crossfit

ArroganceInStep

No quality, trained, experienced fitness coach that cares about their reputation would want anything to do with an organization such as Crossfit that allows people with no education in physical fitness training beyond a 2-day Crossfit workshop be certified as a coach.

Any organization that allows people to be a "coach" after taking a 2-day workshop cares anything about quality control, or the reputation of their organization. All the Crossfit organization cares about is growing their brand by certifying people with almost no training and and raking in the money.

Yes, Crossfit has encouraged some women to get into strength training. But many more women have started strength training through programs like Les Mills Body Pump and Body Training Systems'Group Power, which are offered at many YMCAs and other gyms. Those classes are much less intimidating than Crossfit for those who are curious about strength training and looking for a good starting point..

Since when is Les Mills or Group Power a heavy lifting program?

Are you familiar with the certifications required to become a beach body coach? Might want to look those up.

Edit to remove bolding, I was going to use it but realize the entire post is contentious.

Abells

For the OP, I have to pieces of advice. The first is to ignore the person quoted above. It's her life's mission to bash crossfit but no one really understands why. Or cares.

The second bit of advice is to stop considering, and start doing. They usually have a free introductory class. Go sign up. Nothing we can tell you will beat first hand experience. Find out for yourself if it's right for you.

First of all, DavPul, I should report your post to the moderators. You know nothing about me or what my mission in life might be.

Secondly, skinnymeep, you cannot tell much about a Crossfit by taking a free class. Free classes are nearly always geared towards beginners they want to enroll, so they will most likely put together a class with exercise moves nearly anyone can do.

If you want to know what goes on at Crossfit, watch some of their regular classes and see what would be expected of you once you get past the beginner stage. That way, you won't be wasting your time or money if Crossfit isn't really what you're looking for in an exercise program.

Before you sign up for anything, I would suggest that you check around the gyms in your area to see what they have in the way of small group personal training, and also check out boot camp classes that are small enough for you to get help with exercises and form when you need it.

If you do decided to sign up at Crossfit, remember that part of what you are paying for is a brand name. You can find a good variety of exercises with most personal training programs or boot camps, and they can be as tough as you need for them to be without having to pay extra just to say you're doing a brand name exercise program.

Actually you can tell a lot by taking the free class. You can learn what the trainers are like, how much they pay attention, how well they teach forms and lifts. Of course they are geared toward beginners because most do not know how to lift properly. Also, you can inquire with those other members that have been there for a while. Don't be afraid to talk to others that are there and see what they like/dislike and maybe how they got started.

They are not going to throw someone into a ungodly hard workout at the beginning as they are not ready. With that being said once you get through on-ramp and learn the moves you will be thrown into "regular" workouts as stated but they can all be modified to what you are capable of doing.

I suggest taking a free introductory class or doing a group-on -- that way there is no commitment yet and you can see if it is for you. You either like it or you don't....choose your path.

jimmmer

Edit to remove bolding, I was going to use it but realize the entire post is contentious.

This made me lol!

TinaDay1114

No quality, trained, experienced fitness coach that cares about their reputation would want anything to do with an organization such as Crossfit that allows people with no education in physical fitness training beyond a 2-day Crossfit workshop be certified as a coach.

Any organization that allows people to be a "coach" after taking a 2-day workshop cares anything about quality control, or the reputation of their organization. All the Crossfit organization cares about is growing their brand by certifying people with almost no training and and raking in the money.

Yes, Crossfit has encouraged some women to get into strength training. But many more women have started strength training through programs like Les Mills Body Pump and Body Training Systems'Group Power, which are offered at many YMCAs and other gyms. Those classes are much less intimidating than Crossfit for those who are curious about strength training and looking for a good starting point..

