http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/charles-poliquins-take-on-crossfit.html Get Involved + Get Active + Eat Well + Sleep Well = The Good Life Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:03:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/charles-poliquins-take-on-crossfit.html/comment-page-1#comment-14623 Jamie Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:51:49 +0000 http://www.thefitblog.net/?p=277#comment-14623 @Ron W - You're right. If you're interested in generating as much power as possible in a single rep, you're not going to be interested in doing 30 clean and jerks as fast as possible. However, if you're looking to increase your max power over the course of multiple lifts, within as short a time possible, 30 clean and jerks in a handful of minutes is exactly what you want to be practicing. But Crossfit isn't just about producing max power. It's about being able (and in some cases, good) across as many domains as possible. If you want to be the best in a specific domain (power lifting, for example), then you probably want to focus on that domain. If you're more interested in being good in that domain and good in many other domains as well, then Crossfit is the best program that I've come across. If you know of a better program, then let me know. Thanks. @Ron W – You’re right. If you’re interested in generating as much power as possible in a single rep, you’re not going to be interested in doing 30 clean and jerks as fast as possible.
However, if you’re looking to increase your max power over the course of multiple lifts, within as short a time possible, 30 clean and jerks in a handful of minutes is exactly what you want to be practicing.
But Crossfit isn’t just about producing max power. It’s about being able (and in some cases, good) across as many domains as possible.
If you want to be the best in a specific domain (power lifting, for example), then you probably want to focus on that domain. If you’re more interested in being good in that domain and good in many other domains as well, then Crossfit is the best program that I’ve come across. If you know of a better program, then let me know.
Thanks.

]]> http://www.thefitblog.net/2008/12/charles-poliquins-take-on-crossfit.html/comment-page-1#comment-14619 ron w Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:35:50 +0000 http://www.thefitblog.net/?p=277#comment-14619 poloquin is correct you guys are in the wrong rep zone for power and are also using the wrong energy system for power. poloquin is correct you guys are in the wrong rep zone for power and are also using the wrong energy system for power.

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