Comments on: Crossfit Training: Maximum Intensity or Maximum Risk?

By: Vibration Training « Health Fitness Support

Vibration Training « Health Fitness Support — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:04:22 +0000

[...] Crossfit Training: Maximum Intensity or Maximum Risk? (7) [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:20:00 +0000

to help out the author Crossfit works flexibility in that is is Full Range of Motion within the Functional movement relam.

Accuracy really, if you land wrong on a clean or snatch you're gonna get hurt you must be accurate in landing.

coordination again the olympic lifts require a shit ton of it.

Balance do a hand stand push up in the middle of the floor.

end of subject obviously when you wrote this you had not really crossfitted

By: FitBuff Brandon

FitBuff Brandon — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:03:29 +0000

No problem, Jen, and kettlebells are great too. I'm all for mixing things up as much as possible to keep it fun.

Just doing something, anything is the most important part.

By: jen boda

jen boda — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:43:57 +0000

This sounds like a really interesting program. Thanks for posting it. I don't know if I would want to try it on my own. The kettleball substitute seems more my style. Thanks. Jen Boda Boda Weight Loss Blog

By: FitBuff Brandon

FitBuff Brandon — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:31:40 +0000

All valid points, Miles, thanks for including, and your site looks great too.

By: Miles

Miles — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:12:26 +0000

One other point I forgot to comment on was the 10 aspects of fitness. I would disagree that one could not improve on the areas of flexibility, coordination, accuracy, and balance with CrossFit. Here are examples of CrossFit exercises and how I see they can help someone in each area:

Flexibility: learning the standard air squat forces one to become VERY flexible in the hip flexor and hamstring areas

Coordination: Not sure if you've tried a muscle-up yet, but you must have an excellent amount of timing and coordination to perform one. I'd also list double-under jump ropes as a great way to increase coordination. You can look both up in the workout demo section on the crossfit website.

Accuracy: You might call this a stretch, but box jumps force you to be accurate with how high you jump and you must be precise with where you land on the box. Ask anyone who's cut their shins on the side of a wooden box because they weren't accurate with their jumps.

Balance: I would say any of the olympic lifts demand balance if they are to be completed correctly. If you have no balance when completing a power clean you either find yourself on your rear end, or you'll find yourself with a sore lower back from landing with the weight too far in front of you.

These are just my take, I'd welcome your feedback!

By: FitBuff Brandon

FitBuff Brandon — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:34:54 +0000

Thanks Miles, well said, and best of luck on the certification!

By: Miles

Miles — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:26:50 +0000

Excellent and fair article. I've been doing CrossFit since June '08 and it's got me into a shape I never dreamed I could get into without spending hours every day in the gym or on the track. I liked it so much that I'm going to get certified in July to become a part time CrossFit trainer.

If you're short on time but are willing to challenge your body and mind to do things you never thought were possible, CrossFit may be a perfect fit for you.