Fails, Injuries, and The Issue w/ CrossFit

I believe CrossFit as a fitness methodology in general is safe. However, there is a trend in hobbyist/amateur competitive CrossFit that elicits a decent amount of viral fail and injury videos.

[@nikolainavarro6558]

"Are you moving like that... with any weight? What makes you think you can do it with heavier weight" Nailed it!

[@atlaspowershrugged]

As the guy who does all the crazy lifts, I got injured way more the year I did crossfit than I do now. To me, the issue was the lack of individualized programming. The group class workout of the day just wasn't what I needed to do on that particular day. And you see with the really good crossfitters, they do individualize their training. Group exercise classes may be fun for women and a good business model, but they don't work especially well for continuous improvement on specific abilities.

[@isaacstetson5720]

Based

[@bitplayer7092]

Different people also learn technique at different speeds, and it'll vary based on the movement too, so I think when learning new movements it really has to be done at your own pace. Some people may be able to go reasonably heavy with a movement the first time the try it, while other may need to just learn the technique, or build up the mobility before they really load it properly.

[@blackreign673]

Crossfit is like a bus. And everyone is getting off at the same spot.

[@basicmeme1040]

Imagine of they did this for strongman oh dear

[@montgomeryharr30]

Don't think gender comes into it too much but I'd tend to agree anyone who wants to perform will benefit from individualised training

[@StayAtHomeMeme]

I used to go to a CrossFit gym and they were very focused on technique. They would make us do it over and over with PVC pipes until they were sure our technique was on point. Then you could start with the light bar and move up from there. And they would continuously correct technique and show us stretches that would help better our grip and technique. It was tedious sometimes but I never saw anyone fall or drop weights like this or get hurt. Weights are no joke and you can permanently injure yourself if you’re not doing something correctly. I’ve seen so many videos of CrossFit fails and I NEVER saw those types of things at my gym.

[@dragonchr15]

they are independently owned and operated so it varies from gym to gym...

[@billking8843]

Sounds like you were going to a weightlifting gym that was branded as a CrossFit gym. None of us would be bagging CrossFit if all CF gyms were like that one.

[@Shakenbake-in9ux]

The beauty of weightlifting is that technique at light weights and technique at heavy weights are different. Drilling technique at light weights is good, sure, but a good weightlifting program teaches you how to keep progressing at maximal weights.

[@kennya51]

That's called fitness

[@RogueCylon]

That’s a particularly good box for sure. Not all are focused enough on technique and mobility.

[@StephanAndreMusic]

I believe the reason people get injured like this is more ego and less about their education/knowledge of the lifts... I've been teaching myself weightlifting, and my arms have buckled SO many times while learning the snatch. But I have NEVER had the bar crash on the back of my neck like that, because instinctively as soon as I lose control over that bar (especially if it's loaded and OVER MY HEAD) I want to push/get away from it ASAP. It's almost an in-built safety feature we all have. The only reason you'd have the bar crash on you like that is because you don't want to embarrass yourself or think you can recover (ie ego). I literally cannot understand how people do not instinctively bail or at least learn how to bail before upping their load.

[@KCIsMe]

For some people that's probably true, but I think some people also have bad body awareness at least when it comes to particular movements and so they don't have that intuition to push/throw the bar away

[@mider9996]

That, or maybe they’re doing stuff they’re not ready to do yet. I think I’d personally stick to lower weights.

[@aaronjmet]

teaching how to bail and or fail a lift should be more of a thing. technique set aside, teach how to bail.

[@Codisrocks]

@@toximan2008 I have a friend that used to have switch day. But yeah, I would love to learn bail outs for WL soon. 15 year skater just getting into WL, so I know the importance of bail techniques.

[@viktorsoky7624]

This

[@JerreMuesli]

It should be one of the first things. Like in Judo, the first thing they learn you is how to safely fall on the mat with a back role to avoid injuries

[@steveboutcher80]

