So who here does Crossfit? (please no Crossfit haters... it's played out)

[Jer]

What exactly is a lifting shoe? What properties does it have for which purposes?

Solid shank, wide base, additional support, solid upper. Those are the things I look for in a weight lifting shoe & a few are opposite what I'd look for in shoes for other activities. Enough so that if I can get a pair on clearance like the Nano's I scored I'm getting a pair. It's not going to make me The Hulk but it will make lifts go better & could help prevent an injury.

[ZERO THEORY]

What exactly is a lifting shoe? What properties does it have for which purposes?

It depends. A true Olympic lifting shoe has a 3/4" to 1" raised heel, and is flat through the arch and toe box. There is virtually no tread on the sole.

These hybrid Crossfit shoes have a much more subtle heel, aggressive tread, and more arch support for running and jumping. For all intents and purposes, they're Cross trainers with a firmer sole and running-based shell.

[Eggysrun]

I'm thinking of doing crossfit. I've dropped around 30 pounds in the last 7 months from going to an organic dominant diet and need to start muscle strengthening. I may have to hit you up Jer with either questions or tagging along.

[blacklabel]

These are the Crossfit Lifters I mentioned earlier. They don't look or feel anything like any Chucks I've ever owned.

http://shop.reebok.com/us/product/me...070Z1z11zrfZdy

These are what I was referring to. A proper oly shoe isn't a bad idea.

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[Justin]

I'm still using my 2.0s. I HATE running in them. Can't run in flat shoes since I broke my back... which totally sucks because I loved running in my Innov8s. I can do about a mile and then I feel it.. so.. I take three pairs of shoes to the gym.. Oly shoes, nano, and running shoes.. it sucks at times, but it is what it is.

Apparently the 3.0 and 4.0 are much better for running, one day I'll get a pair.. just not sure when. How's the leg holding up?

I really like the Innov8s. My only problem with them is that they don't stand up to rope climbs.

[Jer]

I'm thinking of doing crossfit. I've dropped around 30 pounds in the last 7 months from going to an organic dominant diet and need to start muscle strengthening. I may have to hit you up Jer with either questions or tagging along.

30lbs? From what I recall you don't have 30lbs to lose man. Feel free to hit me up if you have any questions even though I'm a rook myself I'll try my best to answer them. If you want a great workout and to gain strength, this will do it for sure.

http://shop.reebok.com/us/product/me...070Z1z11zrfZdy

These are what I was referring to. A proper oly shoe isn't a bad idea.

Yeah, I don't think I would pay money for those. lol

I really like the Innov8s. My only problem with them is that they don't stand up to rope climbs.

That's the other thing. There's going to be times where you have to do other things than just lift in between sets so you want a shoe that can do more than JUST lift which the Crossfit shoes are a great combination of the tasks at hand with a focus on one of the other. I can see myself using the lifters quite a bit once we start doing weight but not sure on the runners as I'm not sure how much running I'll be doing and even when I do I think my Nano's will probably come close enough to complete the task especially since the runners may not do the movements between runs that we will likely have to do. I suck at running no matter how you slice it so I doubt a shoe is going to make me any better. If I was a marathon runner then I'd get a dedicated shoe but I'm just not sure the Crossfit Runner will offer enough advantage to run dominant WODs to make up for the price tag and probably short comings they offer during the other aspects of the WOD. Meh, I'm still a rook so I'm just guessing at most of this but I don't think it takes a veteran or a shoe engineer to figure most of this out.

