Just reread CrossFit Journal on Metabolic Conditioning...

[Andrew Wilson]

Its so funny how he goes on this rant about Twight plagiarizing him, yet he seems to forget he completely plagiarized Supertraining (page 31, 1999)

[Steven Low]

Not exactly...

"fitness may be defined as the ability to cope with the demands of a specific task efficiently and safely"

Looks like that last part got left out


That's actually pretty surprising that this page of Supertraining hasn't been posted widely before considering how big CF has grown and how much he bashed Supertraining and Siff

[Pat McElhone]

Originally Posted by Andrew Wilson

... Dude it was a workout, getting fatigued from a workout is not weakness.
... What is his he an emperor? Kim Jong Il?
... Just sounds like something a villain from a James Bond movie would say
... Greg, this is no time to interrupt your hate-Twight rant to talk about yourself.

... AND RISK NUCLEAR WAR AND APOCALYPTIC GENOCIDE
DAMN HIM

Mark Twight responded to all this on Robb Wolf's blog:

http://robbwolf.com/2009/11/24/the-b...certification/

A lot of post, but Twights was on 24 Nov 09 at 10:08pm, scroll down, it is worth a read.

[Tom Seryak]

Originally Posted by Andrew Wilson

Its so funny how he goes on this rant about Twight plagiarizing him, yet he seems to forget he completely plagiarized Supertraining (page 31, 1999)

I'm glad you posted this because it seems to be the ultimate irony with crossfit claiming to be the world's greatest general physical PREPAREDNESS program. i did crossfit pretty hardcore for more than 2 years. During those 2 years, my level of preparedness (ABILITY TO EXPRESS FITNESS) steadily declined over time to the point where if i wasn't WOD-DING, i had a hard time performing simple daily tasks because i was too sore or too tired or both.

i remember thinking one time after doing something stupid like 30 rounds of 'cindy' that what little i may have gained in 'work capacity' was not worth what I had lost in preparedness. at first this started to affect only level of preparedness right after training, but then it turned into a more chronic condition called ADRENAL FATIGUE SYNDROME. So, the program that aims to improve preparedness in the long run does just the opposite!!

[Donald Lee]

I promise a better, more scientific, clinically relevant nutritional cert, a certification that leaves each attendee more capable to offer prescription and adjust the prescription to maximize results for their clients. It will be taught by professionals and as early on as possible, ANSI accredited. This certification is going to be about you and NOT about us. Thank you.

I guess Glassman doesn't realize that only physicians and registered dieticians can legally prescribe diets.

[Justin Z. Smith]

Originally Posted by Andrew Wilson

... Dude it was a workout, getting fatigued from a workout is not weakness.

And props to Twight for putting himself out there. Does any video of Glassman working out even exist? Not sure why not if it is "infinitely scalable" etc.

Justin

[Shane Skowron]

Originally Posted by Justin Z. Smith

And props to Twight for putting himself out there. Does any video of Glassman working out even exist? Not sure why not if it is "infinitely scalable" etc.

Justin

Glassman has stated why he doesn't workout publicly.


Cooperman asked if I did the WOD every day. I said, “no, I’m usually experimenting on myself and others with protocols that will quickly be abandoned and it would be unethical to spread them to the community at large adding that most of what we monkey with will never make it to wider audience.”

http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/003942.html




So basically, Glassman is like the Atlanta CDC of Crossfit.

He "experiments" on all the super secret exercises that no one's ever thought of before so that everyone else won't have to be infected by the dangerous workouts. If you didn't monkey around with these unique exercises before, people would start getting injuries like rhabdo, SLAP, and Achilles tears. And that would just be unethical.

[Andrew Wilson]

Originally Posted by Steven Low

Not exactly...

"fitness may be defined as the ability to cope with the demands of a specific task efficiently and safely"
Looks like that last part got left out
That's actually pretty surprising that this page of Supertraining hasn't been posted widely before considering how big CF has grown and how much he bashed Supertraining and Siff

hahaha!

Originally Posted by Pat McElhone

Mark Twight responded to all this on Robb Wolf's blog:
http://robbwolf.com/2009/11/24/the-b...certification/
A lot of post, but Twights was on 24 Nov 09 at 10:08pm, scroll down, it is worth a read.

[Pat McElhone]

I have posted something like before.

Aurthor Jones developed the ideal of Metabolic Conditioning. Has he ever been mentioned in the CrossFit Journal?

Also, this:

CFJ, Oct 2002

"Importantly, improvements in endurance, stamina, strength and flexibility come about through training. Training refers to activity that improves performance through measurable organic changes in the body. By contrast improvements in coordination, agility, balance and accuracy come about through practice. Practice refers to activity that improves performance through changes in the nervous system. Power and speed are adaptations of both training and practice."

Wrestling Physical Conditioning Encyclopedia, 1974, John Jesse

"Authorities in the sports medicine, physical education, and physiological worlds are unanimous in their agreement that the three physical qualities of strength, stamina and flexibility are the foundation for the development of a high level of neuromuscular coordination, balance, speed, reaction and movement time, power adn agility, which in turn are the basis for skill learning and successful athletic performance."

I have to believe that Jesse's book is the foundation for the ideal that fitness relates to being balance in the 10 physicals skills. Once again, Jesse wrote that in 1974. It would be nice to see Jim Jesse credited for writing a book 37 years ago that is still very relevant today.

[Andrew Wilson]

What happened to Jim at Dynamax?