The best fitness modality is the one that you can perform consistently.

I was always against CrossFit and I liked classic weight training with shortened rest times to incorporate cardio. But I just took up a trial of CrossFit 3 weeks ago because an opportunity came to me. & I must say so far I’m loving it and nearly everyone in the class has an incredible body. Muscly but also athletic. I’m gonna stick it through for a little bit and see what it does for me

I appreciate so much that you guys give real world advice!! I love that you talk about your personal challenges and encourage people to find their own way....thank you👏🏽👏🏽

CrossFit worked for me because it introduced me to compound lifting in a way that made me want to learn more about it; it got me into fitness because of its variety; it taught me many different modalities; it taught me the benefits of warming up and how to make that effective: and it led me to MindPump. Now I train XFit once or twice a week to push myself, to get some HIIT that I find difficult to do on my own, and then I lift 2-4 other days a week. Never been injured; never worked harder; never learned so much; never had more fun getting and staying fit. Met some great people on the way. And I know if I had to, I would choose lifting over XFit but I would miss it.

Keep doing and saying what you guys want. People need to be open to other peoples thoughts and opinons without taking it so personally. I actually started watching you guys beacuse you were talking about how you dont like type of workouts that I do. I almost stopped watching you but I said to myself "Just beacuse they said something you dont like, doesnt mean you should write them off" So I kept watching your podcasts and I have been hooked ever since! Thank you for all of your informative content!

Great conversation! Really enjoy your Podcast! This coming from someone that is a fan of Crossfit. Everyone can learn from your conversation!

***This "worked" for me I know it will work for you/everyone*** I didn't comment on that previous video.. I've heard all the critiques and a lot are valid. But the comparison on mma with training is one I've been making for years.. and it's very dead on. You guys have a lot of great knowledge and experience. This video was wonderful. I've done crossfit for 10+ years now... im not bothered or offended. Thanks gents

I love the point of view, "Okay but WHY is it bad??" I come across that a ton in financial advising. Is insurance good? Bad? Are mutual funds or etfs better? Are bonds bad? Here's the deal, each of those things have a time and place, they have strengths and weaknesses, and can be used well for the right purpose. LOVE this analysis of pros and cons instead of labelling something as all "good" or "bad."

Huge fan of CrossFit here, but I love the perspective y’all bring to it. There’s always great things you can take from any training methodology, but none are perfect and have inherent flaws.

I think the reason crossfitters get upset is because Crossfit is most people's first exposure to fitness in many cases, it feels a bit more personal when the one thing that may have singlehandedly changed their life, is criticized. And Crossfit HQ created a culture of attacking anyone that criticized the fitness modality, and that must have just had a domino effect across the whole community in defending the brand. I mean, back in 2009, Greg Glassman fired Robb Wolf of all people, for disagreeing with the way they approached nutrition.

I’ve done CrossFit for almost 7 years and it’s exposed me to a lot of things I didn’t do prior (mostly endurance and body building). I think the definition of CrossFit you all are looking for, and what makes it unique is “CrossFit is constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity.” I do love the discussion you had about changing it up from time to time. I’ve just gone through a power lifting strength cycle (squat and deadlift) and I’m seeing some huge gains in my CrossFit performance.

My thought... reason why bumper plates/big compound movements.. did not reach main street peeps before CrossFit is because these 2 sports (Powerlifting and Bodybuilding) are not about going 100 miles a hour with constant elevated heart rate... Peeps are still stuck in that mentality of "cardio and circuits" burns the most fat. Especially my women clients, I have a hard time getting them to rest properly between compound sets so they can preform the next set. Best for average Joe and Susie... is a variation of training methods. I always mix in big compounds with my circuit lovers! It is a great way to measure strength gains and it's definitely motivating for them to see weight being added to the bar!

Totally agree with you guys. Matt Fraser aka 5 time CrossFit Games champion admits he had a huge advantage because of his history in powerlifting. There are indeed things one can learn and benefit from across the different modalities.

Crossfitters are super loyal to the style because of the great culture that goes on there and the workouts are the most broadly applicable type of training for normal people's lives. It makes fitness FUN because it's a club. Body building can be an obsession that destroys your body through the obsessive focus on aesthetics.

Crossfit is literally the Mixed Martial Arts of Exercise. Their analogy is crazy because they boosted up MMA but then tear down Crossfit at the same time they said that they have implemented many different science based modalities

The idea of cross fit is great taking all the modalities and using the best of them a wonderful idea The cultist mentality of CrossFit competitions is utter insanity

My passion is working out and trying to eat mostly healthy. Many ways to do that. As long as u found the method u enjoy. No desire to trash another method. Steroids suck though.

