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Crossfit. As someone who's spent too much time in the past mixing up the same boring gym routine, I can attest to the awesomeness of crossfit. *new religion

iopuy 9y ago
How long have you been doing crossfit?? I did it for about 4 months before getting injured, my shoulder still hurts me to this day and that was 4 years ago.
- grizzles 9y ago
  First time for me was about 4 years ago, and I ran my first marathon shortly after starting (6 mos) of intensive crossfit, without even really training for it at all. TBH my commitment level varies but when I am committed to getting in serious shape, it's now my go to thing. I agree that you definitely need to be really careful / mindful about avoiding injuries.
r0br0dz 9y ago
Not for beginners first of all. Just like all fads it will eventually fade. Be aware of the basic principles before blindly joining such a lifting cult. Reminds me of the HIT cult. I don't recommend this stuff to anyone since most folks won't ever compete not have the dedication to stick with it since it's consider a religion. Another capitalistic venture banking on people's ignorance. Sports and fitness are different things
cthalupa 9y ago
I wouldn't generally recommend CrossFit. There are two main problems with it: 1) CrossFit is exercise. A randomized program like it doesn't provide actual training. A strength program or running program or whatever will have better results. Exercise is great for beginners or for people that would otherwise do nothing, but it's not going to get you nearly as good of results as a more specific program. 2) Which leads me into the next problem. While there are definitely CrossFit gyms that have instructors that teach proper form and know enough to help keep the people they're training safe, the quality of instructors varies wildly. All it takes to be a qualified instructor is to take a weekend class: https://training.crossfit.com/level-one https://training.crossfit.com/level-one CrossFit's benefits are really only going to be realized by newbies, and newbies are the exact people that lack to ability to determine if they are getting quality instruction. There's a reason people like Mark Rippetoe and others distanced themselves from CrossFit.

iopuy 9y ago

How long have you been doing crossfit?? I did it for about 4 months before getting injured, my shoulder still hurts me to this day and that was 4 years ago.

grizzles 9y ago
First time for me was about 4 years ago, and I ran my first marathon shortly after starting (6 mos) of intensive crossfit, without even really training for it at all. TBH my commitment level varies but when I am committed to getting in serious shape, it's now my go to thing. I agree that you definitely need to be really careful / mindful about avoiding injuries.

r0br0dz 9y ago

Not for beginners first of all. Just like all fads it will eventually fade. Be aware of the basic principles before blindly joining such a lifting cult. Reminds me of the HIT cult. I don't recommend this stuff to anyone since most folks won't ever compete not have the dedication to stick with it since it's consider a religion. Another capitalistic venture banking on people's ignorance. Sports and fitness are different things

cthalupa 9y ago

I wouldn't generally recommend CrossFit. There are two main problems with it: 1) CrossFit is exercise. A randomized program like it doesn't provide actual training. A strength program or running program or whatever will have better results. Exercise is great for beginners or for people that would otherwise do nothing, but it's not going to get you nearly as good of results as a more specific program. 2) Which leads me into the next problem. While there are definitely CrossFit gyms that have instructors that teach proper form and know enough to help keep the people they're training safe, the quality of instructors varies wildly. All it takes to be a qualified instructor is to take a weekend class: https://training.crossfit.com/level-one https://training.crossfit.com/level-one CrossFit's benefits are really only going to be realized by newbies, and newbies are the exact people that lack to ability to determine if they are getting quality instruction. There's a reason people like Mark Rippetoe and others distanced themselves from CrossFit.