CrossFit Endurance

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Has anyone ever tried the CrossFit Endurance program? (www.crossfitendurance.com) I've been doing CrossFit for about a year and just got back into swimming recently. I'm considering giving up my long swim practices for CFE and doing the single sport swim program from their site. I'd love to hear what anyone thinks about the program, especially if you've ever tried it. Thanks! :)
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  • My older brother has been an avid CrossFitter since 2006 or 2007. He first learned the program in the military, where it is quite popular as I understand it. I thought it could be interesting to try out, so in the spring of 2008 I took 10 personal sessions with a certified trainer to learn the ropes. At the time, I was also swimming heavily. My assessment: I find CrossFit workouts to be extremely challenging and exhausting. The constant rotation of muscle groups lends itself to the body never really adjusting to the workload. As a result, I had some horrendous practices the same days I did a WOD. I'm sure it would have gotten somewhat better/easier if I went longer than 3-4 weeks, but honestly I didn't want to pay the $100/mo fee. The trainer was nothing short of awesome and the environment was pretty cool, but I wasn't convinced it was going to help me. In fact, I think it is probably detrimental if you're a distance swimmer. I don't think I could recover properly between workouts and have good practices if I was doing CF every day. I like the fact that they have the library of videos on their site and occasionally I will incorporate their (using that loosely) exercises when I do moderate dryland work.
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  • My older brother has been an avid CrossFitter since 2006 or 2007. He first learned the program in the military, where it is quite popular as I understand it. I thought it could be interesting to try out, so in the spring of 2008 I took 10 personal sessions with a certified trainer to learn the ropes. At the time, I was also swimming heavily. My assessment: I find CrossFit workouts to be extremely challenging and exhausting. The constant rotation of muscle groups lends itself to the body never really adjusting to the workload. As a result, I had some horrendous practices the same days I did a WOD. I'm sure it would have gotten somewhat better/easier if I went longer than 3-4 weeks, but honestly I didn't want to pay the $100/mo fee. The trainer was nothing short of awesome and the environment was pretty cool, but I wasn't convinced it was going to help me. In fact, I think it is probably detrimental if you're a distance swimmer. I don't think I could recover properly between workouts and have good practices if I was doing CF every day. I like the fact that they have the library of videos on their site and occasionally I will incorporate their (using that loosely) exercises when I do moderate dryland work.
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