Crossfit FAQ

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If you re looking for a good alternative to crossfit I would recommend rosstraining(www.rosstraining.com).

I've been doing ross' style of training and occasional crossfit workouts for the last 6 months or so and after years of bodybuilding and powerlifting style training i'm definitely in the best shape of my life. If someone's goal is to be athletic and well conditioned rosstraining or crossfit will put you miles ahead of someone doing bodybuilding style workouts and doing their cardio on the elliptical(most people doing conventional weight training just dont work out very hard).

I have some beef with crossfit, but not regarding kipping pull ups, I think kipping pull ups are great as a metacon exercise(if you can do enough of them).

One thing I don't like about crossfit is using olympic lifts with high reps as part of a conditioning circuit. Olympic lifts are so technique based and place really high demands on the nervous system that doing them while fatigued seems to go against what they're all about(using your body as a whole to generate a short explosive force).

I love their "cindy" and "fran" workouts(if you can perform well on these 2 workouts you're in pretty damn good shape) as well as their pull up ladder workout. I'd rather add selective conditioning workouts to my strength training schedule than totally subscribe to their program.