Mike Boyle and Gray Cook on Crossfit
This is an old StrengthCoach Podcast interview that Gray and I did sharing our opinions about Crossfit. Three years ago when it was recorded it generated quite a controversy. The great responses to the last two posts, Confessions of a Crossfit Coach, makes me think there might be some interest in this. Do me a favor. Please don’t waste time telling me how much you hate me if you are a die hard Crossfitter. You can go add to the really long thread on the Crossfit site written by all the other people who hate me.
StrengthCoach Podcast Episode 19.5- Gray Cook and Michael Boyle discuss Crossfit
February 21, 2012 at 5:19 am
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December 6, 2011 at 5:03 pm
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November 18, 2011 at 9:04 am
Thanks Bryan. My concerns have not changed much. The only good thing is that the rapid spread of Crossfit may lead to a rapid failure rate also. They have no restrictions on location, competition etc. so many are doomed to fail because of proximity to each other.
November 18, 2011 at 7:16 am
Thank you for re-sharing this podcast. I am new to your site and probably would have never found it. I have spent a fair amount of time on the Crossfit website. Seems to me that the culture is as much of a liability as it is an asset. It may not have been true three years ago, but there seems to be plenty of information on following a progression appropriate to the individual and the need to spend time on improving technical correctness. The concern I have is relying on the common sense of the user to slow down long enough to understand the progressions and being willing to invest the time to get at least a reasonable measure of technical proficiency. Thanks again for sharing this info.