3:00 - 4:00 was perfectly stated. - from an avid crossfitter. At 5:00 you ask what defines crossfit. CrossFit is Constantly Varied, Functional Movements, performed at High Intensity. So is every exercise crossfit?.. yes. But if something is not functional, we tend to steer clear, but not always. The Constantly varied portion is important. We're not doing back, bi's and tri's on Monday/Wednesday/Fri and Legs and Abs tues/thurs for example.

that's why i consider myself multiple sport enthusiast, i just take a little bit from every sport and every fitness modality. I am not religious about any modality.

I always love weight lifting. I was never a fan of cross fit, i thought of it as an injury waiting to happen.

I'm this way about intermittent fasting, but I'm too lazy to keep track of anything but the time.

😂 intro! That’s awesome 👏

I absolutely love CrossFit, but love your show and value your opinions. It seems silly that anyone would find major offense against things you have said regarding CrossFit. CrossFit works for me, I had never lifted weights in my life before starting it. I sweat and get stronger, love it, but there can definitely be some draw backs if you are not careful.

Do you have a program that combines powerlifting,Olympic weightlifting, strongman, crossfit into one?

I'm finishing 60 days of insanity and already lost all the weight I needed should I start p90x?

No problem with crossfit is that focus on speed like who can do squats the fastest. I do appreciate the muscular endurance aspect of CrossFit though.

The thing that cracks me up about CrossFit, is there was this guy that came to my jiujitsu gym when I was blue belt.. he’s signings the waiver, and tells me he trains at a CrossFit gym.. I laugh internally.. mind you it’s the weekend, and we kill each other on the weekend. CrossFit people believe it’s the best for all. It’s wild

When someone tells me they do CrossFit, my first question is, "How many injuries do you have or had?" and then I welcome them to Snap City

I think it all makes sense but that you also missed the point.. thinking about the analogy with MMA, would Crossfit represent the fitness MMA? As the most well rounded training program since it combines different training techinques. I don't really train crossfit and do follow your advice to incorporate good things from different methods, but I feel that if the combination that Crossfit promotes is done thinking on the long term and respecting one's limits, maybe it just means using all tools at disposable to improve one's condition! Maybe the problem with the Crossfit modality is the lack of long term thinking or the thought of superiority even though it is actually very basic 🤔.. but not sure about that, maybe it is something else.

I went from lifting weights in the gym to crossfit because i was bored by working out alone. The crossfit community is just awesome, and makes you push much harder (for me atleast). I do also happen to think that a stacked crossfit body looks better and more badass than a bodybuilder body too. But each to their own. Go workout whatever works for you and stop listening to what other people say.

Great podcast. Not typical gear head's that u see on youtube.

What makes something CrossFit is the sport, and by that I assume he means the HIIT/circuit format crossed with the high volume powerlifting + their weird inventions (kipping pull ups). I don’t think anyone besides cross fitters does power cleans for time lol

I can see Adam's frustration 😆

I lost it laughing at 0:56 😂

Mr . Crossfit was on JRE today

CrossFit is fun, but the quality of the programming and training is definitely going to be pretty variable. You'll also probably plateau in some areas and won't get past it unless you put in work yourself outside of CrossFit. One of my buddies has been doing CrossFit for over five years, but my total is higher than his after about 18 months of self-coaching with 5/3/1 as the basic program. We did a Spartan race together earlier this year, and I outperformed him in that too, since I do actual steady state cardio, which CrossFit tends to ignore. Just one data point, but my friend's been doing CrossFit literally every day dor five years. He's also much bigger and taller than me, albeit not very athletic.

