CrossFit, the Untold truth

Introduction

Of course, the most vital element that all are looking for is Power. And there are many forms of Power and the Power that we are talking here is about Muscle Power. If you have the muscle power you are almost invincible.

Just take a look at the Rhino or a Lion. their streamlined body, pound for pound of raw muscle and so powerful they are that there was a time when they ruled and controlled the world we now know.

And, if they were to take away all of the guns from everybody, starting form those monstrous poachers, then their rule would dawn again. Of course the underlying point that we wish to showcase here is this, Muscles brings Power. And all you need to do is to train it right, until you get it.

For it is your training alone that will make you aesthetic, versatile and strong, more so making you the most sought after, specially by the opposite sex. Of course, if you are a male species, your objective should be to procreate and if you are the female species, your objective would be to acquire the choicest male.

However, at least in that context, humans should be thankful that they are not in the jungle anymore, and if days of the ancient were to return, only the strongest will and would survive and make every other being, his slave. We said all of this just to drive home the point that Power is indispensable.  

Much Important Question

Now the much important question is, what should you do to get that power. Of course, you need muscle, and what should you do to get that muscle, simple, hit the gym. Now the indispensable question here would be, which gym or training routine should you follow. However with so many choices yet still with publicity doing a greater job, one name might stick out, and that is, CrossFit. And so thinking that it is your destination if you were to opt for it, then you are there for a bigger shock. And this post exactly does that, that is to protect and prevent you from getting that shock of your lifetime.

CrossFit doesn’t care for your Body Mechanics

There is no one size that fits all, there is no one lesson instruction that can cater to the entire class, in brevity, when education, clothing, footwear, etcetera, all have specifications and individuality, then why CrossFit trainings insists on one sets fits all routines.

You might be suffering from a serious lower back issue, and wouldn’t be willing to divulge it for the fear of being ridiculed, but without even having a moment or two with you, the trainer would yell and haul at you, under the name of Motivation, to make you go that extra rep.

By the time you finish it, you are done. Your injury would have gotten so much aggravated that you would hop to your office the next day. Of course, these CrossFit trainers would ridicule those by saying, they are not willing to give their 200%, thus under this hype they drive the innocent and the voiceless to the point of no return.

CrossFit is a biggest joke: if you were to take the look at their routines

Routine 1: Perform 10 each of kettlebell swings at a moderate weight, followed by 10 dumbbell thrusters (hold a light dumbbell in front of your chest with both hands; squat with dumbbell in place, then stand straight while raising the dumbbell overhead.)

Are you aware of what a Kettle bell is?

Just imagine you would have to swing one of these up to should height and the heights of idiosyncrasy is that they have no specification for the weight of the Kettlebell in CrossFit manuals except for the word, “Moderate weight”. So the much important question to ask here would be, how would you define moderate?

Along the same note, many individuals have gotten hurt or caused themselves serious damages to their back so much so that they are unable to lead a normal family life.

Routine 2: The Running Sandwich routine

Do a quarter-mile run followed by 40 air squats, 30 sit-ups, 20 burpees and 10 pull-ups. Finish with another quarter-mile run.

Are you aware of the pounding that the Heart muscle will take on while performing these routines? Take for example the Pullup routine, it takes a life time just to achieve a decent standard of body fitness to perform the Pullups. And without the proper conditioning of the Body, The tendons at the Neck would rupture causing a serious damage leading to a serious case of Spondylitis. But here we have this precarious exercise featured at the bottom, when all of the gas has muted in the participant, the Routine is placed to deliberate cause damage.

In the interest of time and expenses incurred, we merely state here the other Routines for the benefit of the reader, since this would give a better picture.

Routine 3: Jumps and Lunges

Do 5 fast rounds of the following: 15 lunges each leg with a moderate-weight barbell, 60 jumps with a jump rope.

Routine 4: Push, Pull, Run

Do 5 rounds of the following: 10 push-ups and 10 pull-ups. Finish with a half-mile run.

Routine 5: Burpee Box Jumps

Set your timer for 8 minutes, then do as many rounds as you can of: 8 burpee box jumps (perform a standard burpee, then jump up on a box; jump down) and 16 kettlebell swings.

Routine 6: 21,15 and 9

Do 21 each of deadlifts and burpees, followed by 15 of each, then 9 of each.

Routine 7: Squat

Tabata Push-Ups and Lunges

Routine 8: 10 for 10

Dumbbells and Jump Ropes

Rope, Sumos and Wall Balls

Push Ups and Burpees in 5s

The list doesn’t end there, there are another 20 to 30 differential variations to send anyone to the ER. Looking at these insanely lunacies any clear thinking individual could easily conclude the heights of idiosyncrasies that is going behind in these boxes under the name of Fitness.

Anyone can start a CrossFit joint

There are no hard and fast rule to start CrossFit. Meaning, the individuals are not required to have the necessary Education Qualification from recognized Universities of Tertiary learning.

This also means, the so called trainers that you come across have no tertiary level educational certification or Training except for those that they have from CrossFit. So the most important question to ask here would be this, how could you put your life at risk just by trusting someone with a pseudo qualification and have no Educational specialization whatsoever.

CrossFit can put you on a wheelchair for life

Don’t believe us, there are countless stories of clients getting injured and shelved for life. It is imperative to understand, CrossFit has extrapolated their training Routines from ancient Gladiator school routines administered by the Roman slave owners.

You will be shocked that these trainings weren’t even administered to Roman soldiers cause of their severity to wreck havoc. But here, CrossFit, boldly trumpets of its success, when in reality it is otherwise.

CrossFit is a big No if you are woman

CrossFit training will totally transform your body topography so much that you would begin to wonder where did my hips and vanish. Yes, your Hip to Thigh ratio will be the hardest hit and followed by your back, which would lose all of its definition so much that you will no longer feel feminine but as a football player or a sumo wrestler, for your shoulders would be so broad that you would despise them. The same would go for your butt and thigh ratio. After all, squatting a whooping 150lb has to have an effect, right?

Conclusion

To sum, exercise is good, keeping fit should be part of our lifestyle and that means we need not have to wreck our bodies in order to achieve something unrealistic.

Not all are made equal, every individual has his or her inadequacies and when it comes to bodies, no one routine can render benefit to all. Similarly, what might be possible for one might cause severe harm to the other.

So as much as the need to become strong and powerful, the underlying point should be caution that ought to carried out. For the greatest power that one ought to acquire is not of the muscles of the body, but muscles of the mind.