Hi,

Thinking of starting crossfit. Have read lots of negative things about it online, injuries, etc, etc....so is it that bad or is it OK to try out?

Thanks.

there's pros and cons for everything.
every sports have risk of injuries if not done correctly.
at the end of the day, it's what you want and what suits you the best, you'll have to find it out yourself.

This is my opinion

Crossfit ain't really that bad. Bodybuilding, powerlifting, weightlifting, crossfit and etc just different form of lifting with different concern. Give it a try for few months if you are into it.

Crossfit got negative review mostly due to bad form during lifting and injury prone. Just be assure you maintain good lifting form and hire a real good trainer.

you do deadlift, overhead press, pull ups, power clean in crossfit just the same as you would do in body building and weight lifting.

the reason for the bad name is due to its superhuman endurance requirement, espicially in competition.

super tired + weight = bad form = injury.

Good if done right with high emphasise on form.

Crossfit is fun. Have been doing it for few years. Injury is expected for all forms of exercise. To minimize risk of injury, proper coaching when u just started crossfit is important. N start with light weight. Know your own body limit , don't over do.

By the way, try first. And see if u like it

Many injuries from gymming too. All similar. At the end of the day should know your limits and practice good form.

in my honest opinion crossfit is just really sucks. i don't get it why some ppl here want to do it. but hey it's up to them

even steve cook does it but he then sticks to bodybuilding. i can see he loses his gains when doing that bullshit crossfit lol

It's shit. And many people at the gym have asked me about it. And they were grateful I've steered them away from that nonsense afterwards.

You lose some you gain some.

Its stupid to compare bodybuilding to crossfit without knowing a person's goal.

What sort of gain? Strength gain? Muscle gain? Endurance gain?

Bodybuilder cant beat a crossfitter in endurance, and crossfitter wont beat a body builder in muscle mass.

Crossfit is shit.

Haters gonna hate

Grapplers talk shit on strikers
Sprinter talk shit on marathoner
Drifter talk shit on dragster
Steroids talk shit on naturals.

Crossfit is still shit.

you sir just won the internet.




This post has been edited by axtray: Feb 22 2016, 07:32 PM

Lol. Thanks buddy. I know.

Fuck crossfit and skipping until you die lmao

Looooool.
Ya even Steve Cook moving back to bodybuilding.

The problem with crossfit is not the fact they advocate "going all out", training to failure, trying to do x number of things in shorter and shorter amounts of time, etc. All that can be great for conditioning. The problem comes from the fact additional resistance is used and when fatigue sets in, form inevitable breaks down which just adds unnecessary risk to otherwise safe exercises.

This post has been edited by -Dan: Feb 24 2016, 08:43 AM

LOL

x 2

When people do something very technical like Oly lifts and try progressing in terms of "reps done in the best time possible", shit hits the roof.
Rhabdomyolysis.

Crossshit fags will argue it's SO rare yet it's MORE COMMON in Crosspricks.

Damn, why do i keep typing Crossprick wrong.

I googled Rhabdomyolysis and shocked wow got such thing...quite prevalent in Crossfit? learnt something new everyday.

I can't stand the kipping pull ups...what the heck is that..

Just as long as your form is correct when doing any exercise, it will be alright. Simply flinging around will get you injured, which most amateur crossfitters do (then boasting about it, thats how it get a bad reputation).

Crossfit sucks.

That's the crux of the matter. Form -will- break down as fatigue sets in, no matter how strong you are. As I said, the risk in trying to complete exercises with external resistance in shorter amounts of time outweighs any potential benefit. All that potential gain is worth jack shit once an injury sets in.

Fucking jackass crossfit

Crossfit doesn't advovate good form. Sure, the trainer will say so but then when they do deads, it's all cat like........

Rushing technical lifts for time = recipe for disaster.

I do agree that form breakdown is common in crossfit especially during competition. But accusing ALL of them having bad form in lifting isn't necessary at all. I do know some crossfitter that did powerlifting as well and their form and weight lifted is better than most of us.

Why generalize crossfit is bad just because of all that trolling made? I'm not defending crossfit but I just don't like bringing others down because of certain thing we saw on net.

Actually saw someone doing this at the gym yesterday. Facepalm moment tbh.

Crossfit is so entertaining to watch

Rhabdomyolysis.

Just learnt today reading shit.