Anybody else drank the Crossfit Koolaid?

[JBNj]

Dude….Do you know what a squat is?

Rich Froning: has a listed 455lb back squat.
Matt Fraser: 485lb back squat.
Jason Khalipa: 450lb back squat.
Tommy Hackenbruck: 525 back squat.
Ben Smith: 480lb back squat.

These guys all finished in the top 10 in the WORLD at the Crossfit Games. None of them weigh less than 180lbs. Performance counts, talk is cheap. They had to successful navigate the open and regionals which is no easy task. Just to make it to regionals is a huge accomplishment. I can tell you from experience that having a 400lb legit, below parallel back squat is no joke. Anybody can put a bunch of weight on a bar, get underneath it and drop 4" and say they "squatted" it. Then they get laughed out of the room by the guys who actually know what they're doing.

I would think someone with your superior genetics, training discipline, and motivation should go to the games next year and win all of that prize money. At 148 lbs you should be able to crush everyone in all the bodyweight exercises. With your impressive lifting numbers I'm sure you'll shock the crowd… HAHA
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Yes i know what a squat is. Do you know who Kyle keough is? Or some other lifter that actually squat more than those guys you listed above. Top 10 in the world in crossfit doesn't fascinate me due to the fact is not all the top athletes in the world competed in the crossfit games.

Kyle keough 148lb lifter, walk around weight 155-160lbs
Kyle Keough (148): 1405-lb. Total, RUM VII - YouTube

And since you want to be facinated if i know what a squat is here ya go. Don't pay attention to that ugly mug.
This was the last set (as many reps as possible)set of Wendler 5/3/1 afterwards i ended up maxing out
Form check 295lb squat x7 rep pr. BW 145lb - YouTube

345lbs after 5 months of training usin Wendler 5/3/1 variation, beginning six months to a little after 1 year smolov jr was my squat routine mainly.
Form check 345lb squat max effort 15lb Pr. BW 145lb - YouTube

Apparently my gym had a strict no cellphone video recording policy which is why I don't have further videos of my pr. Never claimed to be the fastest or strongest or fittest just posted my results. People like kyle keough and others are pushing some serious weight around for little guys.

 

[rgrmike]

Go win that money dude!

 

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[backyardsniper]

Well. I'm glad to see my thread has become so popular. I'll give yall a little update. I took about a 1 month hiatus from crossfit to do a ridiculously low calorie diet which I'm sure wasn't health but I dpnt give a fuck. It got rid of about 25 lbs so I'm happy with that. I've now brought my calorie intake up to 800-1000 a day and started back to crossfit. I was rucking and running while doing the low cal. I lost a little bit of strength but not much. I'm going to do about 2 more weeks of this calorie intake which should bring me down to about 250. Im at 261 right now. Was 313 last Sept. Dont laugh fuckers. It could happen to you and it sucks greatly. I am now down to where I feel I can have a more effective workout and burn more calories. So I'm still doing crossfit and still making progress. Once I get to 250lb I'll raise my calories up to about 1800 and try to lose the rest of the weight ina "healthy" way. My eeventual goal is 215-220lb. Im 6'0 and when I went and got on one of those bodyfat analysis machimes at the doctor it said I had 197 lb of lean mass so he agreed 220 would be a comfortable weight to maintain for me. Who knows if I get that far down I may go for it and try to get all ripped and shit but that is a long way off. Right now I'll just take it a lb at a time. I leave in three weeks to go to Wyoming for an elk hunt which is what got all this started. Now I hope next year to do a tough mudder. Fitness is addictive and once you see some results its hard to quit. Because at the end of the day being fat sucks a d there is just no way around that.