Cross fit is essentially cross training plus a group of people. That's really it. A: it makes you feel like you're apart of something and when you surround yourself with people who have the same habits as you or habits you want to adopt, you will be much more successful. B: it can get you into a feeling of pride since you have a gym of your own at home or even open up a box. That being said. I think training is to get you prepared for something intense. I think cross fit makes people think they need to be an olympic athlete to be healthy. I don't personally agree with Greg Glassman's philosophy of essentially being an athletic dilettante and thinking that preparing yourself physically using functional movement is going to save you from dealing with a possible emergency like a terrorist attack, not saying staying fit using functional fitness can't give you a running start however. If you don't have special training in something specific, you wont be a master of it, a Navy SEAL isnt a green beret, ranger, sniper, astronaut. It's not possible, and if he is, hes going to be a crappy navy seal in general. America has this bullshit fallacy that they need to be that shredded guy on the poster to be healthy. Remember, before offices where a thing, most people were moving around all the time. Those who didn't were either super old, mentally or physically ill or dead. A lot of people were farmers and were constantly moving. There was no need for weight lifting or anything fancy, that's why strongmen existed and it was mind blowing to see a person in that type of shape, it was a circus act. But back in the 70s and 80s that all changed when Arnold hit the silver screen. Every guy wanted to be ripped like him. But they don't understand, that top tier athletes train. They train for hours a day. They bust ass all the time. But that's their identity. That's why few people become that person because they have a million things on their attention span. A single mother who is a nurse, and works at denny's as a second job, will have a very hard time becoming a world record holder in power lifting, ill tell you that. Whatever you dedicate your time to, is what you will become. Green Beret's or any Elite military unit, same thing: training all the time, 24/7 with some other stuff in between. That being said. For the average joe who is trying to prevent himself from dying of a heart attack, learn about behavior change, go on a good medical based diet, and get some sort of exercise. You don't need do the crossfit games, or even go to a box. Just do some hard style kettlbell sessions at home. Or go for a walk for an hour every day. Unless you are training for something specific, don't sweat it. If you enjoy crossfit, go for it, have fun. Being healthy should always be encouraged. Don't be dogmatic, find what works for you.

From your analogy with mma... Crossfit is pulling all the good things from other modalities and nullifying negatives. The name crossfit is getting fit across multiple ways.

Let me help you guys out. Crossfit is constantly varied functional movements performed at a high intensity. Yes it’s that broad. Perhaps that’s why people are bothered by your criticisms. It seems that they are poorly informed and or disingenuous. There are plenty of very good and much important issues with crossfit. An honest person must compare the methodology to the application. Also decide whether or not to critique the methodology or it’s often flawed execution.

The funny thing is that CrossFit IS the MMA of fitness. The top athletes DO all the modalities. That’s literally what CrossFit is by definition. The one thing that has worked the best for 99% of my clients has been some basic strength training followed up with a short/moderate length CrossFit style metcon. If y’all want to get a better grasp on what you’re talking about (as far as CrossFit) I HIGHLY recommend going to the L1 and then maybe sit down with some of the seminar staff. It’s a good learning opportunity. You’d be one of the first outsiders to do this because most are too ignorant and intimidated to actually do it. 🤷🏽‍♂️

I dig the idea of cross-fit but cannot start that now as I am 50 yrs old. I think you have to do something. Gotta build your heart muscle so cardio and cross-fit both check that box. Gotta work on compound exercises as well. Cannot mail it in. The problem with most of these videos is that you are working a full time job. Maybe you have a wife and kids. Now you must figure out a time to train while working full time and being part of a family you are blessed with. Some years (or decades in my experience) you have to make choices. You need to take care of both your family and yourself. Not sure how this ends this debate but I think this debate is kind of a first world problem.

Crossfit Put More Barbells In Peoples Hands Than Any Other Sport. 💯👌🏾

CrossFit is better then Yoga for guys. But Bodybuilding is King 👑

I agree 100% i do crossfit and bodybuilding and i laugh at all the jokes ab crossfit

What would your friend Brooke Ence think about that?

Are kipping pull-ups good form?

I am speaking for myself when I say. I don't give two shits about who is better than who. I go to the gym because I'm a bit embarrassed about my legs and forearms. and I just mostly go to the gym so I can look good physic wise. I want to be able to go to the beach and not be embarrassed to take off my shirt without looking like a pencil or a beer hogging flubber butt. I want to look good. I want people to look at me and say "That guy takes care of himself and cares about his body & health" I also don't want to be 70 or 80 years old that can barely get the fuck up off a chair or depend on someone to wipe my ass. I like to be independent when I am older. One thing I learned, you have to keep moving. You have to keep fucking moving...... because if you don't, then when you're 70 or 80 years old, you're gonna get seriously fucked. You have to keep fucking moving........ eat healthy, stop eating fried foods, stop eating butter or anything with oil / grease, stop eating pork and stop eating rare steak. fully cook your steaks. eat lots of veggies at least 3 times a week. eat/drink protein and drink enough water that your pee comes out clear every time you go to the bathroom. Don't sun bath for hours, it ruins your skin, and you will notice it when you're 70 and your skin starts crumbling because you sun bathed for years.

Funny , educational 😍💪

I hate group exercise

Can we talk about their, uh, problematic culture? Anyone watch Andy Stumpf’s video where he torpedoed them?

The arguments arent comvincing. Ya'll are accidentally advertising Crossfit

CrossFit is constantly varied functional movements executed at an high intensity. Yes they take things like power lifting and other modalities and make a workout put f it. It is not made for sport. CrossFit has been around since 2005 the sport came after. Only the one percent of everyone doing CrossFit. It's a fitness program, and you can compete. Just like anything else.