Zach... Good video. I agree with much of what you are saying here. I've been running a CrossFit affiliate for 11 years and doing CF myself for 14 years. I've seen a lot in my time. In my opinion, the problem is ego. Ego and trying to lift WAY more than can be done so safely. All the videos featured display a common condition. Oversized egos and not knowing their limitations. People are often oblivious to their own level. This can happen despite being told, "you must not lift that weight." As a coach, I have come to realize that sometimes, people just do dumb shit in the persuit of a bigger lift, more reps etc. If they didn't do it in CrossFit, they would likely do it at work or in another sport. The more is better attitude. People often only gauge progress in CrossFit, and perhaps others strength sports by how much more weight they can lift, or how many more reps they did, or how fast they completed a workout. My advice has always been that athletes need to earn the right to add weight. It is earned through quality! Basically, if the lift doesn't look almost perfect, don't add any more weight. But people are impatient... Yes, especially CrossFiters! We don't got time to wait for perfect technique... Gotta get a new PR and a new video for instagram/facebook etc. You hit the nail on the head with what you say about cognitive dissonance... But the force is strong... And by force, I mean ego. Some people will ignore their coaches advice and just go for glory. It's a shame, but such is life. All the best.

[@jovialjayou]

That’s any sport got any competitive individual. Mat Fraser hurt his back back squatting and his coach told him he was fine because that’s what they do at the top level. This isn’t just CrossFit.

[@markdwolf3198]

Maybe the problem could be that your trying to tech people Olympic lifts, which are incredibly technical to do correctly especially when you actually start to add weight. On top of that you are doing Olympic lifts with a elevated heart rate which is absolutely nuts. Olympic lifters don't do these lifts with elevated heart rates, not to mention that crossfit has a handful of hours attempting to train technique and Olympic lifters saying they average 500 hours of training per lift just on mechanics alone. I wonder why people get injured doing this.

[@steveboutcher80]

@@markdwolf3198 I personally have spent about 13 years learning, studying and practicing the olympic lifts. I have attended many seminars and courses with high caliber olympic weightlifters such as Dmitry Klokov and Apti Aukhadov. I have studied thousands of hours of video footage and spent many, many thousands of hours teaching and observing athletes. Am I a great weightlifter? No, absolutely not, but you get to understand movements quite well if you spend enough time on them. Why is it that most assume that all CrossFit gyms promote doing olympic lifts with high heart rates? This is not the case at all. We very rarely do the snatch with a high heart rate, and even then, only the more advanced lifters with good technique are allowed. We mostly do the Olympic lifts is classes as EMOM style workouts or straight sets for low repetitions, 1-3 reps. We often dedicate the whole hour to practicing just one single olympic lift. We actively encourage members not to do olympic lifts with high heart rates as most people have no business or need to do so. The only olympic lift we do often with higher heart rates is the hang power clean as it is far simpler than the snatch, but even then, technique comes first. If you can't properly do the deadlift with great technique, then they are not ready for the clean. In 14 years I've never seen any serious injuries. Sure, a handful of strains and sprains, but nothing to cry about.

[@devonkoepsell1257]

As a CrossFit Coach you nailed it my man!

[@tadget0566]

@@markdwolf3198 have you ever competed your heart rate is through the roof before you hit that platform 120/130 plus and I’m in my 50’s and I’ve tested it. Olympic lifting is not some sort of mystical thing people hurt themselves doing deadlifts all the time 👍

[@billybigballssteubing2243]

Who'd have thought sprinting 500m and burpees immediately before the highest motor unit recruitment lift might be a problem

[@misterf7739]

I loved CF, had a great time, and made good friends. Also, at the time it was the only way for me to learn weightlifting. One day, however, I looked at the WOD on the board and it made no sense. It looked like something designed by a sadist who gets his kicks off seeing ppl punishing themselves thru nearly impossible workouts. All of a sudden, this thing that I loved felt like a joke. From then on, instead of feeling like a fun challenge, the WODs felt like something designed to just punish or injure instead of promote progress. I found a weightlifting gym in Seoul. (The only one for hobbyists in the city, I might add.) It's an 1.5 hour commute from my apartment, but I haven't looked back. God bless weightlifting.

[@marianschoeller8764]

Thing is theres crazy amount of people chasing the unrealistic dragons of numbers in gym as well. The only differences are is that theres more machines and therefore less chance for it to go south and the very important aspect that you have mentioned of it being group vs solo. Once you get bunch of not self aware (be it through arrogrance or ignorance) you are bound to get injured. Not to mention the long term underlying injuries brewing.

[@Paul-Weston]

When I was in the army we had a Sgt. who made his guys do press-ups on their knuckles. His philosophy was if it hurts then it's doing you more good.