Look, any company promoting a program wants to make some money. None of us are naive enough to think they're not. HOWEVER, many (GOOD) CrossFit gyms have trainers that are not only certified to do CrossFit, but are trained in Olympic lifts (the Mark Rippitoe program, etc.) and are personal trainers with years of experience. MINE for example. Over 25 years of training for the Head coach, and he trained military folks for most of that time. The other coaches are also required to do the Mark Rippitoe certification, the CrossFit piece, AND have personal training experience, or a lot of years behind them. They concentrate of FORM above all else. AND they got me lifting heavy for the first time in my life.

And many of us are also smart enough to know that YES, there are many CrossFIt wannabe gyms out there now (because any popular workout will have people jumping on the bandwagon) with less than qualified trainers who are pushing people beyond what's safe, and not caring about form, and all those other complaints. YouTube is full of videos showing the UGLY side of this thing.

I don't think CrossFit is the be-all, end-all of workouts. But it was a workout that made my entire body strong (b/c we included the Olylmpic lifting) in a way that nothing else did.

But I trust people to judge for themselves, especially if they're considering this choice carefully. I trust the OP to find her own way based on where she feels comfortable, doing what she likes.

To the OP -- the one caution I have is that if you are a very competitive person in general (like to push), you have to wrestle with that demon in a good CrossFit gym. I found myself pushing too hard at times, and having to pull back and re-*kitten*. My form was OK, the trainers were doing their job well, but I needed to be more aware of my tendency to push when perhaps I shouldn't. However, that's part of what a good "box" teaches you -- to push limits but be safe, to wrestle with your body and ALSO with your emotions (ego, etc.) to get where you want to be.

To Janebshaw -- If you haven't tried it yourself, you should keep your opinions to just that -- OPINIONS. Not rhetoric, or hysteria. Anyone can bash something. Lend your direct experience with some compassion instead and you may actually help someone.

KatLifter

No joke, someone was wearing a mask that makes it more difficult to breathe to help with Crossfit.

TinaDay1114

Yes, Crossfit has encouraged some women to get into strength training. But many more women have started strength training through programs like Les Mills Body Pump and Body Training Systems'Group Power, which are offered at many YMCAs and other gyms. Those classes are much less intimidating than Crossfit for those who are curious about strength training and looking for a good starting point..

Again, a GOOD CrossFit gym with good trainers is actually very SUPPORTIVE, welcoming, and encouraging, even of brand new female lifters. In fact, the one I go to has many more female members over 40 than any other gym I've been to. We even have a handful of women who started at age 55+ and love it. It helps that the coach's wife is a trainer too, and is a Physician's Assistant who lifts and is our biggest cheerleader.

ArroganceInStep

No joke, someone was wearing a mask that makes it more difficult to breathe to help with Crossfit.

People do that in MMA too to train for oxygen deprivation in matches. Such things aren't exclusive to xfit.

foot56

In my first three months of CrossFit, I came to grips with who I truly was, how out of shape I had let myself become and what kind of impact a steady and compounding list of physical achievements could have on my daily life. Now I find myself fleeing from the city after work each day at top speed just to make it back in time for a class. I find myself declining virtually every opportunity to drink at happy hours and eat lavish dinners and the like. Anyone who knows me will tell you how out of character all of this is.
But I’ve found a new addiction, something that both takes everything from me – physically, emotionally and mentally – and then gives me back even more than I had before. I’m hooked, and now all I want to do is keep getting better at it.

KatLifter

No joke, someone was wearing a mask that makes it more difficult to breathe to help with Crossfit.

People do that in MMA too to train for oxygen deprivation in matches. Such things aren't exclusive to xfit.

That's badass. I had never seen it before in my non-xfit gym, but when I asked his explanation was xfit related.
Don't get me wrong, he was really nice and helpful, he spent some time helping me with my clean and jerk form.

ArroganceInStep

No joke, someone was wearing a mask that makes it more difficult to breathe to help with Crossfit.

People do that in MMA too to train for oxygen deprivation in matches. Such things aren't exclusive to xfit.

That's badass. I had never seen it before in my non-xfit gym, but when I asked his explanation was xfit related.
Don't get me wrong, he was really nice and helpful, he spent some time helping me with my clean and jerk form.

