Strongman and Crossfit

Ive been reading up and trying out some crossfit workouts recently and thought could this style of training be usefull for strongman comps, especially for the lighter athletes who have to compete under 100,90 or 80kg comps ?
 
The training seems to cover all base`s, strength/explosive power and anerobic endurance and add in some event training too.
does anybody on here use this style of training to help with their strongman prep ?
 

sounds good, i'm a strong believer than the lighter weight category strongman competitors benefit a lot from a wider range of training style

'Crossfit' dosn't cover all the base's or at least dosn't lead you to excell at many. I think some crossfit inspired circuit training would be fine to add some general conditioning work. However specific strength training needs to be the focus along with event work.
 
I don't see why the lighter classes need to train diferent from the open class?

reason i feel the lighter classes benefit from a wider range of training is they are less reliant on gaining mass to gain strength, with competitors being much more evenly matched weight wise any advantage you can get is a big bonus

Fair enough. However, to me, that just highlights the need to really focus on max strength rather than circuit training.

i think it comes down to an individuals strengths and weaknesses. i have seen some very strong guys lose valuable points on events such as loading races and medleys due to lack of overall fitness, but i've also seen very fit guys lose points on max lifts. i don't think you necessarily have to look at crossfit for the answers but i have seen many people in a variety of sports get very blinkered about how they should train

I agree with the above. Specific conditioning is very important. It was just that the suggestion was that somehow crossfit would get you strong enough etc etc I was disagreeing with!

I can't see Crossfit being all that useful, but at my current gym there are a few lighter strongman guys who do a lot of tyre flips/sleds/farmers/KB's in what could be called a loose Crossfit style.  These are Asia guys though, the local comps are very much speed focused.  All the events (flips, carries, car pull etc.) are against the clock, fastest wins.  I don't know how that would translate to a UK comp.
 
There are also a number of true Crossfit guys and from the look of it it's all built around about a billion reps of power cleans with a pair of 5kg bumper plates.
 
 

thanks for the replies. I was thinking about havin a go at a strongman comp myself maybe later on this year and ive seen a natural comp where all competitors are tested and is under 80kg, so the weights aint to far from where i am now or have achieved in the past (at a heavier bodyweight) so i was thinkin conditioning might be just as important as strength.
i agree crossfit only would not be usefull, or for anyone who dosnt have a background in weightlifting/powerlifting/bodybuilding. but using some of the methods along with strength work and event training could be usefull. Like the "metcons" for example for anerobic conditioning.
 
Heres my workout from yesterday : Front Squat  12, 8, 5, 5, 3, 2
 
                           (Metcon) repeat as many rounds in poss in 17 mins Overhead squat 6 reps
                                                                                                             burpee into overhead press 6 reps
                                                                                                             chins  8 reps
                                                                                                             Hanging leg raise (toes to bar)  5 reps
                                                                    
 
Next workout will start with overhead press instead of front squat and a totally different Metcon.

My conditioning work is kind of along the lines of crossfit type training!