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Originally Posted by Saul Good
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.
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That's because being muscular is not an advantage in combat sports because of loss of flexiblity and muscle requires more oxygen so you fatigue quicker.
So you think most NFL players look more like people that crossfit? What about sprinters? What did McGwire, Bonds, and Sosa look like?
I find that having my size and strength comes in more handy in every day situations. When you are cock strong you are cock strong. It only sucks when people always think "Hey BCD looks like he could lift a house lets call him to help move"