[@rpkiller2489]

Yeah i used to be that hyper hobbyist that Zack describes in the video then i started learning from a bunch of different people like JTS, Hybrid performance, Untamed Strength, ETC..... They helped me figure out why i was stagnating so badly and it was because of the very poorly made programs at my gym. They were designed so you could drop in or out of program on any day which voids the entire point of a program. The workouts were often not balanced, for example they started with a warmup, then 5x5 squats, a wod that consisted of C&J, running, maybe some half assed CF burpees. They also NEVER did accessories in class time not once did i have to do a bicep curl, triceps push down, or dumbbell bench.

[@ydonnay3145]

I loved it too. But falling during a box jumps showed me that broken hands and wrists were not worth it. Some of those Wods were madness and didnot work the right set of muscles.

[@frankb5728]

I'm glad that the so called "hate" for crossfit has finally matured. People have been hating on crossfit since the beginning but only in the last few years have people made compelling arguments as to why crossfit has a problem. It's still not a sport that I have any interest in and I generally don't agree with the programming but you've done a few showcase videos where professional athletes actually look like they know what they're doing. It's just unfortunate that I have seen more crazy obtuse exercise variations done in unsafe settings.

[@liubodimaka7272]

that intro was painful to watch

[@jonathanbrunner5202]

She has no idea how to brace or stabilize her feet☹️

[@DaLifta]

crossfitters be like...you wanna know how i got these scars

[@tappajaav]

"no" "I'll tell you anyways"

[@jaxonsevero1045]

“My father was a weightlifter…”

[@ajaxtelamonian5134]

In a wheelchair.

[@OK-sp8iy]

The crazy part is you see fails this bad in the Crossfit Games every year...

[@joemcshane3878]

I train at crossfit Glasgow, I've never seen anybody have fails/crazy accidents like in this video. The coaches wouldn't let it happen.

[@vegeta8169]

That's because you train with tiny weights. I am just kidding!!! You guys are strong.

[@bennettlooper7523]

I work at Mayhem and Gui Malheiros has the most consistently flawless form I’ve ever seen in CrossFit. From 95lbs to 306 lbs every rep looks the same.

[@jater10]

You are lucky to watch and witness a technical master in the lifts. The consistency in the lifts something we all should work towards.

[@cgoblin]

Crossfit was my first experience with weightlifting, and then hired a coach shortly thereafter. I've been lifting in some form or fashion for 14 years and I got injured more in the 1.5 years I did Crossfit than I did in the years prior, or following.

[@ryanhalien8468]

“Name this snatch variation” got me lol

[@alosyus]

As a crossfiter I screwed my wrist a couple of week ago while doing CJ PR. When my recovery is done I'll head to a weightlifting gym.

[@701delbronx8]

Doing Olympic lifts for reps is INSANE

[@jake1758]

@@701delbronx8 it depends how much reps, doubles and triples are pretty reasonable imo

[@theandrewheuss]

As someone who is a CrossFit/powerlifter this is what happens when there is a lack of coaching and shows bottom of the barrel gyms. The group think and pressure too, to do a technical lift or heavy weight when you aren’t ready is heavy in the class space. For me, I do classes and also my own individual sessions. If I don’t feel great one day, or need to change it up, I still go to class but might change the exact movement, weight, or intention. The issue arrises when there is a lack of coaching in the “how to approach fitness”, common sense, group pressure, and lack of form/awareness on lifts, especially with weight. Good idea, but a lot of times in bad gyms (most of the gyms I’ve seen are pretty good) there is bad execution and poor awareness for what that individual that day should do/can do, thus we get bad injuries, overtraining, and worse.

[@soldjer21]

Completely agree, these are complicated lifts that require progression. There is no accountability anyone can walk in and say I decided to snatch 295 today no one is going to stop you.

[@stephaniemckoy4996]

My favorite is Leonardo! I think because he reminds me of a samurai just like his father, Master Splinter. I have to credit crossfit for me getting into Oly lifting. I've never done crossfit in my entire lift but I watched it online and sorta go into on the social side but that prompted me to actually find a Olympic Weightlifting Coach who was teaching Oly classes. Been at it for almost 2 years now and still have yet to fully snatch or clean or jerk but I am learning the techniques the proper way and mobility! I know it's going to take time and you definitely don't let ego get in the way or it will hurt you.

[@yancasemiro9798]

It is so impressive that one can recognize olympic weightlifters (such as in 0:27) just by looking at them. They seem so focused. You see a different kind of attitude towards the weight and the proper technique, it’s inspiring.

