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CrossFit seems like a bunch of nonsense with poor form that people largely do so they can talk about it.

I know a CrossFit coach who only coaches to make a living (his passion is Olympic-style weightlifting, but there's no money in that in the US).

Heard from him multiple times: "CrossFit is bullshit."

It's a very cultish activity. I'm an amateur weightlifter and lift at my coach's box, and I just find it bizarre and unnecessarily painful (judging by the bodies on the floor after a WOD).

I do both Olympic weightlifting and CrossFit. I like Olympic weightlifting more--it's my passion. I use CrossFit to keep fit. I'm a 73-kg class weightlifter; been lifting since 2018. My snatch PR is 75 kg, and my clean & jerk PR is 94 kg. Can't wait for this COVID-19 lockdown to be lifted so that I can go back to the gym.

That's cool. Same here, can't wait. I actually bought a cheap barbell and some light weights so at least I can keep practicing technique in my apartment :)

CrossFit uses strict work as part of their training, such as strict pull-ups, strict toes-to-bar, etc. There are even strict versions of their famous benchmark workouts. One of them is "Cindy, Strict!" (https://www.crossfit.com/190111). My score was 12 rounds + 5 strict pull-ups + 10 push-ups + 12 air squats (387 reps).

Seems like "Part of" is the key word, and it also appears as though the goal of each day is to tell people about it in the comments. A solid calisthenics program would probably be more valuable imo.

I love calisthenics. I do the Recommended Routine over at Reddit Bodyweight Fitness: https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommend.... I do this routine in addition to my Olympic weightlifting training. I do CrossFit for fitness testing and for that HIIT stimulus, not for "training" training.

Seems like "Part of" is the key word, and it also appears as though the goal of each day is to tell people about it in the comments. If it works for you, cool.

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