CrossFit (push-ups, building, programs, squat)

[hooligan]

Just finished a 30-day "Paleo Challenge" at the gym here in STL. My results:

2 min AMRAP of 155lbs ground to overhead went from 8 reps to 11 reps.

7 min AMRAP of 10 wallball, 8 pull-ups, 4 burpees went from 4 rounds to 5 rounds plus 5 wallball

Weight went from nearly 222 lbs down to 215 lbs. Lost an inch on my waist and lost ~2% bodyfat.

I also feel great. Pretty pleased overall.

[wcu25rs]

Originally Posted by hooligan

Just finished a 30-day "Paleo Challenge" at the gym here in STL. My results:

2 min AMRAP of 155lbs ground to overhead went from 8 reps to 11 reps.

7 min AMRAP of 10 wallball, 8 pull-ups, 4 burpees went from 4 rounds to 5 rounds plus 5 wallball

Weight went from nearly 222 lbs down to 215 lbs. Lost an inch on my waist and lost ~2% bodyfat.

I also feel great. Pretty pleased overall.

nice work!!

[LaoTzuMindFu]

Originally Posted by hooligan

Just finished a 30-day "Paleo Challenge" at the gym here in STL. My results:

2 min AMRAP of 155lbs ground to overhead went from 8 reps to 11 reps.

7 min AMRAP of 10 wallball, 8 pull-ups, 4 burpees went from 4 rounds to 5 rounds plus 5 wallball

Weight went from nearly 222 lbs down to 215 lbs. Lost an inch on my waist and lost ~2% bodyfat.

I also feel great. Pretty pleased overall.

Awesome.

The CrossFit Games are going on here in L.A. I plan on heading out to the Home Depot center tomorrow to check it out and pick up some Rogue Rings and speed rope if they have it. Also hope to buy some used Rogue stuff at a discount after the games so they wont have to ship back.

[hooligan]

Good plan, Lao. Just don't plan on buying any of the Reebok CrossFit stuff - its silly expensive!

@wcu - Thanks!

[DuckCommander]

Originally Posted by hooligan

Good plan, Lao. Just don't plan on buying any of the Reebok CrossFit stuff - its silly expensive!

@wcu - Thanks!

I agree, it can get very costly!

[wcu25rs]

new PR on 5RM Deadlifts yesterday.....360!....not bad for a 180 pounder...lol.

[hooligan]

Nice work, wcu! I weigh 215 and I don't think I could do 360x5.

[wcu25rs]

Over the last 1.5 months, ive started doing the CF Football Strength WOD everday before I do my gym's WOD. Ive set new PR's in nearly every lift, and it seems to give me an energy boost during the WOD.

[West2South]

No one has mentioned CrossFit Kids. Our local CrossFit gym is a family oriented place. Kids absolutely love it, and I love seeing them enjoying themselves by using their bodies in such a healthy way. I wish I'd been introduced to the concept of fitness at such an early age. Besides that, adults and kids can go to the gym together, it's a family event.

I truly wish there was a Crossfit gym like ours in every community. When that place is full, the buzz is phenomenal, especially for our sleepy little town, but the energy is always contagious and inspirational. I'm an old grandma, so if there's a cult mentality involved, it must be passing me by.

I also don't workout with my shirt off, but I think I do have an Ed Hardy knock-off purse in a closet somewhere!

I highly recommend the CrossFit Kids program, it's really special!

It goes without saying that I recommend the entire program for anyone of any fitness level. It is scalable, and beyond exciting for those of us who came into it at an older age and with health issues to resolve. My coach promised me a new body every two weeks if I stuck with the program, and that is what I got. I gained muscle and lost fat, but I also took years and years off of my appearance. CF has done for me what all the plastic surgery and fad dieting in the world could never accomplish.

[onepanda]

I train for strength and size, and have nothing against CrossFit (might try it in the future)...but I have a question out of curiosity for you CrossFit advocates.

Many times I hear those talking about CrossFit being so great because it's "FUNCTIONAL!!". Fact is, nothing about CrossFit is new or revolutionary.

What makes your lifts (like squats, DLs, presses, etc.) any different from those of a bodybuilder or powerlifter?
BBers and PLers are lifting probably 2-3x the weight for a (usually comparatively lower) rep scheme, while CFers are doing more reps, faster, and with less weight.

It almost seems like this whole "FUNCTIONAL!!" stuff CFers talk about is just part of that cult-like following others have mentioned.
Or maybe not...please inform me.



Another thing, I've seen quite a few posts asking if some guy is "big" or muscular. I'd bet 9 out of 10 times, the people you consider "big" or muscular did not attain that through CF. From what I can tell the goal of CF is not size, so why even try arguing it? It will lean you out and add some muscle (more will obviously be visible as you get leaner).
However, it's like thinking the guy in a shakeweight advertisement got muscular from using the product.

Then again, those pictures (save maybe 1) I would not consider big. Big is not tossing on a medium shirt only to have your size disappear and look similar to the skinny 150lb guy. Big would be throwing on (at least) an XL and it still being easy to tell there's considerable muscle mass under it.