[Jer]

Update: Got out of the Fundamental classes.... sort of. Friday night would have been the final class but we had a function for my wife's work to go to so we couldn't make it. Instead we made it up Monday night. For those that recall I blew up a hammy week 1 and luckily it ended up being just a strain/pull instead of a partial tear so my down time (although painful) was minimal. I pretty much didn't miss a workout but had to curtail the movements to upper body and was still able to get some killer workouts. The owner of the gym was nice enough to not only allow us to make up our Friday night final Fundamental class Monday night but worked with me 1 on 1 for the entire hour. What we did was basically go through his list of movements for all nine classes. We did a few reps of the ones he saw that were decent and the ones I hadn't yet done we spent a lot of time on. In the end we went got through half the list and will do the same again real soon for the 2nd half. In the mean time he allowed me to move onto the next step of classes with the understanding that I would scale back movements I hadn't yet perfected and replace movements I hadn't yet demonstrated for him with that 2nd review coming up in the next few days.

I'm excited to go to my first actual Crossfit session which will be tonight. I plan to just work within my skill & ability and get as good of a workout as I can. My weight has hovered around the same the entire time and if anything it's gone up a pound or two depending on the day. While I'm not noticing a difference in body composition since I see myself every day I have noticed that I'm already on a different notch on my belt even though it's snug. I also noticed that the sleeves on my t-shirts are already feeling a bit tighter on my arms. I know this seems soon but the hope is that 'muscle memory' will be my savior and I return to having more muscle quickly based on the amount of muscle I once had at one point many generations ago. lol I did notice that my first day being able to run the 400m warm-up I was able to do so w/o too much effort so that's a good sign given my size and level of cardio. I also used Google Maps to figure out an exact 400m path in our neighborhood so that my wife and I can run this from time to time to get used to it.

On to shoes... lol

We now have like 4 pair of Crossfit shoes each. Haha! I hadn't planned on it but in addition to the pair of Nano 2.0's I posted earlier that we found locally for $40 plus tax my buddy sent me a coupon for CF shoes directly from Reebok for 40% off last week. We took advantage of this to each get a pair of Lifter Plus's (the green ones from the pic earlier but blue since they didn't have those green ones), Sprinter TR's & Nano 3.0's. I know we didn't need them but I'm sure we'll put them to good use and we've certainly spent our money on less healthy items. All told I think we got about $1,000 worth of shoes for less than $500 for two people and 8 pair of shoes. The Nano's are comfortable enough that I will likely even throw out some old wear-around shoes that were starting to fall apart and wear them around as they're quite cozy. They go great with all my orange Broncos gear too.

I can't wait until spring time when I can invest on some new smaller size shirts! Probably get some Crossfit shirts too. What can I saw... we're hooked! lol

[Jer]

Just thought I'd post Crossfit DNR's WOD for 9/11 (today):

9/11/2014
September 11, 2014/in WOD /by DNRadmin
D.R.O.M.s

9-11 Throwdown
For Time:
2001m Run

11 Box Jumps 36/24
11 Thursters 125/85
11 Burpee Chest to Bar Pull Ups
11 Power Cleans 170/120
11 Handstand Push Ups
11 Kettlebell Swings 70/53
11 V-ups
11 Deadlifts 170/120
11 Push Jerks 110/75
2001 M Run

The workout is symbolic of 9/11. The 2001 meter run represents the year the attack took place. The 11 reps of 9 exercises represents the date (9/11). Even the weights have meaning.

The 125 pound thrusters represents the number of deaths that occurred at the Pentagon. The 175 pound power clean symbolizes the AA Flight 175 that hit the South Tower. The 170 pound deadlift is symbolic of Flight 77 and Flight 93 combined. And the 110 pound push jerk represents the number of floors in each tower of the World Trade Center.

[Great-Kazoo]

I'm thinking of doing crossfit. I've dropped around 30 pounds in the last 7 months from going to an organic dominant diet and need to start muscle strengthening. I may have to hit you up Jer with either questions or tagging along.

I only know about cross fit from reading this thread. I do know the 2nd page has been nothing but guys talking fashion. OH My those kicks are just so .......kicky


like Jer said, you don't have 30 lbs to loose.

[Jer]

I only know about cross fit from reading this thread. I do know the 2nd page has been nothing but guys talking fashion. OH My those kicks are just so .......kicky

I think you meant to say 'crispy'! lulz