CrossFit: Exercise, Health or Does it make any sense?

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Here is my experience on CrossFit. Keep in mind it is my experience and that is all it is. If it pisses you off, then ask yourself why? If words can shake your foundation, how strong is your foundation.

I feel there are some things wrong with it from a program design and health perspective, but also there are some things are that good they bring to the forefront!

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[bujaobujao]

While I can "respect" your perception. If you haven't tried Crossfit yourself for at least 2 weeks. I find it hard to find "value" in your opinion. You're only reading a website vs. doing the workout. The point you keep making about everyone going the same exercise all over the world is incorrect. The workout on the website is generally for at home Crossfitters. My experience is that each Crossfit facility does different programs at the individual level and based on broad groups capability

[joshrubineastwest]

@bujaobujao

This is the first logical response I have gotten! Thank you for respecting my opinion as I respect yours. The thing people miss is that I did try it, i say positive things as well in the video, etc. Thank you!

[sybo59]

What are your definitions of load and intensity? Wouldn't "intensity" be weight plus speed?

[joshrubineastwest]

@sybo59

If you really study program design, intensity is load. That is what it is and that's that! So when people say intensity, that is weight (RM) to be used. As poloquin says, when people are referring to "intensity" these days (how hard a workout is, etc), they should really be saying "density."

[sybo59]

@joshrubineastwest Wikipedia on physics: "To find the intensity, take the energy density (that is, the energy per unit volume) and multiply it by the velocity at which the energy is moving." I'm not an expert at all, but I just don't understand what you mean. If they are indeed the same, doing 50 pushups in one minute would be of equal "intensity" as doing them in five minutes. Intensity becomes a meaningless term. Or are we just using the word differently?

[joshrubineastwest]

@sybo59

That would be a low intensity exercise as there is no weight, just bodyweight. So in the intensity column you would write bodyweight or 50RM, which is a low intensity exercise. Intensity and reps are always inverse as used in this example. Now if you said you were doing a 6 rep back squat, that is higher intensity (heavier load) because the reps are lower. Does that make sense?

[menace1537]

People please don't be immature. I have been doing crossfit in Iraq and have been doing it here in the states for 6 months. You always have to research everything throughly both positive and negative aspects of the subject. This man obviously has astronomical knowledge of the human body and creates a valid point. But having first hand results and benefits of my overall fitness level and will remain loyal for changing my life. Now thanks to him I will research the negative aspects of xfit.

[famnel1]

@CxOxLxE I saw a chiropractor doing crossfit at a hospital i was working at doing front raises and told him not to ruin his M. Biceps brachii caput longum, he said "oh yes i know", i told him how the program design in crossfit is awful, he kept doing it, am i supposed to think that some joe schmoe that worships his training method will take advice from a stranger on the internet. Noooo :) Okay well people often do in the gym, if your jealous of that go to a gym, and no thanks, i like my body!

[CxOxLxE]

@famnel1 try it, it works until then get off youtube. yes in CrossFit gyms you don't have time to "small talk" until after. so again hope off the CrossFit hater bandwagon

[CxOxLxE]

@famnel1 let me tell you for my running for my team in baseball last year i was around middle of the pack with running and reg lifting, this year after month 1/2 of CrossFit i am pretty much first in ANY running we do! with hardly any running at all! let me hear all about "biomechanics" and "physiology". When your form starts to get bad take a little break and if it doesn't get better they will drop some weight. 10) you are a dumbass

[famnel1]

A workout "kicking the &&&&) out of anybody does not tell us ANYTHING about the workout what so ever, you must be the type that thinks "no pain no gain" stil is the way to go. Your logic is laughable!

 7) In gyms people come to train (and do SPOT each other and small talk), not to bond and exchange ideas on the best cookie recipe!!!

[famnel1]

@CxOxLxE Are you talking about strenght endurance or strenght and endurance? :-) Crossfit works, HOW, for WHAT, in what REGARD? Beign good at something you repeat is not nessisarily a good thing, if what you are doing is wrong to begin with, in regards to biomechanics and physiology! How can it focus on form when people are doing 50 deadlifts in a row, you can not have good form on 50 deadlifts if you are lifting above 10% of you 1RM :-) 9) So you trained the wrong way in the gym obviously

[Jebber8584]

My only problem with all of this is that you more or less called CrossFitters and CrossFit coaches idiots. I have a bachelors in Exercise Science and a masters in Exercise Physiology and a masters in Human Movement. I have spent a good portion of time studying how the body works and moves. I take a lot of time when programming workouts for my clients. So please don't say "with their 2 brain cells" like you're some kind of goddamned genius

[CxOxLxE]

6) They do focus on form BIG TIME.

7) crossfit is about family too everybody is always cheering people on and trying to help, unlike typical gyms.

8) i bet the main reason you didn't like it is because the workout kicked the shit out of you.

9) i trained for 7 months in a typical gym and yes i got stronger and it did help me out some in baseball but training crossfit for a month got me 3x further than reg gym training. Throw & hit harder. More flexible. Crazy endurance. Agility is amazing too.