2010 Crossfit Games - Live Video

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[quote]gregron wrote:
the guys who medaled in the Masters division were in some insane shape! Those old dudes looked awesome! (no homo)

The guy who got first for the regular mens division looked like an average in shape dude at almost any gym (granted I only saw him in the finals and he never took his shirt off but he didnt look like much with a shirt on. Second place guy and even third looked like they lifted)
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It’s all about performance… and even then… it’s always been said that people who carry low body fat “look” less impressive with shirts on… if you’re carrying 10-15% BF… you fill out a shirt a lot more… unless you are carrying a shit ton of muscle/tight shirt obv. But pretty much every guy is under 8-9% and a lot of the girls sport 6 packs or at least visible abs/leanness!

http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/cfg2010-podium.jpg - pretty much everyone here looks like they train and probably only a handful of girls here don’t sport 6 packs and all the guys do which I don’t give a shit about 6 packs… but it’s a sign of extreme leanness.

I can vouch for the guy who finished #1… he is pretty built and shredded… as I’ve trained around him a couple times.

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Yeah I’m sure hes all ripped up when he takes his shirt off. There were lots of guys that were built that competed but none of them medaled (except the guy in second place who woulda/coulda won if he didn’t fall down that rope and jack his ankle up)

The chicks are smokin hot but thats a given. I know what you’re saying and thats always been the “crossfit look”… really lean and smaller (thats why it doesnt get love from bodybuilders who wanna get hyooooge)

The guys with a good amount of muscle on them didnt do as well as the leaner skinner guys. I mean all of these guys and girls are in some insane shape otherwise they wouldnt be there in the first place

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[quote]ryanjm wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:
the people who competed in this competition arent your “average crossfit guy/girl”… these people are in this competition because they are the best in the world at crossfit. For the most part they are ex athletes who didn’t make it in their respective sport.

You should go to an average crossfit gym and look around at the people who are there. they aren’t going to look like these guys. one or two might but thats about it
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You could say the same thing about 99% of gyms in the world when talking about bodybuilding/powerlifting. You don’t go into a globo gym, look at all the fat people, and then judge bodybuilding by what you see there. You judge bodybuilding by what the truly dedicated, hardcore lifters do. Same with crossfit.

^^ If you want to see some bigger weights, check out the rest of the workouts they did on the previous 2 days. 305lb deads, 205lb cleans, 1 rep max shoulder-to-overhead. This is the final event over the course of 3 days, so these guys are pretty toasted at this point. This is also the 2nd event of the day.
Previous workouts done over last couple of days: games.crossfit.com/blog/2010/07/individual-events-announced,669/
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The average globo gym doesn’t contain many Powerlifters or Bodybuilders any more than it contains crossfitters.

Ever been to a specifically powerlifter gym?

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^^Oh snap! Shit just got really real! :slight_smile:

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[quote]ryanjm wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:
the people who competed in this competition arent your “average crossfit guy/girl”… these people are in this competition because they are the best in the world at crossfit. For the most part they are ex athletes who didn’t make it in their respective sport.

You should go to an average crossfit gym and look around at the people who are there. they aren’t going to look like these guys. one or two might but thats about it
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305lb deads, 205lb cleans
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Dam, these guys are total beasts.

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[quote]gregron wrote:
Yeah I’m sure hes all ripped up when he takes his shirt off. There were lots of guys that were built that competed but none of them medaled (except the guy in second place who woulda/coulda won if he didn’t fall down that rope and jack his ankle up)

The chicks are smokin hot but thats a given. I know what you’re saying and thats always been the “crossfit look”… really lean and smaller (thats why it doesnt get love from bodybuilders who wanna get hyooooge)

The guys with a good amount of muscle on them didnt do as well as the leaner skinner guys. I mean all of these guys and girls are in some insane shape otherwise they wouldnt be there in the first place[/quote]

Their bodies are simply what happens after you are able to do all that work and do it very well. Nothing more really.
Some guys are bigger and have higher max numbers but suffer on body weight stuff… some guys are smaller and have lower maxes / better long distance / better body weight skills… but the perfect blend of skills creates what many of these guys look like who all made it to the Nationals.
They are all fast, strong, good body control, good endurance… etc.

Here is a list of there stats… obviously the workouts which you could look up… but regardless other stats are on there and most of them have pretty impressive numbers…

edit: link : scores2010.crossfit.com/scoring/profiles/2010/men/

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[quote]bluefingas wrote:

[quote]ryanjm wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:
the people who competed in this competition arent your “average crossfit guy/girl”… these people are in this competition because they are the best in the world at crossfit. For the most part they are ex athletes who didn’t make it in their respective sport.

You should go to an average crossfit gym and look around at the people who are there. they aren’t going to look like these guys. one or two might but thats about it
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305lb deads, 205lb cleans
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Dam, these guys are total beasts.
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These aren’t maxes. Don’t use sarcasm when it just makes you look like a dumbass. Read some of the posts then write something intelligent if you are capable.

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305 on deads is kinda weak even if you’re repping it but a 205 clean is no joke for reps. (unless your an oly lift specialist)

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[quote]gregron wrote:
305 on deads is kinda weak even if you’re repping it but a 205 clean is no joke for reps. (unless your an oly lift specialist)[/quote]

I don’t get it… have you looked at the events themselves?

You’re not getting 60s of rest between sets of 305… for most of these guys it IS light.
however… 305lb DL for 7 reps… then sprint 50-80m, 14 pistols, 21 double unders, sprint back… then 305 for 7 reps again… and doing that as many times as you can in 7 mins… and not fresh because you’re doing 3-4 of these workouts a day… THAT is hard any way you spin it.

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[quote]ryanjm wrote:
^true. Many of the movements require technical skill, like the ring handstand pushups and olympic lifts. But there isn’t any other competition for simply “fitness” other than crossfit, so until then I think it’s a pretty fair statement. At the worst it’s just blatant self-promotion, which isn’t the worst sin in the world.[/quote]

The same was said at the Ironman world championships I worked out. Fittest is a pretty stupid term. You’re either fit enough, or not fit. It doesn’t take much “fitness” to be healthier. Some cardio, some weights,and some stretching. The average housewife can get fit rather easily.

Now to excel at soemehing is different. That is what makes an athlete of some type.

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[quote]ShaneM686 wrote:
Anyone who kicked a shit load of ass at all of this… IMHO has the right to say he is one of the fittest people on the planet.

games2010.crossfit.com/blog/2010/07/individual-events-announced,669/

Those events test a shit load of capacities especially so many events over 3 days. Dealing with massive volume over 3 days, heavy stuff, tons of reps, odd objects, gymnastic movements/body control, etc.

I can see the olympic decathalon being up there as well… obviously those guys are extremely fit in various things too.

Climbing a 20’ rope with no hands… 7-8 times… no problem… doing it last after 3 days of shit and back to back to back events with no rest… pretty amazing he was able to do it.

Even though he pretty much had it in his pocket… I’m honestly a tiny bit happy he didn’t win cause he 1. didn’t train that or 2. wasn’t able to figure it out while watching his fellow competitors since it really isn’t that hard[/quote]

This is not in the same universe as the Olympic decathlon for God’s sake.

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Watching girls do muscle-ups with strict form on olympic rings then going straight to powercleans gives me no choice but to respect them.

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[quote]ShaneM686 wrote:

[quote]bluefingas wrote:

[quote]ryanjm wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:
the people who competed in this competition arent your “average crossfit guy/girl”… these people are in this competition because they are the best in the world at crossfit. For the most part they are ex athletes who didn’t make it in their respective sport.

You should go to an average crossfit gym and look around at the people who are there. they aren’t going to look like these guys. one or two might but thats about it
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305lb deads, 205lb cleans
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Dam, these guys are total beasts.
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These aren’t maxes. Don’t use sarcasm when it just makes you look like a dumbass. Read some of the posts then write something intelligent if you are capable.[/quote]
Looks like someone can’t take a joke.

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[quote]tom63 wrote:

[quote]ryanjm wrote:
^true. Many of the movements require technical skill, like the ring handstand pushups and olympic lifts. But there isn’t any other competition for simply “fitness” other than crossfit, so until then I think it’s a pretty fair statement. At the worst it’s just blatant self-promotion, which isn’t the worst sin in the world.[/quote]

The same was said at the Ironman world championships I worked out. Fittest is a pretty stupid term. You’re either fit enough, or not fit. It doesn’t take much “fitness” to be healthier. Some cardio, some weights,and some stretching. The average housewife can get fit rather easily.

Now to excel at soemehing is different. That is what makes an athlete of some type.[/quote]

Problem with that is it is pretty 1 dimensional.
You’re an endurance athlete… it is more of a specialization. A crossfit athlete encompasses a lot more as shown by these games and their stats.

