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Even then not necessarily sufficient. Source: worked with a trainer on this for months after pulling my back at a crossfit years earlier and still having linger

Even then not necessarily sufficient. Source: worked with a trainer on this for months after pulling my back at a crossfit years earlier and still having lingering effects. Sitting a ton creates, or can create, large hip inflexibility, tight hamstrings, etc. If budget and space isn't a material constraint, get a hexbar... it will lessen some of the impact on your back. Deadlifting (and squatting) is arguably the most important full body exercise you can do, and the staple of every single marvel super hero body transformation, but the risk threshold is fairly high for a beginner. If you want to stretch, try ROMWOD. A bit intense but likely the most impactful in terms of results.

ramblerman 7y ago
To be fair, crossfit for the uninitiated is always a bad idea. Doing movements like deadlifts for reps (when fatigued!!) is a recipe for disaster.
- brodouevencode 7y ago
  Not to mention most boxes do a piss-poor job of teaching form to begin with.
galangalalgol 7y ago
Sitting tightens the calves too, especially if put your heels on the chair legs to prop them higher. Zero drop shoes, lowering every chair as much as possible, sitting on even lower things, and the "third world squat" all help. I saw my daughter squatting that way and it made me look it up. Adults should be able to do it too. Squatting desks are great. Also, dont do your introduction to CrossFit at a competitive box. Or don't do it at all and do something like starting strength or stronglifts.
brodouevencode 7y ago
There's a lot of back and forth in this thread about deadlifts "being the devil", so I'm glad you brought up flexibility. ROM gets more important the older you get. If you're a washed-up meathead (like myself) working on flexibility makes it easier to get out of the bed in the morning and some mornings it makes it _possible_ to get out of bed. Doing yoga (yeah, I know) has fixed my hip flexor issues and got my lower body lifts to near PR levels again.

ramblerman 7y ago

To be fair, crossfit for the uninitiated is always a bad idea. Doing movements like deadlifts for reps (when fatigued!!) is a recipe for disaster.

brodouevencode 7y ago
Not to mention most boxes do a piss-poor job of teaching form to begin with.

galangalalgol 7y ago

Sitting tightens the calves too, especially if put your heels on the chair legs to prop them higher. Zero drop shoes, lowering every chair as much as possible, sitting on even lower things, and the "third world squat" all help. I saw my daughter squatting that way and it made me look it up. Adults should be able to do it too. Squatting desks are great. Also, dont do your introduction to CrossFit at a competitive box. Or don't do it at all and do something like starting strength or stronglifts.

brodouevencode 7y ago

There's a lot of back and forth in this thread about deadlifts "being the devil", so I'm glad you brought up flexibility. ROM gets more important the older you get. If you're a washed-up meathead (like myself) working on flexibility makes it easier to get out of the bed in the morning and some mornings it makes it _possible_ to get out of bed. Doing yoga (yeah, I know) has fixed my hip flexor issues and got my lower body lifts to near PR levels again.