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Pilates will not help you in an event that requires you to be at your physical best. Strength and speed will. Powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, bodybuildin

Pilates will not help you in an event that requires you to be at your physical best. Strength and speed will. Powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, bodybuilding, and gymnastics/calisthenics/bodyweight training for strength. Running, swimming, rowing, and cycling for speed. CrossFit for both. You want a strong core? Do overhead squats with a 61-kg/135-lb barbell. Do strict toes-to-bar. Do an L-sit for 60 seconds.

brailsafe 6y ago
CrossFit seems like a bunch of nonsense with poor form that people largely do so they can talk about it.
- eguanlao 6y ago
  CrossFit uses strict work as part of their training, such as strict pull-ups, strict toes-to-bar, etc. There are even strict versions of their famous benchmark workouts. One of them is "Cindy, Strict!" (https://www.crossfit.com/190111 https://www.crossfit.com/190111). My score was 12 rounds + 5 strict pull-ups + 10 push-ups + 12 air squats (387 reps).
  - brailsafe 6y ago
    Seems like "Part of" is the key word, and it also appears as though the goal of each day is to tell people about it in the comments. If it works for you, cool.
  - brailsafe 6y ago
    Seems like "Part of" is the key word, and it also appears as though the goal of each day is to tell people about it in the comments. A solid calisthenics program would probably be more valuable imo.
    - eguanlao 6y ago
      I love calisthenics. I do the Recommended Routine over at Reddit Bodyweight Fitness: https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommended_routine https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommend.... I do this routine in addition to my Olympic weightlifting training. I do CrossFit for fitness testing and for that HIIT stimulus, not for "training" training.
- cblum 6y ago
  I know a CrossFit coach who only coaches to make a living (his passion is Olympic-style weightlifting, but there's no money in that in the US). Heard from him multiple times: "CrossFit is bullshit." It's a very cultish activity. I'm an amateur weightlifter and lift at my coach's box, and I just find it bizarre and unnecessarily painful (judging by the bodies on the floor after a WOD).
  - eguanlao 6y ago
    I do both Olympic weightlifting and CrossFit. I like Olympic weightlifting more--it's my passion. I use CrossFit to keep fit. I'm a 73-kg class weightlifter; been lifting since 2018. My snatch PR is 75 kg, and my clean & jerk PR is 94 kg. Can't wait for this COVID-19 lockdown to be lifted so that I can go back to the gym.
    - cblum 6y ago
      That's cool. Same here, can't wait. I actually bought a cheap barbell and some light weights so at least I can keep practicing technique in my apartment :)
stinos 6y ago
> Pilates will not help you in an event that requires you to be at your physical best Given that your 'best' peaks at age 22-30 (approx) and only goes downwards afterwards, I'm not sure what this even means. > gymnastics This kinda pops out among the others, no? To the point it's a bit strange to have them all in one list. Gymnastics is all body strength and flexibility and condition. Could be the definition of physical best imo, mostly because of the 'all body' part: unlike most if not all other things you mention, sports like gymnastics/climbing/... require you to actually use and train the highest percentage of all muscles in your body. Powerlifting/crossfit etc maybe try to achieve that, but don't because there's still focus on typcial muscle groups like quads biceps. Put a gymnast next to the average crossfit guy and you'l clearly notice the difference, the former is way more balanced overall. > Do you want a strong core? Do overhead squats with a 61-kg/135-lb barbell. Do strict toes-to-bar. Do an L-sit for 60 seconds. Kinda relates to my previous point: all of thse train almost the exact same muscles in the core, leaving out the rest. Your core is more than just abs.

brailsafe 6y ago

CrossFit seems like a bunch of nonsense with poor form that people largely do so they can talk about it.

eguanlao 6y ago
CrossFit uses strict work as part of their training, such as strict pull-ups, strict toes-to-bar, etc. There are even strict versions of their famous benchmark workouts. One of them is "Cindy, Strict!" (https://www.crossfit.com/190111 https://www.crossfit.com/190111). My score was 12 rounds + 5 strict pull-ups + 10 push-ups + 12 air squats (387 reps).
- brailsafe 6y ago
  Seems like "Part of" is the key word, and it also appears as though the goal of each day is to tell people about it in the comments. If it works for you, cool.
- brailsafe 6y ago
  Seems like "Part of" is the key word, and it also appears as though the goal of each day is to tell people about it in the comments. A solid calisthenics program would probably be more valuable imo.
  - eguanlao 6y ago
    I love calisthenics. I do the Recommended Routine over at Reddit Bodyweight Fitness: https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommended_routine https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommend.... I do this routine in addition to my Olympic weightlifting training. I do CrossFit for fitness testing and for that HIIT stimulus, not for "training" training.
cblum 6y ago
I know a CrossFit coach who only coaches to make a living (his passion is Olympic-style weightlifting, but there's no money in that in the US). Heard from him multiple times: "CrossFit is bullshit." It's a very cultish activity. I'm an amateur weightlifter and lift at my coach's box, and I just find it bizarre and unnecessarily painful (judging by the bodies on the floor after a WOD).
- eguanlao 6y ago
  I do both Olympic weightlifting and CrossFit. I like Olympic weightlifting more--it's my passion. I use CrossFit to keep fit. I'm a 73-kg class weightlifter; been lifting since 2018. My snatch PR is 75 kg, and my clean & jerk PR is 94 kg. Can't wait for this COVID-19 lockdown to be lifted so that I can go back to the gym.
  - cblum 6y ago
    That's cool. Same here, can't wait. I actually bought a cheap barbell and some light weights so at least I can keep practicing technique in my apartment :)

stinos 6y ago

> Pilates will not help you in an event that requires you to be at your physical best Given that your 'best' peaks at age 22-30 (approx) and only goes downwards afterwards, I'm not sure what this even means. > gymnastics This kinda pops out among the others, no? To the point it's a bit strange to have them all in one list. Gymnastics is all body strength and flexibility and condition. Could be the definition of physical best imo, mostly because of the 'all body' part: unlike most if not all other things you mention, sports like gymnastics/climbing/... require you to actually use and train the highest percentage of all muscles in your body. Powerlifting/crossfit etc maybe try to achieve that, but don't because there's still focus on typcial muscle groups like quads biceps. Put a gymnast next to the average crossfit guy and you'l clearly notice the difference, the former is way more balanced overall. > Do you want a strong core? Do overhead squats with a 61-kg/135-lb barbell. Do strict toes-to-bar. Do an L-sit for 60 seconds. Kinda relates to my previous point: all of thse train almost the exact same muscles in the core, leaving out the rest. Your core is more than just abs.