#3890484 - 07/10/09 12:07 PM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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I like the idea behind Crossfit, but I just think it might be too hard on the joints. I have tried it a few times, but putting that sort of load on your joints (explosive, dynamic movements) can lead to hell in the future. Not if you're doing it correctly. Olympic lifts are natural, compound movements that are good for your joints. Compound movements are way better for your joints than isolation. And in fact there are countless anecdotal accounts of old injuries that go away on their own doing after doing CrossFit for awhile. Hell my neck has bothered me since I was a kid and it definitely isn't as bad anymore as it used to be. I'm sure crossfit is good for some people but I for one can't stand it. I don't mind doing the shit if there was brakes in between...but the fact there is no brakes is the foundation of crossfit. lol Ha, that's the point. The whole point of not having breaks is to improve your fitness level. Different strokes for different folks.
Couldn't have said it better 
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#3897893 - 07/13/09 04:55 PM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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#3897929 - 07/13/09 05:16 PM
Re: CrossFit
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RedACR
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despite the "technique", damn impressive.
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#3899478 - 07/14/09 08:06 AM
Re: CrossFit
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NateD
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At my gym today we're going to do the last workout of the games for our WOD:
15 barbells cleans (135lb.)
30 toes to bar
30 box jumps (24 inches)
15 muscle-ups
30 push presses (40)
30 double-unders
15 thrusters (135)
30 pull-ups
30 burpees
Overhead walking lunges (45)
Should be interesting. I'll have to do jumping muscle ups and regular jump rope though, as I can't do double unders.
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#3901887 - 07/14/09 06:12 PM
Re: CrossFit
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NateD
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Well I finished the previous workout in 39:09, it was fucking hard as shit.
Also I did my first muscle-up today  I am pretty stoked about it
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#3915607 - 07/19/09 02:25 PM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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That WOD looks insane, good job on the MU! The ceiling at the gym we're just moving out of wasn't high enough to allow for muscle ups, but We (the affiliate I go to) moved from a 3,000 sq ft gym to a 10k sq ft gym this weekend, starting Monday in the new place will be nice! The ceilings are about 30ft so there won't be any problems with hanging rings for MU's now.
Apparently they're going to have a Brazilian Ju Jitsu gym in one of the other areas of the new place.
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#3915704 - 07/19/09 03:18 PM
Re: CrossFit
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ElementBabe
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A CrossFit gym just opened here last week. Free classes until July 16, after that, free class on Wed/Fri through end of the year. Membership is $550 for 6 months unlimited. I'll probably check it out hopefully it's not dbag central
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#3916528 - 07/19/09 10:35 PM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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I can't speak for everyone in the CrossFit world, but my experience has been that it's a pretty friendly community, people are helpful and all that. Of course there is always some bag of douche somewhere right?
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#3924232 - 07/22/09 01:50 PM
Re: CrossFit
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NateD
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I haven't run into any bad eggs yet. Everyone is always so enthusiastic about it. It's infectious and it keeps you motivated.
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#3925619 - 07/22/09 08:46 PM
Re: CrossFit
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CivicHarm
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Spealler is not human, that boy is just nuts. Max pull ups I can do in a row is 35, I'd love to hit 50.
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#3930539 - 07/24/09 11:22 AM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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Yeah, he's crazy...not to mention he's in Utah so at high altitude training!
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#3931928 - 07/24/09 07:13 PM
Re: CrossFit
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ElementBabe
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just did my first crossfit workout
getting yelled at definitely helps
it was 3 rounds of:
- walking lunges across floor and back (96 feet total)
- 20 burpees
time: 7'14"
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#3935227 - 07/26/09 06:06 PM
Re: CrossFit
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240sx805
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Spealler is not human, that boy is just nuts. Max pull ups I can do in a row is 35, I'd love to hit 50. Straight down with arms locked out each time and no kipping/kicking/cycling movements with your legs when pulling up? The only person I know of that could do 35 or so was a 5'5" dude in boot camp that weighed like 135lbs.
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#3935924 - 07/26/09 11:18 PM
Re: CrossFit
[Re: 240sx805]
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Andrew Mitchell
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If you want to do it bad enough, you'll figure out a way. Maybe just shell out for some bumper plates, a pull up bar and a box in your garage until you can afford going to the gym?
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#3941762 - 07/29/09 12:13 AM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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That sucks man, as long as you keep working out it's all good. You know the movements so you got that at least. We did the filthy 50 today, my first time doing it, damn it sucks. I can't remember the exact order of things, but it's close enough.
50 reps of each:
1. wall ball 20lb
2. push ups
3. air squats
4. box jumps 24" box
5. box dips
6. sit ups
7. kettle bell swings 53lbs
8. sumo deadlift high pulls 53lbs
9. kettle bell twists 35 lbs
10. burpees
for a time of 33:27
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#3944291 - 07/29/09 08:18 PM
Re: CrossFit
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ElementBabe
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i did my 2nd free crossfit workout today at the new affiliate
'filthy free day'
25 wall balls (i used 10#)
25 pushups
25 double unders or sub. 75 jump rope
25 pullups (i did 15 strict + 10 jumping)
25 walking lunges (i did 30, thought it was 25 per leg)
25 burpees
25 air squats
5:38
next best time was 5:58, a chick, they claimed she did 25 strict pullups but that's crazy. most times posted were 7-9+ minute range
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#3950706 - 08/01/09 12:11 AM
Re: CrossFit
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NateD
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I did it recently myself. It's not that bad until you get to the burpees.
