Coach, what's your view Crossfit?
I've been considering giving it a try, but I can't help but think that it's just military phys for affliction t-shirt wearing types.
I don't think much of crossfit at all. That being said crossfit is as good as it's instructors and most of the instructors follow a crossfit protocol. For example, this.....
The "official" CrossFit Warm-up is in the April 2003 CrossFit Journal.
3 rounds of 10-15 reps of
Samson Stretch (do the Samson Stretch once each round for 15-30 seconds)
Overhead Squat with broomstick
Sit-up
Back-extension
Pull-up
Dip
Note that for a workout that's dip or pullup-centric, you might want to do something else in the warmup.
Using this as an example of a warm-up, this is rediculous for the type of workouts they do.
1. You never stretch before a warm-up, you stretch AFTER.
2. Exept for the overhead squat, there is no mobility warm-up, no kind of activation work.
The idea of doing power exercises (olympic lifts) as part of volume training is absurd at best. It's designed for stimulating the CNS and creating explosive power, not muscular endurance. It's takes along time to perfect an olympic lift and these clowns try to teach it in one workout.
Also, the idea of these "muscle up" movements are dangerous at best. Unless you're a gymnast, don't do them.
The positive side of crossfit, might be the conditioning. Also, they have a great selection of exercises, they just have to learn how to apply them. Crossfit has been sued numerous times for injury related things and now has to be self-ensured. When ever a company has to self-ensure....it's not a good thing!
Anyway, those are just a few of the reasons why I'm against crossfit. They're only as good as the instructor.
