Exercises in Futility - How CrossFit Bungles Law Enforcement Training 

Gotta use that mixed grip to prevent the stationary bar from rolling, right babe?

how do people see this and not immediately know it's bullshit? making something easier so you can do it with less effort is how you work smart in the real world. making things easier in the gym is a good way to not get anything from the experience.

its almost scary when people talk out of their ass like this. It's even scarier how these people get hired

my mom saw me doing kipping pull-ups. she no longer gives me rides to the gym edit- i didn't think this would get so much attention. i do calisthenics so kipping pull ups are taboo

"Crossfitters either use there backs excessively like when doing deadlifts or insufficiently like when doing pull-ups" ... lmao amazing accurate quote

How tactical is that? Zero. Zero tactical.

This is for special police situations for when cops are chasing suspects and need to do chinups but keep their eyes on the suspect?

Training burpees to catch the purpees

Bad form and kipping, HOW TACTICAL IS THAT?

THEY AREN'T EVEN SWITCHING THEIR MIXED GRIP FROM REP TO REP

Our father, who lifts in heaven, Hallowed be thy gain, Thy swole be come, Arms will be done, On earth, as it lifts in heaven, Give us this day our daily pump, And forgive us our rest days, As we have also forgotten our spotters, And lead us not into crossfit, But deliver us from leg day. Amen.

After using this technique I was finally able to complete the no hands pull-up by jumping and hitting my chin on a bar

The only time you'd need to do a pull up, is to scale a tall obstacle. If it's solid, looking forward is useless, if it's transparent I'd still argue it's more effective to ensure your gripping is accurate and focus on that action for 2 seconds and then look forward to re -rack any targets. You'll lose more than 2 seconds if you slam your hand into a fence bar because you weren't looking, potentially cutting/breaking fingers. You also can't mix grip when scaling actual obstacles either, so that's useless. Better to just train the grip you'd actually use. Jump pull ups are only useful to enhance the motor skills behind quickly scaling the obstacle. You're much better off doing real pull ups to actually get stronger, and leave the motor skill training to actual obstacle courses. The police are important, why are they so often poorly trained?

I tried this but replaced the burpie with a front split. I tore my anus.

I love your war on crossfit please never quit!!👍🏻

Its funny how people get offended when you tell them crossfit is horseshit...and they try to convince you its not.

When I was trying pull ups for the first time at home with a resistance band, my mom said "ZERO!!!"

Record high numbers of police injuries you say... But how?

The acid line had me rolling, Thank God for you Elgin lol, you're the hero the fitness industry needs but doesn't deserve.

How to injure your L5 doing pullups. Classic crossshit.

That "yeeeaaaah" was probably the most enthusiasm that you've ever had in any of your videos 11/10.

I found out the hard way that doing a mixed grip pull up BEFORE you master a normal pull up is the best way to tweak your deltoid and pectorals - I did it so you don't have to.

My department pushed crossfit sooo much on officers lmfao I always argued with my sergeant on why bodybuilding and powerlifting topped crossfit (correct form was the only argument I needed lol ) and finally he left me alone to do bodybuilding lol sad that I'm in better shape both cardio wise and muscular wise then other officers who listened to the crossfit shenanigans they pushed on them lol

Love it whenever Elgine activates his Trap Cards to destroy these CrossShitters

elgin the trap engine

I like how that woman in the blue was getting corrected after attempting to do a real pullup.

please never leave youtube. You keep me going.

It's like they want you to take all of the work...out of the workout. Next week, taking the chest out of a push up.

This is embarrassing. Crossfit has no business training anyone, and you don't do tactical training mixed with physical fitness. So dumb. Is it just me, or does that main guy sound like Bradley Whitford from Revenge of the Nerds II and Billy Madison? LOL

“That makes sense.” “No it doesn’t.” I laughed way to hard at that.

So I'm confused. At 2:29, the guy is holding his hands like he's simulating carrying a gun of some sort, talks about being able to look straight ahead while jumping up and grabbing a bar. I would love to know what scenario he is covering where a cop will be walking straight while aiming gun, then jump vertically to grab a bar (how would they know the bar is there if they never looked up?) while continuing to look straight. Elgin, you need to post these types of videos in the evenings because it's too early in the morning for me to start drinking!

We really need laws against these people training anyone. As Phil alselmo once said " Is there a standard anymore?"

Why the fuck do you need to be tactical while doing pull-ups?

We used to do these when I was in the Marines

LMFAO! This Shit is gold!!!!! You'll never hear actual trainers with education tell someone to do a pull up like this lol.

When you are going to be doing a pull-up and it will be tactically necessary to look straight ahead and not up?? The saddest thing is how incredibly happy and proud of himself the instructor is.