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[quote]ShaneM686 wrote:

[quote]tom63 wrote:

[quote]ryanjm wrote:
^true. Many of the movements require technical skill, like the ring handstand pushups and olympic lifts. But there isn’t any other competition for simply “fitness” other than crossfit, so until then I think it’s a pretty fair statement. At the worst it’s just blatant self-promotion, which isn’t the worst sin in the world.[/quote]

The same was said at the Ironman world championships I worked out. Fittest is a pretty stupid term. You’re either fit enough, or not fit. It doesn’t take much “fitness” to be healthier. Some cardio, some weights,and some stretching. The average housewife can get fit rather easily.

Now to excel at soemehing is different. That is what makes an athlete of some type.[/quote]

Problem with that is it is pretty 1 dimensional.
You’re an endurance athlete… it is more of a specialization. A crossfit athlete encompasses a lot more as shown by these games and their stats.[/quote]

I never said I was an endurance athlete, I said that at the Ironman world championships they were talking about the world’s fittest athletes. I was a doctor on the medical staff there four years. My name is Tom Deebel,. I answer questions over at Elite Fitness for Dave Tate.

And I personally think crossfit is a competition for guys who are in great shape but not very athletic. There are already all around athletes with strength, endurance,and flexibility. We call them wrestlers.

But wrestling takes athletic ability, not just certain physical abilities. You mentioned Olympic Decathlon. Now that’s all around. How about the heptathlon? Same thing.

I’m sure an NBA point guard, NFL wide receiver, college wrestler, or high level gymnast would shine at crossfit. But they have better things to do.

I just don’t think it’s that special to be in shape.I’d rather pursue great strength while keeping in good enough shape heart wise to protect my health and flexibility wise to protect my joints. Others might choose running, or triathlon. Or even this. I just don’t think it’s a big deal.

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[quote]tom63 wrote:
I’m sure an NBA point guard, NFL wide receiver, college wrestler, or high level gymnast would shine at crossfit. But they have better things to do.
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what was what I was saying earlier. A lot of these “crossfit athletes” couldnt/didnt make it professionally in their sport (wrestling, gymnastics, football or whatever) and now they do crossfit.

Not bagging on crossfit because I like to do some of their workouts for my conditioning but the people who drink the crossfit Kool Aid and thing its the be all end all of fitness are what give it a bad rap IMO

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[quote]tom63 wrote:
And I personally think crossfit is a competition for guys who are in great shape but not very athletic. There are already all around athletes with strength, endurance,and flexibility. We call them wrestlers.

But wrestling takes athletic ability, not just certain physical abilities. You mentioned Olympic Decathlon. Now that’s all around. How about the heptathlon? Same thing.

I’m sure an NBA point guard, NFL wide receiver, college wrestler, or high level gymnast would shine at crossfit. But they have better things to do.

I just don’t think it’s that special to be in shape.I’d rather pursue great strength while keeping in good enough shape heart wise to protect my health and flexibility wise to protect my joints. Others might choose running, or triathlon. Or even this. I just don’t think it’s a big deal.
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A fair amount of those people were ex-D1 collegiate athletes. I can name some of the girls, but not as many guys because I didn’t pay as much attention, and a couple were gymnasts. At least two of the guys were firefighters though and there was an ex-marine.

I think it is also fair to say, there is really no ‘pro’ ranks for a lot of these athletes to go after finishing school, and a lot of them decided they like training enough to open up crossfit gyms to train other people. It sounds like a pretty good life to me.

Powerlifting and triathalon don’t require athletic abilities either, you just have to be strong/capable of moving long distances at pace.

Last year they also had a pound a stake into the ground in a fatigued state w/ a sledgehammer after some 500m row sprints. I’d like to see more coordinated tasks like that thrown in, especially ones that people have no idea are coming so they test and reward coordination/ability to learn things on the fly.

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[quote]theuofh wrote:
triathalon don’t require athletic abilities either[/quote]

what? The iron man triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run) doesnt require athletic abilities?!?

you’re lying to yourself if you think that doesnt take “athletic ability”

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Impressive

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Orthopaedic Surgeons love crossfit. My wife does it and I have gone to a class. Their form is shit most of the time and way to many injuries. Our ligaments are not made to do repetitions like this for a long period of time.