Understood, in all honesty I think it's pretty silly outside of a couple very specific scenarios. But for people who don't understand why it's being done it's a pretty important clarification.

jofjltncb6

No quality, trained, experienced fitness coach that cares about their reputation would want anything to do with an organization such as Crossfit that allows people with no education in physical fitness training beyond a 2-day Crossfit workshop be certified as a coach.

Any organization that allows people to be a "coach" after taking a 2-day workshop cares anything about quality control, or the reputation of their organization. All the Crossfit organization cares about is growing their brand by certifying people with almost no training and and raking in the money.

Yes, Crossfit has encouraged some women to get into strength training. But many more women have started strength training through programs like Les Mills Body Pump and Body Training Systems'Group Power, which are offered at many YMCAs and other gyms. Those classes are much less intimidating than Crossfit for those who are curious about strength training and looking for a good starting point..

Your purported knowledge of the most intimate details of the Crossfit organization (and all of its affiliates) is astounding. I suspect very few within the organization, even at the highest levels, have the level of insight you seem to have. (Unfortunately, I am aware of several trainers at some local Crossfit affiliates who do not fit your first assertion, but they're probably just outliers, right?)

Do you still work there? How long were you an employee? Are you sure you aren't violating any NDAs related to your current or previous employment by sharing all of this publicly?

3dogsrunning

No quality, trained, experienced fitness coach that cares about their reputation would want anything to do with an organization such as Crossfit that allows people with no education in physical fitness training beyond a 2-day Crossfit workshop be certified as a coach.

Any organization that allows people to be a "coach" after taking a 2-day workshop cares anything about quality control, or the reputation of their organization. All the Crossfit organization cares about is growing their brand by certifying people with almost no training and and raking in the money.

Yes, Crossfit has encouraged some women to get into strength training. But many more women have started strength training through programs like Les Mills Body Pump and Body Training Systems'Group Power, which are offered at many YMCAs and other gyms. Those classes are much less intimidating than Crossfit for those who are curious about strength training and looking for a good starting point..

You've made this point a number of times already. Again, I truly believe anyone has the right to express their opinion on this topic, I also believe that you have the right to defend your position, but I don't understand your need to repeatedly make the same points in the same post against something you know nothing about. You aren't adding anything new, you don't respond to anyone who challenges your points. You just post the same stuff over and over, even though people have repeatedly point out the problems with your posts.

The trainer at my old gym who does the bootcamp class you suggest I take - guess what her qualifications are - a weekend course. The other boot camp class available - she has NOTHING. Know what the course for body pump and all those other workouts are - a weekend course. I'm sorry, I've done those, it isn't near the same thing for me as crossfit is. It did not teach me anything about strength training or lifting heavy. You are comparing apples and oranges.

I don't know what your idea of a quality trained trainer is but I think it differs greatly from mine.

Most of my coaches at crossfit have been long time lifters with tons of experience in Olympic lifts before they got into crossfit. Some were certified trainers. IMO experience counts for a lot. That's where checking into the box comes in.

jofjltncb6

In my first three months of CrossFit, I came to grips with who I truly was, how out of shape I had let myself become and what kind of impact a steady and compounding list of physical achievements could have on my daily life. Now I find myself fleeing from the city after work each day at top speed just to make it back in time for a class. I find myself declining virtually every opportunity to drink at happy hours and eat lavish dinners and the like. Anyone who knows me will tell you how out of character all of this is.
But I’ve found a new addiction, something that both takes everything from me – physically, emotionally and mentally – and then gives me back even more than I had before. I’m hooked, and now all I want to do is keep getting better at it.

That's awesome.

Now, whatever you do, do *not* share this positive story with anyone else...ever...because not every crossfit location has great trainers and Crossfit corporate wants to be profitable...

...(or at least that's my takeaway from this thread).

ArroganceInStep

I will state my biggest problem with crossfit:

You b*tches are too fast for me. All those stupid exercises with running are completely biased against my fat *kitten*.

