Anyone do CROSSFIT(tm) what's it like???
Discussion
I'm half thinking about giving this a go at my local place but just wondered if anyone had any views/experiences to share.
http://crossfitleeds.com/
I like the look of the exercises etc but I'm put off by a) the price and b) it's cheesy tv commercial marketing videos - I hate that stuff.
Essentially it seems you have to do the intro course first which is £120 for 12 1hr sessions.
End goal is to put on a bit of useful muscle and improve my running speed without ending up looking like Mo Farrar (bless him, the boy can run but he's a bit skinny).
What do we think?
http://crossfitleeds.com/
I like the look of the exercises etc but I'm put off by a) the price and b) it's cheesy tv commercial marketing videos - I hate that stuff.
Essentially it seems you have to do the intro course first which is £120 for 12 1hr sessions.
End goal is to put on a bit of useful muscle and improve my running speed without ending up looking like Mo Farrar (bless him, the boy can run but he's a bit skinny).
What do we think?
king hard work, really fIt's a good way to injure yourself if you haven't already developed the technical skills needed to do a lot of the lifting, and it's become almost like a cult.
Crossfit makes you good at doing Crossfit & doesn't really translate well as a primer for other sports as claimed.
http://startingstrength.com/articles/training_pers...
Crossfit makes you good at doing Crossfit & doesn't really translate well as a primer for other sports as claimed.
http://startingstrength.com/articles/training_pers...
Depends how seriously you take it. Just read most of that article but got bored as I'm not sure what the fackin point was.
Why is it a bad thing that all crossfit does is make you good at crossfit?
Weight lifting only makes you good at lifting weights.
Running a lot only makes you good at running.
etc etc.
I also run, cycle and play tennis....all purely for recreation. This is just another thing to supplement the other stuff.
Oh and to tell the truth I didn't actually go to the gym linked to above as I'm too tight
A good mate, who is also exceptionally fit/strong, has been going and he set us up a session last night. I don't like the evangelical nature the crossfit scene seems to encourage so this was a good way of dipping my toes in without any sort of commitment. It was good fun.
Why is it a bad thing that all crossfit does is make you good at crossfit?
Weight lifting only makes you good at lifting weights.
Running a lot only makes you good at running.
etc etc.
I also run, cycle and play tennis....all purely for recreation. This is just another thing to supplement the other stuff.
Oh and to tell the truth I didn't actually go to the gym linked to above as I'm too tight
A good mate, who is also exceptionally fit/strong, has been going and he set us up a session last night. I don't like the evangelical nature the crossfit scene seems to encourage so this was a good way of dipping my toes in without any sort of commitment. It was good fun.Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff