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Originally Posted by Aspengc8
'usable' ? 
Weight room strength doesn't carry over into every day life? Have you ever played sports? Helped a friend move heavy furniture?
Comments like yours are where the cross fit resentment comes from. Spewing out reeruned terms like 'usable' or 'functional' strength. Give me a break.
Crossfit was around when I was in highschool, we just called it calisthenics. |
I play sports against focused lifters, and raw strength just doesn't translate efficiently. If I'm boxing against a sparring partner who spends most of his training time in the weight room, it's not even a fair fight.
Sure, I run the risk of getting knocked across the ring, but it never happens. I'm so much quicker it's silly. A few minutes in, when his stamina is a liability, it's open season.
There really is a reason that most professional athletes look more like cross fit champions than Mr. Olympia.
That's not meant to denigrate pure lifters in any way. Lifting is specialized. Cross-fit is versatile. There are more real-world applications in my life for cross fit. That may be different for you.