I have a couple buddies who do xfit and love it. Thankfully I'm still stronger than them.

Used to be we'd have competitions with this sort of thing to see who was better. They don't let me play with them anymore.

Apparently walking over to someone doing deadlifts for speed and kicking them in the junk so you don't have to run the 250 meters that fast is 'cheating'. I call it an expansion of available techniques and broadening of interests, which is EXACTLY in line with the xfit mentality. I should've gotten a check from corporate HQ for that little bit of ingenuity.

janebshaw

Since when is Les Mills or Group Power a heavy lifting program?

I did not say those were heavy lifting programs. I said they are strength training programs, and the weights they have available for people to lift in those classes is more than sufficient for most people's fitness needs.

Not everyone is trying to be a body builder. They just want to get some strength training in and have fun doing it.

bumblebums

Since when is Les Mills or Group Power a heavy lifting program?

I did not say those were heavy lifting programs. I said they are strength training programs, and the weights they have available for people to lift in those classes is more than sufficient for most people's fitness needs.

Not everyone is trying to be a body builder. They just want to get some strength training in and have fun doing it.

Had to google Les Mills. (After that, didn't feel like googling the other thing).

Thanks for giving me my laugh of the day.

KatLifter

Since when is Les Mills or Group Power a heavy lifting program?

I did not say those were heavy lifting programs. I said they are strength training programs, and the weights they have available for people to lift in those classes is more than sufficient for most people's fitness needs.

Not everyone is trying to be a body builder. They just want to get some strength training in and have fun doing it.

Heavy lifting doesn't turn you into a body builder. Just saying. Especially women, we would have to eat a very specific diet in addition to training very very hard to ever start to look like a bodybuilder.
I squat 150 and deadlift over 200. I'm not any bigger than before I started lifting. More defined, yes, but overall I'm smaller. It's how we're designed.

janebshaw

But I’ve found a new addiction, something that both takes everything from me – physically, emotionally and mentally – and then gives me back even more than I had before. I’m hooked, and now all I want to do is keep getting better at it.

I am sorry that you are having to use an addiction to feel you have something important to do at the end of the day. Addictions are not a good thing to have in your life, even if they are addictions to exercise.

I hope you can find a way to overcome your addiction, as it is not as positive to have an exercise addiction as you might think. For example, what happens if you get injured, either during a workout or if you sprain your ankle stepping off the curb and can't exercise for several weeks? What would you do with your evenings then? Do you go back to all the not-so-great things in your life that you did before you became addicted to Crossfit?

janebshaw

Since when is Les Mills or Group Power a heavy lifting program?

I did not say those were heavy lifting programs. I said they are strength training programs, and the weights they have available for people to lift in those classes is more than sufficient for most people's fitness needs.

Not everyone is trying to be a body builder. They just want to get some strength training in and have fun doing it.

Heavy lifting doesn't turn you into a body builder. Just saying. Especially women, we would have to eat a very specific diet in addition to training very very hard to ever start to look like a bodybuilder.
I squat 150 and deadlift over 200. I'm not any bigger than before I started lifting. More defined, yes, but overall I'm smaller. It's how we're designed.

I did not say that heavy lifting makes women look like a body builder. I said that the level of weights people lift in those classes is enough to meet the fitness needs of most women. Even though you may enjoy heavy lifting, the idea of lifting heavy does not appeal to the majority of women. I am not interested in heavy lifting, because if you aren't willing to pay someone to "spot" your form, you can get injured pretty easy.

Doing Group Power has made me -- and numerous other women I know -- enough muscle definition to suit our needs. The weights used in those classes are enough to help women safely gain more strength and bone density without having to pay someone to "spot" us..

KatLifter

I did not say that heavy lifting makes women look like a body builder. I said that the level of weights people lift in those classes is enough to meet the fitness needs of most women. Even though you may enjoy heavy lifting, the idea of lifting heavy does not appeal to the majority of women. I am not interested in heavy lifting, because if you aren't willing to pay someone to "spot" your form, you can get injured pretty easy.

