ZERO DISRESPECT, but I have been anti-crossfit for about 5 years. LOL. I know you love it, but I do bootcamp, and haven’t injured myself. Â Every time one of our friends migrates from bootcamp to crossfit, they injure themselves and are out for 6 months. Â EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
This is the article that started drama: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/09/26/crossfit-can-the-popular-extreme-workout-be-dangerous/
This is the article that asks why people hate Crossfit:Â https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/6d606a0b7d31
I am NOT anti-crossfit for healthy athletes that do it, like a few friends, and other people healthy enough to do it. BUT….
If you aren’t a near-pro athlete, and if you don’t have a good trainer, and if you don’t police yourself and care more about form than speed… you will be injured. Period. Â There’s no conversation.
My crossfit friend back east talks about the rapid rise of crossfit, and sloppy trainers and people promoting it irresponsibly. Â The fact is, it isn’t for everybody like Reebok promotes. Â And I am happy that FitSpo or whatever is creating a consciousness about health over skinny-ness. Â That’s great. Â But people are mindless, and getting hurt. Â Reebok and Crossfit need to be accountable to that. Â The reason this is a conversation is simply because Crossfit is over-promoted as routine exercise and people are getting hurt.
What the below viddy says – have you been working out for 2-3 Â years with no pre-existing injuries? Â Then crossfit is a conversation. Â Otherwise, it’s dangerous unless the right support system is there, and the right coach that says form is more important than speed. Â Speed matters, but that’s where devastating injuries come from. Period.
All I have to say:Â Crossfit Training Program Review