Just reread CrossFit Journal on Metabolic Conditioning...

[raj rihal]

Originally Posted by Garrett Smith

Sounds like the new CF "goal" workout of 100 squats with bodyweight load.
http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/004886.html

Similar to the old "15 OHS with BW", only much more dangerous to the system.

It seems like crossfit is becoming a sport of extreme muscular endurance, the ultamarathon of weight lifting. Not sure if that still qualifies as 'functional.' 100 back squats with body weight made me want to puke just thinking about it!

[Wayne Riddle]

Originally Posted by Geoffrey Thompson

It involved 100 squats with 240# or something like that.

One quote I saw from a player said he did 100 squats with 240 pounds, and it was a timed exercise.

[Derek Weaver]

Originally Posted by Garrett Smith

Sounds like the new CF "goal" workout of 100 squats with bodyweight load.
http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/004886.html

Similar to the old "15 OHS with BW", only much more dangerous to the system.

I think that old video of Dr. Ken doing something like 425 x 20 something reps @ 160-170 was way more impressive than that filth from CF.

[Ryne Clos]

ESPN has an article on this Iowa thing: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6061650

The workout included 100 weighted squats for time, 100 weighted bench presses for time, and pulling a weighted sled 100 yards, according to ESPN.

[Justin Z. Smith]

Originally Posted by Ryne Clos

...
The workout included 100 weighted squats for time, 100 weighted bench presses for time, and pulling a weighted sled 100 yards, ...

More "numerology"-type of workouts, with biologically meaningless rep numbers. Must have been a CrossFitter's 100th birthday or something.

Justin

[Wayne Riddle]

Main page of University of Iowa had a link to this article: http://spectator.uiowa.edu/2011/january/amendola.html

For athletes, I think it’s important to not over-train. Look at a balanced program to maintain good core muscle function so when you do stress the body with, say, long distance running or an aggressive sport like basketball or football, your joints are able to tolerate that activity because you’ve prepared them well.

[Shane Skowron]

I did 100 BS with bodyweight once. Legs were sore the next day, back was sore for a few days. In retrospect, it had no point whatsoever.

[Brian DeGennaro]

Yeah, I've said it before, I've gotten suckered into max rep dick-measuring contests before and around 50+ reps you realize this is just really freakin' stupid.

[Garrett Smith]

Originally Posted by raj rihal

It seems like crossfit is becoming a sport of extreme muscular endurance, the ultamarathon of weight lifting. Not sure if that still qualifies as 'functional.' 100 back squats with body weight made me want to puke just thinking about it!

Haha, I've been saying basically the same thing for a while. CF = something like triathlons with a barbell/KB/whatever.

They've simply fallen prey to the more is better trap. Too bad it wasn't the "more weight on the bar" version.

[raj rihal]

Originally Posted by Garrett Smith

Haha, I've been saying basically the same thing for a while. CF = something like triathlons with a barbell/KB/whatever.

They've simply fallen prey to the more is better trap. Too bad it wasn't the "more weight on the bar" version.

Ya, the workouts start to feel like military assessments or tryouts. Although those methods are used to weed people out, not train them.

A great quote from PPST:

"Planning a program of weight training requires a clearly defined set of goals for the athlete. Once the goals are established, training must be relatively specific, meaning that exercises and programming should pertain specifically to the sport. Training without planning is not much of a program, and if progress occurs it will be in spite of the program rather than because of it."

great book.

this one handed typing just suuuuuucks.