are crossfit games competitors using "advanced" barbell programming?

[Eric Larousse]

Are guys in the crossfit games like Richard Fronning considered "advanced" lifters considering he overhead squats like 360 pounds? If so how in the hell do they keep such big numbers while still being in shape to do all the other events, is it just genetics or what?

[mstrofbass]

Are guys in the crossfit games like Richard Fronning considered "advanced" lifters considering he overhead squats like 360 pounds? If so how in the hell do they keep such big numbers while still being in shape to do all the other events, is it just genetics or what?

Or perhaps strength plays a bigger role in being in shape than most people think, and staying in shape is a lot easier than most people think.

[Michele Knaub]

http://games.crossfit.com/video/days-life-rich-froning


a lot about his training here.

[mstrofbass]

http://games.crossfit.com/video/days-life-rich-froning


a lot about his training here.

In sum: Not much Crossfitting.

[Michele Knaub]

Correction: crossfit on steroids plus a lot of supplemental lifting. An absolute shit ton of volume. He's very young, but it's still staggering.

[Eric Larousse]

thanks for the link good lord he is the real deal shhhh*********

[gzt]

Or perhaps strength plays a bigger role in being in shape than most people think, and staying in shape is a lot easier than most people think.

Also maintaining strength once you have it is not as hard as building it. It's long, hard, smart training. I mean, they're like football players or decathletes or whatever, except a bit slower and a bit weaker.

[DV]

The worlds fittest man, huh?

[cannibal.horse]

Isn't this the dude who does 5/3/1 followed by crossfit drills?

[jonesjitter]

I don't know about these guys but my own personal experience is that I've been able to beat many crossfit guys at cardio/metcon type of workouts even though I've only been lifting heavy for a long long time and not done any cardio besides walking.