I'm sorry if I sound ignorant, but I didn't see one proper pull up in that whole video. All I saw was people swinging like apes and doing those crap kipping pull ups. I wonder how many 'real' widegrips they could do???
@capndreamyeyes your right they are not dead hang pullups but crossfit uses kipping pullups not for just strength but its also a cardio workout and to simply to dead hang would make the workouts way too long...by using kipping pullups you get out of breath much faster because you can do so many more much faster and it tests more overall fitness than just strength...if that makes any sense lol
@capndreamyeyes Crossfit athletes are probably the top 5% in the world. The pullups are kipping pullups, which allows you to do more work in less time. You should check it out, I'm sure any real athlete would find a hobby in Crossfit.
@JSDuncan2113 If a kipping pullup is easier to perform (and it is a lot easier and a much higher percentage of the population can do one) then how can it be more work or more taxing on the muscles?
@capndreamyeyes I wouldn't agree that a much higher percentage of the population can kip. Proper kipping brings cardio into a muscular strength workout, making it a muscular endurance workout. It becomes a better exercise. Dead hangs are slow, and my favorite exercise, but a kip is a great way to warm up for a workout or to end it. It gives you a chance to get every last drop of energy.
I'm sorry if I sound ignorant, but I didn't see one proper pull up in that whole video. All I saw was people swinging like apes and doing those crap kipping pull ups. I wonder how many 'real' widegrips they could do???
capndreamyeyes 1 year ago
@capndreamyeyes your right they are not dead hang pullups but crossfit uses kipping pullups not for just strength but its also a cardio workout and to simply to dead hang would make the workouts way too long...by using kipping pullups you get out of breath much faster because you can do so many more much faster and it tests more overall fitness than just strength...if that makes any sense lol
dmigs05 1 year ago
@capndreamyeyes Crossfit athletes are probably the top 5% in the world. The pullups are kipping pullups, which allows you to do more work in less time. You should check it out, I'm sure any real athlete would find a hobby in Crossfit.
JSDuncan2113 1 year ago
@JSDuncan2113 If a kipping pullup is easier to perform (and it is a lot easier and a much higher percentage of the population can do one) then how can it be more work or more taxing on the muscles?
capndreamyeyes 1 year ago
@capndreamyeyes I wouldn't agree that a much higher percentage of the population can kip. Proper kipping brings cardio into a muscular strength workout, making it a muscular endurance workout. It becomes a better exercise. Dead hangs are slow, and my favorite exercise, but a kip is a great way to warm up for a workout or to end it. It gives you a chance to get every last drop of energy.
JSDuncan2113 1 year ago
Is this an annual event? If so, when's the next one?
vhamp 2 years ago
It is an annual event. This was the 3 one,It went from about 200 spectators to about 5000 over the 3 days.
There's a Crossfit games website which should have the dates for next years games...sometime in July.
mtvmedic1 2 years ago
Sounds good, is it in Cali?
vhamp 2 years ago
Mikko Salo won this :)
tubby92288 2 years ago
Man..crossfit is so kickass I wish I couldve made it to aromas!!! Makes me wanna go do fran lol
acesnkush 2 years ago
@acesnkush NOTHING make me WANT to do fran! Haha, it's hurty!
Toucan1981 2 years ago
nicely done video.....
mtvmedic1 2 years ago