kiwi. wrote:
svennn wrote:
kiwi. wrote:
What I don't understand are some of the events they put into the games. Sure crossfitters are fit and can lift weights, but they rarely get on a rowing machine, let alone swim, or ride a bike, so why put a crit, triathlon, or swim/run in the games? They haven't been training for those events, so why highlight them in the pinnacle of your sport, especially when it is 'televised'.
I guess they're going for the 'fittest man' in the world angle, but I'm not sure those events make sense. Though, having said that, those events are the only reason I watch any part of the games.
Seriously?
Every gym I know has a bunch of rowing machines and erg bikes. It's a staple.
My wife does CF 6 days a week and does a ton of rowing. We run and ride together on the weekends to round it out.
How often is rowing in a WOD? Once a week? Sure they might use it to warm up etc but now they're rowing 42k? And my point really was to the swimming and cycling. Swimming is never in the WOD (unless you're doing CF endurance) and the cycling is token at best.
I crossfit 6 days a week and do plenty of rowing. But the games are not about WOD's they are all about throwing the athletes off their game. The architect of the games says that his goal is to hit them with something they are in no way prepared for, which is why they don't announce what the athletes will be doing until right before they do it. I guarantee no one was preparing for a marathon row, but these athletes will do it, and they will do it well.
The other fact of the matter is, that while an average joe crossfitter like myself will hit the gym for 60-90 minutes per day and do the WOD, these professional crossfit athletes are doing far more than that. They will do multiple metcons in a day, they will lift for a few hours. They will do long cardio workouts on bikes, rowers, running, etc. These people work at it for multiple hours per day, so throwing a run, ride, or swim at them is not as out of their wheelhouse as you might think.
I'd say someone who can hang in most cat 4/5 crits, maybe even some 3's. Can then go deadlift 600lbs, can then go rip of 50 handstand pushups, then row 26 miles is a pretty damn good athlete. I do it because it is fun and because it makes me more well rounded that just riding or running.