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Comment on We’re not in a cult!!! … are we? by Dimitri

Dimitri — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:46:51 +0000

It seems to me that many are willing to throw the baby out with the bathwater here. By which I mean: There are several ways to look at the “CrossFit phenomenon”, and not all of them need produce frothing invective. Sure, if one chooses to focus on the unimpressive physique of its founder, the cultish behavior of its more rabid adherents, and the know-it-all pronouncements of its “experts”, then indignation and even rage are understandable attitudes.

But what if we take a more chilled, eclectic approach – what’s wrong with developing workouts based on a strength & conditioning template that uses functional movements (you know, push / pull / squat / hinge / loaded carry), employing exercises from Olympic Weightlifting, Powerlifting, and Gymnastics ?

Is it too much to ask to ignore the hype, ignore the fatso coach, ignore the militant cultists, but take whatever makes sense and adapt / adopt ?

For the record – I am 45 year-old amateur athlete, and I find CrossFit to be a refreshing return to forgotten fitness methods. And I emphasize “forgotten” – there is nothing new here. I see the cultish elements, I see the shortcomings of certain individuals, but as an independent individual able to think critically, I am able to extract from CrossFit that which makes sense.

Comment on “CultFit” by Sister Christian

Sister Christian — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:45:40 +0000

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Comment on “CultFit” by Mark

Mark — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:35:10 +0000

I have been doing Crossfit for 2 months now and I certainly can grasp the point of view you are posting. Yes it has cult like aspects, the way you present the ideas definitely ticked boxes in my head as you described the cult like similarities. I’m not going to say you are wrong, but I don’t think you have everything right. I don’t want to be good at any particular sport, I am doing Crossfit simply to get fit. I am someone that has done many different gym workouts over the years and recently came back to fitness after a 1 year hiatus and I was very out of shape. The crossfit gym is very different to how you have described above. I have felt that safety has been paramount with the learning of any new movement. On many occasions we have been warned that during a workout if they see us doing it wrong they will stop us and make us drop the weight to ensure the exercise is done correctly. What has helped me is the cult like aspect, to be honest with you I have never pushed myself as much as i currently am and I think that’s a good thing, because there was alot more in me than I ever realised. The cult like aspect has brought a great deal of support for my progression. Noone cares if I run the distance slower than them, but they sure congratulate me when I finish. Which is refreshing from other gyms, where you can get looks from the people that are currently in shape and are standing there in front of a mirror with their shirt off wondering if they should punch another syringe. At these gyms you dont get respect until you get back in to shape again. At crossfit you get respect for giving it the best go you could. Its expensive yeah, but not as much as a personal trainer 5 days a week. The exercises I have been exposed to and the scaling to achieve them has been for more helpful than the assistant sitting behind the counter trying to explain an exercise without getting off there arse. I am getting back to my old self much quicker than I ever have done and the parts that are sore should be sore(because I exercised.) I don’t think you can call it a cult, maybe a religion haha. Like all religions you can have your fundamentalists, but the morals of the general religion are in the right place.

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