in also. Football players typically weigh more, so they are stronger. Olympic runners don't weigh very much so they don't lift as much but run faster than most crossfitters AND football players. Basically, what I am saying is, crossfit is like playing football. You train for that sport, so the comparison doesn't work. "the fittest man on earth" is based on crossfi
hoochieglide142 1 month ago
yeah cross fitters are in no way the fittest, triathletes, most professional football players and soccer players, how about all Olympic athletes are more fit than cross-fitters. Respect to cross fit, but don't get to full of your self with those kind of titles.
Enongacong 1 month ago 2
@Enongacong It's all around fitness. I play football and find some things that crossfit offers "easy" and others are gruelingly hard.
morselax012 1 month ago
@morselax012 true but the fact that they make that claim of being the fittest man on earth is a lie. Which brings me to my original point that professional Athletes have spent more years training at very high intensities. Olympic athletes especially spend their whole lives since childhood working on perfecting technique in their sport while also being as good , if not better at Olympic lifts. Crossfit athletes are good but they are not world class.
Enongacong 1 month ago
@Enongacong World class normally means being very good at one thing. Also called being a specialist. Now, throw in other sports and types of training, those world class athletes are logically going to be weaker in areas they arent specialized in. Crossfit just brings it all together. these two guys wont ever out swim michael phelps, or out run a kenya marathoner. That's not the point.
joblob2112 1 month ago in playlist Dewey Nielsen
12:45 one needs something to do, in order to give meaning to ones life... rich lives for this...
thewaydownmachine 1 month ago
jhova, theres a bunch of them crossfitpb is pretty awesome. do a strength bias program which is what you want
cbbbbbb1 1 month ago
"fittest in the world" my ass. these people are the best at crossfit, a retarded workout regimine for non-athletes. You can't tell me these guys are in better shape than a lot of world class athletes. bullshit
1717johnsmith 1 month ago
@1717johnsmith athletes of which sport might I ask?
daxpwn 1 month ago
@daxpwn hm.. world class sprinters, nfl running backs and wideouts, many of the elite nba players.. the list goes on. these are nowhere near the fittest in the world.
1717johnsmith 1 month ago
@1717johnsmith sprinters yes will be able to run a faster 100m, 200m ect.. Running back might be able to explode and run around guys, yea nba players can dunk and jog up and down a court. These guys might not be the "fittest" in the world but as far as a mix of cardio, heavy weights and body weight compounds goes I challenge you to find me someone better than these two guys.
daxpwn 1 month ago
@daxpwn sir, all these sprinters, football players, nba players all have top notch cardio. As for heavy weights please. Any Nfl player could out lift cross fit athletes. Even college football athletes can hang clean over 400 lbs which is difficult for most cross fit athletes.
Enongacong 1 month ago
@1717johnsmith As far as all round fitness, yes they are.
smellif33t 1 month ago
@1717johnsmith look up and crossfit workout and say that again without laughing at how stupid you where.
smellif33t 1 month ago
@1717johnsmith 100 % agree. I would also say that they have an awesome gym, too bad they dont know how to use it. LOL
zamamattiolo 1 month ago
cross fit my ass..
DrTynanol 1 month ago
humble
ITzJpiZzlE 1 month ago
I like how it cuts out his religion speech... -__- I wanted to hear it
ParkerPoe 1 month ago
This video is amazing. I can't wait to start training for this. Does anyone know any gyms around San Diego that only deal with cross fit?
jhova323 1 month ago
@jhova323 can't say that i do. get to know the ER though, you'll see what i mean.
L2QSclan 1 month ago
@jhova323 You can go to crossfit.com and they have a cf gym finder map.
ILoveJesus390 4 weeks ago
34:50 Lecrae in the background!!!
vanlam777 1 month ago 2
It's unbelievable how Rich has lost the first place, but yet he had great attitude all the time ! Great sportsman !!
BaneTrogdor 2 months ago 5
wheres the tahoe video???
STRIKERBOY101 2 months ago
Holy shit. That facility looks pretty damn nice.
604josh 2 months ago
The guy doing the interview is horrible.
Christiantodd1 2 months ago 60
@Christiantodd1
i double that!!
terrykap 1 month ago
this rich guy is 100% on steriods/hgh probably epo also year round. They need to start drug testing these contests.
desembodic 2 months ago
@desembodic they have drug testing at the games, he's an elite athlete who trains well don't be bitter because your not as good as him
MurrayCBarratt 2 months ago
@desembodic not at all, hes never touched steroids or hgh. hes nowhere near "unatural" size.
Etrajbe 1 month ago
Needs to be a little more boring.
gasfacevictm 3 months ago
Great vid men...dedication right there!!!!
KLo187 3 months ago
zzzzzzz...zzzzzzzzzzz...zzzzzzzzzzz
ricardozs1983 4 months ago
Love this short film. To all those getting caught up in the semantics of "fittest on earth", really??? Respect the dedication, the hardwork, take it for what it is, and go try Fran. BTW, i would bet anything that the elite CFs do indeed run 5 min miles.
99KOHL 4 months ago
embrace the suck
16boogieman 4 months ago
Damn nature, you scary!
