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"I believe in Kevpants" (S&SS Off Topic thread)

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  • #752
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    Molly wrote: »
    Crossfit new england got their medals stripped a few years back for apparently taking jack3d or something along those lines.

    You're going to have to come up with something to back that up...

    Only way I could see it happening was if it was because they were advertising the company and HQ took a dislike to it. Which would be ironic considering Froning is now sponsored by BSN and Annie T by EAS.

    EDIT: ok nevermind, found it - http://games2010.crossfit.com/blog/2010/12/change-2010-affiliate-cup-rankings,958/

    Seems a bit suss tbh. Like proving they test for the sake of it, and catching someone for something relatively benign. Doesn't really effect the "sports" image.


  • #753
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,878 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Hanley wrote: »
    Any chance of a crossfit subforum?

    Ask G'em really nicely and she might put one under H&F. :)

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



  • #754
    token
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭token


    briankeating wrote: »
    Ask G'em really nicely and she might put one under H&F. :)

    Hah, good luck modding that one. You would need to double your man power just to deal with L trolling it let alone the rest of us.


  • #755
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,878 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    token wrote: »
    briankeating wrote: »
    Ask G'em really nicely and she might put one under H&F. :)

    Hah, good luck modding that one. You would need to double your man power just to deal with L trolling it let alone the rest of us.

    I was thinking of being innovative and having boards first pro-trolling charter. :)

    But seeing as crossfit is now a sport it wouldn't make sense to place it in the rec category.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



  • #756
    Gummy Panda
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    I don't understand what crossfit actually is. Is it all classes based on the workout of day or do you get a program and do your own thing?


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  • #757
    Hanley
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    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    I don't understand what crossfit actually is. Is it all classes based on the workout of day or do you get a program and do your own thing?

    Generally;

    1) people come in early and foam roll
    2) group warm up
    3) skill/strength work
    4) Standard WOD template scaleable to suit all
    5) cool down

    When executed right it's a fantastic format in fairness.


  • #758
    UL_heart_throb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭UL_heart_throb


    Hanley wrote: »
    Generally;

    1) people come in early and foam roll
    2) group warm up
    3) skill/strength work
    4) Standard WOD template scaleable to suit all
    5) cool down

    When executed right it's a fantastic format in fairness.

    all for 199.99 at your local cross fit affiliate.

    When executed right it's a great business model in fairness.


  • #759
    COH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,622 ✭✭✭COH


    Hanley wrote: »
    Generally;

    1) people come in early to discuss vibrams
    2) group tug
    3) hop around like show ponies
    4) Standard clusterf*ck to injure all
    5) high five


    Its never been executed right... it's a fantastic soap opera though in fairness.

    FYP


  • #760
    the drifter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,338 ✭✭✭the drifter


    UL_heart_throb wrote: »
    all for 199.99 at your local cross fit affiliate.

    When executed right it's a great business model in fairness.

    wa hey trobby is bashing cross fit...they grow up so fast round here :P


  • #761
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    UL_heart_throb wrote: »
    all for 199.99 at your local cross fit affiliate.

    When executed right it's a great business model in fairness.

    Most business's that fill a need and thrive tend to have a good model behind them alright.


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  • #762
    UL_heart_throb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭UL_heart_throb


    I am just suspicious of any activity that puts so much weight into self-promotion, self-branding and marketing. It works on the principle of elitism, and therefore attracts novice athletes who become insufferably smug.

    Then you get all these guys who, in another era, would be doing ultra-marathons and ironman stuff because they want to 'test themselves' because their personal life is so dull and it just sets of a vicious cycle of machismo and injury-prone training.

    I just don't think complex, heavy lifts, should be done for time or in an exhaustive state.


  • #763
    squod
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    UL_heart_throb wrote: »
    I am just suspicious of any activity that puts so much weight into self-promotion, self-branding and marketing.

    The logo is shite

    UL_heart_throb wrote: »
    I just don't think complex, heavy lifts, should be done for time or in an exhaustive state.

    Amen


  • #764
    Gummy Panda
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    UL_heart_throb wrote: »

    I just don't think complex, heavy lifts, should be done for time or in an exhaustive state.

