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Sorry, didn't really want to turn this into a crossfit shit fest.
A few things guys:
- We don't do crossfit games shit. No one does anymore, the level the games athletes are at (and load of supplements they are on) takes them to a level above anyone. I explain it to my clients like they are playing in the NFL while we are playing flag football.
- Most gyms I know are moving away from the shitty crossfit stuff from decade ago, for example I rarely program kipping pull ups (replacing them with strict/banded etc) and don't coach the butterfly (flailing fish). No handstand push ups etc.... Clients getting hurt is really not good for business.
- The sport of CrossFit is VERY different than the day in day out at most gyms where most people are 9-5 desk jockies that want to go into the gym, workout for an hour and get on with their lives.
- Just like any other form of competition people will want to take it seriously and sacrifice their health and safety to do it. Because it was mentioned above, I would argue bodybuilders who compete are not exactly the most healthy people while competing.
- My gym focuses on 6-8 week strength cycles based off programs like Hatch squat for Push, pull, squat, pull up. We test 1RM's usually every quarter and prioritize movement quality over heavy weights.
But shit, thats just my gym.
Rich
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