I respect you and can see where you are coming from but I don't understand why you are so against strength + endurance.
Get away from the brand crossfit and think of it from a programming standpoint. I've never been this conditioned in my
life and I've never been this strong in my life at the same. Yes, if I focused just on squatting, I would be stronger at squatting
but as a human that's capable of so much more, other areas would suffer. I want to be an all around badass, not just a
strong squatter. I want to squat 500+ at 195lbs while also being able to ride a bike 30 miles through a trail and not get tired.
I like it when a smoking female asks me if I want to run a 10k with her and do it and not even be bothered by it...actually had a beer
right when I finished. I'm not a fan of running but I'm conditioned enough to do something like that without an issue. It's awesome.
There's so much more out there in life to test your limits than the confines of a gym.
Why can that type of mentality not earn any respect from you?
I'm not against strength + endurance at all. Athletes outside the US not only lift ridiculously amounts of weight, they are also outside working their cardio capacity. It's a very American though process to think you can't be strong and have endurance as well. Some of us are better suited for one or the other but you can definitely work on both. In fact Chinese and Russian Oly lifters perform morning cardio several times a week. I've been told by my old coach that while in Russia he watched Oly lifters play soccer for 45min as a "warm up" before heading into the training gym to begin training their snatches and clean & jerks.
Froning's C&J is good.... 370lbs is a solid number but at best he'll maybe place at Nats beyond that he would fall quite short at the world level.
I also don't believe CF to be the best test of strength + endurance.... that combination has a sport already...... it's called Strongman /Strongwoman. That is the truest test of strength + endurance. You must be insanely strong plus have quite the endurance to perform the medleys they are up against.
I have strong opinions but that doesn't mean I don't respect you... it just means I don't agree with you at times.
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