Doing Group Power has made me -- and numerous other women I know -- enough muscle definition to suit our needs. The weights used in those classes are enough to help women safely gain more strength and bone density without having to pay someone to "spot" us..

You are just full of misinformation.
Have some bacon, it will make you less hangry.

BeachIron

Since when is Les Mills or Group Power a heavy lifting program?

I did not say those were heavy lifting programs. I said they are strength training programs, and the weights they have available for people to lift in those classes is more than sufficient for most people's fitness needs.

Not everyone is trying to be a body builder. They just want to get some strength training in and have fun doing it.

Heavy lifting doesn't turn you into a body builder. Just saying. Especially women, we would have to eat a very specific diet in addition to training very very hard to ever start to look like a bodybuilder.
I squat 150 and deadlift over 200. I'm not any bigger than before I started lifting. More defined, yes, but overall I'm smaller. It's how we're designed.

I did not say that heavy lifting makes women look like a body builder. I said that the level of weights people lift in those classes is enough to meet the fitness needs of most women. Even though you may enjoy heavy lifting, the idea of lifting heavy does not appeal to the majority of women. I am not interested in heavy lifting, because if you aren't willing to pay someone to "spot" your form, you can get injured pretty easy.

Doing Group Power has made me -- and numerous other women I know -- enough muscle definition to suit our needs. The weights used in those classes are enough to help women safely gain more strength and bone density without having to pay someone to "spot" us..

I think this program is for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-50GjySwew

ArroganceInStep

Since when is Les Mills or Group Power a heavy lifting program?

I did not say those were heavy lifting programs. I said they are strength training programs, and the weights they have available for people to lift in those classes is more than sufficient for most people's fitness needs.

Not everyone is trying to be a body builder. They just want to get some strength training in and have fun doing it.

And not everybody is trying to lift a 20 pound weight 400 times in 30 minutes, nor does everybody find THAT to be 'fun'. I've done body pump, it was a great cardio workout. It wasn't strength training though, at least not for me. In the same way that not everyone is trying to be a bodybuilder (which is an erroneous statement anyway) what right do you have to judge what is and isn't sufficient fitness-wise for most people?

I played rugby in high school and college. I also did Judo at an international level (I wasn't that good but it's one of the benefits of living on a small island, you get to travel) in highschool. I've been lifting weights casually for 12 years now and recently started training seriously for powerlifting. How is a Les Mills class EVER going to satisfy my exercise needs? I'm not even that fit!

I'm not special. What about the people that want to train for marathons or spartan or cycling or rock climbing or something? What about soldiers or other people who have physically demanding jobs? For some, the classes you're talking about may be sufficient, for others that's just not the case. Others may actually have fun doing the things you seem so deadset against. You clearly believe that xfit is too much for you, and that's fine, but that doesn't mean it's too much for everyone. Some of us want to push ourselves. Some of us are willing to risk injury to do things we enjoy, because at the end of the day we're all going to die anyhow so we might as well make it worth it. Now I don't enjoy crossfit, mostly because I'm not that good at it. If I did though, I wouldn't stop going because I was scared of getting hurt, and I certainly wouldn't because of some scaremongering tactics on the internet.

I'm done discussing this with you, you're not going to change your stance on the matter and you DEFINITELY aren't going to change mine.

To anyone else who may be interested in my thoughts on the matter: don't be afraid of hard work and challenges. Those are the things that make you better. People never got to be great by half-a**ing things. This really has nothing to do with xfit, it goes for anything:

If you want to try a crossfit box, or going to that bamf MMA school with all the jacked dudes with tats, or try out for the football team, or ask that hot chick out on a date, or run a marathon, or run for President, you'll never know if you don't give it a shot. Your potential isn't worth a damn if you don't use it.

