CrossFit - Setting Records in Big Sky: Froning and Bailey

Rich Froning and Dan Bailey snatch and clean and jerk during a throwdown at the CrossFit Tour Big Sky Event in Montana. Froning's 290 kg total would qualify him for the 2013 USAW National Championships in the 94 kg weight class had these lifts been at a sanctioned event.
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[@Adrian-gy1ux]

Imagine if Clarence Kennedy just randomly showed up and destroyed everyone

[@juanamayor9119]

Kkkkkk

[@TheBardeng]

Then Moradi came and sent him back to Ireland

[@TheNineSeven]

That would be funny asf

[@bgodssoldier1]

Then lasha comes......

[@JB-ky1ei]

LOLOLOL

[@thomklawrence]

life flashing before eyes for 4 small children @2:18

[@aligboyakasha]

lol, parents were probably like, "uhhhhh.... yeah lets move them"

[@user-fl8yy9xn5g]

Lol😂

[@mikeclarke6000]

a very short flashback then...

[@ZepHoffman]

@@mikeclarke6000 xDDDD

[@RicardoPestana]

i like that guy that just presses it

[@eshwar6969]

Rob "I ws in the middle of eating cheesecake" Orlando

[@domenichughes7792]

ZEE-ROW

[@spikeafrica]

That's Rob Orlando. He's a strong man who also did CrossFit. Came up with CrossFit strongman programs etc... He's a great follow.

[@BostonsF1nest]

This was peak CrossFit

[@joshfox6046]

That part where Rich hits a PR... that's what Crossfit is all about: setting goals and giving it a go. Proud of you Rich.

[@nickfletcher5344]

This video brings me back to when my uncle opened up his box in 2012. I watched these videos frequently and fell in love with CrossFit. Me and my friends were always eager to get out of school to catch the 3:30 class. I miss these days fondly. Thank you CrossFit!

[@RogueCylon]

These were the days, when Crossfit media knew how to inspire.

[@infestedpotatoes]

Im confused by why people here are hateing so hard on Crossfit. Iv done it for just about a year now. My fitness has improved greatly. I combined what i do in Cross fit with my regular weight lifting and iv gotten even more gains in the last year then in all my time lifting weights. These lifts are incredibly technical. And contrary to popular belief cross fit is not all about Max reps fuck proper form. In my time doing cross fit not once has a trainer told me to go heavy and do improper form for the sake of a lift. Half of our classes is spent learning proper form, grip, and execution of a lift before we even put weight on a bar. All im saying is don't hate on something just cause you don't do it or see it a certain way.. No need for the negativity.

[@stevenewald9971]

infestedpotatoes FUCKING THANK YOU!!!!!! Everybody assumes the same fucking thing. I have gotten so much stronger since I started in 2012.

[@TheCoreContingency]

infestedpotatoes yup, been in it for a month and now and I've gotten stronger. I'm dead last in all the WODs but I keep going back. More a mental thing, I guess, But you are right, the instructors at my crossfit always stress lighter weight and stricter form.

[@exlipse3309]

infestedpotatoes because most CrossFit’s teach bad form, and that could lead to injuries later in life.

[@Kevinyxzhang]

infestedpotatoes Just look how bad their form is

[@tylersanders2537]

Exlipse Gaming I need to know if you’re an Olympic weightlifter or if you’ve even done a snatch

[@CanditoTrainingHQ]

In olympic lifting the rules are the opposite of what you're saying. You are NOT allowed to press the weight. You are supposed to force the weight up, and drop under it, and lockout the elbows. If the elbows visibly are not locked, and the weight is pressed, it is known as a "press out" and is red lighted.

[@edoyle13]

Shut up

[@jaxonsevero1045]

@@edoyle13 it’s true

[@edoyle13]

@@jaxonsevero1045 no one cares this aint an olympic lifting competition

[@tjcogger1974]

@@edoyle13 I care. I didn't know that Olympic rule, so this comment was interesting to read. Thanks for the comment Candito!

[@playerone2480]

Good thing this is CrossFit, pick up the weight, hit the peak motion, put the weigh back, repeat.

[@tsujimasen]

From the description: "had these lifts been at a sanctioned event." Had these lifts been at a sanctioned event, you'd get red lights for adjustments and press outs all over the place.

[@fullsend5437]

Lol somehow pressouts are allowed in CrossFit bud

[@ziggymorris8760]

Areeb Soomro They are cult of morons with huge attitudes.

[@emotionalintelligence776]

@@ziggymorris8760 That's religion unless you believe there's some guy in the sky watching his priest molest boys and girls.

