I dug the people but for someone with injuries beforehand, its not a good choice.

Correct. It’s not a good choice anyway, but if you already have injuries, it’s a TERRIBLE choice.

I vary my workouts from throwing around heavy stuff for about 4-6 weeks (I usually get bored after 6 weeks and need a change), followed by functional fitness training by doing workout training programs geared towards SWAT, Infantrymen, Mountain Sports, and Surfing/Swimming.

Yeah, see, THAT is sensible and careful programming that actually works and obeys the Laws of GAINZ. Which is why you aren’t injured and broken, the way that so many CrossShitters are.

There is a CrossShit box literally down the road from my flat right now. They’ve reopened since the Scamdemic lockdowns eased. I do wonder how much churn they get through these days, what with numbnuts going back into WODding after a year on the couch and thereby getting jacked up really badly.

Oh it’s brilliant marketing, no doubt or question about that. I respect good marketing – right up until the point where people start losing fluid in their joints and pissing their muscles out through their kidneys because of it.

Pretty much. But don’t even get me started on Planet Princess – that’s another 10,000-word rant, right there.

The hilarious thing about that commercial is that Planet Princess call themselves the “no judgement” gym where everyone is welcome for $10 a month – when in reality, they are the most judgemental gym out there.

This is true. The triumph of CrossFit marketing is that it convinces a lot of men it’s functional for male capabilities while convincing a bunch of women that it is good for their bodies…then works hard to get them in social proximity to each other.

The cardio is just the side dish, the meat market is the main course.

The only thing I can see what is good about crossfit, if it gets people up and going, by exercising. Many burnout from it, because of various reasons, I’ve seen it happen personally (my lovely wife). Other than that, I’ll pass on it for numerous reasons that you’ve pointed out and because it’s just a major injury waiting happen to you. That is my 2 pennies opinion.

I was interested in returning but injuries (outside of Crossfit) stopped me. I did worry about the speed+lift element of Crossfit.

I dug the people but for someone with injuries beforehand, its not a good choice.

That and for $30 a month, my local gym is better for anyone that has to travel. (That and local gyms allow me to suspend my membership until I get back). Yeah, $100 a month was punitive, especially when my workplace reimbursed only $60 of it. Now, its all out of pocket but on $30