The ratio of effort to results in Crossfit is terrible
You'll feel like you're literally going to die four days a week for a year and look only slightly better than when you started
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That was not my outcome, but I sure it’s a ton of effort relative to other training modalities, but you get outsized results as well
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Did it for four years, watched all kinds of people go through, and honestly the jacked people at crossfit were not jacked from doing crossfit
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This. CrossFit is good for building leg and core strength. Maybe grip and traps. Sucks for lats, bis, tris, pecs…basically you can turn your physique into that of a frog with CF. Not the best for hypertrophy
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Honestly it's just not what most people are looking for in terms of results. And also the part about wanting to die, which is totally unnecessary lol
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It’s a religious experience. The community. The elevated feeling and focus that comes with dying as you trip on a box jump
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For me it was also just self abuse, I had an easy job and just wanted to be punched in the face
Did have some legit spiritual moments of pain after wods. I met God after open workout 15.5
Hahaha yeah that will definitely happen on those open wods. ‘11/‘12 I don’t recall which year, I did the 7 minutes of burpees 3 times in a week 😵💫
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It really surprises me how thriving the market is for people who want to be abused. My life is very stressful! I don’t need humiliation rituals for “my own good”!
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If you have high stress at work a workout like this can actually reduce your stress
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