[@RichardJohnson_dydx]

Thank you, Zack. A part of me still enjoys CrossFit. However, you perfectly explain my grievances.

[@forthecreator1]

My first CF coach had a background in weightlifting and he taught me early on, how to bail out. He also had us do a bunch of pass-through warm ups before touching the bar. This allowed me to overcome fear of the snatch (and the heavy back squat for that matter).

[@ArletteMaotieBomahou]

You nailed it with this video. I love Crossfit and trained few times in CF gyms. You see a lot of traits that you described in this video.

[@ChuckCanada1]

I'm glad I watched this. Thanks Zack. I see now why you say put your head through. Sometimes we need to see why you say something the hard way.... lol I'm glad I'm seeing it here before finding out the hard way in the gym. After this video I will look up how to practice pass throughs. I don't snatch but I do clean/jerk and power clean. This will help with that. Also thanks for the other videos on Power Cleans and Clean and Jerk forms and what not. I've really been focussing on that hip contact and knuckles down and power cleans feel so much better than ever.

[@ChuckCanada1]

Billy Blue Power Ranger- Turtles Mikey- Hero- Colossus Peter Rasputen from Marvel's X-Men lol I had to add this

[@marxflyful]

It's great that you give your point of view as to kow to prevent, it's really good information. I think it all comes as an error in excecution, in the practice, rather that in the theory. Mechanics, concistensy, then and only then intensity. In Crossfit we know the proper technique of every excercise we incorporate in the programme. The issue comes when coaches and headcoaches (speacially the latter) get loose with not only with the principle mentioned above, but with safety; all at the expense of the competitive and a ridiculously excessive "self improvement" / PRing atmosphere. You are spot on with that point about who should be pushing themselves that much and who shouldn't.

[@blackknight9156]

It can take people months to learn how to properly perform the bench nevermind the squat and the deadlift. Anyone with under one year of lifting experience should not be touching an olympic lift period.

[@mahantalebi788]

My man had a lot to say in his heart haha. Thx man, i’ve started doing wl after seeing your videos. 7-ish months later (now) i can snatch 52,5 kg :) goal is 100 :)

[@EnoughRhetoric]

I love CrossFit and follow Fraser’s HWPO program. That said, after years in a box I very much scale and keep weights appropriate to work on technique and stimulus! I hated watched people mess themselves up lifting heavier than their technique justified. Coaches would call them out yes, but never force them to unload weights. One of the things I love about HWPO is that each workout includes a percentage based on my 1 rep max. Since leaving the box and doing this program I’ve improved a ton and haven’t had an injury. Though I always scaled so I never hurt myself in 6 years of CrossFit. People get to wrapped up in PR’s and confusing what they do with the Games!

[@amandamikaelsson7225]

Yes! I started the same program 2 moths ago. Ive improve so much more in those 2 moths than my 5 years of doing just crossfit... 😅

[@luisacosta2817]

This a great video on how to be safe while practicing this very technical based sport where if you push beyond your skills have to learn how to bail.. I would argue it’s just as important to learn to bail as is to learn how to properly execute the motion.. thank you 🙏

[@PhilippeCarphin]

In both restaurants where I worked, I had someone tell me something obvious that was still worth it. It feels like here where it might seem obvious to dump the bar in front of you or behind so it doesn't fall on you but you're not necessarily going to come up with the optimal way during the failing rep. First one was an Italian restaurant with plates that go through a pizza oven. You grab those plates with a metal tool, put them on a cold plate and then on the waiter's tray. When I started, the cook told me "If you drop one, let it fall on the floor, don't grab it with your hand". Obvious enough but still you it's better that you pre-decide to let the plate fall because there's a chance that if you haven't thought about it you might grab the plate with your hand. The second one was at another restaurant with a fryer. The advice was the same, if you drop something in the frier, don't try to catch it before it hits the oil, you might overshoot and dunk your hand.

[@dewaynemizzell7009]

This is exactly why I was trying to get you into our gym to show us some of the things we’re doing wrong

[@MCwalk02]

This guy is on point, I crossfit but I've been in the gym for 20+years and I know when to say no or modify things. Hes so on point.