Ahhh it's good to have you back my savage sensei

As the Aikido/capoeira crowd is to martial arts what CrossFit is to bodybuilding. I joined a Capoeira group for a month. The leader told me they couldn’t keep anyone of the Jiu Jitsu/ kickboxing guys that they shared the gym with and the crowd he had were from his martial art at other gyms. Literally 3 people went to the hospital for torn knee ligaments in my first month. But they pumped each other up with every useless, and dangerous aerobic/ fighting exercise. If your body isn’t meant to move that way, don’t do it. Even the same cultish scent between them all. Don’t he me started on Aikido. If the group is legit they will be honest and you will need to pressure yourself to stay. If it’s not they will push you and beg you, and put you in harms way constantly. Imagine fucking up your life for acceptance by a group.

this is going into my what not to do list in the gym.

The arm grab/drag was done with a neutral (palms facing each other) grip.

Its amazing how they tactically avoid gains

That makes total sense now why people try to force push ups with the head up, tactical!

how do you use mixed grip on a wall or fence? this is so dumb

How tactical is that ? YAAAAAAA 😂😂😂

Another great one Elgin.

Awesome video man, also... trapulous maximus, admiral trapbar "it's a trap", trappie (the robot movie), Mr.Traps (Mr. Krabs), okay that's all I got right now. Thanks Elgin

that index potential graph made bust out laughing at work 😂😂😂

I like that the crossfit newbies manage to try pull ups in a more right way than the instructors, lol

Those are the plugs that got picked last in gym class lol.

I love Elgin...my wife says o FUCK not again! LMAO and love sending this shit to Crossfitterz at WORK

I lost it when he brought back the pic of the guy squatting😂

RIP Rich thanks for the ments .

lmao at the girl who couldn't even reach the bar

Never watched a crossfit video before. These are great hahaha

If you're gonna do a mixed grip on a pull-up at least alternate each time. They didn't seem to alternate at all. That's gonna cause some imbalances in the long run.

Just some good ol' fashion medium to low level intensity cardio for those giant muscle gains! It makes sense if you don't think about it. Maybe a potential crossfit slogan?

tactical fitness. burpees. pick one.

Mixed grip pullups are pretty good though. A great progression towards one arm chin ups

Perfect way to train these things.

Best channel for a quick laugh

Please post links to the original videos so we can roast these guys there

More vids Pleaseee!

This is gold.

"I did nothing!" He says as he's holding onto her ribs.

I agree with the momentum jump and pull. Not the kipping

Elgin, you should post more training footage! I don't think it is just me wo would like this. Like so he can see

I enjoy your content bro

Let's reinvent the wheel and make it useless. Gold star bro.

Liked before the video started

You are Doctor Viktor Trapenstein and the youtube channel is the monster

Crossfit exercises are so arbitrary. Are any of the WoD research based?

YES! I live for these video 😂

OMG, this was one of the most brutal roasts in recent memory. "Take the lats out of the equation, YEAH!!"

Why does crosshit have to ruin the reputation of every exercise :(( I actually like the burpee pullup tbh.

Love the vids

Elgin's videos are those which you are confused if you like or dislike them.

watching crossfit tutorials makes me wanna do my homework.

Jebus chriss' the cringe was so strong, I was skipping past their movements, forgetting i was listening to elgin's commentary.

make a video doing burpee pull ups with perfect form. show us how to do the exercise correctly

i feel like an actual pull-up is great for cops incase they have to go over a fence or something but the mix grip and jump up an kip kills it lol

Alright this episode was actually super hilarious

0:57 yes activity get rid of any form or muscle activation

Please do Aaron's Lambos video when he 'smashes 100kg for 40 reps'

Dude this totaly helped my one handed burpee to pullup while targeting a suspect with my Tazer because I no longer have to look for the bar.. This guy is a Tactical Fucking Genius! Now can you help me with my Squats while reloading my ShotGun?

Charlie TRAPlin

Another Elgin video further enforcing why I will never drink CrossFit cool aid

Super duper tactical bro, hahaha

Keep fighting the good fight.

Bro where's the music? That shit makes it 100 times funnier!

I think a plyo-pull up is fine, but mixing the grip and kipping ruins the exercise completely and guarantees an injury

Used to microdose acid as a pre workout supplement

Elgin do you have different types of "zeros" for different types of fails?

gods gift to man

we need some more crossfit commentary

Wth, this is our future law enforcement people. This must be in Cali.

So frustrating and everyone now has one or more friends that have barely ever trained, discovered CrossFit and now know if it all...

1:56 "That's a great skill" "Thats fucking useless." I DIED HAHAHAHA

"ten bucks this seminar was funded by a local gang...like bootleggers pushing for prohibition" HOLY BABY JESUS OF NAZARETH I'M DEAD

100% of the time i like the video within 10 seconds of it starting. Id love to see you do a few on bullshit martial arts youtube masters haha big fan from Australia.

I see "Exercises in Futility" I click like...I am a good intern!