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My last gym had posters of skinny crossfit guys on the walls. My new gym (Golds in Santa Clara) is a real place for bodybuilders and powerlifters. They have posters of Arnold and other classic bodybuilders and powerlifters on the walls. It's inspirational. They have equipment and machines I had never seen in person before. Like 100 pound plates.
You never tried the "balance on a little ball with one foot with the other leg sticking out" snatch? Lol.
[video=youtube;AKZEk4NG1-o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKZEk4NG1-o[/video] This is the kind of weightlifting video that impresses me. This is almost twice my all time deadliflt max. Hafthor Bjornsson is a massively strong man weighing in at over 400 pounds. Crossfit guys look skinny and weak to me. Literally every single one in the history of crossfit.
overhead pistol on a ball? :: what a fucking idiot. There ought to be a gym equivalent of the darwin awards.
There are a few compilations out there. Like the guy who almost scissors his own head off with barbell bench presses. He's ok, but probably hurts his neck a bit when he wrenches his head to the side.
CrossFit: great if you're a beardy 5'6-6'0 Rich Froning type and don't mind trying 30 push-press/squat 'thrusters', followed by 20 burpees, a 1Km sprint and then attempt some Olympic-style squat/clean/press.....but with form. If not, you're on the highway to injury. Oh, and never question the workout-methods of any Crossfit 'box' or you'll be seen as a total outsider... And don't forget your $150 per month fee, either.
Everyone I know who has tried Crossfit has ended up getting hurt and giving up. The whole idea of it is as annoying as shit. There is a box that shares an adjacent wall with my gym. They blast their music, constantly throw down there weights, and scream whenever they finish a set. So hard to concentrate and get a good workout.
It's good if it's programmed correctly. It's even better if the 'coaches' teach how to correctly perform Cleans, Squats, Deadlifts, etc - and preferably not after 10 mins of box-jumping, pullups, burpees and a 1 mile run. The CrossFit 'Love-In' that tends to exist within each 'box' is seriously annoying - like, you've been there 1-2 weeks and all the regulars are high-fiving and hugging each other. :scratcher: When I stopped my membership, the owner(s) ( who was also active-service in Iraq as well), who to be fair, he knows his stuff got all 'Why? Was it something we said?" and when I told him what I thought the problem with it was, he was like, "Oh right. You have a point. Thanks for the positive feedback"
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The throwing down the weights and screaming schtick should get someone tossed from the gym. There's a couple of knobs who do this at my gym, and other people are interrupted because they think the guy might be injured. He isn't. He's just being an asshole.
No that's just it. They all do it at the same time. I think it's part of their deal. Everyone throwing down there barbell at once when the set is over in unison.
