I actually started HIIT classes around 3 months ago to get in shape for my wedding in June. I was 5'11 250 when I started. I travel for work so I eat like an asshole.... After doing the HIIT classes for 12 weeks, and moderately changing my diet (basically counted calories and aim for 2000 a day), I'm currently at 220 lbs... I'm down 30 and hoping for another 10 by the wedding date.
Short bursts of intense exercise have also shown to increase testosterone levels at a higher rate than moderate exercise, which helps with some aging-specific concerns in addition to general health/fitness benefits.
So while a younger guy can be indifferent between moderate and intense exercise in the proportions mentioned in the article, older guys may want to favor the intense workout.
The final group was assigned to interval training, using the most abbreviated workout yet to have shown benefits. Specifically, the volunteers warmed up for two minutes on stationary bicycles, then pedaled as hard as possible for 20 seconds; rode at a very slow pace for two minutes, sprinted all-out again for 20 seconds; recovered with slow riding for another two minutes; pedaled all-out for a final 20 seconds; then cooled down for three minutes. The entire workout lasted 10 minutes, with only one minute of that time being strenuous.
Bison had a strong presence at the Winter Challenge at Crossfit Hoboken a few months back IIRC.
Yup.. a lot of scaled athletes. They all started Crossfit at my place within the past year to year and a half They did awesome. I couldn't compete that year but should be back this upcoming year.
I am. Have been doing it off and on for 3 years (mostly because of money...but have been going consistently for the last year) and love the variety that you experience. I am stronger because of it. I thought the pull-ups would kill my subluxating shoulder, it hasn't popped out in two years. My flexibility is better. My endurance is better. I weigh 190 yet I deadlift 400, back squat 315, front squat 255 and strict press 165. Those aren't beast numbers but considering I had never lifted weights before doing crossfit, I'm happy with it.
Key is finding a gym where the coaches still compete and aren't meatheads. Both of my coaches still compete in Olympic lifting meets. And my gym is awesome. Lots of space, no real bro behavior. Lots of advice from experienced members.
Sy, where is your affiliate? Maybe I'll come for a drop in.
wants you to do one sprint workout every 7-10 days. I never really did sprint training before, but there is something to going all out every once and a while.
It's one of the things from the book that I'm going to make effort to keep.
I am. Have been doing it off and on for 3 years (mostly because of money...but have been going consistently for the last year) and love the variety that you experience. I am stronger because of it. I thought the pull-ups would kill my subluxating shoulder, it hasn't popped out in two years. My flexibility is better. My endurance is better. I weigh 190 yet I deadlift 400, back squat 315, front squat 255 and strict press 165. Those aren't beast numbers but considering I had never lifted weights before doing crossfit, I'm happy with it.
Key is finding a gym where the coaches still compete and aren't meatheads. Both of my coaches still compete in Olympic lifting meets. And my gym is awesome. Lots of space, no real bro behavior. Lots of advice from experienced members.
Sy, where is your affiliate? Maybe I'll come for a drop in.
Midland Park, NJ.
I coach most of the classes. Let me know... sy2256@gmail.com
I am. Have been doing it off and on for 3 years (mostly because of money...but have been going consistently for the last year) and love the variety that you experience. I am stronger because of it. I thought the pull-ups would kill my subluxating shoulder, it hasn't popped out in two years. My flexibility is better. My endurance is better. I weigh 190 yet I deadlift 400, back squat 315, front squat 255 and strict press 165. Those aren't beast numbers but considering I had never lifted weights before doing crossfit, I'm happy with it.
Key is finding a gym where the coaches still compete and aren't meatheads. Both of my coaches still compete in Olympic lifting meets. And my gym is awesome. Lots of space, no real bro behavior. Lots of advice from experienced members.
Sy, where is your affiliate? Maybe I'll come for a drop in.
Midland Park, NJ.
