powerlifter

By powerlifting standards they are not fit, like a powerlifter is not fit by endurance standards.

It's a beginner's move, and only valuable if you're planning to be a competitive powerlifter.

I can virtually guarantee that any moderately dedicated powerlifter can squat more than a long-distance runner (form notwithstanding).

No reason to risk yourself to get another 10kg unless you're a powerlifter.

I obviously haven't become a competitive powerlifter but not bad for a nerd who never gets off the couch otherwise.

One of the guys in my gym is a world champ powerlifter but I've only seen him pick up 300 pounds.

As a powerlifter, I still don't really understand the allure of crossfit.

As a powerlifter, my beef with crossfit is that people think they can learn how to be expert lifters in a weekend in a class of 20 people.

I am a powerlifter and deadlifting hundreds of pounds is vague.

Nobody looks at a powerlifter and says 'sure, I'll do that'.

To be fair, as a powerlifter, I suspect you are highly adapted to maximising peak power, rather than prolonged power over 400 - 1000 squats.

I also have an anecdote but it disproves what you said: I don't know a single powerlifter who can pull five plates who doesn't eat animal meat.

Fat is critical for hormone production among other things, and it would be very hard to be a "powerlifter deadlifting hundreds of lbs" without adequate fat intake.

It's orthogonal to being thick or thin skinned - one can be an uber powerlifter with a total > 1000lb who gets offended and whines when a coach says "your abs aren't strong enough, work them harder".

Now, Erin isn't a powerlifter and sure she provides something like "fitness training plan", but while the idea of crossfit training is clear (maximizing intensity whatever exercises you do) neither she nor others provide enough material for self-education to be able to do some "not-harmful crossfit".