Hellbent_Heidi

But I’ve found a new addiction, something that both takes everything from me – physically, emotionally and mentally – and then gives me back even more than I had before. I’m hooked, and now all I want to do is keep getting better at it.

I am sorry that you are having to use an addiction to feel you have something important to do at the end of the day. Addictions are not a good thing to have in your life, even if they are addictions to exercise.

I hope you can find a way to overcome your addiction, as it is not as positive to have an exercise addiction as you might think. For example, what happens if you get injured, either during a workout or if you sprain your ankle stepping off the curb and can't exercise for several weeks? What would you do with your evenings then? Do you go back to all the not-so-great things in your life that you did before you became addicted to Crossfit?

:laugh: Perhaps there's a 12-step program for slamming Crossfit and everything about it....really...I'm serious!

You're entitled to your opinion (as is everyone else)...but seriously, you appear to be as equally obsessed with badmouthing it as anyone else could be about doing it.

BeachIron

If you want to try a crossfit box, or going to that bamf MMA school with all the jacked dudes with tats, or try out for the football team, or ask that hot chick out on a date, or run a marathon, or run for President, you'll never know if you don't give it a shot. Your potential isn't worth a damn if you don't use it.

QFT

RichOC

I did not say that heavy lifting makes women look like a body builder. I said that the level of weights people lift in those classes is enough to meet the fitness needs of most women. Even though you may enjoy heavy lifting, the idea of lifting heavy does not appeal to the majority of women. I am not interested in heavy lifting, because if you aren't willing to pay someone to "spot" your form, you can get injured pretty easy.

Doing Group Power has made me -- and numerous other women I know -- enough muscle definition to suit our needs. The weights used in those classes are enough to help women safely gain more strength and bone density without having to pay someone to "spot" us..

You are just full of misinformation.
Have some bacon, it will make you less hangry.

She may be full of misinformation... slightly... just a little... But I think I come to these Crossfit threads more for her than I do the actual thread itself. She always gives me a good laugh. Her unrelenting hate for Crossfit is boundless.

But janebshaw, I'm worried about you. Like you said earlier, addiction is bad, real bad. It ruins lives and destroys everything good about the world. You clearly have an addiction to hating and bashing Crossfit and I urge you to seek help. There are professionals out there ready and waiting to help you with your situation. Don't do it for me, cause I love your spite-filled rants, do it for the children, the children!!!

PRMinx

No quality, trained, experienced fitness coach that cares about their reputation would want anything to do with an organization such as Crossfit that allows people with no education in physical fitness training beyond a 2-day Crossfit workshop be certified as a coach.

Any organization that allows people to be a "coach" after taking a 2-day workshop cares anything about quality control, or the reputation of their organization. All the Crossfit organization cares about is growing their brand by certifying people with almost no training and and raking in the money.

Yes, Crossfit has encouraged some women to get into strength training. But many more women have started strength training through programs like Les Mills Body Pump and Body Training Systems'Group Power, which are offered at many YMCAs and other gyms. Those classes are much less intimidating than Crossfit for those who are curious about strength training and looking for a good starting point..

you are protesting against crossfit so vehemently, that I get the impression you tried it and couldn't hack it.

Snort :drinker:

jofjltncb6

Since when is Les Mills or Group Power a heavy lifting program?

I did not say those were heavy lifting programs. I said they are strength training programs, and the weights they have available for people to lift in those classes is more than sufficient for most people's fitness needs.

Not everyone is trying to be a body builder. They just want to get some strength training in and have fun doing it.

And not everybody is trying to lift a 20 pound weight 400 times in 30 minutes, nor does everybody find THAT to be 'fun'. I've done body pump, it was a great cardio workout. It wasn't strength training though, at least not for me. In the same way that not everyone is trying to be a bodybuilder (which is an erroneous statement anyway) what right do you have to judge what is and isn't sufficient fitness-wise for most people?

I played rugby in high school and college. I also did Judo at an international level (I wasn't that good but it's one of the benefits of living on a small island, you get to travel) in highschool. I've been lifting weights casually for 12 years now and recently started training seriously for powerlifting. How is a Les Mills class EVER going to satisfy my exercise needs? I'm not even that fit!