[@TheMicky53]

Honestly, we''ll never know who the "fittest" man on earth is, ever. The fittest at what one might ask.

[@spartanner9178]

Clean and jerk is what I call showers.

[@5.7hemi79]

How many sets and reps?

[@heatbucspies55]

People talk crap, and I'm not really a crossfit person myself, but to have someone be that lean and be able to put 285 over their head is pretty good. Can't be mad

[@hughjwang4964]

you can be mad if all they do is promote dangerous techniques

[@dudemytoe888]

@@hughjwang4964 does that look like dangerous tenique, no it doesn't fucktarx

[@kingrjiscool]

Sophie Y. The form here is awful. Struggle to maintain good torso posture a multitude of reasons. A lot of unsafe things going on here. Most of this video is hard to watch. Half of these jerks the lifters have to lock the elbows, per IWF regulation, that would be a no lift. Most of these guys at these weights are severely out classes by serious weightlifters. As a football player, I see WR’s do weight like this. To me, this is not impressive, especially these guys, who should have a good snatch/c&j due to the fact a lot of cross fit revolves around that.

[@fkmonteiro]

@@hughjwang4964 do you know what's REALLY dangerous? Sitting in front of your PC, eating all day and getting fat while bragging about CrossFit being dangerous.

[@kelvinn1996]

@@fkmonteiro how do you know he sits at a pc and does that? You're could be one of those people. Crossfit promotes bad form and its evident in their lifts. If you can't discern between proper technique, you shouldn't be backing crossfit in anything

[@arsenio009]

2:15 look at the kids reaction from the crowd HAHA

[@nikesbeast]

ares ballester that shit looked dangerous af. can only imagine what could have went wrong

[@getfnsed9808]

"OK. One more time." Lmao I dead

[@funnynet]

Wow, love your guys, so many cheering and inspiring!

[@nickbecerra9360]

7:15. Wth 😂 he didn’t even jump he straight up pressed 295 with ease

[@5.7hemi79]

He did the same thing with 305 later in the video.

[@martelgopro]

2:18 holy sh... uffff almost

[@brudesim5673]

Almost fucking killed four kids there haha. That would have given the video a different vibe.

[@mixanikos2]

hahaha

[@johnmiller5269]

that is a massive amount of weight to be doing those lifts with. insane!!! i love it. gets me motivated to start working on these lifts more

[@antonmelo7457]

8:56 beastmode

[@DoNotClickUFreak]

Song is Take Down by All Star Sports Music Crew

[@SlabMurphy]

Briiliant having children standing behind the lifters.

[@rabbigoldbergsilverstein2899]

Slab Murphy that’s CrossFit for you😂

[@Nickylid5]

Jack Dwyer bro stfu you don’t know the safety we take

[@Nickylid5]

Darknight what would you know about crossfit then? Are you an athlete? Do you have a deadlift of 415? Can you string together bar and ring muscle ups? Until you can, stfu boomer, move on, k? Bye ✌🏻

[@asianhavoc1872]

@Darknight 😂😂

[@asianhavoc1872]

@@Nickylid5 Damn.....are you a crossfitter??

[@VetteAholicZ06]

Found this very entertaining to watch, awesome!

[@bool0101]

335 Clean N Press, totally different. But still give him his props.

[@kr16794]

Haha rob with his squat cleans and thrusters!! Good man, he's amazing. Awesome video! Felt the passion from coach b! Rich makes everything look so perfect and easy, damn him haha

[@TheMicky53]

I'm not a true fan of Crossfit, but, if these guys can throw weight around like this as endurance athletes, I'm damn sure they'd also be able to perform at a high level in any sport they chose to.

[@SwanBillsy0]

TheMicky53 it takes a lot more than just being strong and lifting weights to excel in any sport. Anybody can lift weights, just saying

[@Lucaserik]

B You’re wrong in that last statement. And crossfit isn’t just lifting weights, if you have watched when they compete, they do a lot of different movements and exercises. They are definitely at an advantage in most sports.

[@kevinnicanor6156]

CrossFit is shit m8

[@Slekbit]

Cute 12 year olds in their natural habitat replying to a 5 year old comment.

