Ricardo, you're absolutely right, the technique can fall toward the end of the workout. It is something we try to balance; a new personal record versus technique. You see a break in proper form in Olympic athletes some times as they approach a personal record. It is a constant fight, though, to maintain that form when the body is getting hypoxic, the adrenaline is starting to flow, and it feels like there's no way you can finish. Be well and God bless.
I love watching the RANDY wod! It is so cool to see folks who don't really know how to do snatches begin to super-fatigue after rep 40 or so and just exhibit the absolute worst form possible for the next 35 reps! :)
I'm fortunate that I don't have to pay for my gym. I work on a military base and im a dependent so it's free. It has classes but I just use the crossfit room when it's empty. Really peaceful
for anyone putting Crossfit down, I dare you to try it or if you can afford it...add it in addition to your normal weight lifting routine. It is very difficult and a great way to get in shape. If you use good form you won't get hurt. It's not bodybuilding, it's athletic/endurance training.
Yeah I see your point, and I actually agree in some extend. To be a competitive crossfitter you have to stop doing everything at once, and focus on one thing at a time. If you see crossfitters suchs as Jason Kalipha, Rich Froning, Neal Maddox etc, they are DEFINITELY not scrawny ;). They've got periods where they train Olympic lifting or Strenght and size improving programs exclusively, and sometimes high volume crossfit related programs.
@pollockdinner - "People aren't going to fill stadiums to see how many kipping muscle ups a guy can do." Crossfit games were held at the Home Depot Center in California which has a capacity of about 25K. Oh and it was completely sold out all 3 days and carried live (and after that replayed) on ESPN 3. If you're gonna knock something at least do it accurately
As a somewhat competitive crossfitter myself I agree with you. You have to get all the basics in crossfit, and then work on strength and technique (that's my approach at least). But as the average Joe that just wants to get in shape and get some decent muscle mass I think Crossfit alone does the trick :)
hand-release push-ups. makes you disengage at the bottom for a full range of motion instead of how some people cheat and don't go down far enough. Not crappy, they can make you better.
Oh man, this reminds me why I hate gyms so much. I am extremely happy with my home gym and working out with my wife in private. We have so much fun together and we don't waste any time traveling to the gym. Go introduce yourself to a bunch of strangers that will yell at you when you cant complete your repetitions looks like a lot of fun ..... There was enough peer pressure already in school. No need to go back to that to get in shape...
The website is free, there are tons of movement tutorials out there that don't cost anything. The main difference between CF and most other workout systems is the intensity; look at the named workouts, try those, have fun, good luck and God bless.
That looks like great fun! When I workout, it's just me. I watch Zuzana and her ZWOW workouts, but that's just watching a video. It would be splendid to socialize and workout with some cool people :)
Can't speak for that man. He says in multiple interviews that he's been given a great skillset aka. good genetics, and he must somehow be able to maintain the musclemass with the training he's doing. But yeah, it would be amazing if Crossfit was the only sport (let's just call it that for the next 10 secs) in the world where "juices" and other "supplements" wouldn't be used. However, many Crossfit athletes has a background as football players or hockey players and has a good strong foundation.
I'm 58 years old I'm also a fitness instructor re-certified last time i taught a class there was no text on phones internet was on the phone line 1998 I just started cross fit totally addicted
I'm not sure I'd go there either if the prices where so spicy at my box. Rather buy some equipment myself and train at home if I had to choose. Fortunately Crossfit affiliates in Denmark charges aprox 60 dollars a month, which is affordable compared to the rest of the world. What a Crossfit affiliate gives is also the social aspect of crossfit which I find very appealing and important. It's like being on a team, but it's still an individual effort.
Good luck trying to be the best at any sport if you can't see the effeciency of Crossfit. Crossfit helps professional football players and other athletes staying in shape.
funny since they sold out the home depot center for the games this year, also they train to compete in crossfit, yes you can do crossfit just to stay in shape and for fun but if you are doing it to compete you train for it.
+Brian Kenneth Kondas (Ken) lol you know nothing about fitness, cross fit and their programs teach you incorrect techniques that make you injure yourself. Go back to selling homes m8
as long you don't hurt yourself and keep to the rules......oh yea rules...you have heard of them before right ??? check them out: games.crossfit.com/sites/default/files/static/rulebook.pdf
I actually found a video for you /watch?v=D-rODdHV-Ck My point is, that Crossfit covers a broad variety of exercises, of which explosive training, strenght and conditioning etc is covered. Many athletes needs those requirements, but they've gotten personal trainers etc to make those programs. so yeah the list of professional football players doing crossfit at a local box is probably not very long, but it does exist. They probably call it HIT-training or circle training, but the idea is the same.