[@christodoulostheodotou5224]

Good work Zack! I think you should do a video, explaining techniques on how to escape from the bar when you missed a lift! All KZbin is showing techniques on how you lift more or in a healthy way but nobody is showing people how to escape the bar when miss a lift. All pros miss huge lifts with no injuries all the time. Probably most injuries happen when you miss a lift and you dont know how to react or you dont have the skills to avoid the weight. Thanks

[@utkarsh2746]

If you're knowingly lifting more than you have ever done before, have a spotter, figure out how to drop the weight beforehand and do a slow, controlled lift. Not jerking it with the whole body.

[@gabrielmunoz987]

To each their own, never was a fan of crossfit. Once i saw their pull ups that turned me off lol. Great analysis and break down man, some good insight.

[@harryv6752]

That last one was brutal to watch. Holy smokes! 😮

[@jeffreyhuet5709]

Great video! The awareness of one self is so very important. My go to group has to be the Thundercats.

[@BernhardKohli]

Agree with many of your points Zack. One point though - there are hundreds of thousands of CrossFit athletes or amateurs working out each day, so occasionally something bad will happen. But compared to skiing, or soccer, most injuries I hear of or have experienced myself are of the wear and tear kind. Less interesting for KZbin but more frequent. Box rebounds for example, are tough on the achilles tendon, etc. Warming up well can help prevent a lot of injuries. And one probably shouldn't be snatching 90% of one's C&J PR...

[@Dwoods_fmf]

That last one was nuts lmao

[@the_real_ch3]

It's something that a lot of people really don't want to hear when they start lifting and they just want to throw weights around but you have to learn to fail safely. When you start learning Judo you spend a lot of time learning the proper way to fall, so that when you are getting thrown and learning to throw you don't get hurt. It isn't fun, it isn't what we all want be learning to do (I wanna throw dudes on their heads!), it usually hurts at first, but if you want to get really good at Judo you have to learn to fall. If you really want to make a go at weightlifting, you have to learn AND PRACTICE(!) how to miss.

[@SpaceEag11]

The problem is people hold on the weight/bar even after the lift goes sour. The most important part is to learn how to bail out. It's like in MMA you need to be taught how to tap when you're getting submitted or can't continue any more. People don't just start tapping instinctively, it is a learned skill.

[@georgeyoung1810]

I did CF, owned a CF gym, coached adults and kids. I’ve seen the good the bad and the ugly. My motto always was “better not broken” which made me less than popular in the CF community. Had a good time and still incorporate some of the principles but would never go to a CF gym

[@lunam7249]

you confession is good for me...i absolve you of your sins...

[@nolanhauck9390]

Been training weightlifting for 10 years now, since I was 11, never once dropped a barbell on my back in a snatch

[@zackzubek9649]

I am not a CrossFit guy I am a powerlifter but Zack you got to call it out when you see it all these fails come from ego lifting. One of the powerlifting gyms I use to go to had rules on the door. #1 check your ego at the door. 9 out of 10 times people get injured ego lifting

[@DrDemented9885]

5 whole days to be a level 2 instructor. Proud of you.

[@vagabon5130]

Im glad to see u using these video’s as a teaching tool.

[@ClayHales]

Raphael is and always has been the best ninja turtle. I've always thought of Crossfit as a case of the guys in the high school gym having a bench contest growing up and starting a fitness scheme around that idea. Done safely and intelligently that can be a good thing. If it is just moving a weight form point a to point b by whatever means necessary, it is bad and potentially dangerous. I read Rich Froning's book, and it pretty much reinforced that idea.

[@gtrogue]

The last dude is using straps. He wasn't going to be able to ditch the barbell. He's along for the ride.

[@STEAM.MAKER80]

GREAT INFO. HATE TO SAY IT BUT CRASH, BANG, BOOM IS ALWAYS ON THE BACK OF MY MIND. I LIFT AT AN OLD SCHOOL BODYBUILDING GYM AND THEY ONLY HAVE IRON PLATES. HARD TO GET OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE BECAUSE OF A FAILED LIFT.

[@denessos4181]

Totally true in every word. Been going to crossfit for a few month but already seen these... ''Lucky'' for me my knee is already bad and waaay more conscious about it than even I should be 😃

[@danielwagner3100]

Matt Trakker from M.A.S.K. Great video. Will definitely watch some of the tutorials you have as I could always grow my technique and awareness.

[@badfoody]

I think the problem with crossfit is turning Reps into a Race As an ex university athlete we kinda ragged on crossfit cause it turned reps into a race. They turned our warm ups into a sport and they were just inviting injuries cause form as well as endurance was secondary to speed

[@MarkoAssi_pokervlogger]

Love to see in the intro Toma when she still looked slimmer. Ive been a fan of weightlifting since way back then.

