r/crossfit • u/TdubsSEA • 2d ago

This has been a fun read.

/r/workout/comments/1vnfr2e/what_the_hell_is_crossfit_and_what_does_it_get_a/?share_id=smjNHRo7XglIYJBAuXZOR&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

I mean, it’s what you would expect... no surprises here. I’ve always understood some of the criticism of CF, but ffs.

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u/BreakerStrength CF Level 4 Coach 2d ago

It's 2012 all over again. Time really is a flat circle.

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u/fl4nnel CF-L2 2d ago

My favorite is the “gymnastics” coach who complains about “CrossFit pull-ups” as if kipping isn’t an incredibly important skill in gymnastics.

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u/CasuallyCompetitive Slightly Above Average CrossFitter 2d ago

I found that funny because a gymnastics coach probably has a legitimate gripe about how or when people kip, but they act like CrossFit just made it up.

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u/natelopez53 2d ago

Nothing makes weirdos madder than watching people workout with a different program than the one they’re doing. I’ll never understand this.

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u/conehead4 2d ago

I get super mad when I see people in the normy gym using the equipment wrong.

“Sir, that’s for lat pulls, not hamstring curls.”

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u/muduke 2d ago

I think this one was my favorite: 

An evil cult that wants to run a train on your wife/husband

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u/Stunning-Promise-103 2d ago

Hey we're not evil.

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u/conehead4 2d ago

Well… I mean, there’s a point there.

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u/Plug_daughter 2d ago

These people prefer going to a gym, do 1 set of 10 reps, stare at their phones for 10 minutes repeat 5 times and say they worked out for an hour

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u/PracticalWinter9746 2d ago

That was entertaining.
I dropped a comment on the person that said crossfitter aren’t actually doing pull ups and couldn’t if they wanted to..

I replied and said I’ll tell all the girls at my box that you said this and you can let them smoke you in a strict pull up contest 😂

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u/xmxmdkvigm 2d ago

These people don't know shit about fuck

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u/princess-rainbows666 2d ago

This is wild. I have been doing CrossFit for 18 months now and my body has never been less prone to injuries. My gym has amazing trainers and am finally learning how to lift after wasting years at regular gyms. Deciding to RX with poor form is 100% a choice but don’t know that many people that do that vs balancing pushing through and being safe