75 - to Crossfit or not to Crossfit

Endurance Innovation is now on Patreon! Have a peek at our page and show us some love.1:00 why Andrew does Crossfit5:45 the initial experience10:00 Andrew’s one reservation10:45 going to gyms in the era of COVID13:00 Michael weighs in on the value of group strength training14:30 Michael is not a fan of Crossfit for endurance athletes15:15 during the end of Crossfit classes, the ‘Workout of the Day’ requires completing highly technical, loaded movements when under extreme fatigue AND without possibly having the necessary skill at that movement. This is a recipe for injury. This is a high risk / low reward activity.23:00 WOD / bootcamps tend to emphasize the glycolytic metabolic pathway, which is not what MOST endurance athletes need 25:00 psychological benefits of all-out exercise27:30 the case against frequent, all-out exercise bouts. The time to recover is not worth the training stimulus