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FWIW. Here in Oslo, everyone has to do a weekend-intro just to become a member. And instructors are here are really thorough. Other than getting a personal trainer, I don't see how you could get more attention/correction than going to entry-level workout at my gym.

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One of the big problems with Crossfit is there's absolutely no consistency between locations. Anyone with a grand and a weekend to spare can become a Crossfit instructor.

So, if you're lucky, you get an instructor that really knows what they're doing. If you're not, you get somebody that programs dangerous lifts in and gives them to people that don't know any better and expect their instructor to know what is or isn't safe.

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