 

[Erud]

Well. I'm glad to see my thread has become so popular. I'll give yall a little update. I took about a 1 month hiatus from crossfit to do a ridiculously low calorie diet which I'm sure wasn't health but I dpnt give a fuck. It got rid of about 25 lbs so I'm happy with that. I've now brought my calorie intake up to 800-1000 a day and started back to crossfit. I was rucking and running while doing the low cal. I lost a little bit of strength but not much. I'm going to do about 2 more weeks of this calorie intake which should bring me down to about 250. Im at 261 right now. Was 313 last Sept. Dont laugh fuckers. It could happen to you and it sucks greatly. I am now down to where I feel I can have a more effective workout and burn more calories. So I'm still doing crossfit and still making progress. Once I get to 250lb I'll raise my calories up to about 1800 and try to lose the rest of the weight ina "healthy" way. My eeventual goal is 215-220lb. Im 6'0 and when I went and got on one of those bodyfat analysis machimes at the doctor it said I had 197 lb of lean mass so he agreed 220 would be a comfortable weight to maintain for me. Who knows if I get that far down I may go for it and try to get all ripped and shit but that is a long way off. Right now I'll just take it a lb at a time. I leave in three weeks to go to Wyoming for an elk hunt which is what got all this started. Now I hope next year to do a tough mudder. Fitness is addictive and once you see some results its hard to quit. Because at the end of the day being fat sucks a d there is just no way around that.

Nice work, keep it up.

 

[backyardsniper]

If it was then ive lost 5 inches of muscle right around my waist. Dude you are a world class douche bag. I mean it's fine if you don't agree with the way other people chose to do things but there is really no reason to just be a dick all the time. Like the other dude said I'll do what Im doing and you do what you do. Fuck, thats why I hate posting on this forum

 

[Josie]

Yes i know what a squat is. Do you know who Kyle keough is? Or some other lifter that actually squat more than those guys you listed above. Top 10 in the world in crossfit doesn't fascinate me due to the fact is not all the top athletes in the world competed in the crossfit games.

Kyle keough 148lb lifter, walk around weight 155-160lbs
Kyle Keough (148): 1405-lb. Total, RUM VII - YouTube

And since you want to be facinated if i know what a squat is here ya go. Don't pay attention to that ugly mug.
This was the last set (as many reps as possible)set of Wendler 5/3/1 afterwards i ended up maxing out
Form check 295lb squat x7 rep pr. BW 145lb - YouTube

345lbs after 5 months of training usin Wendler 5/3/1 variation, beginning six months to a little after 1 year smolov jr was my squat routine mainly.
Form check 345lb squat max effort 15lb Pr. BW 145lb - YouTube

Apparently my gym had a strict no cellphone video recording policy which is why I don't have further videos of my pr. Never claimed to be the fastest or strongest or fittest just posted my results. People like kyle keough and others are pushing some serious weight around for little guys.

Nice job on 345, its a long way off from 415 but at least you use full range of motion. However, none of your examples help your argument of what a well rounded athlete is. Kyle Keough is a specialist....a power lifter. Show me someone who is a triathlete "type" of athlete, proficient in body weight gymnastics movements, Olympic weightlifting, and power lifting movements. That is what these threads are about. Your not helping yourself by giving examples of your Wendler squat program or Kyle Keough's power lifting numbers. We're talking about FITNESS, not just strength, and not just someone who can run a 16 min 5K. Show me someone who can do it all dude that is the argument here

 

[Josie]

If it was then ive lost 5 inches of muscle right around my waist. Dude you are a world class douche bag. I mean it's fine if you don't agree with the way other people chose to do things but there is really no reason to just be a dick all the time. Like the other dude said I'll do what Im doing and you do what you do. Fuck, thats why I hate posting on this forum

Well. I'm glad to see my thread has become so popular. I'll give yall a little update. I took about a 1 month hiatus from crossfit to do a ridiculously low calorie diet which I'm sure wasn't health but I dpnt give a fuck. It got rid of about 25 lbs so I'm happy with that. I've now brought my calorie intake up to 800-1000 a day and started back to crossfit. I was rucking and running while doing the low cal. I lost a little bit of strength but not much. I'm going to do about 2 more weeks of this calorie intake which should bring me down to about 250. Im at 261 right now. Was 313 last Sept. Dont laugh fuckers. It could happen to you and it sucks greatly. I am now down to where I feel I can have a more effective workout and burn more calories. So I'm still doing crossfit and still making progress. Once I get to 250lb I'll raise my calories up to about 1800 and try to lose the rest of the weight ina "healthy" way. My eeventual goal is 215-220lb. Im 6'0 and when I went and got on one of those bodyfat analysis machimes at the doctor it said I had 197 lb of lean mass so he agreed 220 would be a comfortable weight to maintain for me. Who knows if I get that far down I may go for it and try to get all ripped and shit but that is a long way off. Right now I'll just take it a lb at a time. I leave in three weeks to go to Wyoming for an elk hunt which is what got all this started. Now I hope next year to do a tough mudder. Fitness is addictive and once you see some results its hard to quit. Because at the end of the day being fat sucks a d there is just no way around that.

