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Cross fit gym safe?
The long and the short of it is that we may never know because Crossfit has no mechanism in place to track injuries in its system. The system is one of affiliates, not franchises, which means any ...
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Fixing a disproportionately weak squat
I have a hybrid hypothesis: your squat form is wrong and has been wrong for close to two years, you're not working on fixing it, and you're spending your recovery budget on WODs and other lifts. ...
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Why is getting up from a burpee so hard?
From a physiological standpoint, going from the plank to the squat requires you to hold a significant amount of bodyweight over your shoulders, and is bringing your abdomen into a compressed position ...
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How to strengthen wrists to prevent pain while lifting
TL;DR: Try using proper wrist position, check your form, lift for technique, don't overwork an injury.
My wrists started hurting when I started weightlifting (about eleven months ago) during bench ...
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Have I really put on 14 lbs after only 4 Crossfit sessions?
Pretty much been addressed in the comments, but for a full answer:
Short answer, no. You most likely did not gain that much weight in a short period of time.
Things that can effect scale ...
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Cross fit gym safe?
Crossfit has a very strenuous exercise regime, certain WODs do require a great deal of supervision. So yes there is a risk of injury but if you have a good trainer and a decent trainer to member ratio ...
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Why is getting up from a burpee so hard?
Getting up is harder than the push-up because work, by the physics definition, is "the product of force and displacement". In other words, you are moving more weight over a greater distance when ...
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Can't progress any further with my trainings!
First of all, working out for 3 months is a very short amount of time to notice significant differences, so there might be changes to your body that you haven't noticed. You might have become stronger ...
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Scaling benchmark workouts in Crossfit when preparing for competitions
Benchmark workouts are usually designed to hit a particular metabolic pathway by forcing a particular intensity in a particular time domain. For example, some workouts are designed to be 100m sprints, ...
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What are default weight ratios for different Crossfit exercises?
Just a quick note - Front Squat is almost always not as strong as the Back Squat. Here is a ratio my coach gave me:
BS 80%
FS 68%
DL 100%
PC 53%
PS 41%
My estimation is that for conditioning ...
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What are default weight ratios for different Crossfit exercises?
I believe that your precision approach will somewhat modify the programming intent and result in less variety. That difference might appear only in time when using a weight heavier or lighter than ...
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What are default weight ratios for different Crossfit exercises?
I've been doing CrossFit for just over two years now, so I know what you're feeling. I have to say though, I think you're overcomplicating matters just a bit.
For me, I know what my 1 rep maxes are ...
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How should I balance cardio and weights training for optimal strength but good cardiovascular stamina?
Your best approach is to ease into the cardio. You will have to figure out where to put in, either on another day, or right after your weight lifting.
But you have to start out slowly, much more ...
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Can't progress any further with my trainings!
You're plateauing because you have no variety in your routine, and you're not losing belly fat because you're not in a caloric deficit. You look average because your training program isn't challenging ...
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Felt like vomiting while working out in the Gym!
I've had this in the past (and still do occasionally), and I put it down to three possible issues, fitness, food and water.
Fitness
If, as by your own admission, you're pushing yourself particularly ...
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How to strengthen wrists to prevent pain while lifting
I had this problem too. Let it rest. I also didn't want to stop training, I had a big momentum, so I bought wrist hooks for deadlift, to be able to keep training and go around the wrist injury, but ...
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Russian vs. American KB Swing - form difference?
Strictly speaking, there is no inherent difference between the two techniques: given enough momentum, the kettlebell will continue in an arc to, and beyond, the overhead position. In practice, however,...
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Russian vs. American KB Swing - form difference?
The Russian kettlebell swing is direct out and away from you, then you let it fall down and go between the legs again for another rep. The American swing continues on and is raised up above the head, ...
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What is a “CrossFit backpack”?
I don't personally do Crossfit, but I consulted someone who has been doing Crossfit for close to a decade and operates a Crossfit gym. She said there are some backpacks that have slots in them for ...
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Maximum Weight One can Use for the Workout in the Gym
The current research suggests that this indeed is the case in principle:
Muscle growth occurs sooner than had once been hypothesized, and this adaptation is specific to the muscle group. Furthermore, ...
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Unable to catch the Clean
Catching the bar on your chest can be caused by any of the options you laid out in your question. From your video, it seems that you are trying to pull the bar too high, and allowing your forearms to ...
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Snatch: Mind Cues to Improve Hip Contact and Prevent Bar Swinging Forwards
1: The main cues I recommend is thinking about aligning your hips and shoulders at the end of the pull. Hip extension and knee extension should be simultaneous and your glutes should reach full ...
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Why is getting up from a burpee so hard?
Just something to think about: Burpees are a controversial movement. They are, as you mention, very hard, and they are also very hard on your body. Many people don't believe the payoffs of the ...
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How to strengthen wrists to prevent pain while lifting
Maybe you can add some wrist-specific strength exercises at the end of your workouts?
For example, there are wrist curls, but also finger curls, or farmer's walks.
There's also a very nice video ...
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When should I take my protein shakes?
You already mentioned that you know protein shakes are not magic, and you should eat a balanced meal.
So don't think of protein shakes as anything more than another food. It's just a food with a ...
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Crossfit distance, how reliable is it?
great to see you trying to get fit. i have a friend who was quite over weight. we started very low intensity workouts for 20 minutes each day. take it slow. after the second week he felt that he could ...
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Do I need to enhance my performance in CrossFit by extra working out with fitness equipment and machines?
but I do terrible in weightlifting. I have no experience in weightlifting at all.
This is the reason you 'struggle', weightlifting is very much a specific 'skill'. It takes years of practise. If you ...
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Do I need to enhance my performance in CrossFit by extra working out with fitness equipment and machines?
Should I ask my couch to give me some feedback on my technique
Yes. Absolutely. This is the prime time to start asking professionals for help. That's why the coach there. If you're paying for the ...
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Hypoglycemic persons gym plan?
You can ask your doctor, but if the doctor does not know about nutrition, he might just continue to give you medications and that is it.
You can also check with various doctors the information that ...
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Choosing the correct metabolic rate
Try using this TDEE Tracker made by a friendly reddit user.
I believe that it is better than any TDEE calculator because of two reasons.
Activity levels are not rigidly defined
You may not be ...
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