[@bobdole7292]

They’re not endurance athletes. If you watch froning and dan train from this time they were training high weight low reps. Strength program. They then add in higher volume stuff But the focus is strength , because if you can snatch 300 pounds, when you have to snatch 185 for a whole bunch of reps it’s not a big deal

[@BostonsF1nest]

2012 was peak Rich Froning. Always loved how effortlessly he made everything look and how he just paces like a fuckin lion in the back

[@shaunsm01]

Rich's movements during the snatch and jerk setting his PR sets him worlds a part from Dan... Dan is awesome but Rich is just a phenom... #motivation

[@TheBodyFitness]

Froning is fucking unbelivable !

[@RaptormanMT]

The guy in the cowboy hat is really creepy.

[@kevinwhitely]

isnt that Mickey Rourke

[@isaiahharvi]

@@kevinwhitely mike burgner

[@valparaisodebateinstitute1118]

The guy in the cowboy hat is one of the most respected weightlifting coaches in the world.

[@camerongray7767]

😂

[@charlesgaffney115]

@@valparaisodebateinstitute1118 false

[@hiramcaas]

The guy in the grey shirt has actual strength, not like these other guys.

[@chelseashoenfelt5685]

Yeah but he didn't do a clean and jerk, he did a thruster (front squat into overhead press). If this was a thruster competition, they would have lifted different weights

[@KNuckleZification]

Lol. Are you saying Dan and Rich don't have actual strength?

[@EdisonChar]

My back hurts just watching this.

[@MrAli3333]

Why is Froning so damn good

[@fjgkf6785]

work so damn hard

[@beccabellcampbell4682]

It's interesting watching one of the crossfit games events that's got Rich and Mat they are both tanks.

[@joeem1502]

He probably has actual weightlifting training outside of his box lol

[@AllAboutTheOak]

Jack of all trades.... master of none!!!

[@emotionalintelligence776]

Maybe if people thought with their bigger head they'd understand you don't need to be a master of any skill if you are at least 75% proficient, mastering a single skill can easily take a lifetime.

[@kieranhimself3655]

@@emotionalintelligence776 I would say 90%of crossfitters never get close to that 75%

[@jacob.peters]

Mike is so rad. Dude just loves to see people hit lifts

[@anthonygannon3791]

Rich and Dan are amazing in their own rights.Rich you have such a unique mind set that's why your the best . Respect.

[@THEpower924]

What's Robert Duvall doing here as a Crossfit coach?

[@3dgar7eandro]

Yeah I don't know who he is but he sure is annoying... 😅😤

[@JayzsMr]

Crossfit is a bit ridiculous but at least they make weightlifting popular among the general population. Certainly a better way to use weights than ego lifting in front of the mirror

[@GABOHTG81]

I love weightlifting

[@TrollHunterxXx]

You’re not a very smart person.

[@dudemytoe888]

There arent even mirrors in crossfit gyms stupid

[@jimmeisterr]

Gotta love the old guy's enthusiasm and whistling. He makes this video lol.

[@theolympicweightliftinggur2141]

Wow, such great energy!

[@CanditoTrainingHQ]

Yes that is correct. Under real olympic rules, you have to clean the weight, demonstrate control as the bar stops oscillating, then jerk.

[@GingerMeProductions]

ok just pointing out some things. Rich and Dan have pretty excellent form and it's very impressive that rich is lifting such heavy weights in flats. However, the other lifters are lifting very sloppily. Their coach, who is suppose to be a qualified olympic weightlifting coach, is congratulating them on no-lifts. Thats makes no sense. on a couple lifts they didn't lock on their jerks and had very bad squatting form.

[@IntegritPerformance]

He gives them tips and it's a fun competition it's not a serious competition and burgener knows that. They're just some guys trying to have some fun, don't need to take it so seriously all the time. There's nothing wrong with that.

[@clementsell2818]

You obviously have no idea what your talking about.

[@HorseFromHell]

I don't like crossfit, but this is an awesome video. Love seeing people push themselves.

[@jumpball07]

that is some heavy ass stuff man! my back is aching just looking at this

[@martinglennon4282]

"You can't get all your calories from broccoli." - Dan Bailey haha

[@darrellcrim4887]

Rob Orlando is so strong, he was doing the jerk just like a push press, which is harder to do.. I wonder how much he can do if he jerk it..

[@mikefeir]

it is a thruster

[@Aliasify]

mikefeir

[@jhelms87]

Dr.cornelius also bonded Rich Froning's rotator cuffs with adamantium.

[@rochellesmit4802]

🤔🤣

[@holistic_dan]

Rich is a BEAST ! So calm and smooth, he gets pumped up here a bit but imagine him going absolutely nuts, he would be unreal ..

[@megaflex48]

what ever resort there at it's beautiful.

