Crossfit???

Gym Jones.

Congrats on the MUs!

You can put size on doing crossfit it just depends if you're focusing on metcon or Oly lifts (such as myself). Kahlipa and most other powerhouses used to do more BB before crossfit so they were already big. Not saying I'm the biggest guy but I've been able to put size on in the right places and lose it in the midsection. Kind of a close minded statement IMHO. All my lifts have gone up since doing crossfit, not like when I was doing BB. Another thing, the guys at the games were making 505DL look easy and they're failry big. I think where most of the misconception comes in; are shit mags like muscle and fitness or mens health. They all talk about getting leaned out because they really don't know as much about it. I think some of the reason people progress the way they do, and even little guys move big numbers is due to the fact form and function is emphasized so much. Anyone can pic up a BB rag and do some tri kickbacks but to really benefit you need trainers (like at a crossfit box, there all the time to critique). It's not the end all be all, but there's a reason it's becoming more mainstream. People want functionality, not an image

 

If you want to focus on getting huge then you have do do more of a powerlift. Now I will agree that doing a one hour Crossfit class a day wont get you in body building shape, but neither will powerlifting. You have to spend 4hrs a day or more in the gym. Now if you spent that much time in a crossfit gym you would see better results in your overall performance, not just your looks.

 

And you gotta diet right for it. No sense in bulking up by eatting crap

 

Exactly, I find that to be the hardest thing to do too.

 

A lot of your bodybuilders spend about 4 hrs a day in the gym. I watched something on T.V. that said that, by no means am I telling someone to go spend 4 hrs in the gym.

 

The major BBers that are in the gym for 4hrs are also not there for metcon. Most of the lifts are slow and precise as opposed to explosive and dynamic. The often eat or drink shakes whilst they sculpt thier guns in the mirrors. All in all nothing against those guys, I used to want to be freakishly huge too. We all workout for a common goal and that is to better ourselves. We do it in different ways is all.

 

Memario, just curious why you're starting p90x again?

 

Diet? Pfft. Dieting is for girls....

It's just so damn hard to eat right to get that toned sculpted form. I've been stuck at the same fat % for a while now and can't seem to get it lower.

 

I cant diet because I hate cooking

 

We tried to do P90X at our station. WE mainly tried the yoga and stretching and holy hell, I never thought I would cry from yoga or stretching. P90x is insane.

 

same here. i hardly have any time to cook either. i work out alot but i eat like crap.

 

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I don't get home until 8pm after being at the gym and by then I'm tired and have zero motivation to even begin to cook. Even if I did have the energy, I still hate it. Need to be a millionaire are so I can hire someone to cook for me.

 

When I got out I try to eat good. Salads and what not, but it gets so hard when you have to cook and then when you go to cook there is limited options.

Haha, what i love about my work is when we cook we have unlimited options. I hate cooking but at least i'll be able to eat right.

 

Ya the diet is a huge part.

Workout note, couldnt even get close to a Muscleup today, it is weird.

 

Pretty much. I was just curious because of your previous post in here then I saw your thread. Sucks that there aren't any boxes by you though. I think you could really benefit with what you're doing with crossfit as opposed to P90X. P90X is marketed by a company called beach body IIRC. Doesn't sound like a company concerned with functionality as opposed to having some sculpted guns and abs to cruise for bitches while they ride the wave that crossfit started with muscle confusion. And besides 90 days, that's it? I knew you could just start over but I feel like there's better avenues than some dude's get rich program. Same thing with that insanity shit. I'd say 9 times out of 10 people get these because they don't want to work hard and keep at it, thus making these programs explode. Then again crossfit isn't the end all be all either as I stated earlier. Kudos to you for getting in shape and you know the importance that a diet plays in exercise

With that said, have you looked into Rougue fitness? I don't know your budget or if you have a garage, but there's lots of people that get the gym in a box and just set up shop in thier house. I know I wish I could.

www.rouguefitness.com or www.crossfitsocal.com
The second is my gym but our owner has a lot of say in development w/ Rougue and I believe they try to offer a discount. Either way good luck dude and if I came off as an elitist, it was not the intention. Like I said you sound like you know your stuff. Hope all works out for you and definately start a thread when you get up to AK!