TheShizznac 4 months ago
this is an hour long vid shhheshhh
fuckthisworkbitch 4 months ago
@1:02:47
lronHippie 4 months ago
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lronHippie 4 months ago
How much sleep do these guys get? They seem to have very very long days!
watchitnow17 4 months ago
Some of these guys really sound like bone heads "stupider stuff" ?
c2conditioning 4 months ago
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Leviathandk 5 months ago
2nd fittest man alive...lol....
MerkabaStar 5 months ago
Ask Michael Phelps to lift 275 pounds over his head and see how fit he is. Ask any one of those Kenyans who dominate the marathons each year to push that weighted sled 100 yards and see how fit they are! The Crossfit games aren't expected to be at the technical excellence of the Olympics. Olympic athletes are paid to train for 10 years or more to compete at the level that they are, and more often than not in a single sport. Give the Games 4 years and see how amazing these guys get.
jasonhutchcraft 5 months ago 3
@jasonhutchcraft You're just picking extremes. Olympic decathletes are capable of cleaning in the 350lb range and can run sub 5 minute miles. None of the reebok games competitor can run ANYWHERE near as fast as that. Wouldnt you argue running is THE foundation of human fitness? Also top decathletes can jump further and throw further than crossfit champions, again, I would say those are pretty basic fitness qualities. I think it is presumptious to say fitness men alive...decathletes win IMO.
2011hwalker 4 months ago
@2011hwalker You're picking extremes also- you're comparing the numbers of Bryan Clay to the numbers of nonspecific athletes like Rich Froning. The slogan "fittest alive" is clearly marketing- but you're missing the point to crossfit by comparing them to specialists. Put Bryan Clay in the ring with crossfitter BJ Penn and see what that high jump does for him. Put a rifle in Clay's hands and have him sneak onto a beach like Dave Castro does and see who stays alive longer..
jasonhutchcraft 4 months ago
@2011hwalker They would be more than welcome to try out for sectionals... And the elite CFers can run sub 5 miles.
RPK74m 4 months ago
@jasonhutchcraft All i have to say is there are many people who can lift 275 lbs overhead, and there are many people who can push a weighted sled for a 100+ yards. But how many people could accomplish the things that Michael Phelps accomplished, and how many people can run like the Kenyans, just saying bro.
Enongacong 1 month ago
HANNIBAL FROM CALISTHENICS KINGZ IS THE FUCKING MAN.
aguilar69 5 months ago
These two guys are real warriors....
jalvaineur 6 months ago
second fittest man alive? Not if he had to do an iron man or run a marathon or lift the most ... jack of all trades master of none, ever seen a cross fitter at the olympics? I like cross fit but thats some marketing BS if i ever seen it.
007bootcamp 6 months ago
@007bootcamp they arent best at anything, but great in EVERYTHING.. thats much better than just mastering one sport!!! u can see it in everything, even in MMA, i doesnt matter if ur the best boxer, or best ju jitsu guy.. if u aint great at all u will lose the match!! the same things goes in crossfit!! thats why they are called the fittest guys in the planet..! they can adapt to everything!! AND THAT IS "SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST" ;)
m3g1 6 months ago
@m3g1 Survival of the fittest is a referance to Humans having the greatest airobic capacity over any land mamal (we can run for longer than any other land mamal, horses included). look at Kahlipa can't run 5 km's without passing out, i just think 'fittest man or woman on the planet' is out of the question, when a crossfitter win's the most gold medals of anyone ever then that title is deserved.
007bootcamp 6 months ago
@007bootcamp that kahlipa got gassed after 5km its his on failt.. but if u look at the most elite now a day like froning og SPEALLER, they can do everything! run,lift,jump,gymnastics.. that is what i call fittest man alive..
It doesnt really impress me with people that only can run for a long time, try asking a marathon running do lift they bodyweight on a snatch? or sprinters run many miles? they cant! is like in everyday world. u dont want the fastest car, u want the best over all car ;)
m3g1 6 months ago
@007bootcamp being fit is being able to be great at all things. the games crown the fittest athlete. olympic lifting is a sport of its own, so no shit theres no crossfitters at the olympics
alex4011 5 months ago
28:00 Wow, crazy muscle ups handstand whatever you wanna call it :D !!! great strength
Aimi98 7 months ago
Congrats Rich for winning the 2011 games, very impressive performance!
russebla000 7 months ago
shit its sad graham doesn't get enough credit
roborroboCop 7 months ago
Anyone who still thinks Graham Holmberg's win last year was a fluke is delusional. He's not my favorite Crossfitter, but I can definitely say he deserved to win.
mrlionelaton 7 months ago
where does tenesse tech get all that money from...that gym is amazing
Electric1Shadow5 7 months ago
Holy shit it's so bright at 8:30PM...check it out at 57:30!!!
TheCFchan 7 months ago
This games is almost like a Playoff season after the Colts are out (anyone but the Pats). I just hope RFJ doesn't win. Likes Eminem. Swears. Has Tats. And runs a website about god. VOM.
ma7583tt 7 months ago