I coach most of the classes. Let me know... sy2256@gmail.com
My parents are from N. JERSEY (Montclair) and I usually drop in at Guerrilla Fitness, but love trying new gyms. What's your drop in rate?
Athletes because their ignorance is hilarious. If we workout to not only look good but also to be more fit, the diversity and intensity of CF can't be matched by any workout in 60 mins. Yes, many gyms have instructors who don't focus on form and that's too bad. But I would challenge anybody to do a Fran, or a Fight Gone Bad or a workout involving step ups with 50 lbs in your hands, and guarantee I would have an easier time doing your HIIT or circuit. The jokes are mostly because you know in your heart you can't do it.
I am. Have been doing it off and on for 3 years (mostly because of money...but have been going consistently for the last year) and love the variety that you experience. I am stronger because of it. I thought the pull-ups would kill my subluxating shoulder, it hasn't popped out in two years. My flexibility is better. My endurance is better. I weigh 190 yet I deadlift 400, back squat 315, front squat 255 and strict press 165. Those aren't beast numbers but considering I had never lifted weights before doing crossfit, I'm happy with it.
Key is finding a gym where the coaches still compete and aren't meatheads. Both of my coaches still compete in Olympic lifting meets. And my gym is awesome. Lots of space, no real bro behavior. Lots of advice from experienced members.
Sy, where is your affiliate? Maybe I'll come for a drop in.
Midland Park, NJ.
I coach most of the classes. Let me know... sy2256@gmail.com
My parents are from N. JERSEY (Montclair) and I usually drop in at Guerrilla Fitness, but love trying new gyms. What's your drop in rate?
Athletes because their ignorance is hilarious. If we workout to not only look good but also to be more fit, the diversity and intensity of CF can't be matched by any workout in 60 mins. Yes, many gyms have instructors who don't focus on form and that's too bad. But I would challenge anybody to do a Fran, or a Fight Gone Bad or a workout involving step ups with 50 lbs in your hands, and guarantee I would have an easier time doing your HIIT or circuit. The jokes are mostly because you know in your heart you can't do it.
I didn't see anyone goofing on CF here. Pretty sure anyone that works out knows that good strict CF is totally legit. Some of the hacks running some of these gyms definitely should not be. They are probably funded by local orthos... lol. I only commented on the pic because nobody in their right mind should be free squatting any kind of weight off of a yoga ball. Unless they have really good insurance, and lots of time to kill... I guess.
The most laughs I see at the expense of crossfit has to do with
I make fun of crossfit because of the weird, culty nature of it and the fact that every guy who does it never seems to be able to stop talking about it for whatever reason.
I'm sure the workouts are legit and get you in good shape. I'm fine with just going to the gym and not needing to tell everyone about it, personally.
RE: The most laughs I see at the expense of crossfit has to do with
First rule of crossfit, always talk about crossfit, always.
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I was doing Crossfit with our wrestlers since before it was the cool thing to be doing. Started sometime around 2005 based off of my posts on the Crossfit forum. Over that time I have soured on what Glassman has turned his product into. He talked about never selling out only to sell out in the largest way possible. He would have been a rich man no matter what. God bless him for cashing in but his original talking lines railed against being a sellout. Guess Reeboks money can change a mans thinking.
The basic fundamentals of the workouts are great but the fact that basically anyone can get level one certified and open a gym or "Box" is a joke. I know about a half dozen people who went to the wrong places and wound up tearing shoulder and knee ligaments.
The second biggest laugh I get is when the newly converted try to argue the lack of PED's in Crossfit. The Games are loaded with drugs. LOADED!
Now I do an occasional WOD in my own garage. Just did Fight Gone Bad last week. The original foundation workouts are awesome.
RE: RE: The most laughs I see at the expense of crossfit has to do with
First rule of crossfit, always talk about crossfit, always.
