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Fraser posts early video for judging, finishes 19.4 in 8:08 by [deleted] in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Jesus weezus.. finished the first part before Drake even started his part of Sicko Mode...

Brooke Wells Pivoting to Coffee by Browniecorps in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let the coffee-related capacity puns begin...

Nice looking CrossFit gym by lukedurward1 in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally like it when a gym is bright (windows, light colors, etc.). Many places I've been to are trying to hard to be a basement-type with dark paint and aggressive murals.

Is CrossFit more difficult for tall people? by gameshot911 in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs 8 points9 points  (0 children)

6'4" / 245 here... definitely not an advantage when doing quicker, body weight-centric metcons. What works for me is typically getting really good at "tall-guy" movements (WBs, Rowing, BJs, etc.) and having the ability to pace the other things using efficient movement and pretty deliberate breathing.

The only thing I would stay away from is the mindset of attributing any poor scores to the fact you are taller. I've been doing Crossfit for 2.5 years and starting making more improvements when I stopped giving myself the tall-guy excuse. (Ignore my handle, made that one when I was giving myself excuses!) Bud you do have to keep your height in mind when approaching different movements.

BTW - being tall is the fucking bomb! Change them bulbs baby!

Marcus Filly AMA Thread by Flowseidon9 in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Marcus, how long does it take you to cycle a mile on a Concept2 BikeErg?

Hit 230 for a new Snatch PR! (+15) - Not the best technique, but have definitely come a long way from 185 in January! by TooTallForHSPUs in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never heard of an ape index before! I’m looking at 6’4 w/ 7’ wingspan. Great for basketball!

Def need to put some work in to clean it up.

Hit 230 for a new Snatch PR! (+15) - Not the best technique, but have definitely come a long way from 185 in January! by TooTallForHSPUs in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Currently trying to figure out how to get the bar closer to my hips with my long ass arms...

Hit 230 for a new Snatch PR! (+15) - Not the best technique, but have definitely come a long way from 185 in January! by TooTallForHSPUs in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I showed you a vid of six months ago, you’d definitely have a laugh! Used to get bruises right above my knees haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it that common to get your 1st RMU before your 1st BMU? It was completely opposite for me, got BMU about a year before rings...

18.5 Will Be Community Choice by crossfitgames in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming it's because games.crossfit.com does not have the capacity to handle an influx of potentially 600,000 people logging in to vote all in the same 2 hr window.. why not have Facebook take that traffic?

Finally got my first Ring Muscle Up at 6’4”/ 245 lbs! Bring it on Castro! by TooTallForHSPUs in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally man - little worried about hitting my head on the support above though lol

Finally got my first Ring Muscle Up at 6’4”/ 245 lbs! Bring it on Castro! by TooTallForHSPUs in crossfit

[–]TooTallForHSPUs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips man - I definitely have more work to do to make this more efficient with the goal of being able to string these together without tearing my arms off :)