world record page?

Michael Ingley · 10-23-2009, 11:54 AM

in my opinion, the main site should have a world record page for all the wods.

Sean Dunston · 10-23-2009, 12:07 PM

pretty tough to do that, don't you think?

Every time somebody posts an amazing time on a WOD, tons of people gripe that the ROM is ugly, and the time "shouldn't count."

So, unless the WOD in question is being videoed at a CF competition, with judges counting reps and penalizing for sloppy ROM, I don't think this idea is feasible.

Jamie J. Skibicki · 10-23-2009, 12:35 PM

they could video tape it and send it in.

Michael Ingley · 10-25-2009, 07:45 PM

yea I forgot to add that each record would only count if it had a video.

Casey Graham · 10-25-2009, 11:12 PM

i believe that would encourage specialization. The thing crossfit seams to most greatly avoid. I think people would train specifically to make it on the "world record" page and that would defeat the purpose of using crossfit as a training method. Don't get me wrong, i myself would love to know the times for the best of the best but i think specialists would ruin the point of it.

Also, I bet you wouldn't see any of the top crossfitters at the top of any of the records specifically because they do not specialize.

10-23-2009, 11:54 AM	#1
Michael Ingley Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pensacola FL Posts: 365	world record page? in my opinion, the main site should have a world record page for all the wods.

10-23-2009, 12:07 PM	#2
Sean Dunston Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 5,759	Re: world record page? pretty tough to do that, don't you think? Every time somebody posts an amazing time on a WOD, tons of people gripe that the ROM is ugly, and the time "shouldn't count." So, unless the WOD in question is being videoed at a CF competition, with judges counting reps and penalizing for sloppy ROM, I don't think this idea is feasible.
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10-23-2009, 12:35 PM	#3
Jamie J. Skibicki Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 8,841	Re: world record page? they could video tape it and send it in.

10-25-2009, 07:45 PM	#4
Michael Ingley Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pensacola FL Posts: 365	Re: world record page? yea I forgot to add that each record would only count if it had a video.

10-25-2009, 11:12 PM	#5
Casey Graham Member Profile: Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Carmichael CA Posts: 161	Re: world record page? i believe that would encourage specialization. The thing crossfit seams to most greatly avoid. I think people would train specifically to make it on the "world record" page and that would defeat the purpose of using crossfit as a training method. Don't get me wrong, i myself would love to know the times for the best of the best but i think specialists would ruin the point of it. Also, I bet you wouldn't see any of the top crossfitters at the top of any of the records specifically because they do not specialize.

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