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roddyheat
Jun 13, 2008, 9:20 AM
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Hi guys i recently started doing the crossfit training. Been doing it a couple of weeks now and I really enjoy it. (scaled version of the actual Wods - just doing easier version leaves me puking).
I was wondering if anyone else does crossfit and how the hell you fit it in with regular climbing?
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anykineclimb
Jun 13, 2008, 2:33 PM
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roddyheat wrote: Hi guys i recently started doing the crossfit training. Been doing it a couple of weeks now and I really enjoy it. (scaled version of the actual Wods - just doing easier version leaves me puking). I was wondering if anyone else does crossfit and how the hell you fit it in with regular climbing?
A better question might be if anyone knows how to use the search function
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snowey
Jun 13, 2008, 3:31 PM
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I heard crossfit is pretty good. My buddies and I have developed something we like to call WYW or Wreck Yourself Wednesday to supplement or climbing and weight training. It not only increases our power endurance, but also our pain threshold and builds camaraderie. See http://pullharder.org for documentation of our workouts.
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roddyheat
Jun 13, 2008, 3:40 PM
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A better question might be if anyone knows how to use the search function
ya i was hoping for a post that wasn't from 1679
your link looks cool very similar in style to the crossfit stuff
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dwise
Jun 13, 2008, 4:18 PM
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I've been doing Crossfit for about 2 and a half years and enjoy it. It is no climbing panacea, however. You'll still need to do some climbing-specific training, but it's a great way to maintain a great base of fitness and it's fun.
There are some Crossfit haters on this site--I'm sure they'll pipe in soon enough.
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aerili
Jun 13, 2008, 6:03 PM
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No need to find posts from 1679. If you look again, you'll probably find at least 3-4 from just the last 6-9 months. Do you think Crossfit has somehow changed since then? 
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sidepull
Jun 13, 2008, 6:15 PM
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snowey wrote: I heard crossfit is pretty good. My buddies and I have developed something we like to call WYW or Wreck Yourself Wednesday to supplement or climbing and weight training. It not only increases our power endurance, but also our pain threshold and builds camaraderie. See http://pullharder.org for documentation of our workouts.
perhaps I should be afraid to ask, but what are "manmakers?"
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el_layclimber
Jun 13, 2008, 6:29 PM
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snowey wrote: I heard crossfit is pretty good. My buddies and I have developed something we like to call WYW or Wreck Yourself Wednesday to supplement or climbing and weight training. It not only increases our power endurance, but also our pain threshold and builds camaraderie. See http://pullharder.org for documentation of our workouts.
Interesting website, if you don't mind my asking, what are 'flesh storms' and 'south of heaven'? Given the names, they ought to be good.
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snowey
Jun 13, 2008, 6:48 PM
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Manmakers:
You take 2 25 lb dumbells
Do a pushup, then while you are still in the pushup position lift up the left arm, then the right arm. Jump to your feet and press the dumbells over your head.
Fleshstorm:
We have a sled filled with gravel that is connected with webbing to a backpack. You put on the backback and run to a specified location and then turn around and run back (if you do this fast enough its a great way to enduce vomit).
South of Heaven:
We have another sled filled with gravel attached to a 30M climbing rope with knots in it. We hand over hand the sled from a sitting position.
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pyrosis
Jun 13, 2008, 8:48 PM
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I tried Crossfit and liked it. It definitely helps for aerobic conditioning and to build general fitness. I find, however, that I can't fit it in with work, climbing, and running. *shrug*
Rob Miller swears by it. His point is that crossfit emphasizes powerful extension of the hip, from which all climbing movements should originate.
-T
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