Just reread CrossFit Journal on Metabolic Conditioning...

[Andrew Wilson]

I don't understand why its a functional movement

[Tom Seryak]

The CrossFit Games
Mikko Salo has withdrawn from the competition due to a medical problem.

[Justin Z. Smith]

Originally Posted by Andrew Wilson

I don't understand why its a functional movement, whats its function?

Arboreal locomotion of course.

Justin

[Corey Kissel]

Yeah, the L-sit is the epitome of non-xfit movements.

I recall in the journal that nothing is more characteristically unique about functional movements than their ability to move large loads, long distances, and quickly.

L-Sit = NONE OF THE ABOVE

Fail.

Is it xfit if everyone at the games is doing it? HQ programmed it, so it's xfit? What in the world is and isn't xfit! It's nothing and everything at the same time!

[Geoffrey Thompson]

So what are the standards for softball throws? I would think that maybe 50m is what a guy would have to do so as not to be embarrassed and 60m would be rather respectable. I don't have much to go on, this is all I could find: http://www.siouxfallsparks.org/~/med..._for_Web2.ashx

[Justin Z. Smith]

Originally Posted by Corey Kissel

Yeah, the L-sit is the epitome of non-xfit movements.

I recall in the journal that nothing is more characteristically unique about functional movements than their ability to move large loads, long distances, and quickly.

L-Sit = NONE OF THE ABOVE

Fail.

Is it xfit if everyone at the games is doing it? HQ programmed it, so it's xfit? What in the world is and isn't xfit! It's nothing and everything at the same time!

Also, by their own work, their L-sit times are NOT elite:

crossfitseattle.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Skill-Levels-1-IV-spreadsheet.pdf

1 min Advanced
1 min 30 sec for Elite

max men and women time was less than these.

Justin

[Steve Shafley]

Here are some softball marks from seniors

SOFTBALL THROW - MEN
50-54 Bill Walsh 255-05.00 1996
55-59 James Kenney 234-10.00 2000
60-64 James Kenney 230-00.00 2002
65-69 James Kenney 211-07.00 2009
70-74 Charles McGarvey 177-08.00 1993
75-79 Charles McGarvey 151-10.00 1998
80-84 Edward Murphy 129-00.00 2004
85-89 John Ey 110-03.00 1994
90-94 Glen Olsen 56-00.00 2004

SOFTBALL THROW - WOMEN
50-54 Patricia Stephenson 160-00.00 2000
55-59 Patricia Stephenson 156-00.00 2004
60-64 Helen Boyd 132-07.00 1997
65-69 Nancy Callan 123-10.00 1999
70-74 Mary Clark 103-10.00 1996
75-79 Nancy Callan 96-00.00 2009
80-84 Kate Kwitkoski 68-09.00 2005
85-89 Wally Dashiell 51-01.00 2009
90-94 Elizabeth Evans 37-02.50 1995

[Andrew Wilson]

Originally Posted by Tom Seryak

The CrossFit Games
Mikko Salo has withdrawn from the competition due to a medical problem.

Wow.

[Andrew Wilson]

[Andrew Wilson]

This is complete chaos. No reps on a throw!!!