CrossFit (spinning, women, best, normal)

[xiansheng_g]

"Go ahead and have a nice afternoon with your friends, hon. I'll watch the baby and we'll just run a few errands together. Everything is cool."

[Bosco55David]

Originally Posted by locolobo13

That second pic scares me. Is it for real?

No ****! Seriously, who in their right mind could possibly think that was a good idea?

[tommodonahue]

Yeah, fair play - that shouldn't be a blow to CROSSFIT. Just... to whatever man that is doing that.

[Luckyd609]

That guy in the pic is a moron.

[jade408]

Thought I'd share another perspective on CF, from probably my favorite fitness writer. Basically this woman tests different workouts with her buddies and posts her results at the end of a month:
June’s Great CrossFit Experiment [For real this time] | The Great Fitness Experiment
My Embarrassing CrossFit Experiment Results! [Plus July's Great Fitness Experiment] | The Great Fitness Experiment

Our verdict? CrossFit is one of the most intense and effective workouts we’ve tried. And doing it in a CrossFit gym makes it even more intense and effective. There’s a reason we keep coming back to CrossFit periodically. Of course there’s also a reason why we don’t stick with it – and not just because we’re workout ADHD – it’s tough on your body to do it for long periods of time.

[tommodonahue]

I don't take serious the advice from someone that squats in running shoes.

* Charlotte is a self-professed overexerciser. Charlotte writes candidly about her lifelong problem with exercising too much. When she described how she views exercise as "fun" and something she'd do up to 4 or 5 hours a day, I realized that we were not coming from the same place. If this is a woman who regularly lifts weights and does 45-minutes of cardio each day at a minimum, how can I trust her assessment of a workout? (After all, I'm out of shape and starting virtually from scratch as far as exercising so her take on a workout and my take on a workout would be like comparing apples to oranges.) When she writes that a particular workout pushed her to the point of seeing stars and vomiting, that was enough to convince me that I could not even CONSIDER that particular program. Once I realized where she was coming from, it occurred to me that perhaps none of these programs were feasible for me. Once I realized this, I started reading more for entertainment purposes and less for information.

* Writing about the workouts without proper training or equipment. Several times, Charlotte says that she "modified" the program to fit her needs or didn't learn proper techniques. In fact, for the HIIT experiment, she misread the intervals and did the workout wrong for the entire month. She also evaluates a workout that uses a special type of slider thing without buying the actual sliders and ends up using plastic plates instead. Although this makes for some funny writing, it did make me question how effective these experiments were if she wasn't doing them as designed.

[hooligan]

Originally Posted by tommodonahue

Yeah, fair play - that shouldn't be a blow to CROSSFIT. Just... to whatever man that is doing that.

Bingo. Stupid people are everywhere and CrossFit gyms are no exception.

[hooligan]

"...it’s tough on your body to do it for long periods of time."

I know lots of people that have been regularly doing CrossFit workouts for more than a year, several for more than 2 years, who would disagree with that statement. Not all of them are 20-something studs, either - in fact most of them are NOT.

[jade408]

Originally Posted by tommodonahue

I don't take serious the advice from someone that squats in running shoes.

I like a real person's perspectives on things. Again, she isn't claiming to tell you how to train, lose weight whatever. Her goal: was the workout fun? Did it give results? Can a normal person do it? Should I try it? And to make it a little less intimidating. If she is willing to embarrass herself on her blog trying a new workout, you can too.

And frankly, most of us are "normal" people. A former elite NCAA divison 1 athlete's or fitness model's take on an exercise program doesn't really help me much.

[jade408]

Originally Posted by hooligan

"...it’s tough on your body to do it for long periods of time."

I know lots of people that have been regularly doing CrossFit workouts for more than a year, several for more than 2 years, who would disagree with that statement. Not all of them are 20-something studs, either - in fact most of them are NOT.

I think those people likely enjoy working out intensely. Not everyone does. You know how some people are like "Woohoo, my legs are sore from my new personal record on deadlifts yesterday, I feel great."

Other people think "Ugh, I hate working out, I am always sore."