Crossfit Rant

[sytun]

Disclaimer - To all those who run / use crossfit as your training method, my rant is nothing personal it's specific to my gym only so don't get all sensitive...........PING.............

Crossfit invaded my gym about 4 months ago, with it came a new speaker system and disco lights........... disco lights in a gym..........

Despite the volume of the music doubling when they start a session rendering my earphones useless I wasn't too bothered by it, until last night, last night crossfit in my gym evolved into something ugly.

A heavy crowd of people formed around the equipment, more people than there were stations to accommodate them, so the fitness instructors expanded out with mats and stupid additional apparatus like little mini hurdles making access to the cables almost impossible. After demonstrating some ridiculous new exercises the session began, music volume doubled (the same crappy music that always plays with the stupid PING noise.) The crossfit monkeys then began their silly overcomplicated exercises crammed around the station like battery farm chickens. This went on and on for what seemed like forever, they even did these synchronised star jumps between rotating around the station. Seeing this young fitness instructor barely old enough to have hair on his balls controlling this large group of adults like kids in a playground was too much, and to top it off, when it finally came to an end, they all clapped each other..............

[Mugsysiegel]

This is why im in the workout at 11 pm crew,plus no one but me at the gym in the snow storm.

[SleeperService]

Welcome to commercial reality. Those turkeys make the gym more money than you and the regulars probably do.

Don't worry though. Most of them will have buggered off by the third week in January.

[SteveWright1]

agreed with both comments made previously
my preference is before 8am to the gym, seriously most sessions are just me and a cleaner on the premises

it will settle down as many of the attendees realise that what they are doing is probably a bit much for them, if it is their 1st venture into fitness for a while/ ever

in the mean time, maybe check the schedule and try and adjust your training time to avoid any cross fit sessions ?

[mcbourque]

Disclaimer - To all those who run / use crossfit as your training method, my rant is nothing personal it's specific to my gym only so don't get all sensitive...........PING.............

Crossfit invaded my gym about 4 months ago, with it came a new speaker system and disco lights........... disco lights in a gym..........

Despite the volume of the music doubling when they start a session rendering my earphones useless I wasn't too bothered by it, until last night, last night crossfit in my gym evolved into something ugly.

A heavy crowd of people formed around the equipment, more people than there were stations to accommodate them, so the fitness instructors expanded out with mats and stupid additional apparatus like little mini hurdles making access to the cables almost impossible. After demonstrating some ridiculous new exercises the session began, music volume doubled (the same crappy music that always plays with the stupid PING noise.) The crossfit monkeys then began their silly overcomplicated exercises crammed around the station like battery farm chickens. This went on and on for what seemed like forever, they even did these synchronised star jumps between rotating around the station. Seeing this young fitness instructor barely old enough to have hair on his balls controlling this large group of adults like kids in a playground was too much, and to top it off, when it finally came to an end, they all clapped each other..............

Ok that made me laugh.

Clapping comes from the old Jane Fonda era aerobics classes which itself got it from jazz and ballet classes - we always clap at the end of a dance class. I though crossfit was meant to badass!

[bustasinclair]

What you witnessed isn't really crossfit per se; it's more of an evolution or derivative. I don't do crossfit for the record, but true crossfit is grueling and usually not like a square dancing session gone bad.

Funny story regardless

[skel1977]

Its invaded my gym too. The funny thing is we dont have weights that can be thrown onto the ground after a press yet they still do it. Pisses me off when im benching and some guy next to me just dropped 185lbs onto the floor next to me

[Tmax55]

like a square dancing session gone bad.

I almost spit my water out reading that

[davidolson22]

Welcome to commercial reality. Those turkeys make the gym more money than you and the regulars probably do.

Don't worry though. Most of them will have buggered off by the third week in January.

That's when they really start making the gym money. Many will keep paying for quite some time, maybe a year, without actually going to the gym.

[WonderPug]

This is why working out at 5am is ideal.

[DuracellBunny]

It's the first full week of Jan; give it a couple more weeks and the injuries will start to kick in. Crossift is the exercise world version of Darwinism.

[SleeperService]

That's when they really start making the gym money. Many will keep paying for quite some time, maybe a year, without actually going to the gym.

Exactly. It's a pretty good scam.

[ricktbaker]

This is why working out at 5am is ideal.

This isn't the case for all gyms. I'm at my gym between 5 and 5:15 and lately it's been invaded like a swarm of locusts. It's somewhat amusing entertainment when I force myself to do cardio lately, but I'm already waiting for it to get back to normal.

[Jeepindoc]

This isn't the case for all gyms. I'm at my gym between 5 and 5:15 and lately it's been invaded like a swarm of locusts.

Same here. But if I wait until after 9:00pm, all is well

[Requitor]

Unless this thread already exists elsewhere, I say we keep it going just to rant on any new exercise fad going.

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[Tmax55]

I know I am in the minority (possibly not here but in general) - I motivate to lift more when I am being yelled at than applauded. It can be positive yelling, but applause is just a bridge too far.

I try to be encouraging for others and tell people nice set, weight, or workout from time to time, but there is no reason to applaud someone's warmup sets. I personally would find that ultra annoying if someone applauded me for warming up.

[ThighoftheTiger]

Crossfit invaded my gym about 4 months ago, with it came a new speaker system and disco lights........... disco lights in a gym..........

[j1akey]

I must be having a different experience with the crossfit crowd than most people on the board here.