Dont think i really appreciate this rebook commercialization of the whole thing. Takes the spirit away from it and makes it into some type of object instead of just being this down to earth thing to do.
Fuck other people, cycling and running are the way to go. Also enduring is the thing that gives you real power through the day, those huge muscles slow you down more than anything. Have fun being tired.
Ok now you're confusing me. So are you saying that you do use strict PUs and MUs in your circuit training after asking why you would need to do them? I never said that fast movement exercising isn't necessary nor did I ever mention anything about looks vs performance. And you basically just reworded what I said after stating that it "makes no damn sense" Can you better clarify what you mean?
It doesn't take a genius to understand what that means. Fitness is involved in sports yes. But the competition part of the sport isn't the Fitness it'self. In Crossfit, the Fitness itself IS the competition or what is made to be the sport.
I disagree with people saying crossfit is for retards or "people that never did any sports", im 30 i've been playing basketball for 15years, i started body building 5 years ago, and honnestly i find crossfit interesting. Trying to get as much muscle mass as posible by eating like an elephant everyday bores me and i dont think ill continue in this way, i find crossfit concept more healthy and interesting. I guess its like for any sports : just need a good coach.
Are you referring to "we" as in those who participate in Crossfit, or "we" as in the general fitness community? I'll answer both. Strict pull-ups and muscle-ups really aren't necessary for Crossfit games since reps need to be done in abundance and done quickly. In general fitness -- including Crossfit without training for the games -- strict pull-ups and muscle-ups are two of the best bodyweight exercises to achieve a strong upper body.
Okay, so that leads me to my other question, "What exactly does that work out?" Since there is very little time under tension with this exercise I'm quite sure it's not strength.
At least 6 ppl on the rowing machine, none of them can row with the proper technique? WTF?! And what makes it unique is thats the only activity with a complete disregard of health - the rate of injuries crossfit exposes ppl to, because its based on too zero knowledge on biomechanics, anatomy and biochemistry. Oh and that most of the things they do they stole from other sports, and the way they do them in other sports counts as cheating. Crossfit really is unique in that way.
these guys are all pretty strong, the only reason why they're good at this sports, because technique is not good, especially on the snatch and pull ups.
or maybe it's that he's not codependent and doesn't need constant attention and positive re-enforcement from others to complete a task. It can be fun training with others but like any relationship, it can create problems.
different people with different genetics so different body types, Crossfit is new so there is a shit ton of new people doing it and not everybody can lift the weight to get big muscles
um that was a reply to a comment that was made by bt4life also you'll notice a question mark at the end of it and the point of that is..? never said anything that insinuated i was for or against roids so dont even assume i was going for what you referred to as i never actually said that. my intentions was sarcasm
I'm not scared to take crossfit. I just dont have the fycking money. this stuff is at least $100 a month. Dont get me wrong i love crossfit. but it is super expensive for a young college athlete.
buts its not the ONLY thing he did, he used in as part of his whole training program. He also trained heavy, did sprints etc..., All the athletes in the crossfit games dont just do the WOD's they do strength sessions, speed sessions etc. Anyone who JUST just the WOD will not be athletlic, pretty fit yea, but not big/strong/fast etc.., crossfit has just taking circuit training and clamied it as there own, its so stupid
The girls usually look great, like Camille. The guys surely don't eat enough to gain mass. Might be afraid their kipping chins will suffer. They usually look way less impressive than the girls.
I'm not slamming Crossfit, but I would like to see how many pull-ups or muscle-ups some of these "Crossfitters" can do. I mean "real" pull-ups and muscle-ups not this "kipping butterfly fish-flopping" crap or any other swinging momentum assisted style. Also what the hell was that one girl doing at 2:14? What exactly does that work out? Is that a new form of push-ups or something?
@MichaelnChristine $500 a month? Are you looking at Crossfit Atlantis? The majority of Crossfit gyms charge a lot because of gym costs. Top of the line equipment + operating costs + licensing and certifications + miscellaneous incurred costs and individualized personal attention? It's justified.
excuse me?? good technique?? i'm not a crossfit hater but sometimes they lose the proper form because they want to end the WOD quickly, sometimes yes sometimes no
Crossfit is seriously the best thing I have ever done. The variety and the intensity is awesome, you never get bored.