This^
I was doing Crossfit with our wrestlers since before it was the cool thing to be doing. Started sometime around 2005 based off of my posts on the Crossfit forum. Over that time I have soured on what Glassman has turned his product into. He talked about never selling out only to sell out in the largest way possible. He would have been a rich man no matter what. God bless him for cashing in but his original talking lines railed against being a sellout. Guess Reeboks money can change a mans thinking.
The basic fundamentals of the workouts are great but the fact that basically anyone can get level one certified and open a gym or "Box" is a joke. I know about a half dozen people who went to the wrong places and wound up tearing shoulder and knee ligaments.
The second biggest laugh I get is when the newly converted try to argue the lack of PED's in Crossfit. The Games are loaded with drugs. LOADED!
Now I do an occasional WOD in my own garage. Just did Fight Gone Bad last week. The original foundation workouts are awesome.
If you have a good affiliate with good coaches, who cares what the rest of the world is doing?
I for one could care less about the pros or the ESPN televised games. But I did have fun doing the open.
I'm impressed when I see the top performers in my box dominate a workout-- but what these professional crossfit athletes do during the games is mindblowing-- both men and women. PEDs or not, I am in awe watching their abilities. Rich Froning is a monster. The women are incredible. Also, some of the women at crossfit have incredible bodies that I love to look at-- then again, many of the better female crossfit athletes are too muscular and bulky for my tastes
(though have family who have done it for a while) I now understand why crossfit people talk about it nonstop like a cult.
I go 5/6 times per week. Every day, it's a different workout that I wasn't aware of so it's "new" to my brain. Plus, the workouts feature several different activities. Everyday I'm achy or sore so the workout is always on my mind. Plus, because I actually enjoy the workouts, I look forward to the next day's "wod." All in all, it's a very communal type of workout with interaction, groupwork and encouragement during the workouts; it effectively is a fitness social club.
As a result, when I have conversations with people, crossfit naturally comes up because it feels "new" each time and it is a part of my daily life and far more interesting to me to talk about than work.
I used to think it was annoying and preachy, but now that I'm in it and now that I catch myself talking about it too much on my own, I realize that it's the same to me as talking about what happened in the game last night.
I'm impressed when I see the top performers in my box dominate a workout-- but what these professional crossfit athletes do during the games is mindblowing-- both men and women. PEDs or not, I am in awe watching their abilities. Rich Froning is a monster. The women are incredible. Also, some of the women at crossfit have incredible bodies that I love to look at-- then again, many of the better female crossfit athletes are too muscular and bulky for my tastes
The women's Games are definitely enjoyable to watch. And yeah, they look completely roided up.
I read somewhere that walking on the treadmill is more beneficial than running on the treadmill.
I think that would depend on what your goals are.
Cardio is absolutely not bad for anyone but if you're looking to build muscle and aren't trying to lose weight, you really don't need to do much at all.
People have of the gruntasourus Rex at the gym getting his swole on and giving unasked for advice. Just don't be a loud, bragging douchebag and almost no one will care what you do or want to make fun of you.
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im quite capable of interpreting it, you clearly aren't.
didn't say shit about you. while we're at it, though, you can fuck off.
The HIIT classes are tough, but really do work!
So while a younger guy can be indifferent between moderate and intense exercise in the proportions mentioned in the article, older guys may want to favor the intense workout.
Here. I own an affiliate in NJ.
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I've been doing it since Jan and love it
Here. I own an affiliate in NJ.
cool, which one?
Also, crossfit is weird.
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Here. I own an affiliate in NJ.
cool, which one?
Bison
But the deal on the house we were bidding on fell through and we got cold feet about relocating.
Small world
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But the deal on the house we were bidding on fell through and we got cold feet about relocating.
Small world
Ah man that would have been awesome. Where you going now?
Sure...I believe I've competed against a couple guys from there
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LOL! There are more than a few Orthos looking at this pic and rubbing their hands together!
I do a 10 minute HIIT cardio workout after I lift. Works for me.
Yup.. a lot of scaled athletes. They all started Crossfit at my place within the past year to year and a half They did awesome. I couldn't compete that year but should be back this upcoming year.
