not equal either since rich is doing this alone.... zero outside pressure or competition, he is doing it calmly and still gets a phenomenal time this in no way implys he would lose in a head to head with fraser in this event
It's just not a fair comparison as rich doesn't have to move his barbell or run to the finish line. He also doesn't have any competition so who really knows what would've happened.
It's always amazing to see these guys work out but like everyone else I agree that this doesn't mean anything. Fraser had to roll the bar forward every single time and run to the finish while Rich did not have the pressure/encouragement of the crowd. Who knows what would have happened
His win isn't "all the more impressive." And I'll tell you why: As many have said, Fronin was alone. Fraser had a crowd and others around him to compete against. Fronin usually pushed himself to be exactly where he needed to be. Also, Fronin actually had to add plates one more time than Fraser had to. See: 03:53 . That time Fraser only needed to walk to another, already loaded bar. This took Fraser 15 seconds and Fronin 25 seconds. AND Fronin did even more switching of weights than Fraser had to by removing and adding more plates than Fraser needed to: 02:20 . That change took Fronin 35 second, and Fraser 20 seconds.
Both incredible. However ... watching Rich snatch is straight crossfit porn. His technique gets tighter with every weight increase. It's fucking incredible.
Stop trying to compare Mat and Rich. Rich posted on his instagram and possible other social media that it is very rude to do so and there is no comparison due to different circumstances, which he is right.
matt is a beast but still doesn't have the resume that rich has so till he does rich is still the best IMO its like Tiger and Jack. Tiger dominated but at the end of the day Jack has more majors which makes him the best of all time so far :)
not equal either since rich is doing this alone.... zero outside pressure or competition, he is doing it calmly and still gets a phenomenal time this in no way implys he would lose in a head to head with fraser in this event
The trick to Froning is that he pushes himself the same alone as he would in an arena surrounded by people. Dude has unmatched work ethic.
It's just not a fair comparison as rich doesn't have to move his barbell or run to the finish line. He also doesn't have any competition so who really knows what would've happened.
+aarswft man.. are you crazy? anyone go 100% alone... ANYONE!
He dosent have to run or move his barbell. So I'd say it's pretty even. Matt fraser is the new champion. That's a fact.
It's always amazing to see these guys work out but like everyone else I agree that this doesn't mean anything. Fraser had to roll the bar forward every single time and run to the finish while Rich did not have the pressure/encouragement of the crowd. Who knows what would have happened
100% right :)
Rich did get a head start in the beginning as well.
His win isn't "all the more impressive." And I'll tell you why: As many have said, Fronin was alone. Fraser had a crowd and others around him to compete against. Fronin usually pushed himself to be exactly where he needed to be.
Also, Fronin actually had to add plates one more time than Fraser had to. See: 03:53 . That time Fraser only needed to walk to another, already loaded bar. This took Fraser 15 seconds and Fronin 25 seconds.
AND Fronin did even more switching of weights than Fraser had to by removing and adding more plates than Fraser needed to: 02:20 . That change took Fronin 35 second, and Fraser 20 seconds.
amen
Eh. But changing weights is still rest time, regardless. If they were both going head to head, it would most certainly be interesting
Froning did not run in the beginning nor at the end nor did he roll the bar forward once. You should've kept your mouth shut before type-whining.
Both incredible. However ... watching Rich snatch is straight crossfit porn. His technique gets tighter with every weight increase. It's fucking incredible.
While both of their capability is similar.. it’s perfectly clear who makes it look better.
Rich had no hype from performing in front of a crowd so. Both killer performances and equally impressive
Stop trying to compare Mat and Rich. Rich posted on his instagram and possible other social media that it is very rude to do so and there is no comparison due to different circumstances, which he is right.
matt is a beast but still doesn't have the resume that rich has so till he does rich is still the best IMO
its like Tiger and Jack. Tiger dominated but at the end of the day Jack has more majors which makes him the best of all time so far :)
This didn't age well.
Rich is the champ!
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