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Two things stand out to me as startling/interesting. First, CrossFit is sort of presenting FB as a public health threat. Obviously it is, but I don’t hear a lo

Two things stand out to me as startling/interesting. First, CrossFit is sort of presenting FB as a public health threat. Obviously it is, but I don’t hear a lot of entities make that argument. Second, CrossFit is doing a role reversal, saying that they will place FB under review, they will decide if FB is an appropriate platform for them. In a way, they’re assuming a dominating position (yes everyone knows FB is bigger/stronger, but you can still scare bears off by shouting and looking large, and even weaker players can find upper hands or shift position). That’s a strange take on receiving FB’s perceived abuse that I have not observed before.

abtinf 7y ago
It is hard to say whether FB or CrossFit has more influence in this situation. I have friends on FB who are fanatical about CrossFit. They write and post photos about workouts, events, and achievements. They seem to have limited use for FB otherwise. With their sizable national (and increasingly global) community of dedicated fitness enthusiasts, I suspect CrossFit has better-than-even odds of launching a wildly successful sports-and-fitness-oriented social network. They would be able to instantly attract a large member base, have a presence in every metropolitan area, and those people would recruit their friends onto the network. Edit to add: from what I can tell, CrossFit is a social network already. Except its a real-life network with people who spend a lot of time together.
- weq 7y ago
  CorssFit isnt a social network, its a cult. Ive had multiple friends join the cult, including one friend whos wife divorced him because he didnt share her love of CrossFit. The end result was always the same - chronic injuries usually only seen in professional sports people -> move to multi-level-marketing / influencing for any product linked to fitness / inspirational pr0n.
  - JohnBooty 7y ago
    Been doing it for six months and never seen any of this. Obsessive people are gonna obsess, and some will be drawn to Crossfit, but I've seen nothing more obsessive about Crossfit than other sports I've participated in like tennis or hockey. And honestly I'm not sure any of them hold a candle to software development in terms of obsessiveness... never known anybody to exercise 60 hours a week, but I know a lot of coders and gamers who hunch over a keyboard for that long. (Including me) > move to multi-level-marketing I just go and work out and have no idea about the community around it (other than liking the folks at my gym) but I don't get the MLM jab here? I've never heard of any kind of referral-based or MLM opportunity in crossfit. > chronic injuries usually only seen in professional sports people I can only share my own anecdotal experiences and that is that our gym's trainers are super focused on healthy techniques for weighted exercises. (And I might add, at least at our gym, you're never supposed to do them at anywhere near your max weight!) Ultimately, a lot of athletes including me are making a reasoned choice. You can't really control a lot of things about your body, but you can definitely control your cardio fitness and your muscle mass to an extent. There are some risks involved with furthering your cardio and strength but also massive rewards. > including one friend whos wife divorced him because he didnt share her love of CrossFit Is her exercise routine really the cause here, or is it a symptom? This doesn't sound like the healthiest marriage. I definitely understand that it can cause friction when one partner puts effort into healthier living and one doesn't. I've been on both sides of that coin. Right now my wife's taken the lead, I need to catch up. I've watched friends die because they refused to be proactive about diet, health, and exercise in general. Never had a friend die from exercising yet. Although some of them really ought to talk a bit less about it if you ask me.
parliament32 7y ago
The cool part is that they kinda do have a dominant position: FB recently offered them $5M for exclusive rights to stream their live media coverage (the annual "games"), and they not only turned them down, but are now turning against them completely.

abtinf 7y ago

It is hard to say whether FB or CrossFit has more influence in this situation. I have friends on FB who are fanatical about CrossFit. They write and post photos about workouts, events, and achievements. They seem to have limited use for FB otherwise. With their sizable national (and increasingly global) community of dedicated fitness enthusiasts, I suspect CrossFit has better-than-even odds of launching a wildly successful sports-and-fitness-oriented social network. They would be able to instantly attract a large member base, have a presence in every metropolitan area, and those people would recruit their friends onto the network. Edit to add: from what I can tell, CrossFit is a social network already. Except its a real-life network with people who spend a lot of time together.

weq 7y ago
CorssFit isnt a social network, its a cult. Ive had multiple friends join the cult, including one friend whos wife divorced him because he didnt share her love of CrossFit. The end result was always the same - chronic injuries usually only seen in professional sports people -> move to multi-level-marketing / influencing for any product linked to fitness / inspirational pr0n.
- JohnBooty 7y ago
  Been doing it for six months and never seen any of this. Obsessive people are gonna obsess, and some will be drawn to Crossfit, but I've seen nothing more obsessive about Crossfit than other sports I've participated in like tennis or hockey. And honestly I'm not sure any of them hold a candle to software development in terms of obsessiveness... never known anybody to exercise 60 hours a week, but I know a lot of coders and gamers who hunch over a keyboard for that long. (Including me) > move to multi-level-marketing I just go and work out and have no idea about the community around it (other than liking the folks at my gym) but I don't get the MLM jab here? I've never heard of any kind of referral-based or MLM opportunity in crossfit. > chronic injuries usually only seen in professional sports people I can only share my own anecdotal experiences and that is that our gym's trainers are super focused on healthy techniques for weighted exercises. (And I might add, at least at our gym, you're never supposed to do them at anywhere near your max weight!) Ultimately, a lot of athletes including me are making a reasoned choice. You can't really control a lot of things about your body, but you can definitely control your cardio fitness and your muscle mass to an extent. There are some risks involved with furthering your cardio and strength but also massive rewards. > including one friend whos wife divorced him because he didnt share her love of CrossFit Is her exercise routine really the cause here, or is it a symptom? This doesn't sound like the healthiest marriage. I definitely understand that it can cause friction when one partner puts effort into healthier living and one doesn't. I've been on both sides of that coin. Right now my wife's taken the lead, I need to catch up. I've watched friends die because they refused to be proactive about diet, health, and exercise in general. Never had a friend die from exercising yet. Although some of them really ought to talk a bit less about it if you ask me.

parliament32 7y ago

The cool part is that they kinda do have a dominant position: FB recently offered them $5M for exclusive rights to stream their live media coverage (the annual "games"), and they not only turned them down, but are now turning against them completely.