    Could you give a example of this?

    remember I have no clue about crossfit


  • #765
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    Could you give a example of this?

    remember I have no clue about crossfit

    30 snatches with 60kg as fast as possible

    30 clean and jerks with 60kg as fast as possible

    Snatch ladder from this years Game's open workouts:
    Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
    35kg/75 pound Snatch, 30 reps
    62kg/135 pound Snatch, 30 reps
    75kg/165 pound Snatch, 30 reps
    95.5kg/210 pound Snatch, as many reps as possible

    It is pretty moronic like.


  • #766
    token
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭token


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    Could you give a example of this?

    remember I have no clue about crossfit

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ3HOY27_10


    Q.E.D.


  • #767
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    token wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ3HOY27_10


    Q.E.D.

    Yeahhh.... throw that leg out ther.


  • #768
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,878 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Hanley wrote: »
    Generally;

    1) people come in early and foam roll
    2) group warm up
    3) skill/strength work
    4) Standard WOD template scaleable to suit all
    5) cool down

    When executed right it's a fantastic format in fairness.

    If it was just this it would be great. I think it all went arseways when they started to market it as a sport. The "Sport of Fitness" is here apparently, sponsored by Reebok.

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



  • #769
    UL_heart_throb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭UL_heart_throb


    Gummy Panda wrote: »
    Could you give a example of this?

    remember I have no clue about crossfit

    I think the two lads have given good examples of how crossfit can be genuinely dangerous from an injury point of view. Now, I don't think any of the crossfit ireland or dublin guys post on this forum, so I don't feel quite comfortable giving it a few kicks while there is no one here to defend it. So I will say, not everyone in crossfit does the crazy **** that is seen at the competitions. So you have to commend cross fit for bringing the olympic lifts and their variations to the masses, but you have to critisie them for trying to turn them into a metabolic conditioning tool where form goes out the window in pursuit of either volume or mass or both.

    Like a sensible person really doesn't go in for one more deadlift, at a weight they've never lifted before, after doing 45 minutes of intense exercise and probably a lot of previous deadlifts, just to make a point. You see this in crossfit competitions and it just promotes back injury (despite so much of the concept being about promoting heatlh).


  • #770
    g'em
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,819 ✭✭✭✭g'em


    briankeating wrote: »
    Ask G'em really nicely and she might put one under H&F. :)

    nope.gif


  • #771
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    g'em wrote: »
    nope.gif

    tumblr_lgbiwvsY8K1qf8yek.gif


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  • #772
    token
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭token


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOeMeFIMfK4


  • #773
    the drifter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,338 ✭✭✭the drifter


    This being on call crap is horrible

    Also i know have a lovely 15m line in my garden from my prowler :) and some very confused neighbours...

    Gonna break in the sprint sled the weekend....


  • #774
    cc87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭cc87


    Might be of interest to people. Free 3 month sub to catalyst athletics magazine

    http://goheavy.com/forums/olympic/index.cgi/read/673316


  • #775
    the drifter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,338 ✭✭✭the drifter


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDYpEtwimZE


  • #776
    Gummy Panda
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    the drifter wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDYpEtwimZE

    :O

    /signs up to Crossfit Ireland


  • #777
    Dathai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭Dathai


    http://calstrengthacademy.com/olympic-weightlifting-team/david-spitz-taking-over-as-head-coach-of-team-cal-strength/

    Glenn's off to South Carolina.


  • #778
    Scuba Ste
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    Dathai wrote: »
    http://calstrengthacademy.com/olympic-weightlifting-team/david-spitz-taking-over-as-head-coach-of-team-cal-strength/

    Glenn's off to South Carolina.

    Seen that. $1000 /month stipends. I could live on that.

    Got tickets for the 77's and 85's in London. Anyone else going over? Can't wait.


  • #779
    token
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭token


    Josh Gilbert USA weightlifter does a powerlifting meet

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tRMj-MuwiY


  • #780
    Mauricmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 418 ✭✭Mauricmo


    Saw another vid of a lifter from Broz absolutely destroying a power lifting meet a few weeks ago.


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  • #781
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    Mauricmo wrote: »
    Saw another vid of a lifter from Broz absolutely destroying a power lifting meet a few weeks ago.

    Probably the only place they're legitimately able to lift :D


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