[@TheHybridHunter307]

Crossfit is a godsend for chiropractors, physical therapists and orthopedic surgeons

[@898989lucas]

External rotation on the hip, internal on the ankle, good video

[@howtosnatch]

Genius commentary. Thank you Zack

[@tulosegaslimalama3487]

the main problemn with CF is de ego with weights... if you wanna lift weights, do power or go to a regular gym and forget about olimpic moves more weight does not mean mor health..

[@mider9996]

Great video, crossfit looks interesting to me but I’m worried about burn out etc

[@boydmccollum692]

The problem with telling people to push/throw the weight forward and run if they're about to fail the lift is that the people who fail lifts like this aren't strong enough to throw the weight in the first place. Their technique is also so bad that they get into trouble before they can even think to throw the weight and are just along for the ride. That seems to be the biggest problem - just going too heavy on the weights, too much for your technique and strength. You see this a lot in powerlifting, where it's the inexperienced lifters who just loses total control of the weight. More experienced lifters, when they fail, can still somewhat contract their muscles and bring the weight down in a controlled manner.

[@francescotomba1350]

The gears of war background got me smiling

[@huddlespith]

I so think we (crossfitters) need to be taught how to bail safely. When I was younger I did some powerlifting training with a pt and one of the first things she taught me after getting the fundamental squat movement down was how to bail, and importantly, before we started going really heavy. I haven’t been taught how to bail in any lift at CrossFit.

[@arandomtenno5682]

How does one go past being a hyper hobbiest? I feel like thats where I am currently but I do really want to compete in weightlifting at some point, I just don't know how to get there

[@Cenot4ph]

That last one was just hysterical, hahaha.

[@tomsheppard378]

I'm not great a lifting but are they lifting too heavy? Should they practice super light until technique on point

[@AlexHaislip]

I'll be honest. I'm more impressed that you're broadcasting from Sera. Hopefully you're able to get some of those Gears in shape. Though, they look plenty tough already. Stay safe out there, Zach. Those grubs can pop up in the most unexpected places.

[@AMan-iv2rb]

Hilarious

[@Simon-cr5ff]

When i joined a WL gym one of my first lessons was to fail properly and to drop the bar behind me. I've never done crossfit but it seems like they skip a couple of steps before trying to progress. They're too eager to lift heavy. Snatch and clean are very humbling lifts, even for a strong and well trained person.

[@ytano5782]

A lot of people blame the coaches. I‘m a weightlifting coach and do also personal training to cross fitters. If my beginner clients do the Isabel WOD outside the PT, I can not prevent them from it. Often they come to me beaming with joy and tell me about a new PR. And I just wonder where a PR was in the plan that week. Hyperhobbyist is a really good word for this behavior.

[@shaddi412]

As an L2, I can say you’re exactly right. As a coach, I am always more weary of the try-hards/CF Games wanna be as opposed to the 50 year old lady

[@b_ryc]

Super cool video. The world is too ravaged by chronic disease to just hate on crossfit, but we as coaches ad participants need to do better. Unfortunately fails are just human nature too xD Didn't expect to get some good coaching on my lifts in this video too!

[@JBravoRebel]

Some CF, more WL here; my coach prob had me on pvc and light bar then light load on DLs for a month before significant weight. On BS CJ and snatch bailing was something we practiced. Work hard yes, but if I get injured that's NOT success. At 64yo one objective is to not get injured.

[@eboyda6829]

Strawhat Zoro, his sots press is insane

[@DaVailis]

Leonardo. But also, shout out to Street sharks.

[@Elfurioso85]

My Man’s out here Reppin Street Sharks too!

[@GutsBatman]

I lifted in the commercial gym I am a member of in January and February because it was too cold to lift in the garage here in Iowa. I found myself doing my first back squat/deadlift day of the week when one of the PTs was training Snatch with people (in 1 on 1s). I didn't listen too much in part because I didn't want to "steal" a session but watching the struggle with the lift was interesting. I could see the coaching points he was trying to make. He never had them do much of any weight once they were allowed to put plates on. I've seen those same lifters at the gym here and there when I go into the gym for my second leg day and see the coaching has sunk in. I can see why a group coach approach to the lift could get dangerous.

[@145scotty]

It’s imperative to get a coach and spend tons of time perfecting these Olympics lifts!

