General Fitness Preparation vs CrossFit

[wyodan]

OR why not CrossFit two days and get your endurance the other 5

Either or. My experience with crossfitters is that they all think you need to only CrossFit. I’m not at their gym to become the best at exercising, I’m there to get better for the things I like to do. That bugs them. I do enjoy competitive exercising though.

 

[JohnDough]

I decided CrossFit was not for me when I realized I out performed CrossFiters randomly doing workouts with them in the military. At the time I ran and all my strength training was push-ups, pull-ups, dips, and crunches/flutter kicks. I found it interesting and concluded that CrossFit must not actually training people well if I was able to out do them at their own game.

I think gyms are over rated, unless you specifically want to increase lift weight or muscle bulk. But for moving your own body, just use your body and keep it simple.

That isn't a good matrix. I just started CF again after taking 8 years off from it, and I perform very near the top or at the top at my gym for lifts...but I do not typically even rank hardly on the WOD's. That said, you are right about mobility, calisthenics is legit.

 

[Marbles]

That isn't a good matrix. I just started CF again after taking 8 years off from it, and I perform very near the top or at the top at my gym for lifts...but I do not typically even rank hardly on the WOD's. That said, you are right about mobility, calisthenics is legit.

These were WOD type workouts I believe (don't know enough to be sure).

In the end, moving of any kind is better than not moving, so people should do what they find motivating and keeps them moving.