[@stevenewald9971]

Kj Hammerman Big Sky, Montana. Its absolutely beautiful

[@JacobHesketh]

how do they not injure themselves every workout haha impressive stuff. how is froning so strong.

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Great video!!!

[@FabianKoelschHQ]

Great Video !

[@ryanclifford4752]

god that guy in the cowboy hat is the worst.

[@whitegoodman7465]

Old ppl think they run shit smh

[@braxtonrichardson9751]

he is the one who created crossfit so he does

[@kanerobertson7930]

@@braxtonrichardson9751 He's still a dick regardless.

[@BreachFitPsycho]

@@braxtonrichardson9751 Thatś Mike Bergener. Olympic lifting national coach. Also Marine corp. Greg Glassman created Crossfit.....

[@Green-fo8ei]

I actually thought he was quite supportive.

[@NoFearSports1]

Music?

[@obamasinladen6333]

You guys have killed bumper plates for me

[@ben_jon6394]

Amazing Coach!

[@SaengDylan]

2:18 the reaction lmfoaoooo

[@brendon2854]

2:18, they almost died.

[@MrJLIbarra]

They have excelled in one domain of fitness. It depends how "you" define "fitness"...this is what crossfit is prositing; explicitly defining the "terms" of fitness.

[@a1pwn]

Rich is exactly twice as strong as me, that's insane! I barely clean & jerk 176 Lbs. Takes dedication to pull that off!

[@HaarryH]

crossfit or no, they are STROOOONNNGGG!!!!!!!!!

[@wilsonnmak6609]

Clarence Kennedy be like “am i a joke to u?”

[@nateosbornelife]

🔥one day I’ll get there with the lifts

[@LHF409]

Best video ever

[@ndjarnag]

there are some monster athletes, but good lord, one ticket to snap city!

[@RobLipsett]

Honestly wtf did I just watch?

[@angelaz6287]

i just find it funny how I also take a deep breath when they gonna lift hahahaha

[@scottrichardson8711]

AWESOME FREAKIN VID!

[@3wod590]

where is clarence kennedy?

[@yettamon956]

he is lifter not crossfitter, so yeah he can do nothing else but lift

[@3wod590]

@@yettamon956 yes, he does not have endurance training and agility but he is an excellent Olympic lifter who is insanely strong for his weight. He can easily begin crossfit and become an elite spartan.

[@ankitbrother]

@@yettamon956 he also does tricking which demands high end agility .

[@jacob8563]

3WOD his agility is incredible

[@natedy5689]

Anya what’s tricking?

[@AirRyan45]

why was rob doing thrusters?

[@funnyyking6439]

+Ryan McKinstry because rob is more into strongman. so he do more work with his shoulders like thruster, pushpresses etc. strongmans are not so into jerks :D

[@BreachFitPsycho]

Its quite hilarious. When he snatches tho, He Snatch splits. But when he does shoulder to overhead from the clean, he thrusters it.

[@jacksonfev]

That's impressive shit, now I'm motivated to keep lifting more weight!

[@MonteyCarlo92081]

That guy in the COWBOY hat was my strength and condition coach here in CA at Rancho Buena vista High school!!! 2007 man!!! We went all the way to state!

[@MrFightbot]

so they are basically doing olympic lifts, but only half the weight for their bodyclass. crossfit.. interesting

[@jayarrbobdobbs]

Anyone not on steroids want to challenge our sponsored athletes? Step right up!

[@14energy]

great energy!

[@atlsd]

2:18 kids reactions of impending doom.... priceless

[@MrTexan505]

song?

[@pngo2017]

Cool. they asked an Asian guy with a calculator to add up the scores lol

[@JohnDoe-rq9hr]

Paul Ngo yet girl answered it before him

[@phillipcarr4332]

There's that awesome cross fit form 😂

[@TheOldirishfan3130]

Seriously, the haters need to stop!!! No Crossfit cant outlift a strongman competitor or out run a marathon runner but when you combine both cardio and strength, a Crossfit athlete wins. Thats why its called "The Jack of all trades."

[@butdoesitscrub3457]

Impressive,but I feel that's horrible for the back.

[@matuxrlz]

with the technique they use they are not hurting theyr back

[@Ha1iFaX]

El Kamikaze w/ the lack of technique they use it is hurting their backs..

[@terrymac6]

DrezaR Goulding because you're an expert on snatch and c&j form

[@butdoesitscrub3457]

Oh most def. I mean I love watching the Olympics deadlifts, but man the plats they throw up just make me cringe, lol

[@pyronetic9613]

Description is wrong. That ain't 290kg, more like 290 pound. Which is 130kg.