I'm not special. What about the people that want to train for marathons or spartan or cycling or rock climbing or something? What about soldiers or other people who have physically demanding jobs? For some, the classes you're talking about may be sufficient, for others that's just not the case. Others may actually have fun doing the things you seem so deadset against. You clearly believe that xfit is too much for you, and that's fine, but that doesn't mean it's too much for everyone. Some of us want to push ourselves. Some of us are willing to risk injury to do things we enjoy, because at the end of the day we're all going to die anyhow so we might as well make it worth it. Now I don't enjoy crossfit, mostly because I'm not that good at it. If I did though, I wouldn't stop going because I was scared of getting hurt, and I certainly wouldn't because of some scaremongering tactics on the internet.

I'm done discussing this with you, you're not going to change your stance on the matter and you DEFINITELY aren't going to change mine.

To anyone else who may be interested in my thoughts on the matter: don't be afraid of hard work and challenges. Those are the things that make you better. People never got to be great by half-a**ing things. This really has nothing to do with xfit, it goes for anything:

If you want to try a crossfit box, or going to that bamf MMA school with all the jacked dudes with tats, or try out for the football team, or ask that hot chick out on a date, or run a marathon, or run for President, you'll never know if you don't give it a shot. Your potential isn't worth a damn if you don't use it.

DavPul

I will state my biggest problem with crossfit:

You b*tches are too fast for me. All those stupid exercises with running are completely biased against my fat *kitten*.

I have a couple buddies who do xfit and love it. Thankfully I'm still stronger than them.

Used to be we'd have competitions with this sort of thing to see who was better. They don't let me play with them anymore.

Apparently walking over to someone doing deadlifts for speed and kicking them in the junk so you don't have to run the 250 meters that fast is 'cheating'. I call it an expansion of available techniques and broadening of interests, which is EXACTLY in line with the xfit mentality. I should've gotten a check from corporate HQ for that little bit of ingenuity.

PRMinx

No quality, trained, experienced fitness coach that cares about their reputation would want anything to do with an organization such as Crossfit that allows people with no education in physical fitness training beyond a 2-day Crossfit workshop be certified as a coach.

Any organization that allows people to be a "coach" after taking a 2-day workshop cares anything about quality control, or the reputation of their organization. All the Crossfit organization cares about is growing their brand by certifying people with almost no training and and raking in the money.

Yes, Crossfit has encouraged some women to get into strength training. But many more women have started strength training through programs like Les Mills Body Pump and Body Training Systems'Group Power, which are offered at many YMCAs and other gyms. Those classes are much less intimidating than Crossfit for those who are curious about strength training and looking for a good starting point..

Oh hey Health_Gal. I see you're spouting off garbage again. My CrossFit trainer has Crossfit Level 1 Coach Certification, NCSF National Personal Trainer Certification, EFTI by Equinox., CPR Certification, Boxing Coach Certification by USA Boxing
pending, CrossFit Movement and Mobility Certificate (March/2013), CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting Certificate (June/2013) and a dietitian.

But I guess all those bootcamp trainers are SO much more qualified to swing a Kettleball around.

PomegranatePriestess

No quality, trained, experienced fitness coach that cares about their reputation would want anything to do with an organization such as Crossfit that allows people with no education in physical fitness training beyond a 2-day Crossfit workshop be certified as a coach.

Any organization that allows people to be a "coach" after taking a 2-day workshop cares anything about quality control, or the reputation of their organization. All the Crossfit organization cares about is growing their brand by certifying people with almost no training and and raking in the money.

Yes, Crossfit has encouraged some women to get into strength training. But many more women have started strength training through programs like Les Mills Body Pump and Body Training Systems'Group Power, which are offered at many YMCAs and other gyms. Those classes are much less intimidating than Crossfit for those who are curious about strength training and looking for a good starting point..