I belong to two gyms, one is a standard commercial gym which happens to have a platform I can use, it's also close to home, work, and school so it's convenient. They also run a Crossfit program but it has it's own 7,000(?) sq foot space in its own part of the building so it doesn't bleed into the weight area.

I also belong to a Weightlifting and Crossfit gym (it's split between the two sides, basically just a big warehouse area), this is where I get my coaching. The crossfitters that want to take their technique up a level come to our side to get some additional training on snatches and clean and jerks so they can learn how to do them right, some even start competing which is great! The owners have really taken care to build a good gym/box/whatever you want to call it and it shows. The members love it, there's a good sense of community, I never see anyone getting hurt. Maybe I dodged a bullet.

Edit: Disco lights? Wow I'm actually stunned.

[RT1957]

Another reason I workout at home....

[amoroque]

I usually work out in my home gym, but when I am travelling on the weekends I hit this gym that has cross fit classes. Luckily for us, they have their own room, cant hear the music in the gym, and rarely even see the cross fitters.

it costs me $30/month for a membership, and the person at the front counter told me that the crossfit people pay $240/month, and the classes are full.

I saw the class all go outside and run in the parking lot. All I could think is "you spend $240/month to run in someones parking lot?"

[bradandblake]

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[skel1977]

Nice ego lift bro, who's your surgeon?

If your eccentric is 3x the speed of the concentric on a press, you're stupid. And if you look like you're trying to wiggle out from underneath a fat woman while you do it, your stupid.

Back arch bigger than the golden arches at mcdonalds

Stop dropping hex plates on the floor, they dont bounce. You just broke the floor. Why are you using 4 stations at once?

[Tedp]

Welcome to commercial reality. Those turkeys make the gym more money than you and the regulars probably do.

Don't worry though. Most of them will have buggered off by the third week in January.

Lol whats a bit funny about this is when im in AZ at the local anytime fitness, if I go during the day I almost always get interrupted by the sales lady with a ... And this is Ted he was 290 before he joined us 3 years ago and now look at him. You can do this too if you join us (they are nice people so I let them get away with it). Like its the gym that did the hard work eh, they even have a picture of me floating around back then, I was a real fat ass.

OTOH I dont get yelled at if I deadlift so there is that.

[iEatBeef]

This is why working out at 5am is ideal.

^Yep.

Prime time is 5 - 7 AM. No waiting for equipment and most people at that hour have a sense of what they are doing + some etiquette.

[ricktbaker]

Nice ego lift bro, who's your surgeon?

If your eccentric is 3x the speed of the concentric on a press, you're stupid. And if you look like you're trying to wiggle out from underneath a fat woman while you do it, your stupid.

Back arch bigger than the golden arches at mcdonalds

Stop dropping hex plates on the floor, they dont bounce. You just broke the floor. Why are you using 4 stations at once?

[sytun]

Haha "the dude" in fairness I have just seen another 3 posts on other threads that are totally random and look like they got shuffled somehow, maybe there is a ghost in the system

[skel1977]

heh no just random stuff going through my head when i see crossfitters in my gym

[olyw8lifter]

Another reason I workout at home....

I'm with you!!

I lifted at a crossfit gym, several actually out here in AZ. I don't mind the atmosphere, but I can't stand the fact everything is in "class" format!! I just want to come in and do my workout (Olympic lifting) and not get bothered, but that's usually not possible, even if you pay the $150/month!!

[1972girl]

I dont do crossfit but would like to someday, with that said crossfit needs to stay in "crossfit only gyms". The stuff they do in regular gyms is ussual some kind of wana-be crossfit.
Also, biggest pet-pev, when they turn up the music so loud I can hear my headphones. Gym music should be back ground noise.

[cactusflower]

Ok that made me laugh.

Clapping comes from the old Jane Fonda era aerobics classes which itself got it from jazz and ballet classes - we always clap at the end of a dance class. I though crossfit was meant to badass!

LOL we always clapped at the end of an Aerobics class (you know in the 90s)

What you witnessed isn't really crossfit per se; it's more of an evolution or derivative. I don't do crossfit for the record, but true crossfit is grueling and usually not like a square dancing session gone bad.

Funny story regardless

LOL

Disclaimer - To all those who run / use crossfit as your training method, my rant is nothing personal it's specific to my gym only so don't get all sensitive...........PING.............

Crossfit invaded my gym about 4 months ago, with it came a new speaker system and disco lights........... disco lights in a gym..........

Despite the volume of the music doubling when they start a session rendering my earphones useless I wasn't too bothered by it, until last night, last night crossfit in my gym evolved into something ugly.

A heavy crowd of people formed around the equipment, more people than there were stations to accommodate them, so the fitness instructors expanded out with mats and stupid additional apparatus like little mini hurdles making access to the cables almost impossible. After demonstrating some ridiculous new exercises the session began, music volume doubled (the same crappy music that always plays with the stupid PING noise.) The crossfit monkeys then began their silly overcomplicated exercises crammed around the station like battery farm chickens. This went on and on for what seemed like forever, they even did these synchronised star jumps between rotating around the station. Seeing this young fitness instructor barely old enough to have hair on his balls controlling this large group of adults like kids in a playground was too much, and to top it off, when it finally came to an end, they all clapped each other..............

I think this explains why TRUE crossfit should just stay in crossfit gyms. IF a gym is going to have a crossfit type class then it should be in ana rea that disturb everyone else workout. I'd be pissssed!