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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

by 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.

by weq 7y ago

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.