Comments on: Crossfit

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:49:14 +0000

I was doing a google search for CrossFit and vegan. Yay! I’m a diehard CrossFit fan and I’ve only been a member for two months. I don’t care for the Zone promotion so much, even there is a “Soy Zone” book. I’ve been eating the usual beans and nuts and getting great results. Thanks for writing this blog, inspiring!

By: NateDG

NateDG — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:27:45 +0000

Yeah crossfit forges bodies like this:

http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/magic-sponge.jpg

HELL YEAH! Ripped up man! lol j/k

Bodybuilding without steroids over Crossfit without steroids, just don’t follow the typical BB’ers routine. More days off, high intensity short workouts COMPOUND movements.

Remember crossfit is great for what it is though, all around fitness. But if you want specific goals (mass gain, strength gain) you might want to look elsewhere like 5×5 barbell routines and Starting Strength.

Just remember I am not dissing crossfit, just don’t hype it up so people have unrealistic hopes about the program!

By: spartan

spartan — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:58:45 +0000

if your vegan then wouldn’t you lose things like protein because your just eating vegetables?

By: Wolfy

Wolfy — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:41:53 +0000

I came across Crossfit about the time the movie 300 came out (the workout videos on YouTube) and was very impressed. I’ve been lifting weights for 6 years (acquiring 19 inch upper arms and 15 inch forearms in the process, absolutely 100% no steroids, but then I was always a strong kid) and I’ve done some limited Crossfit training and it is VERY intense and manly. So it definitely gets my seal of approval.

However, I’m still sticking with weight lifting because I personally prefer “super strength” over Crossfit’s “stamina strength”. You’re never going to get “super strong” by doing something for 20+ reps non stop like Crossfit advocates. It’s going to make you hard as nails and athletic as hell, BUT it’s not going to allow me to deadlift 500 pounds, a goal of mine. If you want to lift heavy weights like that you have to get strong by lifting around 90% of your one rep maximum, (which means you’ll only be able to lift it for 2-4 reps in a set).

By: --Semper

--Semper — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:49:00 +0000

Correction (from Crossfit)

For training for Mass(!)
1. Bodybuilding on steroids
2. CrossFitting on steroids
3. CrossFitting without steroids
4. Bodybuilding without steroids

There is a BIG difference in body building and weight lifting. Pavel Tsatsouline books are great, and he uses compound movements. Check them out.

Body Building focuses typically on single muscles or muscle groups and does low weight, high reps. This blows up the muscles, strength is only secondary.

Weight lifting works with high weight, low reps. This primarily works on strength and the muscles grow as result of this.

By: Sig

Sig — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:47:26 +0000

Mike – I’m in the class with Tynan. We go to http://adamtraining.com/ which is up near Anderson and Burnet

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:22:29 +0000

sounds cool.

I’m becoming Vegan right now and looking for ways to bulk up at the same time. Crossfit sounds very interesting and I’ll look into it further.

peace
Adam

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:04:40 +0000

Hey Tynan… where in Austin do you go for the classes? I live in Austin as well and I’m somewhat interested. Getting even more interested the more I read about it.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:29:04 +0000

Fair enough, Tynan. Re-reading it, I see that I originally missed the “more” when you said that traditional weightlifting is only more effective if you’re on ‘roids. My bad.

I’d be really interested to see that study, if you can find a link to it. My hunch that the study compared Crossfit to a 3×10 weightlifting program based on ’50′s science. To be fair, that’s the kind of stuff most guys in the gym are still doing.

But I don’t want to hijack the thread — great post on a great blog, and I’m glad you’re making fitness a part of your daily life!

By: Tynan

Tynan — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:34:42 +0000

Lucas: I didn’t mean to say that it’s not effective without steroids. What I meant to say is that this is the order of effectiveness

Weightlifting + Steroids
Crossfit + Steroids
Crossfit
Weightlifting

I read this when I was researching. Someone did a study.

Tynan