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Torn between CrossFit & Strength Training
Crossfit will increase your strength and mobility, it won't just happen, you'll need to work at it, especially the mobility part.
If the end goal is body building, why not start there?
You will see gains if you choose something and do it consistently. What's the name of the Crossfit Box?
There is no truth in this, similar to the "do Crossfit and die" comment
C
Chrisbuild88
Guest
Thanks guys,
The box is called CrossFit Cure in Perth WA, and recently the guys came first at the crossfit open.
With Diet, I did struggle to eat enough calories (to my surprise as I love my food), counted 2600 in a day and was aiming for 3200. Also need to rid my sugar addiction too.
The box is called CrossFit Cure in Perth WA, and recently the guys came first at the crossfit open.
With Diet, I did struggle to eat enough calories (to my surprise as I love my food), counted 2600 in a day and was aiming for 3200. Also need to rid my sugar addiction too.
Bench Polkov
SIR BENCHALOT
I meant in regards to the OP. Any discussion of elite level sportsmen is irrelevant.
Bench Polkov
SIR BENCHALOT
You will get stronger, and maybe gain some extra lean muscle but you won't be very strong or very big in powerlifting or bbing terms. The OP is better off sticking with his strength program then adding more bbing volume.
Bench Polkov
SIR BENCHALOT
Its just common sense. If you want to get bbing big the CF is counterproductive by virtue of its heavy cardio load.
I don't think so, it gives a look it the future if you stick in the sport. If all the elite guys are injuring themselves, then that is probably what you have to look forward too.
Let it go guys..
the guys goal is "My goals are to massively increase strength and mobility "
If he is being suggested to do crossfit to fix his mobility, I'd suggest there are better and possibly safer ways to do so.
If he wants to "massively increase strength"
there are again better ways than crossfit.
If you actually enjoy crossfit then so it.
You are 42 and new to exercise (it sounds like it anyway) so your mobility will be quite shit anyway.
MobilityWOD | All human beings should be able to perform basic maintenance on themselves. has hundreds of videos on mobility. stuff you can do at home. for free. without a barbell being thrown around in movements that take some skill to do well.....
If you don't have any existing injuries, then I'd suggest sticking to 5x5 or whatever progressive lifting program you want to follow.
where you have a measurable increase in strength... this week you did 100kg, next week you managed 102.5, then 105 etc etc....
TL
R - mobilitywod for mobility exercises, 5x5 for strength gains, more or less food for more or less bodyweight.
the guys goal is "My goals are to massively increase strength and mobility "
If he is being suggested to do crossfit to fix his mobility, I'd suggest there are better and possibly safer ways to do so.
If he wants to "massively increase strength"
there are again better ways than crossfit.
If you actually enjoy crossfit then so it.
You are 42 and new to exercise (it sounds like it anyway) so your mobility will be quite shit anyway.
MobilityWOD | All human beings should be able to perform basic maintenance on themselves. has hundreds of videos on mobility. stuff you can do at home. for free. without a barbell being thrown around in movements that take some skill to do well.....
If you don't have any existing injuries, then I'd suggest sticking to 5x5 or whatever progressive lifting program you want to follow.
where you have a measurable increase in strength... this week you did 100kg, next week you managed 102.5, then 105 etc etc....
TL
R - mobilitywod for mobility exercises, 5x5 for strength gains, more or less food for more or less bodyweight.Comedy, don't do Crossfit to fix your mobility problems, but listen to the Crossfit mobility guy...
Will you power lifters stop throwing this "Crossfit is unsafe" shit around. Post up some stats to support the statement or STFU up about it, it's getting old. "I know a physio, Dr, some bloke at the pub said so" isn't a study, it's an opinion, we all have opinions on shit.
Oh look, here is one on powerlifting
"The rate of injury observed in the present study appears similar to the majority of the powerlifting literature [1-5]. On this basis of these retrospective studies, it would appear that powerlifters suffer a lower rate of injuries than ice hockey [11], rugby league [12] and rugby union players [13], but a comparable number of injuries to that of field hockey [14], gymnastics [8] and track and field athletes [14]"
Will you power lifters stop throwing this "Crossfit is unsafe" shit around. Post up some stats to support the statement or STFU up about it, it's getting old. "I know a physio, Dr, some bloke at the pub said so" isn't a study, it's an opinion, we all have opinions on shit.
Oh look, here is one on powerlifting
"The rate of injury observed in the present study appears similar to the majority of the powerlifting literature [1-5]. On this basis of these retrospective studies, it would appear that powerlifters suffer a lower rate of injuries than ice hockey [11], rugby league [12] and rugby union players [13], but a comparable number of injuries to that of field hockey [14], gymnastics [8] and track and field athletes [14]"
Well f%#k me! look what I just found:
"Claiming to be the first statistics on CrossFit injuries published in a scientific literature, the researchers estimated the risk of injury to be 3.1 injuries per 1,000 CrossFit hours trained.
“Overall rate of injuries sustained during training are broadly similar to that reported in the literature for sports including weightlifting, powerlifting and gymnastics, and lower than that reported in competitive contact sports such as Rugby League and Rugby Union,” stated the researchers in an article in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research titled The nature and prevalence of injury during CrossFit training."
"Claiming to be the first statistics on CrossFit injuries published in a scientific literature, the researchers estimated the risk of injury to be 3.1 injuries per 1,000 CrossFit hours trained.
“Overall rate of injuries sustained during training are broadly similar to that reported in the literature for sports including weightlifting, powerlifting and gymnastics, and lower than that reported in competitive contact sports such as Rugby League and Rugby Union,” stated the researchers in an article in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research titled The nature and prevalence of injury during CrossFit training."
El Testicle
Goat that feeling
spartacus
Well-known member
Good point, answer you will build muscle.
That is why my weight went from 70kg to 80kg when I was young doing everything, that is why boxers, rowers and canoeists also get impressive physiques, despite variety of training.
ride29er
Confused Kunce
ride29er
Confused Kunce
Do I need to keep going
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Hahaha... Cross-fit to da rescue!!
Yup, keep goin' kunce... I listening. Promise.
Let see what happens when I go into the powerlifting forum and say some dumb shit...powawifters to da rescue!!