Ricardo, you're absolutely right, the technique can fall toward the end of the workout. It is something we try to balance; a new personal record versus technique. You see a break in proper form in Olympic athletes some times as they approach a personal record. It is a constant fight, though, to maintain that form when the body is getting hypoxic, the adrenaline is starting to flow, and it feels like there's no way you can finish. Be well and God bless.
I love watching the RANDY wod! It is so cool to see folks who don't really know how to do snatches begin to super-fatigue after rep 40 or so and just exhibit the absolute worst form possible for the next 35 reps! :)
I'm fortunate that I don't have to pay for my gym. I work on a military base and im a dependent so it's free. It has classes but I just use the crossfit room when it's empty. Really peaceful
for anyone putting Crossfit down, I dare you to try it or if you can afford it...add it in addition to your normal weight lifting routine. It is very difficult and a great way to get in shape. If you use good form you won't get hurt. It's not bodybuilding, it's athletic/endurance training.
One of the first honest videos I've seen about Crossfit, in that they call it what it is; trying to fabricate a "sport" out of exercising.
Camille and Julie Foucher are the best.
I prefer to work out alone, I find it much more intimate when its just you working out for you.
Yeah I see your point, and I actually agree in some extend. To be a competitive crossfitter you have to stop doing everything at once, and focus on one thing at a time. If you see crossfitters suchs as Jason Kalipha, Rich Froning, Neal Maddox etc, they are DEFINITELY not scrawny ;). They've got periods where they train Olympic lifting or Strenght and size improving programs exclusively, and sometimes high volume crossfit related programs.
@pollockdinner - "People aren't going to fill stadiums to see how many kipping muscle ups a guy can do." Crossfit games were held at the Home Depot Center in California which has a capacity of about 25K. Oh and it was completely sold out all 3 days and carried live (and after that replayed) on ESPN 3. If you're gonna knock something at least do it accurately
As a somewhat competitive crossfitter myself I agree with you. You have to get all the basics in crossfit, and then work on strength and technique (that's my approach at least). But as the average Joe that just wants to get in shape and get some decent muscle mass I think Crossfit alone does the trick :)
hand-release push-ups. makes you disengage at the bottom for a full range of motion instead of how some people cheat and don't go down far enough. Not crappy, they can make you better.
camille's interviews are always funny/interesting
Oh man, this reminds me why I hate gyms so much. I am extremely happy with my home gym and working out with my wife in private. We have so much fun together and we don't waste any time traveling to the gym.
Go introduce yourself to a bunch of strangers that will yell at you when you cant complete your repetitions looks like a lot of fun ..... There was enough peer pressure already in school. No need to go back to that to get in shape...
actually she is canadian and is one of the fittest girl on earth,crossfit version. many more like her in this growing community
Love the explanation at 5:00. I never thought to explain it that way myself.
The girl in the green shirt is so pretty!(:
I wouldn't fix her English! That's the best bit!!
The website is free, there are tons of movement tutorials out there that don't cost anything. The main difference between CF and most other workout systems is the intensity; look at the named workouts, try those, have fun, good luck and God bless.
The trainer in the blue shirt was my karate teacher, he's a ridiculous fighter he's so strong it's insane.
That looks like great fun!
When I workout, it's just me. I watch Zuzana and her ZWOW workouts, but that's just watching a video. It would be splendid to socialize and workout with some cool people :)
Can't speak for that man. He says in multiple interviews that he's been given a great skillset aka. good genetics, and he must somehow be able to maintain the musclemass with the training he's doing. But yeah, it would be amazing if Crossfit was the only sport (let's just call it that for the next 10 secs) in the world where "juices" and other "supplements" wouldn't be used. However, many Crossfit athletes has a background as football players or hockey players and has a good strong foundation.
I'm 58 years old I'm also a fitness instructor re-certified last time i taught a class there was no text on phones internet was on the phone line 1998 I just started cross fit totally addicted
I'm not sure I'd go there either if the prices where so spicy at my box. Rather buy some equipment myself and train at home if I had to choose. Fortunately Crossfit affiliates in Denmark charges aprox 60 dollars a month, which is affordable compared to the rest of the world. What a Crossfit affiliate gives is also the social aspect of crossfit which I find very appealing and important. It's like being on a team, but it's still an individual effort.
compound movements involve more than 1 joint. I thought functional movements were meant to be more natural movements we use daily.
