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“The idea is called the acute interference hypothesis: if you train for everything at once, you make crappy gains across the board. Research strongly supports the hypothesis…As a matter of fact, you achieve the absolute worst results when you attempt to train all modalities in a single workout.”
Suffice it to say, I disagree. Vehemently.
Buckle up, we’ve got an aggressive one today…
You ever have one of those friends growing up that was your boy yet you knew wasn’t perfect? You knew the critiques of him probably had some truth to them, but you absolutely hated it when your parents pointed it out, or those outside your circle? Sure, he might have had a few bad traits but had a good heart and the not-so-good stuff caused people to overlook his good intentions? If the critique came from your other friends, you would agree but when mom and dad would jump on him as a bad seed you defended him like a rabid dog?
It’s natural. You protect those that are closest to you but also are more cognizant of their shortcomings.
That’s how I feel about CrossFit when they come under public attacks from outsiders (even though I am an outsider). My gym’s training is close enough that I feel I can have informed, intelligent critique of it yet also feel like people are insulting Performance360 when they blindly attack CrossFit as the “functional fruits” or “HIIT weaklings”.
“I give those functional gyms credit. They really create great camaradarie.”
Signed,
Strength blog
Are we supposed to say thank you to that? Because you know what?
Fuck. That.
I am not trying to create a freaking youth camp over here, so spare me the backhanded compliment that we’re all just trying so gosh darn hard over here. Camaradarie is great but what I am after is top shelf performance, ability and body recomposition. Anything else and I would consider the training a failure to my members.
I’m not after the silver medal, decency or any sportsmanship award.
