The "CrossFit Culture" is a bunch of DORKS!!!
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When I first started mining I worked with a driller who was also a helicopter pilot, in that he got his licence and had worked on cattle stations for a couple of years trying to get hours, but spent most of his time jackarooing.
Everyone he met would get the I'm a pilot routine, I'd shake my head and point out that he'd done more hours on the drill in the last 2 weeks than he had in the air in the last 3 years and that it might indicate that he was actually a driller, not a pilot.
Everyone he met would get the I'm a pilot routine, I'd shake my head and point out that he'd done more hours on the drill in the last 2 weeks than he had in the air in the last 3 years and that it might indicate that he was actually a driller, not a pilot.
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They're DEFINITELY juicing. The US has a screwed up view of diet and exercise in the weightlifting/powerlifting world.
The Europeans know the truth, and Louie Simmons exposed this truth in a lot of his videos and books. Thanks to him getting noteriety I the crossfit world, they now know.
Interesting article. I never knew PED/Steroids had recovery enhancing ability as well. In my ignorance, I always equated the word "steroids" with impossibly huge muscles.
I wonder if (at the elite level of any sport) the attitude is more "everyone else is doing it, so that makes it OK" or "fuck everyone else, I'm gonna do what I have to do to be the best".
I wonder if (at the elite level of any sport) the attitude is more "everyone else is doing it, so that makes it OK" or "fuck everyone else, I'm gonna do what I have to do to be the best".
Quite a few people don't know that, but steroids of any form can be used depending upon the application. Poison ivy? Steroids. Sinus infection? Steroids. Obviously there's a difference between those two and bone/ muscle injuries, but to compare: rehydration salts are considered a supplement, the same as protein powder or amino acids. Definitions can be accurate, yet broad.
Well, you need to draw the distinction between corticosteroids (the kind that you are referencing) and anabolic steroids. Both are naturally occurring hormones, but they have vastly different mechanisms of action.
I totally agree, hence the comparison to supplements. Definitions can be accurate, yet broad.
Steroids don't directly make the muscles grow. That's an extremely common misconception. They promote rapid recovery and allow you to train harder and more frequently, which leads to the muscle growth.
Interesting. I obviously know next to nothing about how anabolic steroids work, mainly because I haven't really needed the information. Like I said earlier, I just equated the Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler crowd and their physiques with steroid use. The one argument I always made was that despite what they are using, they are the ones moving the weight and that speaks volumes for their strength.
So it seems that it boils down to (put simply) the notion that the guys hit the gym and move the weight, but use steroids to avoid the lasting effects of 2-3 a-days for a few hours each session. The steroids allow them to stay in the gym much more frequently due to rapid recovery and increased intensity. Am I close here?
So it seems that it boils down to (put simply) the notion that the guys hit the gym and move the weight, but use steroids to avoid the lasting effects of 2-3 a-days for a few hours each session. The steroids allow them to stay in the gym much more frequently due to rapid recovery and increased intensity. Am I close here?
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ANABOLIC means constructing molecules from smaller units- in the case of anabolic steroids, it's protein synthesis. Enhanced protein synthesis is what promotes recovery.
Anabolic steroids promote muscle growth even in people who don't exercise. That's why they are used for burn patients and people suffering from severe crush injuries- they promote muscle growth before the victim can begin exercising again.
You could also equate the physique of EVERY NFL player over about 200 pounds.
This applies to bodybuilding, but it outlines the limits of natural genetics-
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/expert-guides/bodybuilding-genetics
With a heavy heart, I have to admit a few things.
One, I am doing the open again this year. It's more for support for my wife (full time CF coach), but yes, I am doing this stupid ass event. I love the gym she coaches at, I love the people there, and I agree with how they approach the general community. I am actually pretty pumped to "represent" them this year.
Two, I have stayed after it hard since my deployment (home two weeks ago) and I am currently MUCH stronger than lots of the same guys I workout with now. I squatted 415 for a double and kept up with guys 20+ pounds lighter than me today on a metcon. I felt really good about my effort. The gym my wife coaches at is well respected in the SW, a very tough division.
Three, I still openly hate CF. This fact makes it hard for me to say that I am actually sort of excited to see how I do in the open this year. I don't think I have a chance at the affiliate team, but if I go out of my mind for 5 workouts, I don't think it's out of reach. Guess we will see.
Alright, now no one acknowledge this and move it along.
One, I am doing the open again this year. It's more for support for my wife (full time CF coach), but yes, I am doing this stupid ass event. I love the gym she coaches at, I love the people there, and I agree with how they approach the general community. I am actually pretty pumped to "represent" them this year.
Two, I have stayed after it hard since my deployment (home two weeks ago) and I am currently MUCH stronger than lots of the same guys I workout with now. I squatted 415 for a double and kept up with guys 20+ pounds lighter than me today on a metcon. I felt really good about my effort. The gym my wife coaches at is well respected in the SW, a very tough division.
Three, I still openly hate CF. This fact makes it hard for me to say that I am actually sort of excited to see how I do in the open this year. I don't think I have a chance at the affiliate team, but if I go out of my mind for 5 workouts, I don't think it's out of reach. Guess we will see.
Alright, now no one acknowledge this and move it along.
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Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. All persons come nigh and acknowledge these presents.
Be it hereby known without opportunity for controversy, doubt or unseemly skepticism that @amlove21, a Pararescueman of the Air Force of these free and United States, has announced his intent to compete in a CrossFit competition of some renown. He has thrown the gauntlet that few will dare pick up; those small number who accept the challenge will certainly have less glorious hair than he.
Is that what you meant by move it along?
Be it hereby known without opportunity for controversy, doubt or unseemly skepticism that @amlove21, a Pararescueman of the Air Force of these free and United States, has announced his intent to compete in a CrossFit competition of some renown. He has thrown the gauntlet that few will dare pick up; those small number who accept the challenge will certainly have less glorious hair than he.
Is that what you meant by move it along?
Dick move bro, dick move. Bravo.
I hate all you assholes.
ETA- What I meant to say was, "I want to get this out there so no one figures out that I did this thing, and I get to get the making fun part out of the way on my own terms".
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Dick move bro, dick move. Bravo.
I hate all you assholes.
ETA- What I meant to say was, "I want to get this out there so no one figures out that I did this thing, and I get to get the making fun part out of the way on my own terms".
You're welcome.
Sweet bro! Get your hurdle jumping shoes ready. And you might want an aid bag, stretcher, c-collar, and spinal trauma specialist as well.....
*IF* I crossfitted and they threw some fucking hurdles in there, I'd say fuck the hurdles and just pretzel one the fuck up around my forearm after limboing it in style. I'm 6'3" and so white snow gets turned on by my ass. Nope, nope, nope.
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You used to be cool man...
Bro, you are going to look TIGHT in a pair of $50 silkies and Uncle Rhabdo t-shirt. Bonus points for Affliction/ Tapout/ Ed Hardy gear. You also have time for a sweet ass, shitty-looking tribal thing on your arms.
Pimp Jesus approves.
Don't forget about a quarter mile of k-tape around every single joint on your body
