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@aaronemill12 This is 100% the truth, and they never really look at it from the other perspective. No, doing crossfit will never make someone into an elite powerlifter or gymnast or triathlete. BUT a competitive crossfitter will always beat a strongman at a 5k. That same crossfitter will...

@caleb_m Yes, I'll absolutely agree that it is our society, but lesser standards for women isn't the cause of women lacking upper body strength - it's a symptom of decades of messaging saying that being slim is ideal, while for men the ideal has always been strong and capable. Up until somewhat...

@caleb_m No... you blamed women for avoiding bench press. And now you're just repeating the point I made. What was the purpose of saying "try again" if you're just going to turn around and agree with me

@caleb_m Greg Nuckols, et al, disagrees with you. Women have less upper body strength at baseline, but a greater potential for muscular gains. This is only demonstrated to be true over the course of consistent resistance training which the crossfit methodology does not provide. That's like the...

@caleb_m Maybe you missed it but OP can bench the RX weight, just not for 55 reps. She can obviously bench well. Also I don't think it has anything to do with women not wanting to bench. Crossfit doesn't bench. That methodology works fine for men because they can generally bench their...

@faray (also F) I've never even come close to a body weight strict press and I have been able to do sets of 10 strict HSPU so I highly doubt it's a strength issue. There's a few things I occasionally see that cause people to fail reps. 1) When your head makes contact with the ground, it should...

@greentwiga Try hanging scap rotations. Start with a dead hang from a bar, then make circles forward with your shoulders as if you're pulling them over your head from back to front. With a proper hollow hold, the rest of your body should follow the correct path, just a miniaturized version of...

@ilovejesuschristourlord If you don't have any dumbbells at home you could improvise with a pet or a toddler, or a pair of gallons of milk. An empty barbell weighs 45 lbs, so since you're a beginner, don't use anything heavier than that at first.

@mixpanema I will generally use 1.25×BW for deadlifts and 0.75×BW for both bench and cleans. That works out to be 70%, 75%, and 65% respectively which is pretty close to yours and approximately the stimulus I think it's meant to be. I have no shame in scaling this one, especially because Dave...

@jnorthey Nobody is talking about the volumetric density of oxygen molecules exchanged from your alveoli into your bloodstream, quit being a twat. They're talking about literal airflow - the size and frequency of breaths moving through your trachea. For example: inhaling while compressed (e.g...

@jmb1990 I said it'd be nice to have reputable names on that list, as in they have a reputation for being knowledgeable about the sport. As many other comments on this post state, nobody knows who most of those people are. They are not reputable names. They are also not media personalities or...

@justabeggarwhojesuslove I never said that, but thanks for proving my point by continuing to be toxic and unnecessarily divisive.

@justabeggarwhojesuslove Your toxic content is a rot on this community. Find some scruples.

@ogbaki It's not as straight forward as just squatting and not using one leg, you do have to lean quite a bit to get your center of mass in line. Try using a PVC for balance on the same side as your planted foot.

@heartofberries I'm from the Midwest US and you'd think we'd have some pretty ass backwards physical education, but I think my school actually did a great job at it. Maybe it was all due to our boss ass bitch of an elementary PE teacher - shouts out Mrs. Peet - who is a mom of 3 and ran...

@patrick1975 It's not two choices. Jumping chest to bar is the scale for chest to bar. Chin over bar is the scale for muscle ups.

@grace4nan The OGs - Froning, Khalipa, Bridges, Fraser, Hackenbruck. Plus people who actually get media passes/people who just consistently put out good and interesting commentary - Craig Richey, Wykie Etsbeth, Nate Edwardson, Beth Robinson. Add in some full time writers from BarBend, Morning...

@grace4nan Man they really had to scrape the bottom of the barrel for this poll, huh? While I think this could have been a good step for the sport of crossfit, they really fumbled hard on who they're calling media personalities/analysts. Get some reputable names in there and this could be a...

@dawn16 Not sure about actually strapping your children to your front and back, but ruck packs or plate carrier vests are made for exactly this type of training!

@verasoldmine The biggest key to getting a rhythm with kipping is to push yourself away from the bar at the top, don't just fall straight down. Your head/chest should make a C-shaped motion around the bar.