Good job keeping at it and getting those results. Definitely be wise about dieting because there are a lot of negative side effects from calorie depletion. I would try and give you some advice there but I'm not a nutritionist.

This thread was supposed to be supportive of you in your quest for a healthier lifestyle. Trolls are going to troll and haters are going to hate. Just do what makes you happy and feel good about yourself and get the results you're looking for. Keep up the good work.

By the way, my training pards and I are doing a backcountry backpack elk hunt in Colorado Oct. 18th-26th. All of this training is to prepare us for the physical demands of the hunt. Thats why it's called functional fitness. It definitely helps keep your body well conditioned so you can put yourself through these demanding challenges. Good luck to you man and if you get one don't be afraid to post some pictures on here.

 

[Nuke8401]

OP,
Great job man, keep it up! Hope the hunt goes well for you. I don’t know more than the average person about nutrition but the extreme low cal diet seems off to me. I have been doing a Paleo challenge for a little over a week and am eating like crazy; veggies, lean protein, fruit, nuts, good fats, and I lost 6lbs the first week.
I’m 54 almost 55. On June 6, 2014 I weighed 225. I had been around that weight since getting out of the military in 2005. This morning (12+weeks later) I weighed 195.2, almost 30lbs less. I can’t squat, bench or clean shit compared to you guys but the me of today can sure as hell beat the shit out of the me of 6 June in cardio, strength and flexibility. I can climb a rope and am getting close to being able to do a strict pull-up again. I’m sure there are other exercise routines that produce results but CrossFit is working for me because I suck at working out on my own, I need the group/team push. The workout session at the CrossFit gym I go to lasts for about 1 hour. Warm-up, stretching, and sometimes foam roller. Next an OLY weight routine for say 10-15 mins, followed by the WOD, then a cool down with stretching/foam roller. With an ACL/ meniscus repair, ruptured disc, and dislocated elbow in my history, I am very careful of lifting heavy and while I get PRs they aren’t close to what I could PR if I was reckless about the lifts. I recognize it will take years to get OLY lifting form correct so I limit my lift weight.
I see a Warrior dash/challenge and possibly a GO-ruck in my future.
So to everyone, why bash what is working for someone else? I do admire those that have the discipline to work out alone and really push themselves. To each his own.
Stay n it OP!

 

[JBNj]

I am just gonna leave this here for you all to read especially those who are into crossfit. And why crossfit shouldn't be used for the serious athlete. Competing at an event is fine, competing every workout may be hurting your progress.

written by Major Damon Wells is currently attending the Army’s Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He has served as the United States Military Academy’s Assistant Course Director for Strength Development, the Officer-in-Charge of the West Point powerlifting team, the strength & conditioning coach for middle distance track, and a combatives and boxing instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has published numerous fitness articles and was a guest presenter at the 2009 American College of Sports Medicine conference in Seattle. Damon also holds the current Texas APF submasters squat record for the 125 kg weight class (804lbs). He has a BS in Psychology and an MS in Kinesiology from Texas A&M University. He is a 15 year veteran of the US Army and is currently on active duty. He has served two tours in Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

If you care to read
Starting Strength: Article

 

[Mr.BR]

When it comes down to it the massive doped up crossfit guys couldn't go the distance ,that a malnurished 120lb Huthi in flipflops that has never seen a gym in his life could .Carrying roughly his own bodyweight considerable distance at a considerable pace , under gunfire .

 

[RickyRodney]

"Fuck double-unders" I feel ya bro.