got a chance to see this documentary on the 2008 CrossFit games. not bad, I was hoping to see a litle more training footage and preparation for the games but instead you got some back ground stories on the guys they were following and then the footage from the events themselves. I know there are varying opinions of the whole CrossFit thing but these guys were impressive. It's always inspiring to see athletes pushing themsevles to thier limits. I think it would be cool to do a female vesion as this one was only the mens division.
On a funny side note Coach Glassman sounded like he had been knocking them back all day and his wife has huge stripper tits.
jealous
I've been wanting to see this for a while. IIRC, the same guys made a documentary entitle "Pulling Jon" that's gotten very good reviews.
LOL CrossFit Gaymes. A helluva sport.
"I play professional sports...I don't need to make a contest out of exercise."
crossfit is the best shit ever!!Shut up and work
LakerGirl - Who cares how many reps you can do if you are doing them all wrong?
I would vote that up if I could.
Crossfit doesn't advocate bad form. They just accept that it slips some when you're really pushing.
Beef & Cheese is correct!Most of the workouts are so intense that when fatique starts setting in perfect form is hard to keep.
I thought this guy was the most impressive out of the bunch
Ronnieb - that's kinda like saying football players should stop because they are dropping balls or basketball players should stop because they are missing shots.
Not quite the same, IMO. A receiver can drop 3 balls in a row, and go right back to making spectacular catches, regardless of fatigue. Same goes for a basketball player missing or making shots, or a baseball player striking out or getting hits.
It's a question of not executing your skill "correctly" (for lack of a better term). In many, if not most instances, fatigue usually has nothing to do with it.
However, when fatigue is the main factor contributing to your skill/performance seriously deteriorating, then that's a completely different discussion altogether, IMO.
Besides, not to rag on Xfit too much, but I've seen plenty of Xfitters that train with shitty form with they're not fatigued.
shrug
Wiggy - www.workingclassfitness.com
Outdated,want scientific training google VO2 max training,lactic acid thresholds,oxygen deficit training,micro and macro periodisation.
Yes it looks like hell of a workout but you are overtraining and more prone to injury with crossfit.
LakerGirl - LOL, Perfect form is no illusion.I don't know about that.
For example, I have been tired as all get out, but I can still sweep someone with less than perfect form. The ultimate goal is something other than form --- form is a (relatively) safe, effective, efficient way of meeting my goal. Right? Or have I misunderstood?
Wiggy - Besides, not to rag on Xfit too much, but I've seen plenty of Xfitters that train with shitty form with they're not fatigued.
I would contend that's an issue of coaching and not of the system itself. CrossFit, as I have always understood and been taught, holds form to a very high standard when practicing, so that at high reps and under fatigue the inherent falloff in form is minimalized. That being said, intensity is a mainstay of CrossFit, and if you show no falloff in form at all, you're probably not going at max intensity.
LakerGirl - LOL, Perfect form is no illusion. I think you are truly missing the point. And no, your post didnt say anything about going out of the game for rest, it was actually the exact opposite.
If you want to see awful form just watch crossfit people do thrusters.
I remember reading that a certain amount of "crossfit slop" (poor form) is acceptable if it improves timings.
Ronnieb - i'm not a proponent of crossfit slop theory.
I'm in total agreement with you on that one, too.
I watched the entire doc. certainly interesting. I admire their dedication to the program but the actual games themselves have a lot to be desired imho.
I truly have a hard time believing that the winner of the CrossFit Games has the right to call himself the "fittest man in the world" according to Glassman. Where was flexability tested? Where was endurance tested? To me it seemed like the games were just about who could perform those exercises the fastest.
uhh "coach" there's already a contest for this measure of ability.. It's called a decathalon. Are those crossfitters tough? hell yeah. OPT is a 167lb. machine.. but he's now "training" for Sport-GPP! and that's just kinda wierd right??
btw: Does anyone else think it's BS that they only use a specific weight regardless of the bodyweight of the actual competitor? Lame.. Chris Spealler at under 130lbs. has to lift the same weight as the 300+ NFL lineman for time? shocker the big guy won..
Bull_in_chinashop - btw: Does anyone else think it's BS that they only use a specific weight regardless of the bodyweight of the actual competitor? Lame.. Chris Spealler at under 130lbs. has to lift the same weight as the 300+ NFL lineman for time? shocker the big guy won.
I think that it kind of balances it out for everyone. The big man excelled at that event but struggled with the thruster/kipping and the running. All the other guys are falling in the middle.
One thing I will call BS on is announcing via the PA that the guy won the crossfit games while everyone else was trying to finish. It was obvious it fucked with Everett's performance and I'm sure the rest of the guys who were doing it too. Granted 1st place was taken but the rest of the spots were up for grabs.
Bull_in_Chinashop - Did you get a chance to watch any of the videos online from this year's games? They actually addressed some of your concerns this year. The first event was a 7k run across some really gnarly terrain, so endurance was addressed.
The ending of the Games was different as well, it wasn't back-timed the way the previous year was, so there was no issue of the winner being announced mid-workout.
When it comes to size, I think of it like if you wanted to be a Navy Seal. There is a definite size and shape of person that has the best advantage in making it through on top in Navy Seal training. If the concept of CrossFit is to find the person who is best prepared for all scenarios, there is going to be a size and shape of human being that is more apt to be ready for "anything at anytime." Some people might be able to overcome that with hard work and skill, but certainly some body types will be favored -- neither the biggest nor the smallest guy will have the advantage, but rather someone inbetween. That's just how nature works.
Ring Girl - The ending of the Games was different as well, it wasn't back-timed the way the previous year was, so there was no issue of the winner being announced mid-workout.
What does that mean?