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I've been doing it since Jan and love it
Here. I own an affiliate in NJ.
cool, which one?
I am. Have been doing it off and on for 3 years (mostly because of money...but have been going consistently for the last year) and love the variety that you experience. I am stronger because of it. I thought the pull-ups would kill my subluxating shoulder, it hasn't popped out in two years. My flexibility is better. My endurance is better. I weigh 190 yet I deadlift 400, back squat 315, front squat 255 and strict press 165. Those aren't beast numbers but considering I had never lifted weights before doing crossfit, I'm happy with it.
Key is finding a gym where the coaches still compete and aren't meatheads. Both of my coaches still compete in Olympic lifting meets. And my gym is awesome. Lots of space, no real bro behavior. Lots of advice from experienced members.
Sy, where is your affiliate? Maybe I'll come for a drop in.
It's one of the things from the book that I'm going to make effort to keep.
Know all of them well. I started CF there and worked there for a couple years prior to opening my own.
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I've been doing it since Jan and love it
Here. I own an affiliate in NJ.
cool, which one?
I am. Have been doing it off and on for 3 years (mostly because of money...but have been going consistently for the last year) and love the variety that you experience. I am stronger because of it. I thought the pull-ups would kill my subluxating shoulder, it hasn't popped out in two years. My flexibility is better. My endurance is better. I weigh 190 yet I deadlift 400, back squat 315, front squat 255 and strict press 165. Those aren't beast numbers but considering I had never lifted weights before doing crossfit, I'm happy with it.
Key is finding a gym where the coaches still compete and aren't meatheads. Both of my coaches still compete in Olympic lifting meets. And my gym is awesome. Lots of space, no real bro behavior. Lots of advice from experienced members.
Sy, where is your affiliate? Maybe I'll come for a drop in.
Midland Park, NJ.
I coach most of the classes. Let me know... sy2256@gmail.com
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I've been doing it since Jan and love it
Here. I own an affiliate in NJ.
Not sure how you have time for anything else with all the time you put into evaluations!!
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I've been doing it since Jan and love it
Here. I own an affiliate in NJ.
Not sure how you have time for anything else with all the time you put into evaluations!!
We sleep plenty when we die!
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I've been doing it since Jan and love it
Here. I own an affiliate in NJ.
cool, which one?
I am. Have been doing it off and on for 3 years (mostly because of money...but have been going consistently for the last year) and love the variety that you experience. I am stronger because of it. I thought the pull-ups would kill my subluxating shoulder, it hasn't popped out in two years. My flexibility is better. My endurance is better. I weigh 190 yet I deadlift 400, back squat 315, front squat 255 and strict press 165. Those aren't beast numbers but considering I had never lifted weights before doing crossfit, I'm happy with it.
Key is finding a gym where the coaches still compete and aren't meatheads. Both of my coaches still compete in Olympic lifting meets. And my gym is awesome. Lots of space, no real bro behavior. Lots of advice from experienced members.
Sy, where is your affiliate? Maybe I'll come for a drop in.
Midland Park, NJ.
I coach most of the classes. Let me know... sy2256@gmail.com
My parents are from N. JERSEY (Montclair) and I usually drop in at Guerrilla Fitness, but love trying new gyms. What's your drop in rate?
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I've been doing it since Jan and love it
Here. I own an affiliate in NJ.
cool, which one?
I am. Have been doing it off and on for 3 years (mostly because of money...but have been going consistently for the last year) and love the variety that you experience. I am stronger because of it. I thought the pull-ups would kill my subluxating shoulder, it hasn't popped out in two years. My flexibility is better. My endurance is better. I weigh 190 yet I deadlift 400, back squat 315, front squat 255 and strict press 165. Those aren't beast numbers but considering I had never lifted weights before doing crossfit, I'm happy with it.
