If you read crossfit you'll see that the warm-up involves things like overhead squats, pullups, etc... done at low intensity. Also, in order to train short term energy systems to respond, you must train at a proper intensity. However, obviously not all your combat training in done at full speed... in fact quite the opposite.
The key bit there is proper intensity. The proper intensity for training varies. One day a may do an easy run, another I may be running intervals up hill. Having lower intesity workouts can be valuable as well.
Different how? And what is rational behind this "different" approach. Also, what other systems combine bolic conditioning power and aerobic in various workouts throughout the week?
Personally, for conditioning I like the rosstraining stuff far better, or hill sprints, intervals, heavy bag work. I have a strong preference to keep strength & Power workouts seperate from conditioning.
It doesn't have to be a "system".
The dice analogy makes little sense... to me anyway. Randomness is used to overcome plateaus and keep an athlete on his toes. Remember, the whole reason they invented periodiztion was to get adaption by CHANGING the STIMULUS
I think it makes great sense, from what I've seen Crossfit workouts seem random with no overall plan. And personally I wouldn't use randomness to overcome plateus, I would use change. Let's say for example I've platued on my squat. I could just do random workouts to try and improve how much weight I can squat
Or I could take a look I what my weak link is and work on that, I take a week or two and deload, I could change my reps, sets, rest, frequency ect. But I would do it with some kind of rationale, not randomly.
You can. Poundages and Volume are the TWO most important factors. You can also make the excercise more less difficult by adding or subtracting stability. E.g Smith Machine< Bench< Dumbbel l< One-arm plyo pushups[/B] Also, refer to authors like Paul Check to understand why man has basic movements we've been using since we were early Primates. Think pushing/pulling extension and flexion along all planes.
Yes, but most people not as physically capable, or well rounded as chimpanzees. Alot of people would be better off instead of scaling a premade workout so they can complete it doing a workout that fit what they need to improve.
Really? Name me a couple sites with more free videos on Olympic lifting and technique. Every variation on power and oly lifts is there. Literally hundreds. Don't forget the gymnastics excercises.
It doesn't have to be any one site. The internet is a big place, lots of good stuff. Sure crossfit has good videos, but so does youtube. What crossfit doesn't have is an in depth explanation of the rationale behind the workouts. By contrast, if I say try a Smolov Squat cycle I know more or less why each workout is the way it is.
You don't know because you've obviously never trained at an affiliate or on your own using crossfit. If you had you would see how quick this helps you reach your goals. By the way, what are they?
No, it's fairly obvious that I don't train using crossfit. As for my goals, right now I'd say increasing my squat primarily, with some gains in other lifts, while maintaing my conditioning. So if I want to focus on my squating more weight are you really going to tell me that Crossfit is the best way?
You should realize the rates are reasonable and before affiliates began popping up the last year or two all this info was given away via the internet for the better part of a half decade. You can't name me a site that gives you workouts with instructionals that change every day plus competitions and ways to network with like minded people. And that's a very ingnorant statement "worshipping a fat man". Would you say Fedor could teach you nothing because he has more than 8% bodyfat. What about Helio Gracie? He looks like he has AIDS.... clearly you can't learn anything from him....
130$ a month is not in my mind reasonable. Especially considering that I pay at most 15$ a
month to go to my gym.
As for the dig about Glassman being fat. Okay, so I shouldn't judge by apearance. But the man is out of shape and hasn't done a WOD in years. I prefer it when someone who's trying to sell something using it themselves.
Why would it not help you train better? Clearly people like Chuck and BJ and Gina know hot to physically get ready for competitions. Insight and knowledge from some of the best in the bizz (for free) is always awesome and relevant.
Because that's assuming that just because "Chuck and BJ and Gina" do it that it's the most beneficial thing for me to do. Different people benefit more by training to suit them not by doing a workout just because BJ penn did it. Watch the some videos of BJ Penn lifting weights and you should know what I mean.
Of course it's not NEW concepts, it is the old tried and trued practices put together in a cohesive system. They don't claim to have invented anything. In fact, they often refer to literature done in Eastern Europe in the 40-60s for certain concepts. Charles polliquin (world famous strength coach) even learned German to study this material as it was originally written. This mashed up lump has been used buy U.S olympic team members, special forces operators and even actors (this is what got the guys in 300 so ripped.
Actually what got the actors for 300 ripped was gym jones run by Mark Twight. Also, Gerard Butler did some body building type workouts in addition to his training there.
And the issue is that they take concepts and then mash them together in dumb ways. Do power cleans for 21,15,9 reps? What's the reasoning behind that?
