Apparently Crossfit doesn't teach you to catch...

[The Slam]

I'm one to talk since I've dropped plenty of fly balls in my day, but Jared dropped a pop up in the OF last night that bounced right off his chest. As a superior crossfit athlete I would have expected you to catch it. Were you out that day?

[2_easy]

Crossfit actually worsens your catching ability. It increases your chest size with massive muscles that just get in the way. If you are a crossfitter, you must catch with your hands to be successful.

[Jared It Up!]

every wednesday I come on here for a slam thread about me.

It actually hit both my arms and chest. So I have no excuses. It happens to everyone, including a player on your team in Florida last year against us.

[wilson]

Crossfit actually worsens your catching ability. It increases your chest size with massive muscles that just get in the way. If you are a crossfitter, you must catch with your hands to be successful.

exactly. those muscles are so rock hard, it's like trying to catch with a frying pan.

[2_easy]

Crossfit actually worsens your catching ability. It increases your chest size with massive muscles that just get in the way. If you are a crossfitter, you must catch with your hands to be successful.

exactly. those muscles are so rock hard, it's like trying to catch with a frying pan.

I bet Pyornkrachzark, the rock biter from The Neverending Story, would be a horrible Kickball OF'er!

[Jared It Up!]

update: my lower abs are less flabby.

[2_easy]

Update: Mine are not.

[The Slam]

Crossfit has made you a worse kickball player. You were elite. Now you are above average. Originally I blamed it on your knee and your being unsure. Your knee has healed. Your mind has healed. The only logical excuse is crossfit.

[Kickbot]

Slamroids, you've turned into a bully.

[Kickbot]

every wednesday I come on here for a slam thread about me.

It actually hit both my arms and chest. So I have no excuses. It happens to everyone, including a player on your team in Florida last year against us.

[The Slam]

Slamroids, you've turned into a bully.

There's very few people I can bully. Jared deserves it.

[wilson]

Slamroids, you've turned into a bully.

haha

[Jared It Up!]

why do I deserve it?

[2_easy]

Slamroids, you've turned into a bully.

There's very few people I can bully. Jared deserves it.

Are you saying you can kick Jared's ass?

[The Slam]

why do I deserve it?

You sexually harass me and my gf all the time! How many times have you grabbed my ass this year? tried to unbuckle my belt? asked danielle about my penis?

[The Slam]

Slamroids, you've turned into a bully.

There's very few people I can bully. Jared deserves it.

Are you saying you can kick Jared's ass?

No, Jared can easily kick my ass, but he'd rather touch it.

[Jared It Up!]

this lift messed up my catching ability!

[The Slam]

this lift messed up my catching ability!

You can definitely benchpress two stevieslams. Doesn't mean you can catch two stevieslam's though

[Jared It Up!]

this lift messed up my catching ability!

You can definitely benchpress two stevieslams. Doesn't mean you can catch two stevieslam's though

the real issue was that my hands had callouses all over them. here is the reason...

[2_easy]

Aren't callouses found on your hands? I thought you said it bounced off your arms and chest!

[Jared It Up!]

The ball hit my chest, arms and hands. It was a perfect trifecta that messed it up.

[2_easy]

What lift would help with speed?

[Kickbot]

What lift would help with speed?

Explosive squats and deadlifts combined with agility drills and sprint training. Focus improving fast twitch reactions and power to weight ratio.

[2_easy]

this lift messed up my catching ability!

You can definitely benchpress two stevieslams. Doesn't mean you can catch two stevieslam's though

the real issue was that my hands had callouses all over them. here is the reason...

Apparently crossfit doesn't help your vertical, I see the box you had to use to reach the pullup bars!

[Jared It Up!]

What lift would help with speed?

deadlifts are probably the best lift for speed because they work the back of your legs, which is where the power comes from when running.

One of the best exercises for speed are lunges. Done correctly, that exercise simulates that explosive movement.

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I see Oakley responded before me and I agree with his post.

[2_easy]

Standard or Sumo stance on the deadlifts?

[2_easy]

Stationary or walking lunges.

Step forward or stepping back.

Back leg on Bench.

So many variations of lunges, which is the one you are referring to?

[Jared It Up!]

Both sumo and standard seem to work similar muscles. The sumo is definitely more explosive. I know the same parts of my body are sore after each.

I am just talking about walking lunges.

[2_easy]

Front or regular squats?

What about box jumps, standing squats and jumps (don't know the technical name)?

[Trey it Up]

I have noticed that crossfit does impair my catching ability as well. I am significantly faster and now my reaction time is much quicker. I now close my hands too soon when catching balls. It sucks being ridiculously fast.

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[The Slam]

Jared has done a good job hijacking this thread into pictures of him cross training

[The Slam]

I have noticed that crossfit does impair my catching ability as well. I am significantly faster and now my reaction time is much quicker. I now close my hands too soon when catching balls. It sucks being ridiculously fast.

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So cross training has made you less elite?

Is every cross fit person going to say cross fit is the reason they are so good and then when they mess up say its the reason they messed up?

[2_easy]

I have noticed that crossfit does impair my catching ability as well. I am significantly faster and now my reaction time is much quicker. I now close my hands too soon when catching balls. It sucks being ridiculously fast.

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So cross training has made you less elite?

Is every cross fit person going to say cross fit is the reason they are so good and then when they mess up say its the reason they messed up?

to be less elite, you first must be elite.

[Jared It Up!]

Jared has done a good job hijacking this thread into pictures of him cross training

no hijacking, you specifically said CrossFit does not team how to catch a kickball. I then gave reasons why I didn't catch the ball by showing myself working out.

[2_easy]

At least you look good dropping the ball!

[wilson]

Jared has done a good job hijacking this thread into pictures of him cross training

he's releasing all the pent up crossfit talk that he wasn't able to use this past week.

[Jared It Up!]

Jared has done a good job hijacking this thread into pictures of him cross training

he's releasing all the pent up crossfit talk that he wasn't able to use this past week.

I simply reply to posts.

[2_easy]

Jared has done a good job hijacking this thread into pictures of him cross training

he's releasing all the pent up crossfit talk that he wasn't able to use this past week.

I simply reply to posts in between sets.

Fixed

[JohnPWilks]

I'm one to talk since I've dropped plenty of fly balls in my day, but Jared dropped a pop up in the OF last night that bounced right off his chest. As a superior crossfit athlete I would have expected you to catch it. Were you out that day?

If I am reading this post correctly, Jared is the driving force behind this topic. How can you hijack a thread that is about you anyway? Let this man post pictures if he wants. Hell I think there deserves to be a Crossfit forum just because of him anyway.

[Jared It Up!]

I'm one to talk since I've dropped plenty of fly balls in my day, but Jared dropped a pop up in the OF last night that bounced right off his chest. As a superior crossfit athlete I would have expected you to catch it. Were you out that day?

If I am reading this post correctly, Jared is the driving force behind this topic. How can you hijack a thread that is about you anyway? Let this man post pictures if he wants. Hell I think there deserves to be a Crossfit forum just because of him anyway.

we don't need a crossfit forum. maybe we can bring back my MVP forum for CF related talk.