I'm not sure if any of you subscribe to the Journal, but I came across this great article the other day. Lately we've been talking a lot about strength development and how strength helps complete a lot of the WOD's in shorter times. Bingo, who regularly posts on the main site as an admin, and a few others have been testing various workout methods to greatly improve strength and at the same time maintain or improve Met-Con abilities. They've spent the past 5 years, if I recall correctly, honing in on a program they feel will deliver these results.
Take a look at this article and let me know what you think. I'd like to try a couple of cycles to see what happens. Of course after my achilles fully heals, but nonetheless, I'd like to try it out.
Let me know if you don't have a subscription to the Journal & I'll email you the article.
Feedback...thoughts?
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Well, the article doesn't show...let me see if there's another way to attach.
You have to have a password for the journal. lantzmiller
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Hey J,
Not totally done with the article, but it makes a lot of sense. I also really like to see the affirmation on rest and recovery. Not to get on the burpee thing again, but it also make me understand why I crap out after a few weeks. Lastly, (I know I might have to turn in my KoolAid with this one) but I have been getting frustrated with Crossfit being a means and an end. It seems that a great many people got into it to become better, stronger, faster firefighter, cops, MMA fighters. I took it up when I couldn't run. When I was able to, after 6-7 months of Crossfit, my mile time over 6-7 miles dropped by 1:30/mile. That was with running a couple times a month. However, that was the measure. I got better at crossfit so that my runs were faster and more fun. Now crossfit is the reason that I do crossfit. Any way, I'll post on that later, for now your post deserves some serious consideration.
BTW I hope that you are doing okay. Have you started the pysio yet?
No, I haven't started PT yet...I'm hoping next week.
Yeah, I think you're right that most people xfit as a means, not an end. For me right now, it's more of an end as I'm really not doing anything else for sport or exercise. I plan on getting back on my mtb this summer and cranking out some mileage. I also think it varies depending on what you're doing in life. I think for me to stay in this I have to see progress and really compete with myself and the clock. I also have to set goals for myself and work towards those goals, xfit specific goals, to keep focused and to strive for continuous improvement. I understand your frustration though. I appreciate the way V runs his classes and how he brings a level of competition that improves us as a team and individuals and keeps the fire burning.
I read the whole article and the interesting thing is that their program is pretty much how Valentino runs his classes. ie; warm-up, some strength and/or tech, and then a met con. Go figure. I've liked following the main site wods along with doing whatever V plans for us lately. For me, it seems like there are enough heavy days with that programming.
I like what the article has to say and supplies a vehicle to achieve it. I am one who believes I need to increase my strengh. I like that the .COM WOD has been consistantly up on the board. There is more variety of heavy lifting vs. the high paced Met-Con. I lean toward what Jeromy is saying with the programing. I too enjoy following the .COM as well as seeing V on Fridays. I need to make a better effort to see V in the A.M., just typing that hurts. But never the less if the .COM and visiting with V does not work it is good to know there is a CrossFit perscription for strengh.
I have not read the article yet (I plan to), but I have to admit that some technical/strength&power work is a MUST to build and maintain a STRENGTH base. In my own defense, I have been thinking and training like this for years. I have seen the EVOLUTION of CrossFit over the years and seen how they have changed their "thinking" from hard, hard, hard to good technique THEN intensity. What I do and the style I train is really all about injury prevention AND...I hate to say the word...Functionality. I train for whatever life throws at me; from helping someone move their furniture, pushing my out of gas car, or playing sport without getting hurt and still being able to move the next day. My sport is LIFE.
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