[@jesmondo5785]

That last geezer finished a lap of the Nurburgring

[@crossbowhunter9118]

What is the difference with a lvl 1 and a lvl 2 CrossFit coach? I did not know their was 2 lvls

[@MrWadewynn]

Crossfit is basically sports entertainment. Like pro-wrestling, injuries are expected but unintentional and you can’t fight gravity. Unlike pro-wrestling, crossfitters are not capable of competing at a single olympic sport at a high level, and there is no storyline. But it is still entertaining to watcg

[@livelovedaydream]

I was going to a crossfit type gym and using a trainer and she kept pushing me more and more past what I could do and I'd be in actual pain and ready to cry. I got injured and learned my lesson, speak up! Pain is not normal.

[@cassidy7974]

Memewod is my husband 🥰 love the video!!

[@cognitivedissonancecamp6326]

Heman doesn't get enough praise. I was thinking to myself while watching this video that my bone spurs actually save me from injuries shown in this video. Can't do the movement can't get injured trying to do the movement with too much weight.

[@AlottaDixonCider]

CrossFit isn't a form of training you can do in your dotage hence why I don't do it. The kipping, heavy weight at speed, etc. all wears out the joints no matter how fit you are. You can lift (dead lift) and carry (farmer's carries, etc) and do plyometrics into your dotage all while avoiding injury.

[@extendedplay8830]

I started CrossFit yrs ago - 90 days of CF- it was cool - I learned alot- at the end of the day - I decided not to continue training in CF . I prefer weight lifting 🏋️‍♀️ over CF - for me CF reminds me of training as if I’m training to compete in the Olympics 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m 50 yrs old - I’m not competing Cool video 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@RiPCORD100]

L1 they teach you to pass through and it's always a warm up and a practice

[@sprint-shorts]

Last guy was using power lifting straps.. He tried to throw, but got pulled along for a spin

[@segrusk]

You say Capacity, technical knowledge, and self awareness are not evident in these mistakes. If these qualities are not evident then it would be reasonable to think the person committing the mistake would be aware of the potential for harm. Why do you or anyone else think that people are disregarding their own " gut feeling" or continuing to put themselves in a position to make a mistake? Thank you for your response and well wishes to you and families.

[@riverphanco243]

Golf tests a few of the general physical skills so I would venture to say it is fitness as much as learning any other sport. Even though it's lame as hell

[@richardsanchez9190]

One thing I've noticed is the moment someone attempts an Olympic lift and fails its all a sudden a crossfit fail.

[@jakenicholaides3214]

I just think we should train for a good balance plenty of cardio. But your right these kind of lifts are going to end badly without proper form and sensible progression.

[@pathurd9595]

Donatello. Not sure why I honestly don’t really like him that much but in elementary school everyone loved Michaelangelo because he was funny and I think thought that was a dumb reason. Maybe I just like purple.

[@lapellcorey]

I think a lot of this comes down to coaching culture. Almost all these fails could have/should have been avoided. To lend some balance to the discussion however I'd like to add that the only weightlifting injury we've seen in our gym (established 2008) was not one of our CrossFit athletes but a visiting masters world champion weightlifter and provincial weightlifting coach failing on a world record snatch attempt.

[@thejoebegs]

I love the snatch

[@Christopher-bo1se]

TMNT - Michelangelo!

[@gryphonstrengthbarbell]

Huge issue is a lot of CrossFit gyms have eliminated beginners class to teach proper movement in all the lifts. Instead they throw them right into class because it’s easier.

[@beansproutuncreative]

It's complexes like that and those gosh darn GHBs that led me having some really bad lower back pain for a long time.

[@stevendamian2871]

Would it be worth it to practice bailing? Or would that give me a bad habit of letting go when I shouldn't?

[@connorz640]

Should I do snatches and cleans if I’m a power lifter? It seems like there might be some benefit in the bottom position of the squat for me if I do these but quite frankly my form is atrocious. Also my favorite troop based hero is probably the raven guard from war hammer 💪💪

[@denali9455]

You look, sound, and talk exactly like my old wrestling coach, pretty funny

[@OliveMule]

Zack, the best as usual

[@tomk3478]

I think that last dude may have been strapped in on that snatch, which might be why he couldn't bail. And I guess my favorite ninja turtle Raphael. :)

[@rolandrush5172]

Leonardo is my favorite TMNT