I think crossfit is performance based and functional vs bodybuilding which is all about asthetics imho

There’s a competition on KZfaq, between a CrossFitter, bodybuilder, power lifter, and an Olympic weightlifter. Guess who won?

The biggest misunderstanding on CrossFit comes from comparing it with other forms of training. CrossFit is not a way of training, it's a sport like basketball, soccer, which involves comprehensive basics. You train squats, weightlifting, pull-ups etc, then you do CrossFit.

I guess people need to try out and get to know what suites you You just can’t say this is bad and this is good .

About to start CF training for the first time, but all the comments… 😂 More armatures in any sport will worsen the statistics of that sport. CF is just as safe as one makes it, I’m sure. Now, the body building is boring and doesn’t make any real sense to me, and that’s my emotional and biased conclusion 😆

Asking questions that are already answered. Crossfit had a very specific definition. Pretending to be embarrassingly ignorant of that does no one any good. These guys have such a ridiculous ego.

It's like talking about keto lol

Is it just me or does it kinda sound like they're making a case for crossfit? I think their point is to take the benefits of the best parts of all modalities rather than having a narrow focus on one...but isn't that the foundation of crossfit???

Is bodybuilding a sport? Its more of a posing competition. Where’s the time you use any athletic abilities apart from flexing? You’ll use more athletic movements in crossfit than posing comp like bodybuilding. Crossfit is more or less circuit training. If they say crossift isn’t sustainable then bodybuilding will also wreck your joints. Go ask ronnie coleman? Anything is sustainable when its structured and appropriate loading week in week out.

You guys make good points but maybe don't know that crossfit videos are always full of butthutt bodybuilders too. So everyone takes their discipline too defensively.

CrossFit is the vegan Scientologist wing of workouts.

these guys said the same sentence for 13 minutes.

Crossfitters get upset simply because CrossFit clames to be itself the perfect fitness modality. No other sport or modality states that, but simply they exist to achieve a goal (maximal strenght in powerlifting, aesthetic in bodybuilding, knock the opponent down in combat sports)

I think that your criticizing certain aspects of bodybuilding is taken differently than criticizing crossfit for two reasons. 1. Because you intentionally push the buttons of crossfit people. 2. Because you have been very pro bodybuilding and even have a bodybuilder on your panel. People view inside criticism more kindly than outside.

These guys- “there is something to take from kettlebells, there is something to take from powerlifting, there is something to take from Olympic Lifting, etc” Man, if there was only something that integrated all of this….

What makes it crossfit? Bad/poor form... that makes it crossfit, poor form 👀

Sooooooooooo you think that crossfit is only training for the sport of crossfit? Before it was a sport it was a thing. It was brought about as functional training involving movements that combine different parts of the body. This is different than say bodybuilding which focuses on isolation as a means to make the whole. If you'll notice, bodybuilders are not very agile, this is what crosfitters do not like. I can tell you guys are haters by the way you speak on it, I have no dog in this fight but either you're not smart or you choose to be oblivious.

the worst thing about crossfit sessions at my gym is the attitude of the trainers. "GET MOVING" "HURRY UP KEEP GOING" "GET UP!! YOU'RE NOT RESTING IN MY GYM!" fuck that i dont need some 20 year old dipshit yelling at me when im trying to focus on form, or i've reached my 80-90% and am happy to stop.

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There is no roids in crossfit its all legit 😮

The point on martial arts is super flawed. MMA determined which of the fighting styles is the most effective and it's wrestling or BJJ. More titles have been won by wrestlers than any other discipline. The same is true with fitness, not all approaches are equal; if the goal is fitness their is a superior method

Wow y’all apparently give horrible nutrition advice as well!?

Bodybuilding is an addiction it will put you in your grave 😮

Crossfit is objectively stupid especially their pull ups lmfao

easy questionnaire....are you going to compete in crossfit? No....Then crossfit is not for you

Cute video but you are smarter than this. Your training is pretty sweet for looking good but it’s all show no go. Crossfit is GPP plain and simple. To be pretty damn good at running a 5k while also having a 350lb squat max and being able to do some gymnastics. I’d rather have those skills and general preparedness for the contingencies of life than have 20lbs of extra muscle that leave me out of breath if I’m trying to run after my kid or god forbid defend my family.

Cross fit is good at raising your medical bill by the end of the month

3:02 and that is what is crosfit doing!!!

Crossfit is pure trash.

Ok dude lol, yall are just doing this for the hype and that's cool. I won't be listening to you the same way though. You can take this from someone that doesn't even exercise. I started watching you because of Callen's episode and your way of talking came across as sophisticated, but the logic you are using to respond to some of the comments people left before is disappointing.