CrossFit?

[Tim]

Any Crossfitters (http://www.crossfit.com) out there in speed bag land?

I've been loosely following it for about 1.5 months now. Great way to beat workout boredom as the WOD (Workout of the Day) varies widely and usually don't repeat for several months. If you like strength stuff but want some metcon (metabolic conditioning AKA cardio) also check it out.

CrossFit follows a 3 on , 1 off frequency that I find too stressful. I do every other day to help with recovery.

Speed bag makes a great warmup or cooldown too.

[Whippet]

Any Crossfitters (http://www.crossfit.com) out there in speed bag land?

I've been loosely following it for about 1.5 months now. Great way to beat workout boredom as the WOD (Workout of the Day) varies widely and usually don't repeat for several months. If you like strength stuff but want some metcon (metabolic conditioning AKA cardio) also check it out.

CrossFit follows a 3 on , 1 off frequency that I find too stressful. I do every other day to help with recovery.

Speed bag makes a great warmup or cooldown too.

I incorporate some of the Crossfit stuff into MMA training. I find that functional training - and my training regimen from personal trainers does not involve any equipment where one can sit or lay down - save for exercise balls.
Tabata, Airborne swimming, bear-walking - all great ways to build functional strength and great cardio.

[Northern Boxer]

Incorporating Crossfit into my training. Have attended a few classes at a Crossfit gym and have great support through other Crossfitters and the Crossfit website.

Good training website with great articles and excellent instructional videos. Good resource for those in isolated areas.

[operator3]

Do you guys know that the mascot for cross fit is a puking clown? lol, yeah its for real. Not the kind of work out for everyone tho. Ive been a personal trainer since i got out of the military in 2000. I know a bunch of CFers. they swear buy cross fit. i think its a bit overboard for most people. at my busiest (15 clients) I only had 2 that could actually get through a CF workout without injury.

[sparrky37]

I had CF workout I had to do in the fire academy I will do it on occasion. I like it. Don't know bout doing it on regular basis.

[Tim]

Do you guys know that the mascot for cross fit is a puking clown? lol, yeah its for real. Not the kind of work out for everyone tho. Ive been a personal trainer since i got out of the military in 2000. I know a bunch of CFers. they swear buy cross fit. i think its a bit overboard for most people. at my busiest (15 clients) I only had 2 that could actually get through a CF workout without injury.

I had to drop if a few months after I posted that (original post was back in Jan '09.). All the pullups in various flavors gave me some elbow tendinitis I couldn't shake. It took 6 months for it to go away once i stopped crossfit.

I still like many of the principles and movements and the whole focus on functional exercise, but the volume is simply too much (for me).

However, I will credit it with this:
1. It got me into doing pullups seriously for the first time in my life - what a great exercise! I'm now doing that with extra weight :)

2. First time I've done tabata seriously - now I'm hooked

3. Being a "brawn" advocate (Stuart McRobert's book) I wasn't into explosive / olympic type lifts at all (Stuart says they are too risky). I've made great gains on clean and push press now... something I never would have done before.

4. It's the first non-boring cardio work I've ever loved doing.

5. Got me back into deadlifting seriously. I recently PRed 280 lbs, 3 sets for 5 reps each.

[atgatt]

Trying to analyze how we are all the same and yet different too, one thing I wrestle with is workout time vs good results. Some where in between doing nothing and working out very rigorously equals the best results. Like this thread mentioned, I find myself wanting to do more and more and then feeling guilty about not pushing further which generally leads to some pulled muscle, sore joint, etc.

Just from reading and my own experience, is making it into our older years without "destroying" our bodies is knowing when to give it or certain areas the needed rest, yet so often I hear the mantra "work through the pain" or "ignore what your tired, sore muscles are telling you". Is that really the smart thing to do has to be considered individually.

Anyway, for me, I'll try to keep on moving and avoiding injury doing it, and this forum sure brings up aspects to consider.