Key is finding a gym where the coaches still compete and aren't meatheads. Both of my coaches still compete in Olympic lifting meets. And my gym is awesome. Lots of space, no real bro behavior. Lots of advice from experienced members.
Sy, where is your affiliate? Maybe I'll come for a drop in.
Midland Park, NJ.
I coach most of the classes. Let me know... sy2256@gmail.com
My parents are from N. JERSEY (Montclair) and I usually drop in at Guerrilla Fitness, but love trying new gyms. What's your drop in rate?
Free. I don't charge for one time drop ins.
I didn't see anyone goofing on CF here. Pretty sure anyone that works out knows that good strict CF is totally legit. Some of the hacks running some of these gyms definitely should not be. They are probably funded by local orthos... lol. I only commented on the pic because nobody in their right mind should be free squatting any kind of weight off of a yoga ball. Unless they have really good insurance, and lots of time to kill... I guess.
I'm sure the workouts are legit and get you in good shape. I'm fine with just going to the gym and not needing to tell everyone about it, personally.
This^
I was doing Crossfit with our wrestlers since before it was the cool thing to be doing. Started sometime around 2005 based off of my posts on the Crossfit forum. Over that time I have soured on what Glassman has turned his product into. He talked about never selling out only to sell out in the largest way possible. He would have been a rich man no matter what. God bless him for cashing in but his original talking lines railed against being a sellout. Guess Reeboks money can change a mans thinking.
The basic fundamentals of the workouts are great but the fact that basically anyone can get level one certified and open a gym or "Box" is a joke. I know about a half dozen people who went to the wrong places and wound up tearing shoulder and knee ligaments.
The second biggest laugh I get is when the newly converted try to argue the lack of PED's in Crossfit. The Games are loaded with drugs. LOADED!
Now I do an occasional WOD in my own garage. Just did Fight Gone Bad last week. The original foundation workouts are awesome.
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First rule of crossfit, always talk about crossfit, always.
This^
I was doing Crossfit with our wrestlers since before it was the cool thing to be doing. Started sometime around 2005 based off of my posts on the Crossfit forum. Over that time I have soured on what Glassman has turned his product into. He talked about never selling out only to sell out in the largest way possible. He would have been a rich man no matter what. God bless him for cashing in but his original talking lines railed against being a sellout. Guess Reeboks money can change a mans thinking.
The basic fundamentals of the workouts are great but the fact that basically anyone can get level one certified and open a gym or "Box" is a joke. I know about a half dozen people who went to the wrong places and wound up tearing shoulder and knee ligaments.
The second biggest laugh I get is when the newly converted try to argue the lack of PED's in Crossfit. The Games are loaded with drugs. LOADED!
Now I do an occasional WOD in my own garage. Just did Fight Gone Bad last week. The original foundation workouts are awesome.
If you have a good affiliate with good coaches, who cares what the rest of the world is doing?
I for one could care less about the pros or the ESPN televised games. But I did have fun doing the open.
I go 5/6 times per week. Every day, it's a different workout that I wasn't aware of so it's "new" to my brain. Plus, the workouts feature several different activities. Everyday I'm achy or sore so the workout is always on my mind. Plus, because I actually enjoy the workouts, I look forward to the next day's "wod." All in all, it's a very communal type of workout with interaction, groupwork and encouragement during the workouts; it effectively is a fitness social club.
As a result, when I have conversations with people, crossfit naturally comes up because it feels "new" each time and it is a part of my daily life and far more interesting to me to talk about than work.
I used to think it was annoying and preachy, but now that I'm in it and now that I catch myself talking about it too much on my own, I realize that it's the same to me as talking about what happened in the game last night.
The women's Games are definitely enjoyable to watch. And yeah, they look completely roided up.
Cardio is awful for you, stop doing it.
-Peter in Atlanta
I think that would depend on what your goals are.
Cardio is absolutely not bad for anyone but if you're looking to build muscle and aren't trying to lose weight, you really don't need to do much at all.