Hand release pushups. They ensure that the athlete gets chest to the ground, rather than horrible half reps that essentially do nothing.
Good luck trying to be the best at any sport if you can't see the effeciency of Crossfit. Crossfit helps professional football players and other athletes staying in shape.
i dont think i would ever miss a training session with her
Oh my god!!!!! her accent is amazing
Her name is Camille Leblanc-Bazinet and she is amazing in Crossfit. Look her up on RUclips
funny since they sold out the home depot center for the games this year, also they train to compete in crossfit, yes you can do crossfit just to stay in shape and for fun but if you are doing it to compete you train for it.
Good cross fit video
+Brian Kenneth Kondas (Ken) lol you know nothing about fitness, cross fit and their programs teach you incorrect techniques that make you injure yourself. Go back to selling homes m8
her name is Camile Le-Blanc Bazinet and she is one of my favorite crossfitters, check her out! haha
i like it, they all have natural body,no protein ,no stroid, real athleth
They probably take a protein shake post workout but there's nothing wrong with that...like you said they're not juice heads
Some of the things about crossfit look like it could cause serouis joint problems and injury. the idea is good and there is potential.
He wasn't kidding about the after your first day of Crossfit. I was sore for days.
No, you're not learning about "Reebok CrossFit". You're learning about CrossFit.
Good technique made me laugh .... A lot
as long you don't hurt yourself and keep to the rules......oh yea rules...you have heard of them before right ??? check them out: games.crossfit.com/sites/default/files/static/rulebook.pdf
i fell out of my chair loling when he said good technique
just search Camille Leblanc-Bazinet on youtube. You'll have more of her :)
YOO THATS MY GYM YUL BABY!!!
I died laughing hysterically.
2:20 that's why I stick to a common gym. Seems a bit like a hippie community but with training instead of smoking.
I love when these guys get in my way in the weight room. Just the other day, I watch a guy grab 4 DB (stacked them) to do push ups?????
I actually found a video for you /watch?v=D-rODdHV-Ck
My point is, that Crossfit covers a broad variety of exercises, of which explosive training, strenght and conditioning etc is covered. Many athletes needs those requirements, but they've gotten personal trainers etc to make those programs. so yeah the list of professional football players doing crossfit at a local box is probably not very long, but it does exist. They probably call it HIT-training or circle training, but the idea is the same.
Wow, Camille is so beautiful.
Dont think i really appreciate this rebook commercialization of the whole thing. Takes the spirit away from it and makes it into some type of object instead of just being this down to earth thing to do.
dude if you weren't drooling so much, you would have noticed her name is displayed when she first appears lol
If you seriously want to get ripped, you should Google "Atomic Max Muscle". That can help you get the body you deserve.
Fuck other people, cycling and running are the way to go. Also enduring is the thing that gives you real power through the day, those huge muscles slow you down more than anything. Have fun being tired.
Ok now you're confusing me. So are you saying that you do use strict PUs and MUs in your circuit training after asking why you would need to do them? I never said that fast movement exercising isn't necessary nor did I ever mention anything about looks vs performance. And you basically just reworded what I said after stating that it "makes no damn sense"
Can you better clarify what you mean?
It doesn't take a genius to understand what that means. Fitness is involved in sports yes. But the competition part of the sport isn't the Fitness it'self. In Crossfit, the Fitness itself IS the competition or what is made to be the sport.
I disagree with people saying crossfit is for retards or "people that never did any sports", im 30 i've been playing basketball for 15years, i started body building 5 years ago, and honnestly i find crossfit interesting. Trying to get as much muscle mass as posible by eating like an elephant everyday bores me and i dont think ill continue in this way, i find crossfit concept more healthy and interesting. I guess its like for any sports : just need a good coach.
4:20 me and my dirty mind! :D Cool video anyway! Crossfit rocks!
That's my gym!
k. moreno was the best RB in the league before crossfit. all it took was one year to turn him into an injure prone Derrick rose
good for you nd all those other men, my opinion remains the same.
i wanna try crossfit!
Are you referring to "we" as in those who participate in Crossfit, or "we" as in the general fitness community? I'll answer both.