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#3953873 - 08/03/09 08:28 AM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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We did a little Fight gone bad practice today, my gym is hosting it this year. It wasn't nearly as hard as the actual, but damn it was rough. Especially warming up with 5 sets of 3 dead lifts.
Also had a skill session this weekend where we worked on our snatches, followed by a nice team WOD.
10 ea. Clean and Press
20 ea. Sit ups
30 ea. Wall Balls
Run to old Compound (800M)
25 ea. Pull ups
Run Back to new Box (800M)
25 ea. Box Jump Burpees
For Time
Only one person can do work at a time, you must finish all the reps before you can move to the next. On the Run you must start together, but while running you can leave your team and get to the next stage and start.
Took my team 33 minutes, we had two rookies on our team of 4, one of which went all pukie after the WOD, poor kid was prob. about 17 or 18, they did good though, it was rough.
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#3968204 - 08/07/09 08:05 PM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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Holy crap. Did "DT" today after helping move a ton of mats/weights/bars/etc. Damn hero WODs kill it...
"DT"
155 lbs
12 dead lift
9 power cleans
6 push jerks
5 rounds for time
21:36
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#3970646 - 08/09/09 01:12 PM
Re: CrossFit
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NateD
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Wow, and you did it prescribed? That's damned impressive. I had to do the hang power cleans and push jerk with 135 because I simply couldnt hang onto the bar at 155.
DT is very trying mentally too. I felt wrecked for a couple days after.
I did Tabata Something Else today and killed it. Got 363 reps compared to 307 last time.
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#3970979 - 08/09/09 04:01 PM
Re: CrossFit
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ElementBabe
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tried "Cindy" today
20 min, as many rounds of: 5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 squats
I did the pullups strict, and they forced some lengthy breaks after ~10 rounds so i could recover and still put together a set of 5. with some more work on pullups i should be able to get >20 rounds
result: 17 rounds
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#3971118 - 08/09/09 05:13 PM
Re: CrossFit
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ElementBabe
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hmm are you allowed to switch the grip on cindy pullups?
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#3971209 - 08/09/09 05:50 PM
Re: CrossFit
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NateD
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Yeah you can do whatever grip you want. You're crazy for doing them strict.
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#3971309 - 08/09/09 06:35 PM
Re: CrossFit
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ElementBabe
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well shit if i had known that who knows how many rounds i could get through. cardio would become the limiting factor. i dont really know how to do kipping pullups so i havent tried those yet
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#3972016 - 08/09/09 11:18 PM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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Yeah Rx'd. It sucked. Dude in my class did it in 13 min.  I was pretty surprised at myself for being able to do it, not to toot my own horn.
One of the coaches comes up with sadistic random WODs that we do once a month or so on Sat. mornings. So a bunch of people got together and we did this...
WOD for Fire Farters 1000
"C-Notes"
100 Double Unders (500 Single)  I can't do DU, bastards took forever!
100 Push Press 75m/55w
100 SDHP 35m/25w
100 Box Jumps 20"
100 jumping Pull ups
1 Mile Run
For Time
37:02
There was a 45 min cut off.
I fucking love this shit
As far as doing strict pull ups, that's good shit that you can do them. You will be happy once you get the kipping pull ups down though.
Edited by Andrew Mitchell (08/09/09 11:23 PM)
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#3972493 - 08/10/09 08:53 AM
Re: CrossFit
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NateD
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well shit if i had known that who knows how many rounds i could get through. cardio would become the limiting factor. i dont really know how to do kipping pullups so i havent tried those yet
Yeah, Cindy is basically a cardio workout. I personally find it to be very boring. It's one of the few workouts I will actually skip.
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#3987333 - 08/14/09 12:40 PM
Re: CrossFit
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ElementBabe
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tips on strategy for Angie? the 100 pull-ups. obviously, breaks are going to be needed. do you get a better time if you go to exhaustion on each set of pullups, and take a longer break, or just do a few pull-ups at a time and more shorter breaks?
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#3992851 - 08/17/09 09:29 AM
Re: CrossFit
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NateD
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I broke them up to sets of 20, and when I got tired I would do sets of 10 as quick as possible. I wouldn't go until exhaustion personally, it's always too hard to get back on the bar.
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#3996604 - 08/18/09 11:27 AM
Re: CrossFit
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Andrew Mitchell
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"Daniel"
50 Pull-ups
400m run
95 pound Thruster, 21 reps
800m run
95 pound Thruster, 21 reps
400m run
50 Pull-ups
20:22 RXd
Did this one this morning, it sucked bad! The pullups, the run, thrusters...more running, more thrusters/pullups fuck! Give it a shot!
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