[@pongo713]

Pyro Netic Don't you feel like a dumb dumb now...

[@floatingwhale33]

Pyro Netic 290kg total. Can't even read?

[@TyecoK]

+CrossFit® So if I do 29 reps of 10 kilograms which will bring me to 290 kilos total, will it qualify me too?

[@colintedrick4125]

+TyECOK total between snatch and clean/jerk

[@Youtube_Globetrotter]

+TyECOK When you put it like that, i guess i'm pretty strong too. Imagine how many tons i have lifted in total.

[@naggaaaa]

"being just strong, or just fast is much easier to accomplish" looking forward to seeing you at the rio 2016 olympic games m8, can't wait to see ur speed under the bar on them record breaking lifts m8 glhf

[@DrSPrakashMDPhD]

Thank you

[@flamesurfer]

CrossFit is cool but people still use juice so will always have a competitive advantage in un-regulated competitions.

[@george-ji4ph]

CrossFit® hahahah what a punchline..

[@Postermaestro]

+CrossFit® Well the fact that you reply to a comment about PEDs on a 3 year old video speaks for itself..

[@jayarrbobdobbs]

So has the NFL.

[@Monscent]

Whats "crossfit" about a snatch and a clean&jerk?

[@NotProgramedToFeel]

Well, these are professional Crossfiters. Also, snatches and clean & jerks are very common lifts in Crossfit. So, what's "Crossfit" about it is that professional Crossfiters that are performing a lift that is common in Crossfit haha.

[@NotProgramedToFeel]

Avocado We're well aware.

[@chuckd5877]

Avocado, do you really believe that? You must not be too bright. Being able to do this and a bunch of other stuff, too, is what it's all about. If all they did was this stuff you'd have a point. But they don't. They do all kinds of movements. Don't be a db

[@realazn10is]

He may be a cowboy, but he's also a renown US Olympic lifting coach and knows what he's talking about

[@THEGREATONE420]

355 pounds? klokov warms up with that shit in his sleep.

[@drewkantas8383]

Its not even fair to mention these guys in the same sentence as Klokov, He's a much bigger and powerful man, I would use Ilya instead, He's smaller than these guys and far stronger, more flexible and faster

[@ryuhadouken1404]

I bet they like hernias, slipped disks and rotator cuff injuries too!

[@makel12]

I doubt they like that stuff

[@ryuhadouken1404]

***** ...Or as much as your flawless grammar!

[@ryuhadouken1404]

:( sorry about that.

[@mrqui1]

Ryu Hadouken Did... did we just see that, someone on KZbin, apologizing?

[@WhereTheLoud]

This is how you really fuck up your body

[@mjthiga]

snap city reloaded

[@greggiraerts5952]

Only if you're stupid and go way to heavy before getting the technique down, then yes, it can snap your shit up. Then again, sports are not safe, look at Football, Hell people even seems to manage to get hurt playing golf

[@dukekim8753]

Greg Giraerts yeah all sports are not 100% safe, but there are correct forms and incorrect forms.

[@Kocis19]

You think? in comparison to other sports or?

[@jeisinga]

Is that because they are using bad form???

[@mattyinthesky9424]

Fittest people on the planet by far.. And most skilled

[@user-lv4zp8nz6p]

Позитивная заруба! Рис как всегда на высоте!

[@infiniti44444444]

song name?))

[@jackylinfever99]

Riiight, have the asian guy calculate the score.

[@RyanBensonBoise]

It is nice to that you value good form. If you are talking about Dan Bailey at 1:50 his back is bent to meet the weight. But from what I could tell, on these videos he pushed his butt down before initiating the pull.

[@Fleezyy]

One of the best coaches there is.

[@HdBurningblade]

I'm not usually one to make such comments but their form is absolutely horrible. Back angle during the snatch was completely wrong, foot position in the jerk was bad, elbows bent, sad days.

[@jacob8563]

hdburningblade but they lift more than you

[@LucioAkaLux]

Kids near death at [2:15] lol

[@woodz1491]

oh thanks...GODDANG i want him as my CF coach!

[@Enzo0383]

I can't take anything away from these guys, but to think this is what the absolute best Cross Fitters can do, say compared to an Olympic weightlifter, and it does give a lot of perspective to the level gap between the two. Case and point, check out Pyrros Dimas training back when Pyrros Dimas training Again, respect to the cross fitters, but I guess it actually allows you to really appreciate the caliber of the Olympic level athlete.