Strict pull-ups and muscle-ups really aren't necessary for Crossfit games since reps need to be done in abundance and done quickly.
In general fitness -- including Crossfit without training for the games -- strict pull-ups and muscle-ups are two of the best bodyweight exercises to achieve a strong upper body.
Awesome
Hahaha...I thought the same thing, and then I tried it, and I couldn't walk afterwards cause it was so intense
CrossFit: the activity that people who have never played sports can call a "sport."
i like her accent!
forging Elite Mediocrity !
yeah, "functional movement"... I think they call it a SQUAT !
Okay, so that leads me to my other question, "What exactly does that work out?" Since there is very little time under tension with this exercise I'm quite sure it's not strength.
At least 6 ppl on the rowing machine, none of them can row with the proper technique? WTF?! And what makes it unique is thats the only activity with a complete disregard of health - the rate of injuries crossfit exposes ppl to, because its based on too zero knowledge on biomechanics, anatomy and biochemistry. Oh and that most of the things they do they stole from other sports, and the way they do them in other sports counts as cheating. Crossfit really is unique in that way.
these guys are all pretty strong, the only reason why they're good at this sports, because technique is not good, especially on the snatch and pull ups.
or maybe it's that he's not codependent and doesn't need constant attention and positive re-enforcement from others to complete a task. It can be fun training with others but like any relationship, it can create problems.
four-time Pro Bowl fullback Lorenzo Neal.
I would skip appointments on purpose just so Camille can call and ask for me.
She's actually French-Canadian :3
They're hand release push ups.
different people with different genetics so different body types, Crossfit is new so there is a shit ton of new people doing it and not everybody can lift the weight to get big muscles
In his case it's not really crossfit it's just training.
um that was a reply to a comment that was made by bt4life also you'll notice a question mark at the end of it and the
point of that is..? never said anything that insinuated i was for or against roids so dont even assume i was going for what you referred to as i never actually said that. my intentions was sarcasm
elitee fitnessss !! a bunch of vegans trying to fit in a sports category that doesn't require them to eat lots of food including meat, to gain muscle.
her arms are a lil big but Camille is def hot. Ja'adore le Quebec
More of the girl in the green shirt please.
sport: all forms of competitive physical activity. which part of that does crossfit not apply?
remember that tone is lost in text :P its easy to misread sarcasm when you dont hear the tone of voice...
I'm not scared to take crossfit. I just dont have the fycking money. this stuff is at least $100 a month. Dont get me wrong i love crossfit. but it is super expensive for a young college athlete.
@jakesartnation Exercise was introduced into your life.
I actually saw a video of her squatting 300 pounds and she is strong as fuck....
She's Canadian, first language is french.
agreed.
Yeah, you should hear her speakng French, incomprehensible!
Crossfit - the only sport where the girls are bigger than the guys.
i still cant find crossit programming
What gym is that in Montreal
buts its not the ONLY thing he did, he used in as part of his whole training program. He also trained heavy, did sprints etc..., All the athletes in the crossfit games dont just do the WOD's they do strength sessions, speed sessions etc. Anyone who JUST just the WOD will not be athletlic, pretty fit yea, but not big/strong/fast etc.., crossfit has just taking circuit training and clamied it as there own, its so stupid
The girls usually look great, like Camille. The guys surely don't eat enough to gain mass. Might be afraid their kipping chins will suffer. They usually look way less impressive than the girls.
I'm not slamming Crossfit, but I would like to see how many pull-ups or muscle-ups some of these "Crossfitters" can do. I mean "real" pull-ups and muscle-ups not this "kipping butterfly fish-flopping" crap or any other swinging momentum assisted style.
Also what the hell was that one girl doing at 2:14? What exactly does that work out? Is that a new form of push-ups or something?
That woman is George St. Pierre's lost sister
Camile Leblanc-Bazinet
0:55 "Buddy Building"
@MichaelnChristine $500 a month? Are you looking at Crossfit Atlantis? The majority of Crossfit gyms charge a lot because of gym costs. Top of the line equipment + operating costs + licensing and certifications + miscellaneous incurred costs and individualized personal attention? It's justified.
4:25 that's what she shaid
excuse me?? good technique?? i'm not a crossfit hater but sometimes they lose the proper form because they want to end the WOD quickly, sometimes yes sometimes no
*looks at Andy Hurley*
Camille Leblanc-Bazinet