Comments on: The CrossFit question https://didacticmind.com/2013/12/the-crossfit-question.html Strategic Defence of the Mantle of Responsibility Sat, 29 Aug 2020 20:53:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Didact https://didacticmind.com/2013/12/the-crossfit-question.html#comment-4139 Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:49:03 +0000 #comment-4139 Did you ever see the pic of the guy doing back squats with his infant son in a Baby Bjorn carrier? Ridiculous, but you know, Crossfit is supposed to be a family venture. Gotta start em young!

Could be worse. You could have seen this at your local CrossFit box.

I find there is such a heavy emphasis on lifting over "cardio" activities in many paleo/LC circles that the point of enjoyment gets overlooked.

True. There is a tendency to take the weights to an extreme sometimes. Personally I lift because I really enjoy it and it fits into my schedule well. As I said, what works for me won't work for everyone. And I know what you mean about biking- it's fun. I used to ride around the city a lot years ago, I still miss it. It was very enjoyable and relaxing (other than the mild anxiety created from dodging traffic, that is).

]]> By: Cranberry https://didacticmind.com/2013/12/the-crossfit-question.html#comment-4138 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 14:51:49 +0000 #comment-4138 Did you ever see the pic of the guy doing back squats with his infant son in a Baby Bjorn carrier? Ridiculous, but you know, Crossfit is supposed to be a family venture. Gotta start em young!

Crossfit gyms are incredibly expensive. My nearest box charges USD 135/month, and says right on it's website that it's expensive because it's elite and doesn't want any weaklings or half-assed people joining. It's an ethos I can't espouse, but I suppose it works for some people.

I go for form over speed in my lifts. Currently we're not members at a gym, favoring home-based kettlebell and medicine ball workouts, and riding our bikes or running – we genuinely enjoy those activities and a fitness regime means nothing if you hate it so much you eventually stop doing it.

I find there is such a heavy emphasis on lifting over "cardio" activities in many paleo/LC circles that the point of enjoyment gets overlooked. I tell you, riding your bike over 10 miles of hills will build muscle in your legs and is a hell of a calorie burner. Running over 5 miles of rocky trails (we live in a mountainous region) will get your whole body in great shape in no time, with all the scrambling, climbing, high-stepping, and agility moves needed to navigate a trail. But I've been criticized by some paleos as doing chronic cardio and that I must LIFT WAAAYYYYTTTSSSS! or else I'll be dead of a heart attack or be condemned to skinny-fatness all my life. In short, if you don't enjoy it, you won't do it. And, go for functional fitness over a ripped physique just because ripped. What good is a ton of muscle and a six pack if you can barely get through a 5 mile long hike over the Adirondack foothills?

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